[BUY]Looking for decks

[zuer]

Hello, dear collectors!
I'm looking for some decks in the picture below. I have been looking for them for many years, but I have no information about them and have never seen anyone sell them. So I think perhaps someone here would be willing to sell one of them.
I would be extremely grateful if any of you were willing to sell them to help me complete my collection. If anyone wants to sell, please contact me. Thank you!

[Bradius1]

The three decks on the left are Nouveau Pearl limited, Nouveau Bijou limited, and Nouveau Gemme limited. These were the standard cards in a handmade tuck made by the artist. There were only 30 of each made. I happen to have #1 of all three. I haven't heard from the artist, Karin Yan in years. I wonder how she is doing. I really liked her work. She also made 3 different card clips as well that I have. Sorry, but not planning on selling my set and would probably be one of my last sets to let go of. The deck in the bottom center is Nouveau Gemme Prototype. I am not familiar with that one and can't help you at all other than I did find it in Portfolio52. Karin seemed to enjoy hand-making a few very limited pieces, which is why I really cherish those I do have. I did correspond with her a little and she was super nice. Because there are so few that even exist, those are going to likely be hard to source. Shade posted some nice photos of his set and a few others of Karins viewtopic.php?p=236529&hilit=nouveau#p236529

That golden deck (third row on the far right) I know I have. I think I have two of them, but I can't think of the name to save my soul. I have been going through my Portfolio52 collection to try to find it, but my collection takes an insane amount of time to scroll through. Again, not something I would be prepared to part with personally and not sure where it is. I think I have a vague idea where it is, but have been disappointed when trying to hunt for stuff in the bowels of my cabinets and boxes. I recall that was a really limited issue of100 or less, but I can't remember off hand.

The deck on the bottom left is Commoners Number 5 by Ian Cumpstey. I checked out his website as he often has his old decks available, but those are showing sold out. https://www.northerndisplayers.co.uk/cards.html. Ian is sadly not a popular card designer, but I am a big fan of his work. I know I have two, but no idea where they are located. That one shouldn't be too hard to locate.

Some others will need to help you out on the other decks.

[Timmargh]

The three decks on the left are Nouveau Pearl limited, Nouveau Bijou limited, and Nouveau Gemme limited. These were the standard cards in a handmade tuck made by the artist. There were only 30 of each made. I happen to have #1 of all three. I haven't heard from the artist, Karin Yan in years. I wonder how she is doing. I really liked her work. She also made 3 different card clips as well that I have. Sorry, but not planning on selling my set and would probably be one of my last sets to let go of. The deck in the bottom center is Nouveau Gemme Prototype. I am not familiar with that one and can't help you at all other than I did find it in Portfolio52. Karin seemed to enjoy hand-making a few very limited pieces, which is why I really cherish those I do have. I did correspond with her a little and she was super nice. Because there are so few that even exist, those are going to likely be hard to source. Shade posted some nice photos of his set and a few others of Karins viewtopic.php?p=236529&hilit=nouveau#p236529

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I believe that there were only 10 of the Gemme prototype. I did have the entire set at one point, but broke it up due to more than one passionate person offering me the world to do so, I have no regrets, and it felt good to help some fellow collectors achieve a goal.

[zuer]

The three decks on the left are Nouveau Pearl limited, Nouveau Bijou limited, and Nouveau Gemme limited. These were the standard cards in a handmade tuck made by the artist. There were only 30 of each made. I happen to have #1 of all three. I haven't heard from the artist, Karin Yan in years. I wonder how she is doing. I really liked her work. She also made 3 different card clips as well that I have. Sorry, but not planning on selling my set and would probably be one of my last sets to let go of. The deck in the bottom center is Nouveau Gemme Prototype. I am not familiar with that one and can't help you at all other than I did find it in Portfolio52. Karin seemed to enjoy hand-making a few very limited pieces, which is why I really cherish those I do have. I did correspond with her a little and she was super nice. Because there are so few that even exist, those are going to likely be hard to source. Shade posted some nice photos of his set and a few others of Karins viewtopic.php?p=236529&hilit=nouveau#p236529

That golden deck (third row on the far right) I know I have. I think I have two of them, but I can't think of the name to save my soul. I have been going through my Portfolio52 collection to try to find it, but my collection takes an insane amount of time to scroll through. Again, not something I would be prepared to part with personally and not sure where it is. I think I have a vague idea where it is, but have been disappointed when trying to hunt for stuff in the bowels of my cabinets and boxes. I recall that was a really limited issue of100 or less, but I can't remember off hand.

