The English Magic Tarot

[Barleywine]

So just an update I got my cards from Amazon today brand new factory sealed and the top two cards were bent and the Magician card had a strange crease.

The cards feel really cheap compared to my other decks. I doubt they would hold up for long and seem like they'd be prone to tearing. I thought I would like the colored borders for the suits which I do but for me they are distractingly big. The artwork also just isn't grabbing me. Like Decan says it maybe because it differs from what I am use to or maybe there's just too much detail for me which some may enjoy. Anyway I'm opting to return them and save up for The Wild Unknown instead.

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Thank you! I had heard about bent and creased cards before, and wanted to find out if it's still happening. The deck you got could have been from pre-existing stock, I suppose. Since I'm only paying a bit over $4 USD for a new deck, I'm not going to be too fussy about them.

 

[lucid_dawn]

Thank you! I had heard about bent and creased cards before, and wanted to find out if it's still happening. The deck you got could have been from pre-existing stock, I suppose. Since I'm only paying a bit over $4 USD for a new deck, I'm not going to be too fussy about them.

Amazon will replace them if necessary. I'm opting for a replacement because I actually kind of like the book and the cards msy grow on me. The bent cards I could have lived with but the Magician is very creased. Let us know how yours arrive. Hopefully I have better luck with the next lot.

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[Metafizzypop]

I was wondering why this deck was selling for so cheap on Amazon. I bet there's a bunch of irregular decks that they're trying to unload.

 

[Dogs&Coffee]

Got mine yesterday and I'm unboxing it later today... here's hoping for intact cards, but for under $5 I probably won't complain unless it's bad.

 

[G6]

I was wondering why this deck was selling for so cheap on Amazon. I bet there's a bunch of irregular decks that they're trying to unload.

No room in the warehouse?

 

[DaughterOfDanu]

I haven't fully looked through the deck but I do see that the borders on my $5 copy are very uneven and the cardstock is a hair away from just being paper. I figured something was up when I saw the deck being sold for so cheap but I bought it to add to my collection, not necessarily to use. I'll edit and update when I look through the rest of the deck.

 

[Dogs&Coffee]

Just posted a review video!

Some cardstock issues, ridiculous borders balanced with great artwork and a nice book. More than worth the $5 and no bent cards :3

https://youtu.be/xZIq7_shPnc

 

[lucid_dawn]

Just posted a review video!

Some cardstock issues, ridiculous borders balanced with great artwork and a nice book. More than worth the $5 and no bent cards :3

https://youtu.be/xZIq7_shPnc

I really did love the book. Provides some good history and some fun ideas for reading the cards. Worth the $5 right there.

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[Le Fanu]

My cards are fine - nothing irregular. Wasted on me though because I don't particularly like the deck. I'd happily have irregular borders sitting unused on my bookshelf

Just not the right artwork for the theme. Just so not right... And I'm no even a luddite. But it's like depicting the history of Marie Antoinette's dresses in graffiti or something. just not the right medium... I can't make that mental leap.

Got it out again last week to try again - but just non-stop jarring. Something rich and intricate told sketchily - referring to the 17th Century with Pop Art. Yikes. Just no...

It's just that someone said "great art" and I winced.

 

[Dogs&Coffee]

My cards are fine - nothing irregular. Wasted on me though because I don't particularly like the deck. I'd happily have irregular borders sitting unused on my bookshelf

Just not the right artwork for the theme. Just so not right... And I'm no even a luddite. But it's like depicting the history of Marie Antoinette's dresses in graffiti or something. just not the right medium... I can't make that mental leap.

Got it out again last week to try again - but just non-stop jarring. Something rich and intricate told sketchily - referring to the 17th Century with Pop Art. Yikes. Just no...

It's just that someone said "great art" and I winced.

Hey man, art and the enjoyment of it is subjective. I happen to like comic book style graphics. Like the great Yukon Cornelius once said "You eat what you like, and I'll eat what I like" :3