So if these are only made for the Artifice cards, then what about the people who use mandolin backs or regular bikes? Are they just ignored or something.
Are you implying that anyone who makes a gaff deck should make them for every deck out there?
So if these are only made for the Artifice cards, then what about the people who use mandolin backs or regular bikes? Are they just ignored or something.
I don't like the lack of details. My bet is that they are mostly old school gaffs, just with Artifice cards. Ellusionist seems to be promoting the collaboration between the three artists without saying much about the deck itself. A lot of people probably know this deep down, but I'm guessing they'll be a big hit simply because of the Artifice cards.
Are you implying that anyone who makes a gaff deck should make them for every deck out there?
what makes me wonder about this is Eric Jones was very vocal about leaving E and going to Murphy's Magic. i wonder how long this has been in the can
I'm saying that not everybody buys artifice cards. While, I understand that their target market are teenagers who constantly buy all the new custom decks and not people who simply buy their decks at Costco or decks that look normal. I am just stating that if they are made only for the specific custom would be a bit of a bad idea to alienate people not interesting in those odd backed decks.
To put it another way, and please don't take this as insulting, what you said is kind of like walking into a cupcake shop and saying, "Why don't you make muffins?"
And also to increase the selling of Artifice decks by 900%...While I can kind of see where you're coming from, I think you're not really looking at this from a business perspective. We don't sell Mandolin backs at E, so we wouldn't make a gaff deck for that. We can't really make gaffs for Standard Bicycles due to USPCC policy. The Artifice series is Ellusionist's flagship design. Of course it's going to be the deck used for a big gaff project.
I'm thinking on buying the DVD for Christmas. Just like to ask something: Will they sell artifice gaff decks apart from the DVD?
How long before the USPCC decides to can the production because it screws with their back design or the basic design of playing cards? This is essentially what caused a lot of card gimmicks to get canned by them.
From my understanding USPCC didn't print these cards. They were concerned with copyright and trademark issues so E went to another printer. Since E owns the rights on Artifice they can have those backs printed.
To put it another way, and please don't take this as insulting, what you said is kind of like walking into a cupcake shop and saying, "Why don't you make muffins?"
Having worked retail in high school and college, I can tell you that people actually do that. Way more often than you'd think in fact.
I am curious about the underlying current of hostility some people have toward this release. For the sake of disclosure, I have no interest in buying it. I don't use cards anymore. But there's this persistent undercurrent among some of you that E is bad for wanting to make money. Correct me if I'm wrong, but don't businesses generally try to turn a profit in order to continue existing? I'll never understand why people can't let go of the meme that wanting to get paid for what you do indicates a lack of integrity.
Meh, its pretty overhyped. Sure they can make a huge video about Calen, Daniel Madison and Eric Jones, but it looks like any other gaff deck to me.