gregory
Good point - many of the large special ones you don't like, G6, are limited and sell out anyway.
It's also very much the artist's loss because their work will be in less hands. If artists/publishers make an arbitrary decision to go bigger I hope they will all consider the iPhone test for future decks.
You may not be an "authority" but you do have a lot of experience of what will sell - and I know your large cards always sell out As do MRP's, full sized Thoths and so on (and in that example, the number of people posting here how they wished they had started with the 5 inch size and how much better it is to work with is legion !) And Schiffer decks also sell very well, large though most of them are.Now I accept (as you stated earlier) that you may not consider me an authority and you would be right, I am not. But I believe I do have several reference points of real world examples and comparison to reach my opinions, rather than making assumptions for a very diverse industry simply based on personal preferences...
There is a variety of opinion here. Basically, it is all down to "buy the size you like". There is no reason at all that those of us who like variety should be deprived of that variety, basically because of a particular person's shuffling method. You lose on things like the Roches - but it IS your choice - and that one would not work in a Lo Scarabeo size. It isn't down to hand size - nisaba has proved that - and her hands are minute and her shuffling method is much like you describe yours.I respect those preference and you sticking to your principal, but if your think artists/publishers are going make decisions based on them, you are mistaken because quite simply, not enough people share your views. You seem very emphatic in your stance and seems like you won't compromise.....well good for you, but neither will the vast majority of artists/publishers. So who is actually losing out here?
There is a variety of opinion here. Basically, it is all down to "buy the size you like". There is no reason at all that those of us who like variety should be deprived of that variety, basically because of a particular person's shuffling method. You lose on things like the Roches - but it IS your choice - and that one would not work in a Lo Scarabeo size. It isn't down to hand size - nisaba has proved that - and her hands are minute and her shuffling method is much like you describe yours.
That simply is not the case, most larger sized decks tend to be special editions of some kind. YOU may be that rigid in your selective determination of size that you refuse to buy such decks, but so what ????, thats not really a lost sale, its just a delayed sale, because someone else will buy it later. Unless an artist is unfortunate enough to be left with unsold inventory. However when that happens its probably more to do with a misjudgment and over confidence of the potential demand for the deck in question. That could be for many reasons, from the theme, style of artwork and of course the price point. The size of the deck would be far down the list of reasons for that deck to end up in "less hands"
Now I accept (as you stated earlier) that you may not consider me an authority and you would be right, I am not. But I believe I do have several reference points of real world examples and comparison to reach my opinions, rather than making assumptions for a very diverse industry simply based on personal preferences...
I respect those preference and you sticking to your principal, but if your think artists/publishers are going make decisions based on them, you are mistaken because quite simply, not enough people share your views. You seem very emphatic in your stance and seems like you won't compromise.....well good for you, but neither will the vast majority of artists/publishers. So who is actually losing out here?
These deck makers all likely use tarot decks with frequency or they take deck egronomics seriously because they have respect for their customers, and they are not trying to give them Carpal tunnel syndrome from printing oversized decks to simply satisfy their overweening artistic egos.
Couldn't disagree with you more, Cirom.
These deck makers all likely use tarot decks with frequency or they take deck egronomics seriously because they have respect for their customers, and they are not trying to give them Carpal tunnel syndrome from printing oversized decks to simply satisfy their overweening artistic egos.