Virtuoso FW17 (Fall/Winter), 19 December

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Re: Virtuoso FW17 (Fall/Winter), 19 December

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Re: Virtuoso FW17 (Fall/Winter), 19 December

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4.of.Clubs wrote:Anyone have a link to the order page? This page is working but no order button (https://thevirts.com/fw17/#" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;). Thanks,
sorry we can't divulge the secret early bird page hehehehe
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Re: Virtuoso FW17 (Fall/Winter), 19 December

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So now, instead of going back to bed I have to sit by the computer to make sure I don't miss the earlybird email. This hobby is killing me...
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Re: Virtuoso FW17 (Fall/Winter), 19 December

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who goes back to bed at 8am hehehehe dont worry there will be plenty of decks for everyone

BTW i made it in until the add to cart then it crashed again
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Re: Virtuoso FW17 (Fall/Winter), 19 December

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Update Finally got order in and it only took 3 hours hehehe.... I think the site is still down but a few randoms refreshes got me in step by step then it would crash again.. Anyway hopefully they fix it soon enough
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Re: Virtuoso FW17 (Fall/Winter), 19 December

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Skip the hassle, just buy them elsewhere, everyone else is already selling them. It's not worth losing sleep for a free deck.
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Re: Virtuoso FW17 (Fall/Winter), 19 December

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I dont think anyone is losing sleep over these decks... There will be plenty around
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Re: Virtuoso FW17 (Fall/Winter), 19 December

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For a mere markup of 30% plus you can now get them here

https://shop.52kards.com/products/virtuoso
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Re: Virtuoso FW17 (Fall/Winter), 19 December

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Unlike the Fontaine's I think after the 1st deck this series lost sizzle. I think the Fontaine's might be heading in that direction too. And by sizzle I mean aftermarket resale value.
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Re: Virtuoso FW17 (Fall/Winter), 19 December

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Most likely true... This color is actually my favorite so far so I got a couple decks ... Looks like the launch is delayed for a few days for now
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Re: Virtuoso FW17 (Fall/Winter), 19 December

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That yellow fontaine, yuck...
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Re: Virtuoso FW17 (Fall/Winter), 19 December

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badpete69 wrote:Most likely true... This color is actually my favorite so far so I got a couple decks ... Looks like the launch is delayed for a few days for now
Time to buy more server space :lol: Just like E after the Red LTD release and Lee Asher about 9 years ago during his annual/semi-annual J-Nug sales.
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Re: Virtuoso FW17 (Fall/Winter), 19 December

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vasta41 wrote:Unlike the Fontaine's I think after the 1st deck this series lost sizzle. I think the Fontaine's might be heading in that direction too. And by sizzle I mean aftermarket resale value.
I don't know...The first three are still increasing in value in the after market, though last year's deck wasn't as well received and the price reflects that. I personally think that this year's deck will fair off better than last year and will increase in value in the coming years.

On the other hand, I think that the Fontaines have hit their peak and from now on, the new releases will not command as high as a price as the first three or four...the after market value of all the decks after the Pink version has been around 30-40 without much movement. Due to the almost simultaneous releases, I think that Zach has over diluted his brand. ;)
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Re: Virtuoso FW17 (Fall/Winter), 19 December

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It's hard to say with Fontaines, ZM pumped out 4 decks this year (sleight, green, carrots, chinatown)
While it's the cardists that drive the price on these, it's hard to gauge the overall hype for them.

But I will say that this might be my favorite deck of his oddly, I didn't get a strong look at them when I went to the Pop up event, but the card faces appeared to possibly be custom.
The indices and the lines of the fontaine Fs, etc, have a wavy hand drawn quality to them. Even the courts appeared to be different than normal, but we'll need court experts to tell me just how different. I think it's purposely trying to look like a "chinatown knockoff" product which is the whole Chinatown Market brand theme. So it isn't just another recolor like the majority of the fontaines.
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Re: Virtuoso FW17 (Fall/Winter), 19 December

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has anyone received the re-launch e-mail? seems each e-mail received has the wrong ETA on it...
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Re: Virtuoso FW17 (Fall/Winter), 19 December

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Came in at 11am EST. No problem ordering.
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Re: Virtuoso FW17 (Fall/Winter), 19 December

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hikeeba wrote:Came in at 11am EST. No problem ordering.
interesting.. i got the e-mail yesterday saying in 26 hours but nothing this morning, checked spam folders everything.... :?

