Friday 1 March 2013

WE HAVE MOVED!

Please visit us at our new site at: www.thecardcollectors.com



See you all there!

Monday 25 February 2013

Love Me (Theory11)


"Playing cards hand illustrated by artist Curtis Kulig. Inspired by his iconic campaign in New York, Paris, Tokyo, and Los Angeles.

Curtis Kulig's signature statement 'Love Me' can be seen in galleries and rooftops around the world, as well as collaborations with major brands including OBEY, Vans, and Urban Outfitters. The message is timeless and universal.

Love Me Playing Cards are Made in the USA on FSC-certified paper derived from sustainable forests using vegetable-based inks.

The cards feature an original Ace of Spades, Joker, Back Design, Box Design, Sticker Seal, and Ace of Hearts - renamed the Ace of Love. The box is striking, with vibrant red foil accents on premium, fine-linen paper.

Share the art you love with the one you love." -Theory11

SGD10/-

Animal Kingdom (Theory11)


"A collaboration with World Wildlife Fund in a special edition deck of cards: ANIMAL KINGDOM. $1.00 per deck purchased will be donated to World Wildlife Fund to benefit global conservation efforts.

WWF is the world's largest conservation organization, operating in 100 countries with over 5 million members. For over 50 years now, WWF has been protecting the future of nature and the world we share. Together, we can help preserve and protect our planet.

ANIMAL KINGDOM Playing Cards feature hand-illustrated custom artwork - even the court cards were designed by hand from scratch. 

Made in the USA on FSC-certified paper derived from sustainable forests, starch-based laminates, and vegetable-based inks. Illustrated by Hatch Design in San Francisco.

For every deck of Animal Kingdom Playing Cards purchased between today and September 30th, 2013, $1.00 will be donated to World Wildlife Fund. For information on WWF, visit www.worldwildlife.org." -Theory11

SGD10/-

Friday 22 February 2013

Legends (David Blaine)



"Introducing Legends, one of the most beautiful decks ever printed.
Lawrence Sullivan, a fine magician from Hong Kong, commissioned Mark Stutzman, the brilliant illustrator and artist famous, in part, for his amazing work with David Blaine’s posters and decks of cards, to produce the new design we call Legends. With Stutzman’s brilliant design and a new card factory in Taipei, Conjuring Arts is extremely excited to be able to offer Legends and to honestly say they are the beginning of the revolution on playing card quality.
These cards have a slip factor and snap factor that makes them perfect for flourishes, shuffle work, deals and more or less all types of sleight of hand. They are different from any other decks we’ve felt – neither like current USPCC products nor like old Jerry’s. They are really amazing. The factory we found produces primarily ultra high quality cards for far east casinos and hasn’t produced much previously in our sleight of hand sector. They are quite thin as well but strong and don’t feel “spongy” like many thin backs do. You will also notice that the white border is much narrower than “normal” cards from the US. This is due to extreme precision printing and finishing and due to this perfect registration the deck has an amazingly balanced appearance. These cards also have a glass like edge, like nothing anyone else has ever released (see image in comparison with a Bicycle deck)." -Conjuring Arts

SOLD OUT on the main site!
SGD33/set

Monday 18 February 2013

PRIVATE FACEBOOK AUCTION

Hi everyone! Since we released the David Blaine Variety Box last year, we have received many enquiries on whether the Brick Box itself is up for purchase. As we only have one Brick Box available, and since there was no market price for Brick Boxes, the fairest way to put it up for sale would be through an Auction. 

We're currently holding a Private Facebook Auction over on our Facebook page for a David Blaine collector's Variety Brick Box (as seen below).

This item includes:
- Autographed David Blaine Variety Brick Box (Does not come with any decks)
- Signed and Numbered Certificate of Authenticity (#117 of 250)
- All 8 Split Spades Gaff Cards that came with the box


Bid Increments: 0.50
Closing time: 23rd February, Saturday, 12noon

Simply "LIKE" our page and comment on the post to start bidding!

Head on over to find out more.

Sunday 17 February 2013

Lancer Ex (CardsDancing)


CardsDancing is an online community of cardists, and is the second largest professional cardistry forum in China, with more than 1,000 members to date!

This deck was originally meant only for use by their forum members. A total of 2,500 decks were printed, and will never be reprinted again. Only 1,080 decks were released for sale to the public.

Deck is made from Bicycle stock and features fully custom cards.

