[ CBJ ] - UC Featured Collector for May/June 2014
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- Mike Ratledge
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Re: UC Featured Collector for May/June CBJ
It's always open season in "Show Us Your Cards" forum. If you want to try to stretch to two months, let me know and we'll set it up.
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- Mike Ratledge
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Re: UC Featured Collector for May/June CBJ
PM on the way...
>Mike<
"You can't please everyone, so you've got to please yourself"
They say "Ignorance is bliss". Obviously, some people are much happier than others...
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"Odd Fellows"
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UC members help maintain Portfolio52
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Insert disclaimer here...
All information posted as fact is accurate at the time of posting to the best of my knowledge.
"You can't please everyone, so you've got to please yourself"
They say "Ignorance is bliss". Obviously, some people are much happier than others...
Members are encouraged to
Show Us Your Cards!
♠ ♥ ♣ ♦
Our UC2021 Decks entitled
"Odd Fellows"
by Lorenzo Gaggiotti / @Stockholm17
Coming soon: AKA
«Eighth Annual Decks»
♠ ♥ ♣ ♦
UC members help maintain Portfolio52
THE Playing Card Database Online
Contact ecNate for details and access
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UC2019 "Seventh Annual Decks"
by Montenzi Design
Funded 207% on KS: HERE
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>>> UC Deck Sales <<<
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All information posted as fact is accurate at the time of posting to the best of my knowledge.
- CBJ
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Re: UC Featured Collector for May/June CBJ
Mike Ratledge wrote:So awesome that I can't find anyone who wants to follow you...CBJ wrote:No problem! I don't mind at all.Slavich wrote:Thanks for carrying on posting photos of your collection Jay!
I hope people are enjoying it
Awesome collection, buddy - and it just keeps getting more awesome!
Thanks Mike!!
and still more to come..... Here are a few now!
- MagikFingerz
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Re: UC Featured Collector for May/June CBJ
It's like the Duracell bunny of card collections!
It just keeps going and going and going and going and going and going and going and going and...
It just keeps going and going and going and going and going and going and going and going and...
Re: UC Featured Collector for May/June CBJ
Ok Jay...
You have to get rid of all your decks or there will be a global apocalypse.
All life on earth will end.
You are allowed to keep just one deck, just one.
Which will it be?
You have to get rid of all your decks or there will be a global apocalypse.
All life on earth will end.
You are allowed to keep just one deck, just one.
Which will it be?
- dazzleguts
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Re: UC Featured Collector for May/June CBJ
Kd, you're going to give the guy a nervous breakdown.
Are these all recent additions Jay?
Are these all recent additions Jay?
- CBJ
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Kdklown wrote:Ok Jay...
You have to get rid of all your decks or there will be a global apocalypse.
All life on earth will end.
You are allowed to keep just one deck, just one.
Which will it be?
Yikes!!!! I don't know if I could pick just one!
dazzleguts wrote:Kd, you're going to give the guy a nervous breakdown.
Are these all recent additions Jay?
Exactly! A nervous breakdown!!!!
These are decks I picked up since July 1st. Here are a few more....
- CBJ
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- CBJ
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Re: UC Featured Collector for May/June CBJ
walrus wrote:Cbj, maybe we could end this now if you put up one picture of the three decks of cards you don't have.
hahah... well you know the Vortex deck would be in that picture
Here are a few more of the collection...
- CBJ
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- CBJ
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- nECr0MaNCeD
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Re: UC Featured Collector for May/June CBJ
CBJ wrote:Sooooo....... should I keep going??
What a silly question.... Do bears defecate in wooded areas?????
If it's too loud.... you're too old!
- CBJ
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Re: UC Featured Collector for May/June 2014 CBJ
Hey guys,
Decided to move my collection topic into this thread
Enjoy
Jay
Decided to move my collection topic into this thread
Enjoy
Jay
- KT52
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Re: UC Featured Collector for May/June CBJ
CBJ wrote:Eoghann wrote:Are the David Blaine prototypes the rarest decks in your collection?
Hey Eoghann!
Rarity is a hard thing to narrow down. 1000 runs of decks are more and more common now.
I really don't know the press run of the blaine prototypes, so it's hard to gauge where they fall on the rarity scale.
If we're talking rarity by the numbers... I would say the Gold Monarch is the rarest deck I own.
Only 144 were printed, and only 111 were sold. You can read more about them here:
http://thecardcollectors.blogspot.ca/2012/06/gold-monarch-vs-normal-monarch-theory11.html
If we're talking rarity because of how it was distributed and how hard it is to find... I would have to say the Bicycle Grand Opening deck.
These were handed out at the ceremony celebrating the grand opening of the new USPC plant on August 20th, 2009.
I also have a few more prototype decks that I'll be showing in the weeks to come.
shadowkat wrote:What do you mean by blacked out edges on the Shadow Masters?
Hey Shadowkat!