The deck on the bottom left is Commoners Number 5 by Ian Cumpstey. I checked out his website as he often has his old decks available, but those are showing sold out. https://www.northerndisplayers.co.uk/cards.html. Ian is sadly not a popular card designer, but I am a big fan of his work. I know I have two, but no idea where they are located. That one shouldn't be too hard to locate.

Some others will need to help you out on the other decks.

I'm very glad to hear that you have collected these decks. They are all precious. I spent a long time looking for them and trying to repair my collection. Now it seems unlikely

[zuer]

The three decks on the left are Nouveau Pearl limited, Nouveau Bijou limited, and Nouveau Gemme limited. These were the standard cards in a handmade tuck made by the artist. There were only 30 of each made. I happen to have #1 of all three. I haven't heard from the artist, Karin Yan in years. I wonder how she is doing. I really liked her work. She also made 3 different card clips as well that I have. Sorry, but not planning on selling my set and would probably be one of my last sets to let go of. The deck in the bottom center is Nouveau Gemme Prototype. I am not familiar with that one and can't help you at all other than I did find it in Portfolio52. Karin seemed to enjoy hand-making a few very limited pieces, which is why I really cherish those I do have. I did correspond with her a little and she was super nice. Because there are so few that even exist, those are going to likely be hard to source. Shade posted some nice photos of his set and a few others of Karins viewtopic.php?p=236529&hilit=nouveau#p236529

[...]

I believe that there were only 10 of the Gemme prototype. I did have the entire set at one point, but broke it up due to more than one passionate person offering me the world to do so, I have no regrets, and it felt good to help some fellow collectors achieve a goal.

Just a simple inquiry out of a glimmer of hope, do you still sell them now

[kevork]

Karine is available to chat on Instagram if anyone wants to connect, though she doesn’t have any of these decks available. You can find her at @akarinei.

I’ve also been on the lookout for the Nouveau Pearl decks. Because of their extremely limited nature, they’re very hard to come by. In my three and a half years of collecting, I’ve only seen two change hands privately, one being the aforementioned Tim transaction.

That white Mantra deck appears to be a tuck variation. At only x/10, it’s incredibly difficult to track down.

The top right is the Hummingbird gilded. Those surface every so often. I picked up the full set back when they were still available at retail. Shame that Kellar has disappeared off the face of the earth.

To the left of the Caravan deck, you’ve got the Russian version of Transsiberian Express. I'd love a reprint of these some day.

Altogether, these are some serious rarities. Owning even one of them is an accomplishment. Best of luck in the hunt.

[zuer]

Karine is available to chat on Instagram if anyone wants to connect, though she doesn’t have any of these decks available. You can find her at @akarinei.

I’ve also been on the lookout for the Nouveau Pearl decks. Because of their extremely limited nature, they’re very hard to come by. In my three and a half years of collecting, I’ve only seen two change hands privately, one being the aforementioned Tim transaction.

That white Mantra deck appears to be a tuck variation. At only x/10, it’s incredibly difficult to track down.

The top right is the Hummingbird gilded. Those surface every so often. I picked up the full set back when they were still available at retail. Shame that Kellar has disappeared off the face of the earth.

To the left of the Caravan deck, you’ve got the Russian version of Transsiberian Express. I'd love a reprint of these some day.

Altogether, these are some serious rarities. Owning even one of them is an accomplishment. Best of luck in the hunt.

Thank you for your guidance. Regarding Hummingbird Watanabe, I made several mistakes. As for the other decks, I have never seen them at all. I only bought the English version of the Trans-Siberian Express two months ago

[zuer]

Hello, dear collectors!
I'm looking for some decks in the picture below. I have been looking for them for many years, but I have no information about them and have never seen anyone sell them. So I think perhaps someone here would be willing to sell one of them.
I would be extremely grateful if any of you were willing to sell them to help me complete my collection. If anyone wants to sell, please contact me. Thank you!

Another page of tracking decks has been added. These are relatively common and I hope to find them here

[Honeybee]

I think I have a vague idea where it is, but have been disappointed when trying to hunt for stuff in the bowels of my cabinets and boxes

I find this really puzzling Bradius. I have to ask - what are you collecting them for?
Or is this who I will be in a few more years of collecting?
You have scared me into going and cataloging my recent dozen or so purchases that I have been too slack to get onto.

