The "Hey, look what I added to my collection!" thread

[Evan]

Those bike decks are the Bicycle Original Fake Decks.

[RSLancastr]

Those bike decks are the Bicycle Original Fake Decks.

Thanks, Evan.

I'm Not familiar with those - what exactly are they?

[CBJ]

Those bike decks are the Bicycle Original Fake Decks.

Thanks, Evan.

I'm Not familiar with those - what exactly are they?

These decks were promotional items distributed by Original Fake / Kaws a few years back to celebrate their 4th anniversary at the OriginalFake flagship store in Tokyo.

http://www.original-fake.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;






These can be found on ebay normally ranging from 30-50 per deck.

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_trksid= ... &_from=R40" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I hope this helps

CBJ

[RSLancastr]

Thanks! Is there anything custom on them other than the back (and the box)?

[runit]

I can't quite make out what those Bikes are. Is that a clown on them?

Also, the eBay tags should go around just the item number, not the item's URL.

Here is the one you apparently were trying to show us:

CLICK TO VIEW LISTING

The auction ended. Did you get it?

Yeah finally won a pair.

CBJ's spot on the description. Didn't open them but I bet they are standard faces.

[RSLancastr]

Yeah finally won a pair.

Is that anything like "growing a pair"?

I have very few Casino decks in my collection, because they generally do not have custom courts,which is my main focus.

Here are some exceptions: (from my old web site):

==========[ CASINO DECKS ]==========



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The Exhibit

Card collecting, like many collections, can start almost by accident. You keep a memento of a trip - perhaps a matchbook, post card, coin, stamp or seashell. Later, you find and pick up another such item. Then another, and another. At some point you look around, and you've started a collection! It's a safe bet that many a playing-card collection started this way with casino cards - decks sold at gambling casinos as souvenirs, usually after they have been used in play at the casino.

In most casinos, a deck of playing cards is only used for a limited number of hands, presumably to reduce the possibility of cards being marked (bent, nicked, etc.) by crooked players. The deck is taken out of play, and a "fresh" deck unsealed.

The decks are then normally sold in the casino's souvenir shop. But to prevent someone from, say, taking the aces out of such a souvenir pack and bringing them back into play at the tables, the decks are disfigured in some way, such as having a hole drilled through them.

Some collectors focus entirely on casino decks. For them, the older decks, especially from now-defunct casinos, are highly desirable. Here in the Gallery however, the casino cards illustrated are mostly those with unusual jacks, queens and kings.


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The Cards on Display

The Queen of Hearts - From a deck purchased at Caesar's Palace Las Vegas, sold in souvenir shops but not used in play, so no disfiguring was done to it. I understand that other Caesar's casinos do use decks with these court cards.

The Jack of Clubs - From the Wild Wild West Casino at Bally's Park Place. The court cards show sepia-toned photographs of cowboys, saloon gals and sherrifs. Note the hole drilled through the center.

The King of Diamonds - From a Mohegan Sun Casino deck. Many other native American casinos are using decks with these and other, similarly-styled courts. Again, a hole has been drilled.

The Jack of Spades - From (could you guess?) the Flamingo Hilton in Las Vegas. Note the two clipped corners.

The Joker - From The Reserve Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. The casino has an African wildlife theme, reflected in this deck's courts, which depict lions, giraffes and zebras in royal garb, this hyena joker and a second, baboon joker seen at left. One corner is clipped.

The Card back - From the New York, New York Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. This criss-cross pattern is on the back of many casino decks. Note that the back design is double-ended (cards look the same rightside up or upside down), preventing certain cheating methods. If anyone ever asks you to join a poker game using a deck with a single-ended back, politely decline!

[UtterFool]

My Seasons Platinum Edition cards arrived this past Friday. I also picked up a black uncut sheet (I had the gold edition in white but never could find anyone who would sell me just the black in gold)

Also The deck for the Kickstarter Redraw campaign arrived.
The art is pretty nice but absolutely no work went into the back and the cards are the typical glossy stock you see with a lot of printing companies who don't actually print playing cards.
Was it worth the $15? Meh... if the backs were more interesting it could be a conversation piece, and the tuck case was just a clear plastic box.

[RSLancastr]

and the tuck case was just a clear plastic box.[/attachment]

Doesn't "tuck" (as in "tuck box") refer only to those boxes which have a flap which you tuck into the box?

Yes, I am usually disappointed when a deck comes in a clear plastic case/box.

The only time I have ever found a clear plastic case to add anything to a deck was when I bought "The Tape Deck" (sometimes referred to as "Mixed Deck").

The deck's theme is 1980s music. its courts are generic rock singers/musicians. The deck's back is made to look like the label of an audio cassette tape, and the deck comes in a hinged, clear plastic case which is made to look very much like the hinged, clear plastic cases cassette audio tapes used to come in. With the deck in the case, it all looks at first glance to be a cassette tape in its case!

A very clever use of a clear, plastic case!

