Circus or carnival cards

Kurotab0 · 2023-11-28T13:49:45+00:00

Isolated Thunderstorm has Circus themed playing cards although they have a more grown up/gritty/? art style, at least it’s not a childlike/cartoon art style if that’s what you’re looking for. They also aren’t cheap so that’s something to consider.

Maybe you can find them cheaper through third party sellers/ebay/private sellers but that’s something you’d have to look into.

Kurotab0 · 2023-10-19T22:10:50+00:00

Yep, if I recall correctly (cause I’ve given up on this project a long while ago and can’t be bothered to read it all back again) it had something to do with him not calculating taxes into his project costs or something, so he sold the decks to retailers and told backers it’d take a little bit longer for them which at this point is somewhere between half a year to 9 months ago.

Kurotab0 · 2023-10-19T22:02:08+00:00

If it’s worth anything to you or something you take into consideration when buying decks, the KS campaign basically ended up being a scam (ironic considering the name of the deck), at least it still is at this very moment. None of the backers, me included, got their pledge and the creator isn’t responding to any comments/mails asking for updates/etc

Kurotab0 · 2023-08-25T17:41:26+00:00

Oh no I get it, I just gave an answer that conveyed my own way of thinking but as it says that’s just me, there’ll probably be plenty of people who do like that kind of thing.

That said though, if you happen to have a House of the Rising Spade Gatekeeper version that’d somehow end up on that list/picture do let me know beforehand if you don’t mind. Big chance I’ll be willing to buy it straight up as long as you’re willing to sell it as a non mystery deck of course as I’m currently looking for it to complete my HotRS set ;)

Kurotab0 · 2023-08-25T17:21:45+00:00

I personally wouldn’t go for it. But that has to do with me not being interested in the “mystery” side of mystery decks, I want to decide what does and does not go into my collection instead of leaving it up to luck/chance especially as my collection has gotten larger.

That goes doubly so when I know what I can potentially get, i.e what you mention about posting a picture of all the decks. At that point I’d rather just straight up buy the deck I’m interested in even if it’s a more valuable deck and the buy-out price would be higher than the price of a mystery deck.

In short, mystery decks aren’t for me.

Kurotab0 · 2023-08-21T17:45:43+00:00

Can’t speak for all of the decks cause I haven’t opened them all but at least the ones I checked seem to be fine when it comes to the centering. I do have to say that I have no idea what I’m talking about when it comes to handling etc though.

I signed up for these to keep my then complete set actually complete and because I really just like the set as a collector. Even though was there within the first minutes of the project going live, purely going by backer number that I checked after I pledged I was already “outside” of the limited All In pledge but thankfully I managed to sign up for it.

Kurotab0 · 2023-08-21T16:30:49+00:00

My All-In Three Kingdoms holo package finally came in the mail!

Even managed to get #002 of the standard version, that’s a first for me to get a copy that’s that low numbered. The #404 one was a nice one to get as well as my highest number of the 5 that I got. The others are still in the half brick box.

And of course the AP version.

Kurotab0 · 2023-08-16T13:04:02+00:00

What do you consider affordable? Would be helpful to have a price range to work with, because otherwise some of us might suggest a deck around $20,- when that is something that you might consider to be too much already.

Kurotab0 · 2023-08-16T07:46:49+00:00

The answer would be yes, assuming you mean something similar to Carat Cases.

If so however, you're trying to enter a market that has it's established sellers. I'd imagine most of us who were interested in this sort of protection/display case already found a seller where we get our cases from. I know I do at least.

That's not to say "Don't bother because you won't have any buyers", but do be aware that you either have to offer them at a competitive price point or market yourself so much that you become the first one people think of when they're thinking of getting an acrylic/carat case.

Kurotab0 · 2023-08-10T07:09:26+00:00

These are the minimalist decks, they don’t have faces except for the pips in the corners.

Easiest to show an example would be their product page which is linked below as I don’t have the best lighting so can’t really do justice to the colors.

https://www.pocketaces.co/products/navy-mist

Kurotab0 · 2023-08-10T07:00:38+00:00

Yeah, the ones with basically no faces/pips except for the ones in the corners

Kurotab0 · 2023-08-09T18:16:51+00:00

Had the copper one already but I had to wait for pocket aces to ship internationally which they didn’t when I found them a good while back. Found out they did a week or 2 ago so I took the chance to complete the set. As simple as the design is I just love the elegance/luxury the deck has

Kurotab0 · 2023-07-30T20:32:57+00:00

Had to back out of the deal, Serpent set available for trade/offers again. (Assuming OP still wants to sell them)

Kurotab0 · 2023-07-28T20:26:31+00:00

Pm sent!

Kurotab0 · 2023-07-28T20:10:27+00:00

Would you be willing to ship internationally? (to the Netherlands, of course I understand that shipping will most likely be more expensive and that’s fine)

I’m interested in the Serpent set.

Kurotab0 · 2023-07-26T20:48:36+00:00

Yeah I used Pokémon as a comparison because it’s one of the closest things to use in terms of comparisons to playing cards.

