Re-sealing a deck?

Jan 13, 2008
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Steady hands and some adhesive (maybe even heat, if you so choose to go that route).
 
Jan 13, 2008
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Oh, when it comes to resealing the box (and not the cellophane), then a nice, cheap alternative is to just open the bottom of the box and reseal it with adhesive. :)
 
Jun 27, 2008
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sorry i feel like you guys dont understand what im talking about. i can re seal a deck sticker seal no problem. what i need help with is the cellophane wraping. i dont know how to re package the cellophane so it looks real. please help
 
Jan 13, 2008
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sorry i feel like you guys dont understand what im talking about. i can re seal a deck sticker seal no problem. what i need help with is the cellophane wraping. i dont know how to re package the cellophane so it looks real. please help

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cm763 said:
Steady hands and some adhesive (maybe even heat, if you so choose to go that route).
 
Nov 30, 2007
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Seems like someones try to reseal an opened deck of Jerry's! No just kidding, unfortunately I can't help you there. It seems pretty hard though. What were you planning on doing, like sealing an ordered deck and then going into a routine (since people think it is in the standard deck format).
 
Nov 20, 2007
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I can't really tell you in detail, but here's something that will help - make sure when you first remove the cellophane, that it stays entirely intact and the the folds remain still in place where possible (ie. don't rip it, and don't open it all up so that it becomes a flat piece of cellophane; after it's opened, if you just put it on a surface, it should revert mostly back to a rectangular prism shape with just one side opened. I'm a very pedantic person, and I always take care never to rip my cellophane wrappings. I have one here that is all in one piece, mostly still folded, and it would be just a matter of getting some adhesive of some sort (can't help you on which to use though, I'm sorry :() and sticking it back.

This for me is at least possible for D&D's Smoke and Mirror decks, they're wrapped nicely. I can't remember enough about the cellophane of other decks though - though I'd imagine that the same principles would apply wherever possible.
 
Jun 4, 2008
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yeah its really hard to get right. i've done it once but it wasnt %100 perfect. i was able to get away with it thought. all i did was just carefully pull apart the buttom folds of the cellophane. try not to tear anything while doing this.

then open it up and carefully pull out the deck. . .CAREFULLY

sliding the deck back in was the harest part my only advice is to just slide the cellophane back on carefully. you can use the a paper clip to help guide the cellophane around the corners of the deck. just bend the paper clip into an L shape.

then just use what ever adheasive you like when you seal the buttom up. it can be double sticky tape, glue, duct tape,

like i said i've only done this once and i did get away with it. after i put the cellophane back on i had a little problem with it being alittle loose but the spectator didnt notice it. i even let her examine it before i opened it for her.

too much work and hassle for one time use for me to be honest. thats why i only did it once.

you can try doing this from the top but at the time when i did this, the buttom was easier to open. now thinking about it it might be easier if you do it from the top what way you can slide the deck out just enough to open it without takeing the whole cellophane off. just an i dea

hope this helps if anybody else has anything else to add on feel free

-Kyle
 
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Nov 10, 2007
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I dont think it is neccesary to put the cellophae back on all you have to do is buy deck seals. Which can be purchased at penguinmagic.com
 
Sep 2, 2007
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Daniel Madison teaches a great way in his III lecture notes

EDIT: Well, it;s more a way to open a cellophane sealed deck, keeping everything in-tact. but just use some adhesive and there you go
 
Nov 15, 2007
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I second Daniel Madison's method. It's pretty clever.

Depending on what you want to do will make a difference in the limitations of what you can do.

If you want a card to appear inside a box that's sealed or if you want a torn corner to penetrate the cellophane...etc.

Carefully un-doing the bottom and using double sided tape/adhesive will work though, just be very careful.
 
Jun 27, 2008
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cellophane is just way more convincing. and i dont buy deck seals. i kind of pry the seal open with an exato knife then just re stick it. i tried with the cellophane like 3 days ago by peeling the corners up at the top with the exacto knife but i cant find something to put it back together.
 
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