By "blacked out edges", I mean that I took a Sharpie and "sharpied" all the edges of the cards... one card at a time.
The thread on Aether has a lot of back and forth on this subject
http://www.playingcardforum.com/playing ... our-decks/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;..........
I've also done a couple of other color decks as well with this method. The Bicycle Reverse Back (Red), and the Bicycle Reverse Back (Green) by Magic Makers.
The red turned out amazing!!! but the green was a disaster (the green one can be seen on page 6 of the Aether thread)
If you're going to attempt this, I HIGHLY recommend one card at a time.
I hope that answers your questions
Jay[/quot
Any ideas where to get the grand opening deck? Or how to even begin searching? Besides Ebay of course
- CBJ
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Re: [ CBJ ] - UC Featured Collector for May/June 2014
"Any ideas where to get the grand opening deck? Or how to even begin searching? Besides Ebay of course"
I really have no clue. It's one of the rarest Bicycle decks.
I've never seen one on Ebay.
I recommend trying to connect with other collectors.
Join this group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/183854315504115/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Good luck
Jason
I really have no clue. It's one of the rarest Bicycle decks.
I've never seen one on Ebay.
I recommend trying to connect with other collectors.
Join this group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/183854315504115/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Good luck
Jason
- JuFiN
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Re: [ CBJ ] - UC Featured Collector for May/June 2014
a word of warning about self "gilding" a deck with sharpie. I tried to do that with my Ellusionist Ignite deck and red sharpie, the red bleeds onto the card faces quite badly, so I would only recommend doing it on a deck where the "gild" color matches the borders of both the backs and the background color of the faces as well.
- CBJ
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Re: [ CBJ ] - UC Featured Collector for May/June 2014
Well, it's been 10 years since I started collecting playing cards.
At first, I collected a wide range of decks, and eventually ended up collecting almost exclusively Bicycle branded decks.
Why do I collect them? WHo knows lol
Why does anyone collect anything?
Anyway, I recently passed 1000 different Bicycle decks.
And here's a pic if you want to see them...
Very large version: http://bit.ly/BicycleCollectionVeryLarge" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
(may take a bit to load)
Large version: http://bit.ly/BicycleCollectionLarge" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Enjoy
At first, I collected a wide range of decks, and eventually ended up collecting almost exclusively Bicycle branded decks.
Why do I collect them? WHo knows lol
Why does anyone collect anything?
Anyway, I recently passed 1000 different Bicycle decks.
And here's a pic if you want to see them...
Very large version: http://bit.ly/BicycleCollectionVeryLarge" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
(may take a bit to load)
Large version: http://bit.ly/BicycleCollectionLarge" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Enjoy
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Re: [ CBJ ] - UC Featured Collector for May/June 2014
Wow! That is an amazing photograph. Did you have to take it from like the third story of a building? And here I thought I had a problem. I kneel before the Master.
I pulled up the big image and counted 61 decks across and 17 decks down, or 1,037 decks. I didn't see any stitching of images and the quality is great. I like how you kept themes of decks together. This wasn't just thrown together. Again, this is an amazing photograph of a great Bicycle playing card collection.
I pulled up the big image and counted 61 decks across and 17 decks down, or 1,037 decks. I didn't see any stitching of images and the quality is great. I like how you kept themes of decks together. This wasn't just thrown together. Again, this is an amazing photograph of a great Bicycle playing card collection.
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Re: [ CBJ ] - UC Featured Collector for May/June 2014
Bradius wrote:Wow! That is an amazing photograph. Did you have to take it from like the third story of a building? And here I thought I had a problem. I kneel before the Master.
I pulled up the big image and counted 61 decks across and 17 decks down, or 1,037 decks. I didn't see any stitching of images and the quality is great. I like how you kept themes of decks together. This wasn't just thrown together. Again, this is an amazing photograph of a great Bicycle playing card collection.
You're close... it's 60 across 17 down for a total of 1020.
I scan the front of any new deck I get in. Then I straighten it and crop it in Photoshop.
This mega pic is 1020 stitched together pictures. I use a program to do it.
This does not include any of my duplicates, minis, bridge size, or any non branded stuff.
Yes, I think I have a problem LOL
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Re: [ CBJ ] - UC Featured Collector for May/June 2014
Holy smokes...
... where do you store them? I have like 200-300ish (122 different ones + doubles) and fell like I'm running out of space!
Great share by the way. Awesome stuff in there. But I guess you definetly know that.
... where do you store them? I have like 200-300ish (122 different ones + doubles) and fell like I'm running out of space!
Great share by the way. Awesome stuff in there. But I guess you definetly know that.
Re: [ CBJ ] - UC Featured Collector for May/June 2014
Hey Jay,
Did you ever get around to finishing the chest? Would love to see how it turned out.
Thanks,
Luke
Did you ever get around to finishing the chest? Would love to see how it turned out.
Thanks,
Luke
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