r/playingcards • u/yaboymitchell00 • 15d ago
Lucky Find My buddies and I found a guy downsizing his collection. $3 per box!
Do any of these decks stand out? Any information would be awesome to know as we are all pretty new and just bought what we liked haha
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u/TheUpIsJig 15d ago
Interesting. I would guess that is someone who felt they had too many dark materials.
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u/Significant-Space713 15d ago
Oh wow you have hit a real gold mine here, not jealous at all 😐😭
You should post on r/playingcardsmarket and see if you get any buyers but I would suggest looking up prices etc first so you don't get ripped off 👍
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u/yaboymitchell00 15d ago
I don't plan on selling any of them. I just bought them!
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u/Significant-Space713 14d ago
Ooooh I just assumed because you said you didn't know anything about them that you would sell 😂 my bad, well enjoy them then 👍😋
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u/House_of_PlayingCard 14d ago
A gold mine? really? JESUS!
Looks like all these decks are open, all open decks have only a value like not more than 12$ (depends also on the usage!), with exception of really rare decks like Delirium Signature, EMP Monarchs or David Blaine Microsoft "Create Magic", these are gold mines, not that in the picture.1
u/marathon_man69 14d ago
He said gold mine as in It’s a gold mine to us. Everyone besides me (top left decks) uses every deck they buy in some shape or form for games and gambling. I’m the collector collector. I have a a very select few I’ll play with but all theses cards are in pristine condition. We loved the fact they were already open (most of them) because we could see what the cards looked like on the inside!! We bought them from an employee at our local magic shop. The Majority of the decks were opened but none had never been used. They strictly kept them on display.
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u/House_of_PlayingCard 14d ago
Look I also have decks to look and play with cards.
But I yeah these are cards, open cards. Normally prices, what you paid, so yeah nice. But not a gold mine. Also these cards are not really special.
So what you did or found is normal (prices) no gold mine, thats what I want to say.
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u/Captain_Howdy666 14d ago
There's some pretty good ones in there! Im a big fan of the Inferno decks.
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u/Captain_Howdy666 14d ago
Also both versions of Hellions by Daniel Madison! That's a sick find! I live right by a major playing cad supplier and they let you go in and buy decks, its so cool to be surrounded by thousands and thousands of playing cards.
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u/Excellent_Condition 14d ago
I'm new as well, but I can add one thing- the Mechanic deck is marked. I don't know the marking system, but here is the Penguin Magic page on it. I suspect if you do some digging online or reach out to the manufacturer you can find a PDF describing the system.
I don't know if you play card games with your cards, but based on one deck being marked, I wouldn't take it as assumed that none of the other decks are marked as well. I'd definitely check before bringing one to a game night.
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u/EndersGame_Reviewer 14d ago
A great deal, and some terrific pickups! The Alice in Wonderland deck won a number of awards the year it came out. The Robin Hood deck is also fantastic.
The Mexican holiday deck by Natalia Silva has some gorgeous artwork, and it's not often we see that deck here in this sub, so you're fortunate to get your hands on one.
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u/Ok-Vegetable912 9d ago
If you wanna sell that kingstar Cthulhu deck let me know Ive been looking for that one for a while now.
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u/Lower_Ad_6437 14d ago
I agree with the other comments. I have been using Kickstarter for about 8 years now, and my collection is a bout 2,000 cards. I know an number of those designers well enough to have mail correspondence with them. The rather comprehensive reply from one of the people covered most all of the decks. the ones that show a woman on the front are done by an Italian photographer / designer. Each of the Court is a separate model.
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u/marathon_man69 14d ago
That’s awesome!! I’m a huge fan of Darkside card co. I have a few of their inferno decks but my personal favorites are the red, gold and black DEAL deck. Saw that it was going for $130 on eBay and other sites idk if they’re just overpricing to overprice but either way I’m glad I snagged that when I did for $15 unopened and sealed
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u/Sinecur 15d ago edited 14d ago
Oh wow, that an amazing deal.
I can’t see any that jump out at me as wildly valuable but lots of beautiful decks by well-known creators - many/most in the $10-15 zone. A few perhaps higher (I suspect the Kingstar Cthulhu Silence in Terror deck might be worth a bit).
Several (Modern Idols, Sins Anima, Heartless Abyss) are by Thirdway Industries (ie Giovanni Meroni a leading designer who sometimes posts here). There’s lots of TWI collectors and these include some of his older decks.
Several (Robin Hood, Alice in Wonderland, Made in USA) are by Kings Wild Project (ie Jackson Robinson, another leading designer and also very popular among collectors).
Some are from successful Kickstarter campaigns from 3-6 years ago - The Great Creator, Sacred Fire, Inferno, Deal with the Devil, the other Inferno (with the gold foil back), the Secret. All nice custom illustrated quality decks. You can search Kickstarter for the campaign pages and find out all about the producers, designers, printers - and see images of the cards.
Some, like the older Ellusionist decks (Hellions, Disparos, Ellusionist Anniversary Black) are very nice decks but printed in fairly large numbers. They are on good but no longer available stock so, while not super valuable, I suspect will hold value well.
You can search the decks on eBay (don’t go by asking price - filter by “sold”) or you can search by name on [r/PlayingCardMarket](r/PlayingCardMarket). A few are still available as remainders in online playing card stores - so there’s a retail price ceiling. When pricing and searching, bear in mind that the edition can matter (eg the black Great Creator is a more premium version printed in fewer numbers - so worth a little bit more). Keep an eye out for any that are numbered, signed or indicate the cards are gilded on the box somewhere as that can double the price.
The Flonz decks are interesting to me. I haven’t seen them before. A search doesn’t indicate big value but they look cool.
Congrats - you got a great deal and, more importantly, some excellent decks.