Photo credits: Kete Moon

SGD16/-

Friday 15 February 2013

Smoke and Mirrors: v5 (Dan and Dave)



"Paper Denim is a cool new edition to our Smoke & Mirror line of playing cards designed by Si Scott.
Beautifully printed with various shades of blue on a premium stock, Paper Denim is the finest deck in the series as everything was considered for optimum performance. With unsurpassed quality and attention to every detail, these cards were produced with one goal in mind, luxury.
Packaged and printed with a new embossed case using metallic ink on imported paper. Paper Denim will casually blend in to your repertoire, yet stand out from the rest." -Dan and Dave

SOLD OUT on the main site!
SGD25/-

Friday 8 February 2013

Black Tiger Gaff (Ellusionist)



"What is a 'gaffed' deck, you ask? Simply, these are cards that fit quietly with your normal Tiger deck that allow you to perform miracles you could never otherwise do.

It’s based on the concept that people simply don’t suspect you could have cards that are specially printed.  For some reason they just don’t suspect it.  And that allows you to get away with…
...Amazing things.
If you could use a card that is: shot, aged, flipped, zipped, fallen, faded, ripped and stuck, box printed, blank, creepy, blacked out, swirled, thumb printed, smudged, inked wrong, mis-made, tagged, transferred, erased, added to, too high, shifted, shattered, fractioned, blurred, skeletal, or predictive...
THIS IS THE DECK FOR YOU!

SHIFT REALITY 
Work outside the box. GET CREATIVE.  Pick up your Tiger Gaff Deck today.

GAFF DECK FACTS
  • Limitless tricks you can perform
  • Build whole routines using gaff cards
  • Professionally made gaff cards normally cost up to $5 each. 5 X 56 cards is $280.00. At $29.95, the Black Gaff Deck is just .54 cents per card. Perform strikingly innovative tricks and pay pennies per card.

ABOUT THIS DECK
The Black Tiger Gaff Deck contains 48 unique cards that have the same high quality look and feel as the original Tiger deck, which feel so good in your hands. These cards blend in with your normal Black Deck, giving you the chance to disturb people's reality.
NOTE: Due to the numerous re-printings of the gaff deck changes have been made to the contents of the deck. Some of the cards that might see in the demo or online will either be missing or altered from the original printing." -Ellusionist
SGD45/-

Ghost Gaff (Ellusionist)



"WHAT IS THIS DECK

The Bicycle Ghost Gaff Deck is a full collection of special art cards designed to fit secretly with your normal Ghost deck. No spectator expects cards like these.This allows you to performamazing illusions that were never thought possible.
SHIFT REALITY
If you could use a card that is: shot, aged, flipped, zipped, fallen, faded, ripped and stuck, box printed, blank, creepy, blacked out, swirled, thumb printed, smudged, inked wrong, mis-made, tagged, transferred, erased, added to, too high, shifted, shattered, fractioned, blurred, skeletal, or predictive...
THIS IS THE DECK FOR YOU!" -Ellusionist
SGD45/-

Ultra Gaff (Ellusionist)



"52 playing cards imagined from the minds of Wayne Houchin and Daniel Garcia. Their goal, to build miracles that haven't seen the light of day. You've never held in your hands gaffed playing cards of this quality.

But what is a 'gaffed' deck, you ask? Simply, these are cards that fit quietly with your normal red Bicycle deck that allow you to perform miracles you could never otherwise do." -Ellusionist

SGD45/-

Wednesday 6 February 2013

Product Catalogue

AetherCards
1. Vortex - 15

Bedeceived
1. Mystery - 13

Bicycle
1. Be@rbrick - 18
2. Enigma - 15
3. Harry Potter - 25
4. Yomiuri Giants (White) - 20
5. Apollo (Red) - 18
6. Apollo (Blue) - 14
7. Apollo Set - 30 (one Red + one Blue)
8. Dreamcatcher (1st Edition) - 60
9. CLOT X Limited Editions - 60
10. Vision (White) - 14
11. Vision (Black) - 50
12. Vision Set - 55 (one Vision + one White Vision)
13. New Era (59fifty) - 28
14. Spectrum (Black Seal) - 18
15. Spectrum (Gold Seal) - 20
16. Spectrum Set - 36 (one Black Seal + one Gold Seal)
17. Phantom - 17
18. Transducer (Night Sakura Edition) - 13
19. Samurai - 18
20. Templar Knights - 12
21. Grid - 13
22. Tokidoki - 18
23. Transducer (Oriduru Edition) - 12 *NEW*
24. Johnny Cupcakes v2 - 15 *NEW*

