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Bradius wrote:Hah. I have #069 Golden Arthurian. We should pair them.

Definitely! You can send it over anytime ...

I just opened one of the Silk decks... photos don't do it justice.

Amazing work as always Lotrek.

Bradius wrote:I just opened one of the Silk decks... photos don't do it justice.

Amazing work as always Lotrek.

I absolutely love the Silk deck - as good (if not better) as Arabesque. Tuck-wise, I actually like Arabesque better but those Silk courts are simply unbelievable.

Anyone planning to buy out all the silks in one go O_O

chicken_ql wrote:Anyone planning to buy out all the silks in one go O_O

Depends.

Brad, did you have any home renovations planned?

Merlebird wrote:

chicken_ql wrote:Anyone planning to buy out all the silks in one go O_O

Depends.

Brad, did you have any home renovations planned?

Silk tile floors would be pretty nice.

Hah! Act, I did pick up one more Blue Silk when they went on sale. That brings me to three Red Silk and four Blue Silk. I’m done; and so is my bank account.

I have a shockingly small box with my Arabesque Collectors decks and Damask decks. It is scary how much value is in that small box of playing cards.

Bradius wrote:Hah! Act, I did pick up one more Blue Silk when they went on sale. That brings me to three Red Silk and four Blue Silk. I’m done; and so is my bank account.

I have a shockingly small box with my Arabesque Collectors decks and Damask decks. It is scary how much value is in that small box of playing cards.

How much were they when they went on sale?

They are $80 now. Still a few available.

Bradius wrote:They are $80 now. Still a few available.

But how much were they at the sale?

chicken_ql wrote:

Bradius wrote:They are $80 now. Still a few available.

But how much were they at the sale?

$70

Romeril wrote:

chicken_ql wrote:

Bradius wrote:They are $80 now. Still a few available.

But how much were they at the sale?

$70

Thanks

Or, if you would rather not pay $80 shipped, you can buy one on eBay for 115 Pounds, plus shipping. Your choice.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Silk-Red-Limit ... SwpDZcwvqo

Bradius wrote:Or, if you would rather not pay $80 shipped, you can buy one on eBay for 115 Pounds, plus shipping. Your choice.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Silk-Red-Limit ... SwpDZcwvqo

Reds aren't available anymore

Honestly, I would suggest you just get a Blue and ease into Lotrek. Going back and getting his stuff gets really pricey. I would be really careful which ones you want. Getting everything is nearly insane (I should know). However, if you really want to, there are some insanely tough decks that Simon with Jacks and Jokers still has available and they come as complete sets. If you really want a Red Silk, put a request on our Buy/Sell forum and I bet you can find someone that will sell one for less than that one on eBay. Dentyne is in Canada, and I bet he would sell you one at a better price point than the one on eBay.

Bradius wrote:Honestly, I would suggest you just get a Blue and ease into Lotrek. Going back and getting his stuff gets really pricey. I would be really careful which ones you want. Getting everything is nearly insane (I should know). However, if you really want to, there are some insanely tough decks that Simon with Jacks and Jokers still has available and they come as complete sets. If you really want a Red Silk, but a request on our Buy/Sell forum and I bet you can find someone that will sell one for less than that one on eBay. Dentyne is in Canada, and I bet he would sell you one at a better price point than the one on eBay.

How can i see what Simon has? His jack and jokers website doesn't show any listings :/.

edit: nvm, I was on the wrong site

Maybe most of his Lotrek decks have sold. Dang. Well, Dentyne and some others may have some various Lotrek stuff. His foil decks can get very pricey, especially his low issue foil decks and such can get really, really expensive.

There are several Lotrek decks for sale on our Buy/Sell forum. Sorry if I leave off some others, but here is a link to Dentyne's decks he has for sale:

viewtopic.php?f=7&t=8124

adams_osu also has several Lotrek decks/sets for sale

viewtopic.php?f=7&t=13177

Both have amazing collections and I have bought from both and can recommend them.

Oh, TwoPiece has an opened Liturgy deck for $180, but I am sure it is in great condition. It is listed on eBay, but you could contact him here if you want it. It is getting really hard to find. Another one is on eBay for $400. I really like this deck. There are some test decks, but they are not foiled, but generally much more affordable. Only 130 of the foiled Liturgy deck were made, so it is one of the lower issue. It is one of my favorites. Two foil.

The Damask decks are not selling much over what they sold for directly from Lotrek. I guess because they already cost so much and have been fairly recently been released. Some of the budget killers would be the Icons Reverse (only 55 issued) and Venexiana Gold. But honestly, there are a lot of his decks that can get very expensive, or just hard to get because so few were made. I just received some test decks from a Kickstarter campaign option. They were not very expensive, but we could only get one per person and only 50 were issued as they were just some test decks he made. Who knows what folks will want for those, but a few will likely come on the market. In fact, some of the above folks might be options to try to snag those before they go on the market.

