SWTWC Part 5: Venexiana Gold - SOLD OUT - 17 hours!

[Maddest Hammer]

Thanks Hammer!
Mericans, you cannot be always first!

I guess that depends on where us 'Mericans live...

[Sher]

Thanks Hammer!
Mericans, you cannot be always first!

I guess that depends on where us 'Mericans live...

Haha yeah, technically a 'Merican got it first

Congrats, Hammer! They look amazing!

[Jock1971]

Got my decks in the U.K today.

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Absolutely Beautiful cards, Thanks to Lotrek for all the effort to make such a stunning pack of cards, thanks also to Mike for all he`s done. You guys are awesome.
Do believe the Hype.

[montecarlojoe]

Me too!

[Godzillian]

Hey Lotrek, have you thought about releasing a few of these with gilded edges? I'm sure it'd up the prices enormously but I think these would look amazing gilded.

[Mike Ratledge]

Hey Lotrek, have you thought about releasing a few of these with gilded edges? I'm sure it'd up the prices enormously but I think these would look amazing gilded.

Well, you know that WOULD be nice, but I just don't think it's practical - this time. Rest assured, since Lotrek learned his lessons (twice!) doing these, there will be a next time, and when he does something like this again - everyone here will be amongst the first to know.

We are silently plotting and may perhaps sell the red (hearts & diamonds) cards as singles, since those were salvaged. The black cards were the ones that were damaged beyond repair. Nothing set in stone just yet, but that's the latest we discussed. That being said, Lotrek is taking a few days breather after doing these basically 24 hours a day until he was done, and then scooting back to Berlin with the booty already having been posted.

[dougfrye]

Mine came in the mail yesterday. I'm in Virginia, USA and am very annoyed I hadn't yet ordered cotton gloves
Doug

[chach]

Ha! Good to know I wasn't the only one that thought of doing that.

[Mike Ratledge]

Mine came in the mail yesterday. I'm in Virginia, USA and am very annoyed I hadn't yet ordered cotton gloves
Doug

I've got mine - always ready. I just have to be careful living on the coast: it's way too easy to get yourself just a little salt air on the decks and that's just not good. Besides, if you open a deck of cards and leave it lying around in a non-climate controlled room where I live it takes about a week for it to suck enough moisture out of the air to make it bust the tuck open. Just not a good idea, either.

[halcyondaze]

Got one of mine yesterday... ordered two, I guess they were shipped separately?

[Lotrek]

Got one of mine yesterday... ordered two, I guess they were shipped separately?

Yes, your second one was sent tomorrow.

[halcyondaze]

Thanks Lotrek, I like time machines...

[Cbkimble]

Still a no show for central MS.

[volantangel]

Oh goodness I just got these, it's the first time I'm not confident I can do the cards justice in my photos, but I'll try my best..

[chach]

Waiting impatiently in California. Figure tomorrow or Thursday since folk on East coast have started getting them. Damn speed limit rules, let the USPS drivers go faster!

[badpete69]

Got one of my deck a few days ago and Lotrek confirmed that the second one had been sent. They are absolutely stunning. Eeven my wife that snickers at my hobby made a comment that they were beautiful

[Eoghann]

Got both last night. What can I say that hasn't been said already? They're fantastic!

[volantangel]

Hue hur who has tried faro-ing them ? They faro pretty darn well XD

[Eoghann]

Pics or it didn't happen.

[chach]

Looks like I spoke too soon. Reports from the home front are that it just arrived. Can't wait to get home now!!!

Edit to add, DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMMMMMMMMMMNNNNNNNNN!!!! These are some nice cards. Congratulations sir, beautiful deck. Can't wait for Venexiana Dark. Now when are you going to do Firenze or Romani?


Side note, have you decided what will happen with the error cards? Any chance I could buy one of the jokers in the pic I attached? Easily one of my favorite cards from recent history.

[volantangel]

Pics or it didn't happen.

No pics of the faro (faros take both hands =p), but here are the other pics !
http://unitedcardists.com/viewtopic.php ... 140#p59140

[Widdee]

Nice shot! Got mine in today, it's a stunnah.

[decibelhz]

I received one of the two decks I ordered today (#91)

Hoping the other comes soonish. Beautiful deck!

[badpete69]

I was curious to see if anyone would sell their deck immediately, once they got it. It didn't take long for an answer

CLICK TO VIEW LISTING

Deck 181 for Kookie which has no posts on the forums. BTW anyone is perfectly free to do what they want with their deck and this is not a bash. I am just curious to see if he/she will get the $250 or more

[Sher]

I am curious, too...

[Cbkimble]

I'm thinking black friday is the best weekend to put decks up for sale. I'll definitely be selling some decks for that weekend till Christmas.

Almost forgot, these decks are absolutely beautiful.

[Kookie]

Who is this masked man selling their Venexiana...it's me! It's true I haven't posted yet but I am fairly new to the collecting world of playing cards so I mostly lurk and read comments to gain a better understanding of this new world to me. I am also a business man and have found ebay to be a wonderful resource to make money to fund my hobbies. I was able to get two decks, a chance everyone else here was offered. One deck is going into my collection and the other is offered at the listed price to cover both the decks plus fees. I know nobody is directly bashing me for this but capitalism is a wonderful thing. I have sold some amazing limited edition decks to very happy collectors around the world and currently have many decks available in my ebay store. I am an honest, reliable seller who loves collecting playing cards too.

[Mike Ratledge]

Who is this masked man selling their Venexiana...it's me! It's true I haven't posted yet but I am fairly new to the collecting world of playing cards so I mostly lurk and read comments to gain a better understanding of this new world to me. I am also a business man and have found ebay to be a wonderful resource to make money to fund my hobbies. I was able to get two decks, a chance everyone else here was offered. One deck is going into my collection and the other is offered at the listed price to cover both the decks plus fees. I know nobody is directly bashing me for this but capitalism is a wonderful thing. I have sold some amazing limited edition decks to very happy collectors around the world and currently have many decks available in my ebay store. I am an honest, reliable seller who loves collecting playing cards too.

Welcome to the zoo, kookie! You should introduce yourself in the "Site Announcement" new user thread, then pull up a chair and sit a while. We have plenty of discussions about everything about playing cards for cardists, magicians, collectors and anyone else that likes playing cards. With over 1000 very active users from every corner of the globe, we pride ourselves on 'group-think' wisdom to provide guidance for playing card decks projects and hope you will continue to contribute to the forums. Just remember that we're not bashful about expressing our opinions around here.

$250, eh? I suppose that's realistic. Let's see if you catch a bite. I'll be surprised if you don't. It seems everybody's got their darned V Gold except me? Oh, well, I'll be patient, my USPS is from the 50's - 1850's.

[Cobretti]

Yep a great deck. Got mine yesterday (Australia time)

[Kookie]

Thanks Mike for the warm welcome! One of the reasons I found this board was through Mike and interactions with him on some purchases I made from his eBay store. I knew nothing of Mike in the card community at that stage but it was clear how passionate he is about collecting and creating playing cards. He went out of his way to help me find some specific decks I was looking for. So, I guess I'm just thanking Mike for raising my interest and knowledge in card collecting and going out of his way to help me!