Hi all,
Well my Ghost Bicycle Cards came the other day. For those not in the know, they are from Ellusionist:
http://www.ellusionist.com/order/ghost/ ... ionist.php
Cost = $4.99
What are they? - Bicycle cards - printed in the negative on the back. All faces are black and white - except the small pips on the red cards. See website for details. They also feature new designs on the Ace of Spades and Jokers.
I must say that I really quite like this design - but I wonder if it will suffer the same fate as my Black Tiger decks - never used because people think they are "dodgy" cards! I hope they don't as I do like the look of them.
They handle very well - thanks to Ellusionists TM UV500 AirFlow Finish TM perhaps?
My only problem is that some of the backs are printed off centre (length ways) See attached jpeg. A friend of mine spotted it straight away and said they were a "marked deck".
Here are two questions for you all.
a) Do you think that this kind of printing is acceptable and
b) is this response from Ellusionist acceptable?
"I went through my decks and found some that were along the same ines. I would have simply replied "no deck of cards is perfectly printed - anyone who has done printing before knows that it's impossible."
They did offer a full refund / exchange if I sent my deck back - and were very friendly in the emails - but I'm just a little disappointed.
PS - Been away for a while with a new job - It's good to be back!