Suggestions for bulk purchase?

Gia

I've been invited to teach a seminar on reading Tarot and, (I like to over prepare), want to have a few user friendly decks to hand out to anyone who arrives unprepared.
Any suggestions where I can either purchase a small lot of decks for CHEAP (like $5 each) of a lot of about 5+ decks for a decent price? Used decks fine...just need to invest as little $ as possible so I'm not spending my teaching fee on supplies!
Thanks!
 

cardlady22

The only $5 deck I know is the Tiny Universal Waite ~ but that's pretty small.
Most mini or pocket decks run $8-10

ETA: Is there a "super size" edition for Teachers? That might help as a visual reference.
http://www.aeclectic.net/tarot/cards/universal-professional/
*by Lo Scarabeo, so it's probably not going to match up with your materials
 

MantraTarot

Gia said:
I've been invited to teach a seminar on reading Tarot and, (I like to over prepare), want to have a few user friendly decks to hand out to anyone who arrives unprepared.
Any suggestions where I can either purchase a small lot of decks for CHEAP (like $5 each) of a lot of about 5+ decks for a decent price? Used decks fine...just need to invest as little $ as possible so I'm not spending my teaching fee on supplies!
Thanks!
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http://www.tarotforum.net/showthread.php?t=168250
 

cardlady22

The down side to the "dollar tree" tarot is has aces and 1s, & no cards 8, 9 or 10
 

MantraTarot

cardlady22 said:
The down side to the "dollar tree" tarot is has aces and 1s, & no cards 8, 9 or 10
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oh yeah... i forgot about that. :( i guess you have to ask yourself if you just want to spend the extra $, or take the time to "re-create" the 8's, 9's, and 10's on the Dollar Tree decks.... :(

good luck to you though. :)
 

Le Fanu

If it's the RWS you're after, I'd go for a mini RWS, cheapish and could serve somebody well who didn't have a complete, full-sized deck.

If it's Marseilles, the Thunder Bay Conver (deck only) would be perfect. It costs about 3 or 4 dollars... (or rather, on amazon UK, it can be picked up for a couple of pounds).
 

AJ

why not make having a deck in hand part of the signup requirement. Or include the cost of a deck in the fee if you feel its important for everyone to have the same deck. Expenses should be incurred by the student..
 

Gia

cardlady22 said:
The only $5 deck I know is the Tiny Universal Waite ~ but that's pretty small.
Most mini or pocket decks run $8-10

ETA: Is there a "super size" edition for Teachers? That might help as a visual reference.
http://www.aeclectic.net/tarot/cards/universal-professional/
*by Lo Scarabeo, so it's probably not going to match up with your materials
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Thanks...no need for the supersize ed. I'm teaching intuitive readings in addition to classic readings so the use of my own decks will suffice in that area...
 

Gia

cardlady22 said:
The down side to the "dollar tree" tarot is has aces and 1s, & no cards 8, 9 or 10
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I have the Dollar Tree deck and would NEVER use that to teach...especially beginners...not only because it's an incomplete deck, but I am also teaching how to read using intuition and I find that the art of the deck is key in bringing that out in students...Dollar Tree Deck is absolutely off the table...
 

Gia

Le Fanu said:
If it's the RWS you're after, I'd go for a mini RWS, cheapish and could serve somebody well who didn't have a complete, full-sized deck.

If it's Marseilles, the Thunder Bay Conver (deck only) would be perfect. It costs about 3 or 4 dollars... (or rather, on amazon UK, it can be picked up for a couple of pounds).
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Thank you Le Fanu! I'll do an Amazon search...that may fit the bill!
 
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