-edit- just went to the site and ordered that way, no problems either.
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Re: Virtuoso FW17 (Fall/Winter), 19 December

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I think the Virts printed 50,000 of these decks. If that's actually the case, these will be available for a while and I don't think these will shoot up on price like the earlier editions. Buy these to appreciate cardistry, not to resell later for big profits.
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Re: Virtuoso FW17 (Fall/Winter), 19 December

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My decks came in a few days ago so shipping was fairly fast... Well packaged also. Thumbs up
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Available with a discount here:

http://www.penguinmagic.com/p/S24307" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Re: Virtuoso FW17 (Fall/Winter), 19 December

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So per the latest update: "Art of Play has informed us that it will take them approximately 4-6 weeks to finish shipping the remaining orders...and that Art of Play is already working as quickly as they possibly can." I'm not usually one to complain about shipping time but I hate when people lie to blatantly cover up laziness or worse, incompetence. IT DOES NOT TAKE 8 WEEKS TO SHIP LESS THAN 2,500 PLAYING CARDS. I'm assuming they sold a lot less than that but the point remains that they are 100% not working "as fast as they can" if it's taking them 8 weeks to ship a few thousand decks (2 weeks have passed plus the 6 weeks-from-now projection). My 92 year old arthritis-ridden grandfather could pack and ship decks quicker than that.
Again, I don't care how long these take to come in (unless it gets to be Mana status...) but I HATE how they're lying. And by "they" I don't mean the Virts, I mean the effing Bucks. What is really going on here? Something surly is because this timeline is ASININE.
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Re: Virtuoso FW17 (Fall/Winter), 19 December

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Vasta,

Did you check your spam folder? I too was angry about the slow pack + ship but in my spam was my tracking number.

I still think it's b.s. to take that long unless they gave away and sold 25,000 or so, not 2500.
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Re: Virtuoso FW17 (Fall/Winter), 19 December

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vasta41 wrote:So per the latest update: "Art of Play has informed us that it will take them approximately 4-6 weeks to finish shipping the remaining orders...and that Art of Play is already working as quickly as they possibly can." I'm not usually one to complain about shipping time but I hate when people lie to blatantly cover up laziness or worse, incompetence. IT DOES NOT TAKE 8 WEEKS TO SHIP LESS THAN 2,500 PLAYING CARDS. I'm assuming they sold a lot less than that but the point remains that they are 100% not working "as fast as they can" if it's taking them 8 weeks to ship a few thousand decks (2 weeks have passed plus the 6 weeks-from-now projection). My 92 year old arthritis-ridden grandfather could pack and ship decks quicker than that.
Again, I don't care how long these take to come in (unless it gets to be Mana status...) but I HATE how they're lying. And by "they" I don't mean the Virts, I mean the effing Bucks. What is really going on here? Something surly is because this timeline is ASININE.

I really dont think they sold just 2500 playing cards I mean its Virtuoso after all and they were giving a free deck to everyone worldwide. Besides Art of Play are maybe shipping currently other decks for example Fontaines etc, but 6-8 weeks its too much.
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Re: Virtuoso FW17 (Fall/Winter), 19 December

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still no deck and no tracking has been sent :(
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Re: Virtuoso FW17 (Fall/Winter), 19 December

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qua2k wrote:still no deck and no tracking has been sent :(
I got my tracking number but it stucked in the same place for 11 days and no update till now.
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Re: Virtuoso FW17 (Fall/Winter), 19 December

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I was pleasantly surprised to receive a tracking number and then my decks arrived soon after. I hope yours arrive soon.
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Re: Virtuoso FW17 (Fall/Winter), 19 December

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FYI, The Virts have been massively advertising the end of this "Phase 1" as they call it with several giveaways on their Instagram, and literally giving away free Virtuoso FW17s on their site, charging only shipping for one deck. There are also several deals and cardistry tutorials on sale on their site

Info on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/thevirts/
Official site: https://www.thevirts.com/fw17/

The sale just dropped two hours ago, although I think you have to sign before the release to get a free deck? (Not sure if it works now)
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Re: Virtuoso FW17 (Fall/Winter), 19 December

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Decknowledgy wrote:The sale just dropped two hours ago, although I think you have to sign before the release to get a free deck? (Not sure if it works now)
Appears to be working still, I just ordered 1.
$6 shipping to the US or $14 to the UK :D
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Re: Virtuoso FW17 (Fall/Winter), 19 December

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Thanks for the heads up, for $6 shipped who could resist?

PS - I have never used the site before and obviously never signed in, I had zero issues getting the free deck.
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