[RSLancastr]

I Got these in the mail yesterday, from bmpokerworld.com:

==========[ BICYCLE HERITAGE EDITION SERIES (2011) 4-DECK SET ]==========


==========[ BICYCLE HERITAGE SERIES (2010) 4-DECK SET ]==========


==========[ BICYCLE GRIMOIRE ]==========

[Encarded]

Added another Jerry's Nugget to the line up. The blue open one is a well used deck, traded with a member here. The red is brand spanky new, got from the Lee Asher sale. I very much want to open it, but also don't...

[lumpyliew]

How much did you pay for the one from Lee?

[RSLancastr]

How much did you pay for the one from Lee?

Using the Quote feature would help some of us to know to whom you are asking this.

[CBJ]

He's asking Encarded how much he paid for the Jerry's Nugget that he picked up from Lee Asher

[Encarded]

How much did you pay for the one from Lee?

I got in nearly at the start and got it for $159. 1 second earlier and it might have been $99.

[Sharpie]

My JNs also arrived today, but I am scared to unwrap them and take a photo.

[MJF]

I just got these in today. One from a collector on Ebay and the other from Seasons...

Today's New Cards - MJF

[johanes]

i just got this from a friend

[RSLancastr]

Johanes:

I like the courts in that deck.

I had not heard of "Tokidoki" until I got that deck.

Evidently, they are similiar to Sanrio, having a line of characters (like Sanrio has "Hello Kitty" characters and such).

Enjoy the deck!

-RSL

[Evan]

I got my Sultan Republic Treasury Decks today!

[johanes]

Johanes:

I like the courts in that deck.

I had not heard of "Tokidoki" until I got that deck.

Evidently, they are similiar to Sanrio, having a line of characters (like Sanrio has "Hello Kitty" characters and such).

Enjoy the deck!

-RSL

here some i took

[Mirror]

"Bicycle" decks I don't have.. and need!!

Cage Garden white
Cage Garden Black
Original Fake ( red )
Original Fake ( pink )
Original Fake ( yellow )
Original Fake ( blue )
Original Fake ( black )
New Era ( gold )
Dirty for 30
Santa Back ( red )
Santa Back ( green )
Five Hundred
Smiling back
Tri-K
Incredible Shrinking Deck
Promotional Deck
Alchemy V2
Anne Stokes V2
Grimoire
Expert Back ( fixed )
Serpent

and 20 of the Merz decks
Santa Maiden ( red )
Santa Maiden ( green )
Trace ( yellow )
Trace ( purple )
Trace ( green )
Trace ( black )
Trace ( gold )
Trace ( silver )
Trace ( blue )
Trace ( red )
Giraffe
Snake
Leopard
Tiger
Red, White, and Blue 1
Red, White, and Blue 2
Red, White, and Blue 3
Red, White, and Blue 4
Red, White, and Blue 5
Red, White, and Blue 6

... anyone?

what exactly are "Merz" Decks? i've heard of some of them but i never really got what they where and where to get them

[Mirror]

I got something really cool in the mail today i was looking forward to opening these

[CBJ]

"Merz" decks are ones that were release by Bill Merz of Merz67.com

These decks are normally thrown together with clip art images, and EXTREMELY over priced.

He has released a total of 22 decks...


http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Lot-4-New-Rare-T ... 2c635185e7" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;



http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Lot-4-New-Rare-T ... 1c220125de" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;



http://www.ebay.ca/itm/FERAL-5-Pack-Bic ... 1c2d1e9c2a" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;



http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Rare-Lot-6-Bicyc ... 2eba2158bb" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;



http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Rare-2-Deck-Bicy ... 2ebe384573" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;



http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Rare-Bicycle-Tie ... 1c1fd7ba03" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;


He has recently dropped the prices on the Trace decks, and the Feral pack to more reasonable levels.


CBJ

[Mirror]

oh yes i remember seeing these before well my reaction still remains the same ...

[neongrey]

I think the santa backs are fun, but I wouldn't go out of my way, that's for sure.

[RSLancastr]

here some i took

Nicely done, thanks!

I have the deck, but have no decent camera, just a scanner.

Some day! (sigh)...

[RSLancastr]

Which, if any, of the Merz decks have custom courts?

His eBay write-ups of the "Trace" decks describe them as having a "trace" of the 808 Rider back.

What does that mean? He traced them on tracing paper?

[MJF]

I just checked out that merz67.com website... first thing that comes to mind is this exchange:

+++"Hey! You and these cards were made for each other!"

---"Hold'em for me, let me sit on it a few days to think it over"

+++"Hey, cause it's you"

[MJF]

So today I got in 1/2 my Ralph Lauren Rugby cards (even though I ordered them 10 minutes apart) and the Ellusionist order finally came in with the Sultans and a few others I didn't have until now...

[Sharpie]

I just checked out that merz67.com website... first thing that comes to mind is this exchange:

+++"Hey! You and these cards were made for each other!"

---"Hold'em for me, let me sit on it a few days to think it over"

+++"Hey, cause it's you"

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That... is... hilarious.
And I love that movie.