[Honeybee]

The sheep deck is Ian Cumpstey's Commoners No.5
I don't think you could have been looking for them for many years as they were only a 20/21 release
12mths ago Ian had a kickstarter to do a new edition of them but it did not receive the small funding goal of about $4k

The owl looks like a James Coffee deck. Butterfly Magic Store has a couple of orange ones

Have you even googled some of the ones with titles on the tuck?
If you don't find them there then try

https://www.portfolio52.com/

[kevork]

I think I have a vague idea where it is, but have been disappointed when trying to hunt for stuff in the bowels of my cabinets and boxes

I find this really puzzling Bradius. I have to ask - what are you collecting them for?
Or is this who I will be in a few more years of collecting?
You have scared me into going and cataloging my recent dozen or so purchases that I have been too slack to get onto.

Collectors operate on an interesting continuum and I believe Gandalf had come up with his own equation to sum it all up. I asked ChatGPT to delve into its depths and provide me with an equation:

Collector Rationality Index (CRI):
CRI = (D × E²) / (S × L + Mⁿ)

Where:

• D = Number of decks owned
• E = Excitability upon seeing another limited edition deck
• S = Square footage of storage space
• L = Likelihood they remember where anything actually is
• M = Number of unopened mailers still sitting by the door
• n = Number of weeks those mailers have been ignored

Note: CRI values tend to approach zero as D increases. Collectors are not bound by logic, only by shelf space and the occasional existential crisis.

[zuer]

The sheep deck is Ian Cumpstey's Commoners No.5
I don't think you could have been looking for them for many years as they were only a 20/21 release
12mths ago Ian had a kickstarter to do a new edition of them but it did not receive the small funding goal of about $4k

The owl looks like a James Coffee deck. Butterfly Magic Store has a couple of orange ones

Have you even googled some of the ones with titles on the tuck?
If you don't find them there then try

https://www.portfolio52.com/

For many years, it's just a unified statement, lol, there are indeed some that I haven't had much time to look for, but unfortunately I haven't found them, and I haven't contacted anyone who is willing to sell them in P52. Owls are relatively rare in prototype limited quantities.

[Honeybee]

Collectors are not bound by logic,

This could one day become my signature

[zlexander]

Sent an email

[zuer]

Sent an email

Do you sent an email for me? I dont seem to get it.

[Bradius1]

I open all of my mail. However, I have been collecting (lots of) playing cards for 10 years now. I have no idea how many I own, but I would not be surprised if it is well north of 10,000. With that quantity, it is just crazy unless I was super strict on my cataloging. I used to have a good handle on it about 5 years ago. The past couple of years I have moved stuff around and now it is nigh impossible. The scary thing is when I lose something like, I don't know, a foiled Silver Arabesque deck, I boxed to ship to someone here for like 2 years only to find it under my bed.... I can't make this up.

[Timmargh]

Just a simple inquiry out of a glimmer of hope, do you still sell them now

I'm afraid not.

[Bradius1]

Mantra deck! That was it. I have two of the Mantra Adhyaatmika - Signature Edition decks, which was limited to 100. The white signature edition was limited to 10, and I don't have any of that edition. Good luck finding one of those.

[Honeybee]

LOL it says Mantra on the tuck pic.
ROFL the title of this thread 'Looking for decks' seems appropriate for Bradius too

I would look up Mantra on my spreadsheet and it tells me
What draw I have it in
How many I have
What color it is
Whether it has any special features eg. gilded, marked ....
What page of my written catalogue it is on, which will tell me more like purchase details, artist, .....

You would love it Bradius. All the databases have to be an option too. I reckon you could afford to have someone do it for you if you feel like it was too much of a chore. I know if I let too many bank up, it can feel like a chore but I generally wait for a day when I am in the mood for bookwork.

Do you at least have a 'treasures/No.1 drawer' that you would grab in the event of an emergency?

[zuer]

Mantra deck! That was it. I have two of the Mantra Adhyaatmika - Signature Edition decks, which was limited to 100. The white signature edition was limited to 10, and I don't have any of that edition. Good luck finding one of those.

About Mantra Adhyaatmika, would you like to sell one of them to me? I am also looking for this version.

[Bradius1]

I would not be opposed to selling my second one. The main problem is finding them. I can try to look through one area and see if it is there. Unfortunately, I suspect it is boxed up in storage, in which case I will probably not find it until I go through and organize that storage area, which will not happen in the short term.

[zuer]

I would not be opposed to selling my second one. The main problem is finding them. I can try to look through one area and see if it is there. Unfortunately, I suspect it is boxed up in storage, in which case I will probably not find it until I go through and organize that storage area, which will not happen in the short term.

Well, that sounds like a big job. I hope you can find it