bhakti
My best bargain has got to be the Jacques Vieville. Found it a few months ago at R. Sommerville for $20!!!
Best Bargains
morticia monroe
Probably the last really good deal I found was a large white-box Thoth greenie for $8 at a little gypsy shop near my daughters college apartment. The owner said it was a trade-in from a reader in the area.
That was probably a year ago. I really need to get back there.
Oh, and also a copy of a first edition (with the brilliant colors) Dreaming in Color-Luman deck that I found from a seller on Amazon for less than $10. This deck is my favorite oracle, and the first edition colors are far superior to the later editions.
I really haven't done much deck purchasing lately, I'm happy with my collection and no longer have a wish-list. But nothing beats the thrill of a great find, does it?
That was probably a year ago. I really need to get back there.
Oh, and also a copy of a first edition (with the brilliant colors) Dreaming in Color-Luman deck that I found from a seller on Amazon for less than $10. This deck is my favorite oracle, and the first edition colors are far superior to the later editions.
I really haven't done much deck purchasing lately, I'm happy with my collection and no longer have a wish-list. But nothing beats the thrill of a great find, does it?
nisaba
I can't decide what was my best bargain, though there are two contenders. both bought some time ago.
One was the Tarot Balbi, second-hand, loved and used constantly for decades so that the cards were falling apart, and with ecentric key-words that belong to no Tarot system I've ever seen written on each card in fountain pen (so, not a deck to use in summer when I'm sweating). The Majors in particular are so worn-thin that you can hardly see the images, and you can see light through the cardstock. All that love and all that use - a fantastic deck.
The other would have to be the Tarot of the Cloisters. I only really discovered it after it went OOP. One of our more famous enablers here tracked me down a copy on Amazon-I-think-it-was, for a mere $8.00 because it was OOP. What kind of seller is that, who will sell you something brand-new and still sealed for LESS once it becomes a sought-after collectors' item? No idea, some people. <shakes head sadly>.
One was the Tarot Balbi, second-hand, loved and used constantly for decades so that the cards were falling apart, and with ecentric key-words that belong to no Tarot system I've ever seen written on each card in fountain pen (so, not a deck to use in summer when I'm sweating). The Majors in particular are so worn-thin that you can hardly see the images, and you can see light through the cardstock. All that love and all that use - a fantastic deck.
The other would have to be the Tarot of the Cloisters. I only really discovered it after it went OOP. One of our more famous enablers here tracked me down a copy on Amazon-I-think-it-was, for a mere $8.00 because it was OOP. What kind of seller is that, who will sell you something brand-new and still sealed for LESS once it becomes a sought-after collectors' item? No idea, some people. <shakes head sadly>.
Morwenna
nisaba said:
Sad for them, glad for you!
I swear, now that I have AT to peruse, never again will I pass up tag-sale cards because of potential duplication! Even if I'm not eligible for the trade forum, I could still do the Nonny thing!Debra
I won a new, sealed Fergus Hall Tarot of the Witches on e-bay. $1.04 
Le Fanu
Well done! Belgium or Italy?I won a new, sealed Fergus Hall Tarot of the Witches on e-bay. $1.04
*thinking of my most recent bargain*
nope... Nothing of note. A bargain for me is $1 (yours was just over) or 1 euro...
Debra
Exchange rate is everything
1 euro = 1.3207 US dollars
For $1.04 I dunno or care if it's printed in hell.
Oh wait. Those are the ones marked "made in China."
1 euro = 1.3207 US dollars
For $1.04 I dunno or care if it's printed in hell.
Oh wait. Those are the ones marked "made in China."
Mi-Shell
Currently I am grinning ear to ear:
I think me, trading for 2 wonderful Il Meneghello decks with Moon Gypsy Is a Great bargain!
I could not otherwise afford such treasures as
LE Tarocco di Marsiglia (Svizzera 1804) Il Meneghello
and the Tarocchi di Besancon!
And I am already having fun making a leather and fur pouch for her Ironwing deck to her specifications
I think me, trading for 2 wonderful Il Meneghello decks with Moon Gypsy Is a Great bargain!
I could not otherwise afford such treasures as
LE Tarocco di Marsiglia (Svizzera 1804) Il Meneghello
and the Tarocchi di Besancon!
And I am already having fun making a leather and fur pouch for her Ironwing deck to her specifications
Le Fanu
Woke up with a start much earlier than usual...
Must go to flea market and have a mooch around (bit of a rush as I don't have much time of a morning). Quick breakfast and caught a taxi.
After having been there for around 30 mins looking round the stalls I saw a Rider Waite deck among other stuff on the floor. Asked the price; 10 euros. Mmm, 10 euros for an essentially new RWS, but I picked it up anyway and discovered it was an original 1968 Tarot Productions Albano Waite. Box not even scuffed. I quickly counted the cards which felt like they'd never even been used. LWB still pristine. Not even loose flaps on the box.
Of course within moments it was MINE
In the taxi on the way home I kept counting and recounting the cards, incredulous that it is complete and so new...
Must go to flea market and have a mooch around (bit of a rush as I don't have much time of a morning). Quick breakfast and caught a taxi.
After having been there for around 30 mins looking round the stalls I saw a Rider Waite deck among other stuff on the floor. Asked the price; 10 euros. Mmm, 10 euros for an essentially new RWS, but I picked it up anyway and discovered it was an original 1968 Tarot Productions Albano Waite. Box not even scuffed. I quickly counted the cards which felt like they'd never even been used. LWB still pristine. Not even loose flaps on the box.
Of course within moments it was MINE
In the taxi on the way home I kept counting and recounting the cards, incredulous that it is complete and so new...
Nydia
What a fabulous find, Le Fanu!
