jgoreham
pandan49 said:
Yeah, I don't think I'm going to flat-out stop buying new decks (in fact I was just ogling one in a shop today, I might go back pay day!), like WyrdRaven says, there is something pretty rewarding about new deck smell
Second-Hand Decks vs. New Decks
Yeah, I don't think I'm going to flat-out stop buying new decks (in fact I was just ogling one in a shop today, I might go back pay day!), like WyrdRaven says, there is something pretty rewarding about new deck smell
Libra8ca
I generally prefer new books and decks but a vintage book or deck can have an aura of mystery and adventure about them that makes them special. I don't have any old / vintage decks but some old books (such as fairy tale books) that have been passed down in my family have a special feel to them that stimulates the imagination
turtlebite
I like old things and used things but the only used deck I ever bought I ended up giving away. I don't think it was ever loved though, maybe that makes a difference.
Le Fanu
Couldn't care less. I either want a deck or I don't want a deck. Whether it's new or second hand is neither here nor there. If a 2nd hand one comes up in trading before I get to the amazon checkout, I'll grab it.
I really couldn't care less.
But I do like a 2nd hand deck to be clean. Grubby sides to a deck can be a real turn off.
I really couldn't care less.
But I do like a 2nd hand deck to be clean. Grubby sides to a deck can be a real turn off.
Londubh
I am slowly liking the idea of used decks more and more.
A few years ago I purchased the first edition Templar Tarot used because that is the only way I could get it. It was the first deck that I had ever purchased used. To be honest, I have never liked it and I need to either sell it or trade it. I thought that I didn't connect with it because it was used.
I just recently purchased two more used decks, the Gill and the William Blake. I am ok with the Gill. The William Blake deck however seems to me to fit description of pre-loved. It has character and I think I am going to like this deck very much, even if it's a deck I am going to have to work harder on.
I think I will be purchasing more used decks in the future.
A few years ago I purchased the first edition Templar Tarot used because that is the only way I could get it. It was the first deck that I had ever purchased used. To be honest, I have never liked it and I need to either sell it or trade it. I thought that I didn't connect with it because it was used.
I just recently purchased two more used decks, the Gill and the William Blake. I am ok with the Gill. The William Blake deck however seems to me to fit description of pre-loved. It has character and I think I am going to like this deck very much, even if it's a deck I am going to have to work harder on.
I think I will be purchasing more used decks in the future.
gregory
What he saidLe Fanu said:
Carla
Le Fanu said:
Yep.
SunChariot
I think,as in any other aspect of Tarot, that we're all different. 
I personally feel most comfortable with a deck that I know no one else has ever touched. Yes, I am also one of those who VERY rarely let's anyone else touch my decks..easy enough to pull off since I only readfoe others online.
I have on occasion bought a used deck on E-Bsy or here ai AT. But when I get it I feel a bit creeped our that someone else used it and who knows what their energy was (especially on E-Bay). It find it hard to use the deck at first. I only start to really feel confortable once I have used it enough that I figure most if the energy in it is mine.
As for deck personalities, I don't personally believe in that. They're just cards to me with no personalities. Any difference in the way different deck read or talk to me is something I interpret to the difference in the card imAgery between decks.
Babs
PS After all this....I just bought the Fenestra here on AT second-hand. I DO sometimes buy second hand decks after all. LOL I kept getting signs I was meant to buy it. And who am I to argue with the universe when it starts sending signs?
I personally feel most comfortable with a deck that I know no one else has ever touched. Yes, I am also one of those who VERY rarely let's anyone else touch my decks..easy enough to pull off since I only readfoe others online.
I have on occasion bought a used deck on E-Bsy or here ai AT. But when I get it I feel a bit creeped our that someone else used it and who knows what their energy was (especially on E-Bay). It find it hard to use the deck at first. I only start to really feel confortable once I have used it enough that I figure most if the energy in it is mine.
As for deck personalities, I don't personally believe in that. They're just cards to me with no personalities. Any difference in the way different deck read or talk to me is something I interpret to the difference in the card imAgery between decks.
Babs
PS After all this....I just bought the Fenestra here on AT second-hand. I DO sometimes buy second hand decks after all. LOL I kept getting signs I was meant to buy it. And who am I to argue with the universe when it starts sending signs?
SunChariot
What really would bother me would be a bad smell, or a cigarette smoking kind of smell. Having never smoked in my life I'm just really not fond if thst smell at all.Le Fanu said:
Babs
Silver_Skye
Hmm, not being a multi deck owner (yet) I'm not sure what I think... However, my first (and only) deck was new and it serves me well. I'd love nothing more than to come across a nice, used second hand deck though! I'm a big fan of second hand books because of the personality they have from being read and loved by someone else... I think a deck would carry that same charm.