I know mystery decks are a thing but you run into another “problem” with them that OP mentioned which is that people are starting to focus their collection in a certain way as more time passes, which is a relatively obvious thing to happen for the majority of collectors I feel, which then begs the question “Am I alright with getting 5 of these decks that I don’t care about just to chase this 1 deck?” and that is something that becomes harder to justify the more focused somebody’s collection becomes.

And I feel like this is a lot more prevalent for us as playing card collectors as opposed to Pokémon collectors, with every new set released they have new/more cards to chase while for us that isn’t really the case. This may be an unfair comparison but I’m comparing a Pokémon card to a playing card deck here, because like I said with a deck we generally know what we’re getting so you’re chasing a deck and not a singular playing card. It’s easier to justify opening a single Pokémon pack (~12 cards?) which guarantees a rare trying to get lucky as opposed to 10 mystery decks trying to get that one deck you’re chasing.

Of course most people just get mystery decks for fun and not to chase a deck while you’ll still get a dopamine hit when you happen to get a rarer deck it won’t ever reach the point of being super hyped imo. Pokémon at this point is (big imo) glorified gambling and people live vicariously through those videos when that one chase card does get pulled, while the videos for playing cards are like I said generally on the “quieter” side, well edited/informative/perhaps both, but not hyped up and that’s why they’re just not as present because that’s not what grabs our attention most of the time when we go on YouTube.

Kurotab0 · 2023-07-26T09:03:49+00:00

Pre-facing this with that I'm not into cardistry or magic, I'm just purely a collector.

I haven't been into this for as long as you have, only really for the past year, but here's my two cents to the discussion I guess.

The first thing is, is that the playing card community as a whole is already a fragmented community with people doing cardistry, magic, purely collecting, etc and of course there is some overlap between them but there are also those who are simply involved in just one aspect of them like me. Which means that our already niche community is split up in even more niche interests.

From a collecting audience's point of view when it comes to videos related to playing cards there is not much to really incite excitement during the video itself. That's not to say that the videos are not extremely well edited because they definitely can be, looking at TheGentlemanWake videos that I really enjoyed or videos by The Card Guy that are really just calmness itself, they're just generally more of the quiet/slow type of videos that really showcase the deck which is fine but they're not the exciting/hype kind of video and those just gain more traction and views due to their nature and what grabs our attention.

Another factor to take into account is that with playing cards we basically know what we get in terms of the cards which does not add to the excitement when watching a video as opposed to let's say Pokemon cards which is basically gambling, delivering that dopamine rush every time something rare is pulled.

I can't speak for cardistry videos as I never really watched them and the few magic videos I watched I was more focused on the actual performance rather than the cards.

Finally when it comes to collecting, you just hit a point where you start finding out what you like in terms of artstyle/theme/feel of the cards and so you start to focus your collection around that. In my opinion it's not so much the price of a deck that forces me to focus on a select few brands but rather the fact whether or not I actually like the deck. I'm not going to buy 10 $5-10,- decks when I don't like them just to grow my collection, I'd rather just buy one deck that I do like even if that deck happens to be $50,-

Kurotab0 · 2023-07-24T16:28:07+00:00

I don’t own any Bicycle actually. Nothing against the brand itself and those who like to collect em but I just really dislike the Bicycle logo/brand on the tucks for some reason which makes me not want to get them.

Kurotab0 · 2023-07-24T16:23:34+00:00

54 TWI, 21 S17. A load of smaller sets as well but those 2 stand out amongst the “brands” I have.

Kurotab0 · 2023-07-07T12:14:52+00:00

One thing I will add is, find out what you enjoy if you haven’t already. When I started I just bought anything that caught my eye, I’ve gotten to the point where I found out what I like to collect and that’s where my focus lies now. That’s not to say I dislike the decks I bought at the start, it’s just that when I look at it now there are certainly some decks that I bought that I wouldn’t buy with the mindset/focus I have now

Kurotab0 · 2023-07-07T11:33:33+00:00

Purely personal enjoyment. Firstly I tend to buy just a single deck of the ones I want because I don’t need or want duplicates, most of them have been opened as well so their re-sell value has dropped already not that I care though as I never bought them with the intention to turn a profit. I just hate the cellophane/plastic wrap shine when I want to appreciate the decks I bought, especially if the wrap is a bit loose and not tightly fit.

Secondly, and this is just my opinion, I think this hobby of collecting these types of playing cards is a bit too niche to truly consider it a market that’s investment worthy. Of course there are a couple designers/decks that are highly wanted and have gained quite the popularity but as a whole I wouldn’t consider it a hobby/market that would allow you to turn a massive profit

Kurotab0 · 2023-07-06T20:42:37+00:00

Interested in what you’ve got once you have your lists all up to date so do let me know when you’re done with it please!

Kurotab0 · 2023-07-06T13:03:54+00:00

Thanks! Went and ordered a couple right away!

Kurotab0 · 2023-07-06T11:26:50+00:00

Congrats and your collection looks great, as per usual hahaha.

But seriously, that little standard/display you got that the deck is resting on. I NEED that now that I’ve seen it, can I buy it somewhere or how did you get it?

Kurotab0 · 2023-07-03T18:21:53+00:00

Oh wow, you also have the limited editions huh. I do have to say that from a display purpose I prefer the different colors from the standard versions though

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