Bicycle Coloured Rider Backs
1. Fuchsia Rider Back - 9.50
2. Green Rider Back - 11.90
3. Purple Test Deck - 10
4. Prestige Gold and Silver Boxed Set - 25
5. Turqoise Rider Back - 9.50

Big Blind Media
1. Karnival Midnight (Limited Foil Edition) - 12
2. Karnival Dead Eyes (Limited Foil Edition) - 12
3. Karnival Assassins (Limited Foil Edition) - 12
4. Karnival Dose (Limited Foil Edition) - 12
5. Big Blind Media Set - 44 (one each of all four Foil Editions)

The Blue Crown
1. The Crown Deck, v2 - 7.50
2. Red Crown Deck, v2 - 7.50
3. Green Crown Deck, v2 - 7.50
4. Black Crown - 22
5. Vaudeville - 10
6. White Arrcos - 11
7. The Gold Crown - 35
8. Snow Owls - 18

Blue Tune
1. Blue Tune - 15

2. Red Floral - 16 *NEW* 

Circle City Cards
1. Revision 1 - 14
2. Americana - 12
3. Brimstone - 22

Conjuring Arts
1. Black and Silver Acorns Set - 60
2. Skull and Bones (Special Edition) - 55

Dan and Dave
1. Erdnaseum Squeezers - 9
2. Fantastique - 11
3. Fulton's Clip Joint - 12
4. Chinatown - 14
5. Fulton's Set - 23.50 (one Fulton's Clip Joint and one Chinatown)
6. Absolut Vodka - 35
7. Tungstene - 40
8. Magic Con v2 - 25
9. Magic Con - 85
10. Smoke and Mirrors: v6 - 20

David Blaine
1. White Lions Series B (Blue) - 12
2. White Lions Series B (Red) - 12

Diamond Jim Tyler
1. Diamond Jim - 16
2. Doomsday (Black Seal) - 12
3. Diamond Jim Set - 26 (one Diamond Jim and one Doomsday)

Ellusionist
1. Blue Artifice v2 - 12
2. Emerald Artifice v2 - 11
3. Infinity - 12
4. LTD - 75
5. Arcane Gaff Deck + DVD Bundle - 85
6. Black Artifice - 105 *NEW*

Encarded
1. Tendril - 15
2. Aurum (Sovereign) - 13
3. Aurum (White Gold) - 45

Handlordz
1. Pro-Cardistry - 12
2. "Blood Edition" Blades - 13
3. "Blood Metal" Blades - 18
4. MMD #1 - 18

House of Playing Cards
1. Verve (Blue) - 14

Lance T. Miller
1. Actuators - 20

MSM Misdirection's Mystery
1. MSM Moth / Myth (White) - 22

Others
1. Pentad - 22
2. Tom Foolery (Autographed) - 25
3. Pandora (Black or White) - 12/deck -OR- 22/set
4. The Triangle Prototype - 12
5. Phoenix Apocalypse - 11 (Comes with a FREE Poster)
6. A. Bandit - 17
7. Marc Jacobs - 20
8. Urban Magik - 15
9. Oriental - 22
10. Cards of Legend (Blue or Red) - 25/deck -OR- 46/set
11. Black Rock Collective (vol. 1) - 45/deck -OR- 75/set
12. Black Rock Collective (vol. 2) - 35/deck -OR- 75/set
13. Best Made Co. - 16
14. Rugby Ralph Lauren (Navy or Red) - 15 *NEW*

Pr1me
1. Pr1me (Sketch) - 15 *NEW*

SEASONS
1. Seasons Set - 45
2. Seasons v2 Set (Platinum Edition) - 24

Skulkor
1. Skulkor - 13

Theory11
1. Aristocrat Banknotes (Blue or Red) - 7.50/deck -OR- 14/set
2. Guardian V2 - 9
3. Monarch - 10
4. charity: water - 16
5. Heritage Series - 28
6. White Monarch - 65 (Comes with one FREE Monarch)

White Knuckle
1. White Knuckle (Blue and Red) - 10/deck -OR- 18/set

*All prices are denominated in SGD

Black Artifice (Ellusionist)



"The Artifice Black Club is the first deck of its kind - the Ace of Clubs taking its rightful place as the embellished Ace instead of the spade.

An enhanced back centrepiece distinguishes this deck as something special in the Artifice line, setting it apart from the Purple, Blue and Green design, whilst retaining the signature Artifice aesthetics.

The Joker wears a mask - retaining the classic palmed-ace reveal - but revealing nothing more. He gets in, gets out and leaves no trace of his deception.

