Aussie flourishers

[Simon]

this is a question for any Australian flourishers, or anyone who feels like posting.
I am fairly new to flouishing, or XCM (if there's a preferred term let me know) been doing magic for a while, got xtreme beginners a while back, and recently the dan and dave experience. my question is, where do you other Australian flourishers, buy your cards from. i've been looking around. i've found so far that i really like TH9's, rather than bikes. i hear stud's are good, but expensive. naturally jerry's are out of the question. (unless someone has a lot of them to give away :))

i'm talking bulk here, best i've seen is 60 decks of TH9's for $100 US. sent them an e-mail about postage prices, but nothing back yet.

anybody who knows where to get lots of cards for a reasonable price with low shipping, i'd greatly appreciate you sharing your favourite supplier.

cheers

[Sleight_of_Hand]

Um I'm Aussie but not a flourisher more of a "everything but Xcm" type of person and I will tell you this Magicians in Australia will spend more than any other first world country as we live at the edge of the planet ( not litarally). Postage will cost more than the product if you buy over the net and if you buy from stores like

www.taylorsmagicshop.com
or
www.heyprestomagic.com.au

you get 1 tally or bike for 10$ AU.... a lot i know

So i suggest you get decks of Ebay or E or PEnguin and dont buy 60 Decks.....

I barely go through 20 a year...

Ok good luck with you flourishes...

Cya

[Shanku]

Mate, I think you're gonna love me for this:

www.808cards.com

Although they only sell bikes. Really good deals though!!!

Don't know about Tally's though.

[Sleight_of_Hand]

Can i marry you!!!!

****ING CRAZY HOW THE HELL DID YOU FIND THAT SITE OMFG OMFG OMFG OMFG!!!!!!!!

ok i have clamed down...

[AntonHolmes]

Those prices are pretty good for bikes.
I'm keen on getting some Tally's too. If there are a few people we could do a bulk order and split the cases.

The best and cheapest way to get Bikes tho is get an American friend who uses paypal and has a Costco membership to go and buy them and send them by the 12 pack. Should work out at the very most the same price as the site.

[Blink]

I bought a big bunch (fairly bloody big) recently from E. Bit expensive but.

Previous to that I bought a big bunch from MagicProShop;

Normal Bicycles $2.89US

Then heaps of different colours (Purple, Green, Orange, Pink, Black etc) for about $4US

Wasnt bad prices I thought

[Simon]

Mate, I think you're gonna love me for this:

www.808cards.com

Although they only sell bikes. Really good deals though!!!

Don't know about Tally's though.

i actually looked at this site already.

but i really prefer tally ho's for flourishing. they have a thinner card stock. found a sit that sells them for $20 by the dozen, but i'm just waiting to seee how much postage will be.
i'd be willing to buy with someone or lots of people. more than 20 dozen and the price drops to $18.50 per dozen. split the shipping and we all get a good deal.
anybody in?

or me and my brother will just buy like 4 dozen and split the costs.

[treadstone]

For Tally's.

There's batteriesandbutter.
http://tinyurl.com/2vgpqq

PokerChips
http://tinyurl.com/39x9x9

I don't know if the latter ships overseas though.

[Simon]

For Tally's.

There's batteriesandbutter.
http://tinyurl.com/2vgpqq

PokerChips
http://tinyurl.com/39x9x9

I don't know if the latter ships overseas though.

yeah, batteries and butter has good prices, they're the ones i've been looking into but i haven't gotten any info back about postage costs yet.

thanks anyway though

[Shanku]

Ii actually looked at this site already.

but i really prefer tally ho's for flourishing. they have a thinner card stock. found a sit that sells them for $20 by the dozen, but i'm just waiting to seee how much postage will be.
i'd be willing to buy with someone or lots of people. more than 20 dozen and the price drops to $18.50 per dozen. split the shipping and we all get a good deal.
anybody in?

or me and my brother will just buy like 4 dozen and split the costs.
Is that $20 Aussie Cash or American? I think the postage will end up like Kardwell's shipping prices - it came out like $50+ for just shipping and more for the cards. I reckon 808cards has the best deals I have seen for getting bikes shipped to Australia.

[UnholyGodn]

You can't go passed 808cards for cheap bicycles, including postage it's $30 USD for 12 decks, that's awesome since most stores here sell them at $10 AUD each. I recently got 12 tallys for $50 USD inc postage, I think I found somewhere cheaper but they didn't accept paypal so I paid the other. I find tally's great when I want to spoil myself, but if I'm just grinding a move *cough LePaul Spread cough* then I'll use the cheaper Bicycles :)

[Jackson4]

Yeah, I saw an advert for 808cards on decknique one time, took a look and i was so amazed cause i nearly wasted a whole lot on cards from www.magic.org but I still wanna get some other decks apart from bikes, maybe some tallys from batteries and butter anyways, i ended up buy 2 dozen and absolutely loved the prices!

