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[Don Boyer]

Forgive the watermarks, but some people have been taking liberties with my images.

I'm surprised you waited this long.  I'm also surprised more people here don't watermark their stuff.

Thanks Anthony.  I'm basicly going to collect anything that catches my eye.  I started with Bikes because its the brand I recognized but after checking out some sites there are definitely some other brands that are a must add for my collection. 

Collect what you love, love what you collect.  Never buy a deck because everyone else is buying it.

[Card Player]

Forgive the watermarks, but some people have been taking liberties with my images.

I'm surprised you waited this long.  I'm also surprised more people here don't watermark their stuff.

Watermarks are useless. They are ugly. They don't stop theft of the image.

[Don Boyer]

Forgive the watermarks, but some people have been taking liberties with my images.

I'm surprised you waited this long.  I'm also surprised more people here don't watermark their stuff.

Watermarks are useless. They are ugly. They don't stop theft of the image.

How so?

[PurpleIce]

Forgive the watermarks, but some people have been taking liberties with my images.

I'm surprised you waited this long.  I'm also surprised more people here don't watermark their stuff.

Watermarks are useless. They are ugly. They don't stop theft of the image.

How so?

Well...you could still edit it if you know how to But it doesn't make sense if you are going to put in effort to remove a watermark and yet not take a damn photo by yourself. Maybe some people just have cameraphobia or something.

So..yeah they do stop image theft to a certain extent.

[Don Boyer]

Forgive the watermarks, but some people have been taking liberties with my images.

I'm surprised you waited this long.  I'm also surprised more people here don't watermark their stuff.

Watermarks are useless. They are ugly. They don't stop theft of the image.

How so?

Well...you could still edit it if you know how to But it doesn't make sense if you are going to put in effort to remove a watermark and yet not take a damn photo by yourself. Maybe some people just have cameraphobia or something.

So..yeah they do stop image theft to a certain extent.

It helps to also take the photo at a shallow angle, like what Emmanuel started doing with his paper-cut decks after the first one, Curator, was illegally printed in Russia before he got it made here.  They used the images he posted online for all the faces, slapped on some cheap-o back and made a cheap-o box design to match, all printed on paper barely worth wiping your butt with.

[GBrown]

So, certainly no points for original (or even decent!) photography, but keen to get started on sharing some of my collection so far. 
Squeezed onto my close up pad, this is 'brick box 1' and a few from '2 & 3'!

[Card Player]

So, certainly no points for original (or even decent!) photography, but keen to get started on sharing some of my collection so far. 
Squeezed onto my close up pad, this is 'brick box 1' and a few from '2 & 3'!

You pulled out the big guns! lmao

Did you put this collection together yourself or was this bought/won all together. It reminds me of one of those ultimate deck collections we are always hearing about during Christmas contests. Good eye!

[GBrown]

Glad it raised a smile Frequent Flyer  !

I put them together myself, been actively (and perhaps to eagerly at times) collecting for a couple of years or so now!

[GBrown]

I need to work on my posting ability though - 'Frequent Flyer' should be 'Card Player'. Now I'm lmao!

[Don Boyer]

I need to work on my posting ability though - 'Frequent Flyer' should be 'Card Player'. Now I'm lmao!

Don't sweat it.

We try to keep "double posting" to a minimum - post two or more times in a row in the same topic.  If you've just posted a topic a short while ago and no one has posted since, you can simply re-edit your post to include the new information, correct spelling, fix incorrect names, etc.

To allow you to do this, your posts should have a link at the top right labeled "Modify", and below your body text on the right is an icon that matches the one next to "Modify".  The bottom one allows you to edit "in place" without navigating to a new page (but with no editing tools), while using the top one will take you to the same type of page used to make posts, with all the tool buttons at your disposal if you want to change fonts, make something bold or italic, attach images, add smileys, etc.

Experienced posters will often edit "in place" and use the BBCode commands to add the extra bells and whistles they desire.  If you know BBCode, try experimenting with it a little, and look over our tool buttons to see the commands we have in place for "one-click access".

[Fess]

Some more of the stuff I've picked up this month. Keep in mind, I play poker so I don't often pop decks unless they're on the table. Just showing some more new to me stuff mostly. Only a couple decks are replacements this time. 

The Quick Querry KS deck came in with a thank you note from the creator, pretty cool. Will be giving this deck to it's intended owner this weekend. I was people watching at the wally mart and checked the card stock which I never do anymore for some reason. Grabbed these made in china Mavricks, made me chuckle a little. Price was right at $1 a deck. The Hope for Haiti deck I stumbled across for a buck and some change or two bucks.


Here's a photo of my loot from the Bicycle®, Comic Cards, deck of Playing Cards kickstarter. It's almost all gifts, I'm keeping the little zelda looking mini deck though. Mini decks come in handy and that ones looks like it'll be cool, since I am not down with zombies.