Jacks and Jokers website: https://www.jacksandjokers.co.uk/

Bradius wrote:Maybe most of his Lotrek decks have sold. Dang. Well, Dentyne and some others may have some various Lotrek stuff. His foil decks can get very pricey, especially his low issue foil decks and such can get really, really expensive.

There are several Lotrek decks for sale on our Buy/Sell forum. Sorry if I leave off some others, but here is a link to Dentyne's decks he has for sale:

viewtopic.php?f=7&t=8124

adams_osu also has several Lotrek decks/sets for sale

viewtopic.php?f=7&t=13177

Both have amazing collections and I have bought from both and can recommend them.

Oh, TwoPiece has an opened Liturgy deck for $180, but I am sure it is in great condition. It is listed on eBay, but you could contact him here if you want it. It is getting really hard to find. Another one is on eBay for $400. I really like this deck. There are some test decks, but they are not foiled, but generally much more affordable. Only 130 of the foiled Liturgy deck were made, so it is one of the lower issue. It is one of my favorites. Two foil.

The Damask decks are not selling much over what they sold for directly from Lotrek. I guess because they already cost so much and have been fairly recently been released. Some of the budget killers would be the Icons Reverse (only 55 issued) and Venexiana Gold. But honestly, there are a lot of his decks that can get very expensive, or just hard to get because so few were made. I just received some test decks from a Kickstarter campaign option. They were not very expensive, but we could only get one per person and only 50 were issued as they were just some test decks he made. Who knows what folks will want for those, but a few will likely come on the market. In fact, some of the above folks might be options to try to snag those before they go on the market.

Jacks and Jokers website: https://www.jacksandjokers.co.uk/

Thanks for all the help! Ill probably just stick with his new decks. Maybe I'll slowly acquire more older Lotrek decks in the future. I wonder if the price will go any higher :/.

Got my Silk deck today and upon opening it's truly a beautiful creation as noted; though it seems a few cards are not quite pristine. On AD looks like there's some sheet roller gone through the gold and made squiggles in the pattern, seems like there's a little inconsistency in the super-fine work behind the pips on 7H and the 10H has some scuff or light ink marks on the white border that I thought were dust, but don't blow off. Hopefully my eventual blue Silk will come through in time at top quality so as to add to the red and blue Damask plus Arabesque in my display.

grantt wrote:Got my Silk deck today and upon opening it's truly a beautiful creation as noted; though it seems a few cards are not quite pristine. On AD looks like there's some sheet roller gone through the gold and made squiggles in the pattern, seems like there's a little inconsistency in the super-fine work behind the pips on 7H and the 10H has some scuff or light ink marks on the white border that I thought were dust, but don't blow off. Hopefully my eventual blue Silk will come through in time at top quality so as to add to the red and blue Damask plus Arabesque in my display.

Do you have any pictures?

Yeah, hard deck to get clear photos of though since it's sooo fine. Here's the 3 ones I mention. Note the squiggles on the Ace of Diamonds which has shown up fairly "well" in this image.

With hot stamp foiling, it is very hard to get everything perfect. I have noticed that the consistency of Lotrek's decks keep improving. If you look at Arabesque, there were some small foil flake smudges on some cards. It appears that was done during the varnish stage as small flakes would dislodge and reattach. It looks like Lotrek as mastered that this time. The registration or accuracy of applying the foil on the cards is just unparalleled. You will not see any hot foil application more accurately and consistently applied by anyone else. This time the challenge was applying the hot foil with such fine detail. I think the results were amazing. However, I am sure that there were more than a few cards and sheets that did not make Lotrek's exacting quality control standards. Not that he can check tens of thousands of cards.

My suggestion is that if you are not satisfied with a particular card that you reach out to Lotrek by PM either here or through his website. He is still very busy, so understand if he doesn't get back with you right away, but he does respond. He is one of the best designers in the customer satisfaction department. BTW, today is Easter for the Greek Orthodox church.

Just have to say out loud how spectacular the court cards are with this deck.

NEXT LEVEL, and that is comparing it to multiple other premium Lotrek decks I already own whose own courts are well in excess of average.

Bradius wrote:Honestly, I would suggest you just get a Blue and ease into Lotrek. Going back and getting his stuff gets really pricey.

This is a great bit of advice that I would apply to ALL designers. Not just Lotrek. If I could give one bit of advice to new collectors is don’t go back and buy things marked up. Only buy new releases and pledge for new campaigns. There will always be new and exciting decks printed.

Some older stuff is worth going back to find. But very few fall into this category.


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Literally, just got in from work to find this in my mailbox:
Haven't opened one yet but that tuck box is stunning

*jealous mode ON*

I definitely prefer the red, but that is quite a nice tuck.

Does anyone know how many of the red silks were printed?

Red : 350
Blue: 380

Azid wrote:Red : 350
Blue: 380

Thanks!