Copag - Page 2

ott · #11 03-03-2005, 05:35 PM

Since he won't post a link, here's some I've found for one dealer on eBay for $10 + $5 shipping.

AngryCola · #12 03-03-2005, 05:37 PM

Hey, fix your link so it's not huge. It stretches the thread out. Use the URL code to the right of the gramelins while you still have time to edit your post.

As I said, I WAS going to share once I inspected the cards, but you've already done it for me. I'm sure anyone reading this could have found it just as easily.

But I still recommend that nobody order any until I get the chance to take a very close look at these cards.

ott · #13 03-03-2005, 05:47 PM

For $15 including shipping, it can't be beat. Some may care about the cards being perfect, I still play with decks that has streaks of colors across the face of the cards. It's not a big deal to me or to some people.

AngryCola · #14 03-03-2005, 05:53 PM

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For $15 including shipping, it can't be beat. Some may care about the cards being perfect, I still play with decks that has streaks of colors across the face of the cards. It's not a big deal to me or to some people.

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That's fair, but just understand that I was honestly trying to protect people from getting defective cards.

I'll post their condition as soon as they arrive.
I'm expecting them tomorrow.

EStreet20 · #15 03-03-2005, 08:32 PM

Hey guys I just looked over that guy's offers on Ebay, those prices are a steal. Anyway, does anyone else have bells going off because both becks in the setups are the same color? I thought KEM setups always had two different colors or at least some difference in the decks. I'm wondering if this is a sign that they've been opened. Anyway, just wondering if anyone else thought that looked odd. Maybe the old KEMs came with two of the same color.
Take care,
Paranoid Matt from NJ

Lottery Larry · #16 03-03-2005, 08:36 PM

These are usually bridge-sized cards.... would you want two different decks for bridge?

Lottery Larry · #17 03-03-2005, 08:37 PM

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For $15 including shipping, it can't be beat. Some may care about the cards being perfect, I still play with decks that has streaks of colors across the face of the cards. It's not a big deal to me or to some people.

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Is it a big deal if the BACKS are marked?

Irons · #18 03-03-2005, 08:49 PM

Since this is now a thread about KEM's, I'm not hijacking a thread to much (hopefully). What do you guys think of the "new" versus the "old" KEM's?

I wasn't as impressed with them, from what I got to see in the store. Ended up with Copags - decent cards and cheaper.

MrGrob · #19 03-03-2005, 10:45 PM

I have used just about every plastic deck out there, and I would never buy anything but A Plus. The Copags that I used were fine at first, but if you used them for a time (one home game), they start to sick...and don't stop (their totaly shiny surface makes getting them wet a mortal sin during play also). A Plus cards are thicker then both Copag and Kem, look nicer (IMO), and have an excelent feel and snap. They are not shiny-slick, but rather have a very fine textue to them, and no matter the situation, they hardly ever stick too bad...and they shuffle wonderfully. They also do not warp like Kems do after extended use. And so far, of the decks I and other have had, I have seen only one printing error, and it is on my deck, on the # side of the 4 of diamonds, and even that is only a minor smear.

Here is just one site to check out A Plus cards...

Kardwell

(You can't see the faces of the cards, but the box in the middle of the value faces are shaded a light pastel yellowish color (had to discribe)...and it is a very nice touch.)

Every person who was looking for cards that I have shown A Plus cards to (I bring all the types I have), has pick-up a set for themselves. They really are great cards...and no, I don't have any stock in the company [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

playersare · #20 03-04-2005, 04:01 PM

I am a big fan of A-Plus cards too but I usually end up dealing KEM or Copag in my home games. Especially on smooth flat table surfaces, A-Plus cards slip and fly around too much - this wouldn't matter if you have have a felt top and/or padded rails though.

B&M cardrooms who don't use KEM generally deal Gemaco and A-Plus. I haven't seen Copag make any inroads towards the commercial market yet.