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This white whale situation is interesting, but what's the general consensus about price?

For example, imagine one of the decks on your white whale list came up, but it was double or triple the price you were comfortable with. The real question would be, "How would you feel if you didn't pull the trigger and it was your last chance at the deck?"

I think my problem isn't so much having white whales, it's that I don't want to pay for them. I missed out on the Kings Wild Federal 52 Unbranded Black Reserve Note and the first Empire, but I'm not willing to pay the probably asking price. If any people in this thread happen to have extra, please let me know. I would like to say I could trade some rare Japanese decks on this side of the ocean, but I'm not that connected and haven't found where to gets some of the rarer decks.

I still like the idea of having some whale icons under the avatar representing decks on your white whale list.
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TGunitedcardists wrote:This white whale situation is interesting, but what's the general consensus about price?

For example, imagine one of the decks on your white whale list came up, but it was double or triple the price you were comfortable with. The real question would be, "How would you feel if you didn't pull the trigger and it was your last chance at the deck?"

I think my problem isn't so much having white whales, it's that I don't want to pay for them. I missed out on the Kings Wild Federal 52 Unbranded Black Reserve Note and the first Empire, but I'm not willing to pay the probably asking price. If any people in this thread happen to have extra, please let me know. I would like to say I could trade some rare Japanese decks on this side of the ocean, but I'm not that connected and haven't found where to gets some of the rarer decks.

I still like the idea of having some whale icons under the avatar representing decks on your white whale list.
Well, it kind of all goes back to my often repeated observation that "A deck is worth exactly what you can get someone to pay for it" (when asked how much something - anything - is worth). At one point I had 5 of those unbranded black reserve notes, I sure wish I still had my hands on those and the 3 decks of David Blain's "Microsoft Make Magic"!

Sometimes we don't take into account that the deck for sale might be the last chance we have to get it, and that is one thing that you can't ever be totally certain about, but it surely should make a difference in the decision whether to "pull the trigger" (and how hard).
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Pricing is why I like auctions, as opposed to "here's my price" -- Auction sales generally imply that at least 3 individuals thought the price was right: the seller, the buyer, and the second-place bidder...
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My ultimate white whale deck... The White Lions Stealth Gaff by David Blaine! Found it the other day on eBay for $650...

I guess I'll never have the chance to own one :(

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Leo_100 wrote:My ultimate white whale deck... The White Lions Stealth Gaff by David Blaine! Found it the other day on eBay for $650...

I guess I'll never have the chance to own one :(

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Mike Ratledge wrote:
Leo_100 wrote:My ultimate white whale deck... The White Lions Stealth Gaff by David Blaine! Found it the other day on eBay for $650...

I guess I'll never have the chance to own one :(

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Take a look at your profile settings... ;)
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montecarlojoe wrote:Take a look at your profile settings... ;)
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pstaehlin wrote:This one is my holy grail of decks to have in my collection.

Federal 52 Unbranded Black Reserve Note
Yes, it is very good one. A signed deck sold for 550.00 USD. I want to buy one deck but pricey for me.
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PrincessTrouble wrote:I'm looking for the Defcon 21 deck (from 2013). Not the plastic id badges that look like cards but the actual deck of playing cards. If anyone has a lead, I'd be grateful.

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montecarlojoe wrote:Take a look at your profile settings... ;)
Whoa, this is awesome!!! Very cool Montecarlojoe!? I come back to the forum after a while away and everyone has white whales!!?! That's too cool!
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I'll be getting my White Whale (which is the Turku Castle deck that was printed in Finland in the 1940's) soon thanks to the help of Lorenzo! I managed to find one for auction in Sweden and Lorenzo just won the auction today. Now the deck will be off to Stockholm and then Lorenzo will send it to me here in Kuopio.

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Arabesque by Lotrek. The deck is out of my price range but I love the innovation and the gorgeous art involved in this deck.
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BaconWise wrote:Arabesque by Lotrek. The deck is out of my price range but I love the innovation and the gorgeous art involved in this deck.
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You never know, sometime in the future you might buy some decks that have a rabid increase in their price and you will be able to trade yourself an Arabesque deck.

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BaconWise wrote:Arabesque by Lotrek. The deck is out of my price range but I love the innovation and the gorgeous art involved in this deck.
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BaconWise did you vote for the DOTY? It's Lotrek's donation if you're chosen to pick a prize.
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*sigh* my white whale is still out there somewhere...

The bizarre surrealist StrangeLove deck, designed by artist Randy Mora and produced as a promotional deck for the StrangeLove Energy Drink in Australia:

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If someone - ANYONE - has a spare of this deck they'd be willing to part with, you'd sure make this girl super happy - because, as the mega-weirdo that I am, we all know I could def use a little StrangeLove in my life lmao :lol: :lol: :lol:
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RichK wrote:
BaconWise wrote:Arabesque by Lotrek. The deck is out of my price range but I love the innovation and the gorgeous art involved in this deck.
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BaconWise did you vote for the DOTY? It's Lotrek's donation if you're chosen to pick a prize.
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Räpylätassu wrote:
BaconWise wrote:Arabesque by Lotrek. The deck is out of my price range but I love the innovation and the gorgeous art involved in this deck.
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You never know, sometime in the future you might buy some decks that have a rabid increase in their price and you will be able to trade yourself an Arabesque deck.

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That's very true! The nice thing is that I open all of my decks, so if I find a well-priced "seconds" deck of Arabesque, that might be a way to save money and get what I want :)
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From nearly the beginning of my card collecting journey I've always wanted an Omnia Suprema deck. I got hold of the four not-so-limited variants early on and then a Magnifica later when Giovanni very kindly gave me a personal discount when I had an issue with an order from his site. (The issue was a misunderstanding on my part; Giovanni explained and put me right, but still insisted on giving me a discount.)

Anyway, the Suprema was still out of my comfort zone cost-wise, until just before this New Year when I saw the first three deck Omnia set on RunitDecks.com for an amazing PHP3750 (Philippine Pesos) or around £55! I added it to my basket and checked out as quick as I could!

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Yay, congrats :-)
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Thirdway Industries wrote:Yay, congrats :-)
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That is an amazing deal Timmargh! Congrats on the pick-up.
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W00t! Well done!
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The Omnia series is absolutely great. Congrats on the win!
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My white whale is Lorenzo's Gemini Experimental...

Strangely my first encounter with Lorenzo's artwork was Gemini Experimental, albeit how little information there are online. Somehow I was searching for the meaning of "Gemini" then saw this masterpiece and was dumbstruck. My first purchase of his decks was the HoRS Cartomancer, which was one of my initial 5 decks when I started getting interested in cards. But Gemini Experimental was a deck I've sought after in vain and eventually had to lower my expectations and pick up the secondary Gemini Noctis. Now I have Gemini Ignis coming my way, but I really hope Experimental would swim pass one day...

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They used to be around. You might check through the devks for sale and there might still be one listed. I traded my spare a few months ago. Keep tabs on eBay. I do see them occasionally.
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Bradius wrote:They used to be around. You might check through the devks for sale and there might still be one listed. I traded my spare a few months ago. Keep tabs on eBay. I do see them occasionally.
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I want to say that Lorenzo sold off a few of those towards the end of last year - probably should have grabbed one :D Oh well
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It isn't a complete solution, but if you purchase one of his Gimini Notebooks, he is including a Gemini Experimental Uncut tuck (something I don't have. Scratch that, just ordered one myself). Oh, best thing of all...you get an original pincil sketch from Lorenzo. Yep :ugking:

If you want an uncut Experimental Tuck, only two remaining....

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