Penguin Magic Card Club?

[BiggerDee]

http://www.penguinmagic.com/p/5628

Looks interesting. About $6/deck shipped (US $29.95 for 5 decks a month). Although I can probably answer my own question, I wonder what kind of decks, especially the "Limited" ones, will be included? This probably shouldn't pique my interest, but it is, most likely because I like Penguin and have ordered often from them for many years so the trust factor is already there.

I'm sure that Don knows Kevin Reylek and will have some valuable input regarding this.

[Justin O.]

Could be a really great way to get some neat decks. Depending on what they mean by 'new'. I think it would be a great way for someone just getting into collecting to bolster their ranks and hopefully get a few jems. I have yet to be part of a deck club like this but I can see the appeal. I know that there are a few Bike 808 club decks that I am still looking to get my hands on.

[BiggerDee]

That's exactly what I was thinking as well. Although it didn't specifically say that all would be different, 5 decks a month would be 60 in a year, and that's a sizable number.

[Reylek]

Hey guys!  I'm so excited for this to be my first official project with Penguin!  We think you guys are going to love it!

Yes - we are aiming for ALL of the decks to be different throughout the year with no repeats.  Maybe if we LOVE a deck we might include 2 different colors of it or something at some point, but overall you can expect a pretty wide variety.

Up until now Penguin has really been pretty much 100% a magic company, so it doesn't surprise me that there will be card folks who've not really heard of or shopped with us.  We are in the early stages of expanding our deck offerings and the Card Club is part of that. Our goal is to be able to bring the amazing selection and customer service that Penguin has been known for in the magic world over to the card world.

Of course, some decks are limited no matter what - it'll be just as difficult for us to get our hands on inventory from a 500 or 1k deck run as anyone else!

If you're wondering about my credentials and why I'm spearheading this project - I've been an avid magician and card enthusiast for over 20 years.  I started collecting vintage decks on a more serious basis about 15 years ago, and of course have keenly followed what I call the "modern" custom deck market that really launched in 2004 with the first Black Tiger deck.

I produced my first custom deck (The Lefty Deck) in 2009, and have been involved with the design & production of countless dozens of designs in the years since then.

I hope you all love the new Card Club, and feel free to let me know if you have any questions.  Also, if you are a card producer and are interested in having your decks on the shelves at Penguin (and possibly being highlighted and featured in Card Club!), then definitely get in touch with me!

Kevin

[Justin O.]

Hey guys!  I'm so excited for this to be my first official project with Penguin!  We think you guys are going to love it!

Yes - we are aiming for ALL of the decks to be different throughout the year with no repeats.  Maybe if we LOVE a deck we might include 2 different colors of it or something at some point, but overall you can expect a pretty wide variety.

Hey Kevin,
Congrats on the new venture, it sounds like a great plan and I can't wait to see how it evovles.

One quick queastion about how you guys plan to execute the monthly decks: Will they be decks that are new to the market? Or will they be decks that have just yet to have been featured through the subscription, but not necessarily "new" decks?

[BiggerDee]

Great info Kevin, thanks for filling us in!

[Reylek]

One quick queastion about how you guys plan to execute the monthly decks: Will they be decks that are new to the market? Or will they be decks that have just yet to have been featured through the subscription, but not necessarily "new" decks?

Great question!  We're aiming to have a decent portion of them be decks that are relatively new to the market, but obviously things will vary from month to month depending on what's been released, etc.  There are also a lot of GREAT older decks out there that we don't feel should be excluded just because they weren't released in 2015.  So by new we mostly mean brand-new in the cellophane, and new to the Card Club, but not necessarily brand-spanking-new 100% of the time.

[Don Boyer]

While I can't speak to the selection of cards that will be available per month, I can say that it's a great idea that there's a strict limit of only one subscription per person.  Multiple memberships by dealers is what really killed Club 808 for most people - the supposedly rare decks sold by the club were suddenly available from card dealers everywhere.  This helps to insure that when they get something more on the rare side, it remains on the rare side and doesn't show up on card dealers' shelves everywhere.

[Card Player]

Kevin is being very modest about his experience.

I trust this will be a great club. I've bought from penguin magic before. Very happy with their products, customer service and great prices.

All the best.