Bravo, Bravo for that idea! (I have started writing on the inside flap; when you open the deck theres a crease i write in pencil I.D for ID, B.W for brainwave etc. So many times i have a deck set up (with what appears to be a non stacked order (so much so at a glance it fools me) I shuffle the deck and use then realise when I come to do XX effect i ruined the stacked deck, lol!!
As for cards - when they get lost ruined or worn i put them all into a Brick case and they are there then when i need a spare or whatever, better than throwing away the deck because a card or two has been signed.
(throw away a deck you say - BURN HIM!!

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