I've recently purchased the Arthur Rackham oracle 2nd edition deck and the cards are too slippery!  I do not like slippery cards and was wondering if there was a way to de-laminate them (if that's a word). 👀

 

They feel really cheap to me.  I love the deck but can't stand slippery cards that just go all over the place when I try to shuffle and handle them.

 

I prefer hard/thick card stock with little to no lamination.

Oh no! How dreadful. I really dislike slippery cards as they fly all over the place when I shuffle. I am not sure if there is any quick way of fixing it. I wonder if fanning powder can neutralize too much glide or if it would make it worse. We will ask @katrinka! 

30 minutes ago, DejaVoo said:

I've recently purchased the Arthur Rackham oracle 2nd edition deck and the cards are too slippery!  I do not like slippery cards and was wondering if there was a way to de-laminate them (if that's a word). 👀

 

They feel really cheap to me.  I love the deck but can't stand slippery cards that just go all over the place when I try to shuffle and handle them.

 

I prefer hard/thick card stock with little to no lamination.

Yes, that's true, and it was a disappointment for me too (I was part of the Kickstarter). Otherwise I also found the card stock too thick, the cards don't shuffle well.

I regret this purchase to be honest, and the LWB is of no interest, well... 🥴

To answer your question I think (on my part) that there is no solution, but you can re-sell it.

 

4 minutes ago, Decan said:

Yes, that's true, and it was a disappointment for me too (I was part of the Kickstarter). Otherwise I also found the card stock too thick, the cards don't shuffle well.

I regret this purchase to be honest, and the LWB is of no interest, well... 🥴

To answer your question I think (on my part) that there is no solution, but you can re-sell it.

 

I really feel like I wasted my money and I don't like that at all.  They feel yucky.  I probably will just re-sell it....boo 😞 

Talcum Powder?

 

I had my eyes on the deck but I better not buy it. Slippery cards are not usable to me.

5 minutes ago, Arania said:

Talcum Powder?

 

I had my eyes on the deck but I better not buy it. Slippery cards are not usable to me.

They are very slippery and not my cup of tea.  They are unusable to me and wasted money.

 

When I have the chance, I will put them up for sale.

How big are they? Could they be put in sleeves?

 

1 hour ago, Arania said:

How big are they? Could they be put in sleeves?

4.75" x 2.75" inches.  I don't want my cards in sleeves.

NOT talcum powder. It collects moisture in the end and adheres...

 

If you use them a lot they will de-slip, though. Shuffle. Shuffle a very lot.

7 hours ago, DejaVoo said:

They are very slippery and not my cup of tea.  They are unusable to me and wasted money.

 

When I have the chance, I will put them up for sale.

Yeah, just re-home them. Not everyone is fussy about cardstock so you’ll find someone who wants them I’m sure. It’s not worth spending time or money trying to fix something that you’d rather get rid off. 

One time I saw a review on YouTube where the lady was saying that the deck she was showing wasn't like the great quality decks people are making now, and here you have to understand the laminated decks we find on the market.

Well, there are some people who love laminated decks, it's something a bit surprising for me (and I don't think that it's the majority of people too), but I have no statistic on that matter, so...

Edited January 13, 20206 yr by Decan

3 hours ago, Decan said:

One time I saw a review on YouTube where the lady was saying that the deck she was showing wasn't like the great quality decks people are making now, and here you have to understand the laminated decks we find on the market.

Well, there are some people who love laminated decks, it's something a bit surprising for me (and I don't think that it's the majority of people too), but I have no statistic on that matter, so...

The card stock and lamination on these cards is not for me.  I like how they have combined the deck to be a cross of tarot and oracle, and that's why I mainly purchased them.

 

I don't believe I saw a review on the quality of the cards before I purchased them though and had no prior knowledge about that part.  And, I am aware that some people love heavily laminated decks, I'm just not one of them....

On 1/11/2020 at 12:16 AM, Raggydoll said:

Oh no! How dreadful. I really dislike slippery cards as they fly all over the place when I shuffle. I am not sure if there is any quick way of fixing it. I wonder if fanning powder can neutralize too much glide or if it would make it worse. We will ask @katrinka! 

Oops, I'd missed this!
Yes, fanning powder is wonderful stuff. It gives grip to overly slippery cards, and slip to sticky ones. It only takes a pinch- put the cards and the power in a bag and shake them up, then shuffle.
Make sure you get pure zinc stearate, and that you use that as your search term. (If you search for "fanning powder", you'll findpeople selling smaller amounts at a higher price.) I got mine here:

https://smile.amazon.com/Stearate-Powder-Ounces-99-3-Grade/dp/B00T3PXPTG/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=loudwolf+zinc+stearate&qid=1578962239&sr=8-2

 

On 1/13/2020 at 4:44 PM, katrinka said:

Oops, I'd missed this!
Yes, fanning powder is wonderful stuff. It gives grip to overly slippery cards, and slip to sticky ones. It only takes a pinch- put the cards and the power in a bag and shake them up, then shuffle.
Make sure you get pure zinc stearate, and that you use that as your search term. (If you search for "fanning powder", you'll findpeople selling smaller amounts at a higher price.) I got mine here:

https://smile.amazon.com/Stearate-Powder-Ounces-99-3-Grade/dp/B00T3PXPTG/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=loudwolf+zinc+stearate&qid=1578962239&sr=8-2

 

Thank you for the advice!  🖤

You're very welcome. 

If this deck isn't all it's cracked up to be, I'm sure the zinc stearate will be useful for other decks you DO love. 

It gave my very sticky University Books RWS a new lease on life, and stopped some very lovely linen decks from being too slippy!

This item requires special handling and cannot be shipped to your selected location.  This is what Amazon is telling me (in California).  Rats, it's the only brand they list...

 

4 minutes ago, bastetly said:

This item requires special handling and cannot be shipped to your selected location.  This is what Amazon is telling me (in California).  Rats, it's the only brand they list...

 

What do you mean?  I'm in California.

18 minutes ago, DejaVoo said:

What do you mean?  I'm in California.

That's what is says underneath the price,  Not sure why it takes special handling, but is combustible if it gets hot enough.  May just be a California regulation?  Couldn't find much when I googled.  There are some on ebay.

A lot of things are combustible if they get hot enough. I'm sure amazon ships paper products, rubbing alcohol, etc. to California.
But I can't find any definitive answers, either. California does ban single use plastics (GOOD) but I don't think that would apply to cards, no matter how plastified they are.
Mass confusion, lol: https://sellercentral.amazon.com/forums/t/why-amazon-doesnt-ship-my-product-in-california/512021

My money is on "it's a screw up". Amazon is a many headed monster, and one head often doesn't know what the other heads are doing.

 

Edited January 27, 20206 yr by katrinka

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Edited March 20, 20206 yr by moonglow

Won't send to the UK either - they also sell on etsy - same message.

7 hours ago, moonglow said:

I don't know if it applies to your situation, but when Amazon.ca gives me this message it has meant that they won't ship it to my Post Office pick-up point, and I need to change to my home address. I seem to be running into it more and more.

Ya know what?  I think you are right @moonglow.  I recently changed my delivery address to a pick-up point.  So I just changed it again to see, to my home, and NOW I don't get that message.  Thanks for coming on to point this out 🙂

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Edited March 20, 20206 yr by moonglow