With true metallic line art, custom court cards, ace and jokers and an unsurpassed richness to the black inverted faces - this is one collectible deck you're going to have trouble keeping sealed." -Ellusionist

SGD105/-

Friday 1 February 2013

Red Floral (Blue Tune)


"The Floral Decks will have the following features:
 *100% custom artwork ( more than 1800 hours spent on the design )
 *Bicycle stock & Linoid Finish
 *Metallic ink on Tuckbox, backs, and faces
 *Thick tuck paper
 *Custom deck seal" -Blue Tune


Only 2,500 decks were printed, and only 650 decks were released to the public.

SOLD OUT on the main site in under 4 hours!

SGD16/-

Sunday 27 January 2013

The Straits Times


We were featured for this month's Collectors' Series on the Life! section of Saturday's Straits Times. I was pretty surprised when they first approached me, and wasn't quite sure how they even knew I was a collector. I'm glad they did though, and I hope this small article would help to increase the awareness of our hobby and spark some interest in playing cards within Singapore. 

Thanks goes to Nicholas Yong for the article!

Saturday 19 January 2013

Transducer (Oriduru) (K3 Studios)


"Focusing on the culture and oriental style of Japan, we chose the Oriduru as our theme for the design this time round. Oriduru means "Paper Cranes folded from origami paper" in Japan. An ancient Japanese legend promises that anyone who folds a thousand origami cranes will be granted a wish by a crane. Some stories believe you are granted eternal good luck, instead of just one wish, such as long life or recovery from illness or injury. The crane in Japan is one of the mystical or holy creatures and is said to live for a thousand years!

For the back design of the cards, we brought in a lot of elements apart from the theme of the deck. We had ALL the pips (including those small corner pips) on the faces of the cards customised based on the foliage scroll, a traditional style in Japan. 


The colors of the court cards have also been changed to have a warm and cosy feel. 


2 identical jokers where designed modernly but with the traditional feel of the folding art of origami. 


The tuck case also has a modern design. On the front of the tuck case, we used metallic silver on the black and white design to provide a 3D contrast. 


A double back and ad card will also come with the deck. Last, but not least, the Ace of Spades has also been designed around the theme of Oriduru." -K3 Studios


SGD12/-

Tuesday 15 January 2013

Sultan Treasury (Ellusionist)


"ONLY 2,500 WERE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE


You have discovered The Treasury.

This deck is a hybrid of the Sultan Republic and is LIMITED. At this stage, only 2500 will be released for sale to the public.

Due to the rare and collectible nature of these decks, they've been limited to 2 decks per person. Our intention is to make Treasury available for as many people as possible and Ellusionist reserves the right to refund multiple orders that are placed.

FULL OVERVIEW

100 BC, The Treasury derives from one legend that bandits and pirates of the east hid their loot in a stone urn high on the second level. Significant damage from bullets can be seen impaling the urn in hopes of breaking it open and spilling the treasure within. 

Tucked away in the rocky cliffs of Petra, Jordan, the map you'll see inside is the very destination in which one of the worlds most extravagant structures and mysteries still stands today. Welcome to the ancient steps of Al Khazneh - Your journey begins here." -Ellusionist


SOLD OUT on the main site!
SGD28/-

Friday 11 January 2013

Pr1me (Sketch)


"This is the Sketch Limited Edition Deck. This our first limited edition deck. We have printed 2000 decks and every deck is handpacked and handnumbered, and there is also a sticker included inside each deck.
- 52 cards + 2 jokers + 2 Bonus Cards
- Sketch Style
- Soft, Flexible, Durable, Beautiful
- New Aces
- The Ace of Spades represents the Gambler
- Designs of Jacks, Queens, and Kings are completely from the original Pr1mes
- Faces of Figures are modernized
- Hints of color on the figures
- Index of cards are red and white
- The Pr1me name is hidden in all of the Jacks, Queens and Kings
- New Jokers
- Hand-packed
- Hand-numbered
SGD15/-

Monday 7 January 2013

Johnny Cupcakes v2 (Johnny Cupcakes)


"Our second series of official Johnny Cupcakes / Bicycle playing cards. New packaging and card color way." -Johnny Cupcakes

SGD15/-

Friday 4 January 2013

Rugby (Ralph Lauren)


"Be ready for a game at a moment's notice with our Rugby playing cards, complete with a skull and crown motif for vintage style.
  • Full 52-card deck of playing cards.
  • Made in the USA." -Ralph Lauren

Available in both Navy and Red.

SGD15/-