In a 'why not' mood I obtained a trimmed deck, so I can't tell which edition it is, but the cardstock is good I thought. It is smooth, but not shiny. Shiny only in a waxy way. Not in a sticky, laminated, glossy way. I am very particular about cardstock
Great to shuffle (there's your enabling)
Bad Happy Squirrel!
Seriously though, do you have the Universal Waite? Is it shiny like that? 'Cause that's impossible. I wonder if there are a couple of versions of the JdV as some here have mentioned shiny card stock but you have said not so bad. Hmm
Do you have the Sun and Moon? It is kinda like that.
I have a test of deck that I call the "swirl test". I stack them up and put a gentle pressure on it with swirling motion. The deck will feel very fluid and move in a fanning motion. So it is that plastic card smooth. But not glossy shinny ala The Cook's Tarot where they dragged when shuffled. Or the home lamination shine like the Mary El sketch deck where the shinny surface bounced light off them like water 0_o
