The Holiday Topic 2014: New Products, Deals, Contests & Giveaways

[Don Boyer]

Ahh, it's that "Toys-R-Us" time of year again...  Retailers aren't even waiting for Black or Cyber anything - I've been seeing sales like crazy all over the TV starting Halloween Night!

Ellusionist has fired the opening salvo, introducing their contests and their holiday giveaways.  The contest is oddly structured, though - it actually rewards people with more entries if they buy in SMALL amounts frequently rather than a large amount all at once.  Naturally, the giveaways are the complete opposite and now have tiers that reach well into the four-figure range!

If you spot a holiday deal, a contest, a giveaway, a new product - whatever - post it here and let the rest of us in on the action!

[Fess]

CARC sale starts 6:00 PM EST on Thursday, November 27 and ends on Sunday, November 30.

1 LE Royal Zen and 11 Zen decks in a Luxury Magnetic Card Box $89.99
Black Zen $6.95 - Reg $7.95
Royal Zen $14.95 - Reg $19.95
Luxury Magnetic Card Box $14.95 - Reg $19.95
Classic Black only $7.48
Egyptian Legends Black only $4.48
Carbon Card Clip only $49.50
Gibecière No. 10 for $19.98
Pack Jackets for only $1.50 if you get 10.

Pretty incredible deals there and supposed to be some kind of Cyber Monday sale as well.

[Anthony]

Black Friday Weekend at CollectablePlayingCards.com
Friday, Saturday, Sunday & Monday

60 Deck Card Frames $79.95
24 Deck Card Frames $39.95
Banshees $6.95

Also in Stock RUN Standard, Heat and Bankroll Editions!
Aquila Playing Cards and MORE!

Plus 20% off everything else we stock!
Coupon code "BF14"

[Fess]

Gamblers Warehouse is offering a sale for Black Friday as well. It's from the 24th to the 28th.

Mixed Brick of GW decks for $50 + $10 shipping domestic and $30 international.
The brick contains - 2x Double Black, Branded and Unbranded. 2x Occults Branded and Limited Edition. 2x Blackout Kingdom, Branded Dark and LE Unbranded dark with golden colors, however Not the branded light shade deck. 2x Dragon Backs, Green and Yellow. 2x Skull, Silver and Orange. 2x Brimstone, Aqua and Red Re-Release.



Also a cyber monday mystery deal coming. They'll let us know on the 28th.

Edit: Here's the link.

Black Friday Exclusive Brick Sale

[Fess]

Playingcards.net are having a 15% off sale November 24th - 28th.
Coupon Code is BLACKFRIDAY

[Nurul]

Sans Minds have started their holiday sale

"We have added a new section on our website! Holiday bundles will be randomly added in the collection. Be sure to check the website often to obtain our limited holiday items. These could be huge discount bundles, signed copies of Artist Series DVD, rare collectible items and much more!"

http://www.sansminds.com/index.php/holiday-2014.html

How do I  get tickets?

Method 1:

Each shippable item you purchase at sansminds.com will get you one (1) ticket.

Method 2:

Every $50 (shipping not included) you purchase at sansminds.com will get you one (1) ticket.

Where can I get the tickets?

From Now until December 31, 2014 , 11:59 PM PT, we will include the ticket(s) in your packages.

When is the prize draw?

January 5, 2015

What are the prizes?   

The full list will be out shortly. Keep up with our weekly countdown!

Example:

If you buy 6 DVDs and the total without shipping is $180.

6 DVDs - 6 tickets
$180 spending - 3 tickets

You will get 9 tickets in total to enter the SansMinds Holiday Draw.

[Herb]

Card Lovers -

For those located in the New York City area, I'd like to mention the Herb's Magic "Black Saturday" sale which will be held in-person only on Saturday, November 29, from noon to 5 p.m., at Cafe Rustico, the magicians' hang out joint at 25 W. 35th  (b/t 5th & 6th Aves.) I think you will find some items of interest.

In respect to cards I will be offering a number of basic brands: Aviator, Phoenix, Tally Ho and Bee at special prices, ranging from 2.75 to 3.25. I'm expecting these will be of interest to magicians, however I do have some items that will most likely be of interest to card lovers and collectors. (Please note that NYS sales tax is additional for all items)

I have a small quantity of factory sealed Bee decks from Harrah's and Sierra Sid's casinos which I will be selling for $5 each. These are from approximately the early 1980s. The Sierra Sids decks are cool because it is such an obscure casino--there's a little drawing of a mountain in the retro-looking logo, while the Harrah's decks have custom jokers that use gambling imagery in a sort of abstract collage. I also have a very small quantity of factory-sealed blue Steamboat decks from around the same time frame (late 70s or early 80s) which I will be selling for $8 each. These have been selling in some cases for $15 and upward on eBay. Some sealed vintage Fournier 505s will also be available at $8.