I stumbled across the Realtree APC deck by USPCC at the wally mart whilst I was poking through the decks. The Starlight deck I just got in the mail from the KS, I guess the first deck was lost or they forgot me haha. They shipped this one out and here it is. Looks very nice and it will see play on the poker table. The Leaf Backs I got a great deal on, I ended up picking up quite a few of them about $2 a deck. I had burned through all the ones I had last year so pretty happy to have these ones on the cheap.


These are the HOPC Nautical decks. I like the tucks, I don't know how well I'll like the cards yet. Haven't used them. I really like the LE tuck, it's just the net print with a tiny line on the bottom of the tuck that says Printed by and for line. I figured now was as good a time as any to try them since i really do like nautical themed decks. No idea why I didn't pick them up sooner.


And here's why I picked up the Nauticals. I haven't had any of the summer Noc's in a while and I wanted some haha. I don't know why but I love using Noc's. These ones may last until spring, I'm going to try and "collection" status them haha. The Gold and Silver Riderbacks just showed up late last week.

[Don Boyer]

Nice haul, Fes!

The NOCs are a very popular deck - they handle well and the design is as simple as it gets while still looking like the deck back home.  It gives a magician's audience something to lock on to when you're performing for them.  Very few people will own a cups-and-balls set, foam balls, a magic wand, etc. but everyone has playing cards, with only rare exceptions.  The simplicity of a solid-color back is a great way to let people think there can't be anything odd or strange about the deck (despite the fact that they're now marked for what suit the card is).

Which version are you using at home - original, second or third?

[Fess]

Which version are you using at home - original, second or third?

I use V3's at home and they're my personal favorites actually. I like the v2's a lot too, I'm just one of the people who likes the finish on the V3's. While it's not a popular choice on the forums. I don't care, it is what it is and I enjoy them. I actually picked up another mixed brick earlier this month from CARC, didn't snap a photo though. Figure everyone knows what the rainbow of Noc V3's look like. I decided I should have a stockpile.

I may have gone a bit overboard this month, haha.

Oh wait, it's october now. Slate is clean for a few more hours anyway...

[Don Boyer]

Which version are you using at home - original, second or third?

I use V3's at home and they're my personal favorites actually. I like the v2's a lot too, I'm just one of the people who likes the finish on the V3's. While it's not a popular choice on the forums. I don't care, it is what it is and I enjoy them. I actually picked up another mixed brick earlier this month from CARC, didn't snap a photo though. Figure everyone knows what the rainbow of Noc V3's look like. I decided I should have a stockpile.

I may have gone a bit overboard this month, haha.

Oh wait, it's october now. Slate is clean for a few more hours anyway...

I haven't tried v3 yet myself - I have all the v1 and v2 decks, they were Bicycle stock with Magic Finish, making it one of the cheapest decks you could buy with Magic Finish on it when they were still in stock.

I imagine the v3 decks are good.  So far, any deck I've picked up from this plant, even before EPCC and LPCC were around, was a really good deck.

[HolyJJ]

The package arrived just as I was setting off to the gym

Made me happy, and so I deadlifted 150kg!

[Nurul]

Damn dude, nice you got yours quick bro. Spill the beans, what's the mystery deck? Lol

[HolyJJ]

Damn dude, nice you got yours quick bro. Spill the beans, what's the mystery deck? Lol

Let's just say that your guess was correct brother

[Don Boyer]

Damn dude, nice you got yours quick bro. Spill the beans, what's the mystery deck? Lol

Couldn't you see that Smith No. 3 deck at the top of the photo? 

[Fess]

The package arrived just as I was setting off to the gym

Made me happy, and so I deadlifted 150kg!

Wow, that is incredibly fast. Those tucks look very sharp. Can't wait to get my paws on mine. Nice job on the 150kg deadlift btw.

[aldazar]

The package arrived just as I was setting off to the gym

Made me happy, and so I deadlifted 150kg!

Nice job on the 150kg deadlift! I almost threw out my back doing squats earlier today...=P

[GBrown]

Don, thanks for your patience!  A few other samples from my collection so far.

[seb]

Hey all,
Thought I'd share pics of the cabinet I gave myself as an early Christmas gift It's a 70's library Card Catalog. 30 drawers and 40 decks per drawer... Got it for cheap; had to sand and varnish it. I'm really happy with it!

[Don Boyer]

Hey all,
Thought I'd share pics of the cabinet I gave myself as an early Christmas gift It's a 70's library Card Catalog. 30 drawers and 40 decks per drawer... Got it for cheap; had to sand and varnish it. I'm really happy with it!

That looks fantastic!  Bill Kalush did the same thing in his office at Conjuring Arts!  Finding one today, though, is like looking for stars in the night sky above New York - exceptionally difficult, nearly impossible!

[Fess]

Hey all,
Thought I'd share pics of the cabinet I gave myself as an early Christmas gift It's a 70's library Card Catalog. 30 drawers and 40 decks per drawer... Got it for cheap; had to sand and varnish it. I'm really happy with it!

That's just super slick.

[Anthony]

That's just awesome Seb