Really satisfied with the set, decks are just as expected. The only real downside for me, and this
is really just a personal one, is that there is no Room237 deck included (which was the best deck
they released in 2021 and would've deserved to be in this set).
I am confused about this boxed set.
The cards themselves are not limited to 500. For instance, the Ace Invaders had a print of 2500 which is the same for Succulents, Tucan. Robot had a run of 2200. There is no mention of how many of the Honeybee cards were originally printed although they are actually sold out. (These numbers all come from the Penguin listing for each individual deck)
I collect decks of cards and probably have a couple of thousand so this sort of thing is important to me. As close as I can determine these cards are NOT limited to 500 regardless of having a numbered sticker attached to the deck. The box that holds them may be limited to 500 but that is not a reason for me to buy this set.
Didn't want to write a review (since I haven't bought them) so I'm dropping this here to see if Penguin or anyone else will respond.
I myself have never understood the fascination with “specialty” printed decks…sure they are beautiful to look at, but to a “layman”, they look suspect, to say the least…
If your goal is to convince a “spectator” that the cards are truly “normal”, then why would you use anything other than what the spectator is accustomed to (I.e., just normal bikes)?? Other than card connoisseurs and collectors, I just don’t understand the appeal, for workers…kinda like those “weird boxes” that no one else has, to put a bird into, or even a human…it just seems set up, and out of place…just my opinion though..
There obviously is a HUGE market, though, because there are literally hundreds of variations, out there, with a new one every month, it seems…but for me, regular bikes, are the ONLY choice, because they are common, easily recognizable, and the least suspicious…
I have been collecting for years. They are like little pieces of art and I have display cases in my office. It's quite the conversation starter. And I frequently give them away to clients.
As for my motivations...I enjoy magic but I'm also an avid card game player and it's nice to be able to use unusual cards every now and then. One example of this is having a four color deck for poker. Nothing is more embarrassing or annoying than accidentally playing a diamond when you meant to play a heart, for example, and a four color deck makes that impossible. If that is of interest I would say to look up "Hesslers" on Amazon...great cards.
But, yeah, it's a huge market and I can't keep up with it anymore. New decks are constantly being created and the cost has gotten out of hand with inflation. I have no idea how many new decks come out a year but it is certainly more than a hundred at this point. And a lot of them do not interest me, especially the "commercial" ones that are centered around brands/intellectual properties like, say, movies and tv shows.
As an aside, there is a heck of an interesting story regarding the "Jerry's Nugget" cards...the original ones sold for years in the casino gift shop for about 69 cents a deck. Penguin now sells replica decks of these. Thirty or forty years ago I would get a few of them in packet tricks. Anyway, original decks now are extremely rare and sell for hundreds on the collector market.
Trapeze...I believe the 500 refers to the number of collector sets created. You can buy the packs individually but only 500 sets that include these particular packs were created. But I agree, not only is it confusing but borderline deceptive in my opinion.
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