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I am still looking for a UK site which still has these elllusionist cards in stock? Most of them are sold out now
If anyone has any idea as to where I can find them please let me know.
Thanks

have you tried cards4magic? I think they stock these

www.nothingupmysleeve.co.uk will have stock in a few weeks - looks like everyone wants these little beauties!

They say new stock arrives in a month... and they will be "improved"... gaffed decks in the same new format on their way. ouch! (my wallet talking).

quoting E's web site:

SOLD OUT
We are making fine adjustments to the look
of the deck: more fade, more grunge, a
subtle one-way pattern - ETC. In 30 days
Ellusionist sold over 11,000 Vintage 1800 decks, to
rave reviews. These will be back better than
ever, during the first part of April.
At that time we will begin working on the
line of trick decks (Stripper, Svengali, Rising etc)
to make it easy to use 1800's as your regular everyday deck.

"Nail two things together that have never been nailed together before and some schmuck will buy it."

-George Carlin-

Yeh I think Ill use them as my regular deck. After all they only cost £8.20 per deck !!

The new vintage decks are supposed to be slightly darker with a kind of 'burnt' look.In a few years the 1st editions could be worth a few bob.

I.D wrote:Yeh I think Ill use them as my regular deck. After all they only cost £8.20 per deck !!

They're only £4.50 at http://www.cards4magic.co.uk/acatalog/P ... Cards.html
Bargain!!

beeno wrote:

I.D wrote:Yeh I think Ill use them as my regular deck. After all they only cost £8.20 per deck !!

They're only £4.50 at http://www.cards4magic.co.uk/acatalog/P ... Cards.html
Bargain!!

trickyricky wrote:The new vintage decks are supposed to be slightly darker with a kind of 'burnt' look..

Why not use reguar bikes from Costco at £1 a deck and just burn the edges lol

I've never really understood the point in these cards. I can see they might be useful for certain tricks but not as a regular performance deck.

The only novelty deck I've got is my pink bikes, although I very rarely ever use them.

Incidentally, I've bought a few decks of cards from Hank Lee's Magic Factory that are reproductions of a deck from the American Civil War era and very nice they are too. They have a nice rustic look to them although not as tarnished as the decks from E

I fully understand having a deck that is a reproduction of an honestly vintage deck. Such a thing could be used in a routine based on a period story or something along those lines. It makes sense.

Having a deck that looks as if it came out of a garbage can, however...I guess if you were doing a routine dressed like a beggar or a bum it could work, though.

Mike.

No Mike - just needs some imagination.....

I use them for a routine, well one of the cards, with a time travel theme which I'm planning on performing on stage soon. Tried it out with a few people and it got a good response.
I'm sure there is more I could use them for, just racking my brains.

Although they are faded, they feel like brand new cards which is great for sleights, fanning etc but no so good to convince someone they are genuinely old cards.
I manage to get round the question of the 'shiny feel' with my time travel concept.

Oh darn

I thought I was getting cured of cups/

Just bought 3 decks.. one for me and 2 to save as I understand a 2nd edition is coming out.