I will also be offering some more recently-issued special and custom decks at around $4. Unfortunately I can't list the specifics here, but these are decks issued by notable participants in the special card market.

Aside from that, I carry nearly 100 different decks of cards and will have everything available, including some of the rarest of special issue decks. I also have a line of magic related books, tricks, and supplies which also will be available.

In addition we are having a visit from magician Xiang Liu, who will be demonstrating and selling his otherwise sold out Si-Fi Project, a DVD and gimmick that allows you to perform a remarkably organic looking floating ring routine. I hope some of you might be able to stop by if only to say hello and hang out with the magic folks. All the details about the sale are here: http://www.herbsmagic.com/black-saturday.html

[Don Boyer]

Card Lovers -

For those located in the New York City area, I'd like to mention the Herb's Magic "Black Saturday" sale which will be held in-person only on Saturday, November 29, from noon to 5 p.m., at Cafe Rustico, the magicians' hang out joint at 25 W. 35th  (b/t 5th & 6th Aves.) I think you will find some items of interest.

In respect to cards I will be offering a number of basic brands: Aviator, Phoenix, Tally Ho and Bee at special prices, ranging from 2.75 to 3.25. I'm expecting these will be of interest to magicians, however I do have some items that will most likely be of interest to card lovers and collectors. (Please note that NYS sales tax is additional for all items)

I have a small quantity of factory sealed Bee decks from Harrah's and Sierra Sid's casinos which I will be selling for $5 each. These are from approximately the early 1980s. The Sierra Sids decks are cool because it is such an obscure casino--there's a little drawing of a mountain in the retro-looking logo, while the Harrah's decks have custom jokers that use gambling imagery in a sort of abstract collage. I also have a very small quantity of factory-sealed blue Steamboat decks from around the same time frame (late 70s or early 80s) which I will be selling for $8 each. These have been selling in some cases for $15 and upward on eBay. Some sealed vintage Fournier 505s will also be available at $8.

I will also be offering some more recently-issued special and custom decks at around $4. Unfortunately I can't list the specifics here, but these are decks issued by notable participants in the special card market.

Aside from that, I carry nearly 100 different decks of cards and will have everything available, including some of the rarest of special issue decks. I also have a line of magic related books, tricks, and supplies which also will be available.

In addition we are having a visit from magician Xiang Liu, who will be demonstrating and selling his otherwise sold out Si-Fi Project, a DVD and gimmick that allows you to perform a remarkably organic looking floating ring routine. I hope some of you might be able to stop by if only to say hello and hang out with the magic folks. All the details about the sale are here: http://www.herbsmagic.com/black-saturday.html

I work overnights and I might just lose a few hours sleep and come to this one!  Sounds like great fun!

[Herb]

Thanks Don! Hope to see you.

[HolyJJ]

I just went over to www.legendsplayingcards.com and found the following text:

"Get ready for our Black Friday super sale on NOV 27th, 23:00 GMT"

[Don Boyer]

I just went over to www.legendsplayingcards.com and found the following text:

"Get ready for our Black Friday super sale on NOV 27th, 23:00 GMT"

6 PM Eastern
3PM Pacific

Avoid turkey tryptophan comas!

[Expert P.C. Co.]

For those that are interested in an amazing deal. Conjuring Arts is now offering for Black Friday.

1 Royal Zen deck, which is the reference standard for awesomeness. It has the "Genie" faces in silver foil on each and every card!
11 Zen decks
1 Luxury Magnetic Closing Brick Box

And for the first 144 orders, A free Bonus Red Zen Prototype deck.

EXTENDED! Now all customers who order any Black Friday special product or bundle before NOON Friday Nov 28th will get one Free Red Zen Prototype Deck.

All for only $89.99 postpaid in the U.S.

[10ofclubs]

They either had 144 orders within four minutes or the prototype deck isnt automatically added to your cart. Either way, kinda stinks.

[Expert P.C. Co.]

The deck isn't added to your cart but the first 144 orders will get a deck added to their shipment.
Good point that this isn't clear though and I'll fix it.

bk

[10ofclubs]

The deck isn't added to your cart but the first 144 orders will get a deck added to their shipment.
Good point that this isn't clear though and I'll fix it.

bk

Oh, okay. So there's no way to know if you are one of the 144? Can you give us a heads up when you hit that point?

