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I recently purchased this newer 2014 ed. deck fm seller sht2007 on eBay. This seller mails out fm the Ukraine. He has been selling since 2007. Has excellent feedback. And the cards were just under $30 plus $8.99 shipping. There were other sellers there recently who came and left very quickly, selling this deck combo for about $19.99, fm Ukraine, Bulgaria and was it Santa Monica?
My cards had a very strong nauseating smell which I seem to have effectively removed, but caused me some consternation when after posting on the Which Lenormand is the Postman Bringing? thread, Jen P. posted that she felt there was a very good chance I had received a counterfeit. That the real thing goes for just under $100. (first time I have seen THAT price!)
She suggested I contact The Etsy shop (irzhitarot) $52 incl ship and Twilight bag (that also has been selling these since they came out I believe, and also sells the other decks by artist Berenika).
So I contacted Irina Z. and gave her the location and name of the eBay store. She wrote back:
"The Original is only sold with the Bag Twilight! I am sorry You bought a fake. Regards Irina"
I had to wait for my seller to return fm vacation. I then contacted him asking about the strong smell and about the deck origin. Now I have noticed he sells many different decks thru his store Ukraine Mystical, and SOME he states are "not original, replica" like the Wild Unknown Tarot (NOW just saying Printed in Russia as of 8/23/16) currently for sale. My sale did not state this.
He wrote me:
"Hi!
It is the original deck by Russian publisher Berenika, printed in Russia.
About it's smell I can say only that Russia is not very good developed country, and often russian printing houses use old technologies and materials from China, like paints, lacquer, etc.
So, if you will not get good result with airing this deck, please let me know, I can propose a decision that will satisfy you.
Regards,
Alex."
There is also another seller on there, in the Ukraine, who is selling the Lilac/Cherry for $94.95 plus $25 shipping!! ouch
My thoughts: sht2007 (who has also recently sold the Russian Snake Tarot 56 card deck) on eBay
- members, has there been the strong chemical smell on your decks too? (Different publisher I know...)
- Maybe members here who purchased Lilac/Cherry several years ago fm irzhitarot will remember whether the Twilight bag always came with the deck or not?
So one says it's a fake, the other says it's an original. Hmmmmmmmmm
At least I got rid of the chemical odor. After all, it was shrink-wrapped so perhaps the chemicals had nowhere to go til now.
My cards had a very strong nauseating smell which I seem to have effectively removed, but caused me some consternation when after posting on the Which Lenormand is the Postman Bringing? thread, Jen P. posted that she felt there was a very good chance I had received a counterfeit. That the real thing goes for just under $100. (first time I have seen THAT price!)
She suggested I contact The Etsy shop (irzhitarot) $52 incl ship and Twilight bag (that also has been selling these since they came out I believe, and also sells the other decks by artist Berenika).
So I contacted Irina Z. and gave her the location and name of the eBay store. She wrote back:
"The Original is only sold with the Bag Twilight! I am sorry You bought a fake. Regards Irina"
I had to wait for my seller to return fm vacation. I then contacted him asking about the strong smell and about the deck origin. Now I have noticed he sells many different decks thru his store Ukraine Mystical, and SOME he states are "not original, replica" like the Wild Unknown Tarot (NOW just saying Printed in Russia as of 8/23/16) currently for sale. My sale did not state this.
He wrote me:
"Hi!
It is the original deck by Russian publisher Berenika, printed in Russia.
About it's smell I can say only that Russia is not very good developed country, and often russian printing houses use old technologies and materials from China, like paints, lacquer, etc.
So, if you will not get good result with airing this deck, please let me know, I can propose a decision that will satisfy you.
Regards,
Alex."
There is also another seller on there, in the Ukraine, who is selling the Lilac/Cherry for $94.95 plus $25 shipping!! ouch
My thoughts: sht2007 (who has also recently sold the Russian Snake Tarot 56 card deck) on eBay
- members, has there been the strong chemical smell on your decks too? (Different publisher I know...)
- Maybe members here who purchased Lilac/Cherry several years ago fm irzhitarot will remember whether the Twilight bag always came with the deck or not?
So one says it's a fake, the other says it's an original. Hmmmmmmmmm
At least I got rid of the chemical odor. After all, it was shrink-wrapped so perhaps the chemicals had nowhere to go til now.