[doubledouble]

I tried to buy a Zen brick. Got this message as I was filling out payment info:

"No shipping rates were returned for your order. The shipping provider's server may be unavailable at this time. Please try again in a few minutes. If the problem persists, please contact the store administrator."

Refreshed a few times, it's been a few minutes. Still the same.

Can't complete my order :/

[runIt]

I tried to buy a Zen brick. Got this message as I was filling out payment info:

"No shipping rates were returned for your order. The shipping provider's server may be unavailable at this time. Please try again in a few minutes. If the problem persists, please contact the store administrator."

Refreshed a few times, it's been a few minutes. Still the same.

Can't complete my order :/

Same here. I wish we wouldnt miss out on the Zen prototype.

[Expert P.C. Co.]

I tried to buy a Zen brick. Got this message as I was filling out payment info:

"No shipping rates were returned for your order. The shipping provider's server may be unavailable at this time. Please try again in a few minutes. If the problem persists, please contact the store administrator."

Refreshed a few times, it's been a few minutes. Still the same.

Can't complete my order :/

Same here. I wish we wouldnt miss out on the Zen prototype.

Hi Guys,
I really don't know what that error is but just send us an email to orders@conjuringarts.org and I GUARANTEE that you will get what you want, at the proper price and based on the time stamp you should get the bonus deck too.
I'm really sorry for the trouble and don't know why it is doing that.

bk

[Expert P.C. Co.]

I figured out the glitch and it's fixed.

You need to go to the more details page and choose the Shipping pull down choice of Anywhere in the USA.
Then it will work.

Anyone who got caught on this let me know and we will find a Prototype deck for you.

SORRY!

bk

[Mydnyghte]

Well poo, just woke from my food coma and realized it has been a couple hours since the sale started! What are the chances of a Prototype deck still being available?

[Fess]

Well poo, just woke from my food coma and realized it has been a couple hours since the sale started! What are the chances of a Prototype deck still being available?

Odds are still available, wouldn't count on it tomorrow though.

[flyers3003]

Just placed an order with LPCC.  Noticed that they had the Serpentine pair listed at $6.75 on the main Black Friday page, but the actual product page and cart listed them at $8.75.  Regardless, some really great prices on several decks I've been wanting to get.  Thanks EPCC & LPCC!

Question about the EPCC deal.  Was the bonus Red Zen Prototype deck for any of the 1st 144 orders, or only the 1st 144 orders of the Zen Brick Special?  It's not clear from the post.

[PurpleIce]

Just placed an order with LPCC.  Noticed that they had the Serpentine pair listed at $6.75 on the main Black Friday page, but the actual product page and cart listed them at $8.75.  Regardless, some really great prices on several decks I've been wanting to get.  Thanks EPCC & LPCC!

Question about the EPCC deal.  Was the bonus Red Zen Prototype deck for any of the 1st 144 orders, or only the 1st 144 orders of the Zen Brick Special?  It's not clear from the post.

I'm guessing it is first 144 customers with the brick. Kinda suck as they release this at 7am in my morning. And i don't know if i can still get it because it ain't listed in my shopping cart.

[aldazar]

Dan and Dave have some pretty decent discounts on a handful of packages... Nothing new, but if you don't already have some of the stuff, might be worth a look... Sorry having trouble pasting a link on my phone... Hopefully someone else can post the link... =P

PS: come on guys there's gotta be more deals, special releases, etc out there! Sharing is caring! =P

[Expert P.C. Co.]

Just placed an order with LPCC.  Noticed that they had the Serpentine pair listed at $6.75 on the main Black Friday page, but the actual product page and cart listed them at $8.75.  Regardless, some really great prices on several decks I've been wanting to get.  Thanks EPCC & LPCC!

Question about the EPCC deal.  Was the bonus Red Zen Prototype deck for any of the 1st 144 orders, or only the 1st 144 orders of the Zen Brick Special?  It's not clear from the post.

I'm guessing it is first 144 customers with the brick. Kinda suck as they release this in the late hours of my night and started at 7am in my morning. And i don't know if i can still get it because it ain't listed in my shopping cart.

It was meant to be the first 144 orders of anything in the Black Friday sale. Sorry for not being clear about it.
We didn't have a way with our shopping cart to indicate the Bonus deck was included so I'm going to extend the offer for all orders through Noon tomorrow will get the Bonus Red Zen Prototype deck for free. It won't show up in the cart but we will put one in each package for sure.
I'm really sorry this was so confusing and hope everyone will bear with us.
We also have really, really fixed the problem with the "no shipping" error too and think everyone can order the Brick deal now.

bk