[Simon]

I
Is that $20 Aussie Cash or American? I think the postage will end up like Kardwell's shipping prices - it came out like $50+ for just shipping and more for the cards. I reckon 808cards has the best deals I have seen for getting bikes shipped to Australia.

perhaps, but really i'm looking for TH9's. shipping is an issue, but when split it becomes reasonable. plus it beats paying $10 plus per deck.

and it's 20 AU but we're at 86.4 or something, so it's a good time to buy.

[AntonHolmes]

i'd be willing to buy with someone or lots of people. more than 20 dozen and the price drops to $18.50 per dozen. split the shipping and we all get a good deal.
anybody in?

or me and my brother will just buy like 4 dozen and split the costs.

If shipping doesn't make them too much I'd be keen for a couple of dozen.
might be able to get others here interested also.
I only want fan backs though, not circle backs.

[-Ty]

Stop spreading 808 around! Keep it on the lowdown people!

That's where I get my bikes from, and that's all I need.

Ty

[drorange]

Where do you guys live in Australia? Anyone from Melbourne? I find the best place is 808cards.

[ozzymagic]

Hi, I live in Brisbane and I have found the best price for Tally-Hos is a online shop based in Sydney called starburst games. If you buy around 36 decks including shipping i think it works out at around $5 a deck or a bit less. Hope this helps.
Oh and if anyone lives in Brisbane and knows of a good local magic or card shop please PM me.
Sean

[Shanku]

perhaps, but really i'm looking for TH9's. shipping is an issue, but when split it becomes reasonable. plus it beats paying $10 plus per deck.

and it's 20 AU but we're at 86.4 or something, so it's a good time to buy.

Yeah, my friend and I bought the 12 deck value pack and it came to like ~$37 Australian - including shipping! That's like $3 a deck shipped!

Dang. Still can't find any good deals for Tally's to Australia. I f I do I'll let you guys know.;)

[Simon]

If shipping doesn't make them too much I'd be keen for a couple of dozen.
might be able to get others here interested also.
I only want fan backs though, not circle backs.

i think they only have fan backs anyway.

[Hiro]

So far the best I have found is what ozzymagic has said. Starburst Games. $63 AUD for a dozen. That's without shipping as I said I will go and pick it up from them as I live in Sydney. I haven't had the chance to buy from them yet but I will in the near future.

Hiro

[Amane]

I ordered a big bunch from Magic.org before
It was reasonable I guess....about $6.50 AUD per TH9
i'll just stick to 808 tho....

[AntonHolmes]

I have emailed the store about the Tally's to find out how much shipping will be on a number of cases.
How many people are keen on getting a case?
$20US plus shipping.
If people want I can order them and then send them out. I would how ever need to get people to pay upfront, then cover the postage to them when I know how much that is.

I'm down for a duece, any one else?

[nightmare]

hey i'm also from australia, and i order my stuff from www.acekicker.com.au
it's sydney based (although im from melb) and prices are decent
and as for the 808 site, i like the prices and i'm considering buying from there :D
how's the delivery and service though?

by the way, Slight_of_Hand do you play on BoredAussies? i've seen your nick around haha

[Blink]

Let me know when you order Anton ;)

[UnholyGodn]

hey i'm also from australia, and i order my stuff from www.acekicker.com.au
it's sydney based (although im from melb) and prices are decent
and as for the 808 site, i like the prices and i'm considering buying from there :D
how's the delivery and service though?

by the way, Slight_of_Hand do you play on BoredAussies? i've seen your nick around haha

I've tried AceKicker, I found them to be expensive, especially compared to 808cards. 808cards is great, you just buy them and they show up a week later ready to go. A week may seem like a long time, but if you plan ahead, it's nothing. Patience is awesome.

[nightmare]

Sweet! Thanks for the response, ill be sure to order the 12 pack soon :D

[Simon]

acekicker are good, they used to be just an ebay store, i know the owner Marty from when he was just an ebay shop.

he's a nice guy, gave me free postage on my order.

and yeah, i'm down for a group order of tally's from batteries and butter.

split them up and make the postage more affordable.

i'd want about 2 or 3 dozen.

anyone else?

[AntonHolmes]

So far I've got interest for 6-8 dozen, anyone else out there want to get some too?

[AntonHolmes]

I just rang Batteries and Butter.
Shipping will be about $200US he said, so the cost per dozen would come to about $35-$40US to my door.
Still a fair bit cheaper than getting them anywhere in Aus. Starburst only have circle backs, and from what I've been told they may not be the highest quality decks. Possibly seconds, or possibly fakes.

Can I have a show of hands for people that will actually buy them and how many dozen you want before I put in an order. If you have already put your name on the list in the thread, please just repeat what you want to order so that I know you are still interested.

Thanks.

Anton

[Blink]

Speak to me Anton when you order ;)

[drorange]

I've tried AceKicker, I found them to be expensive, especially compared to 808cards. 808cards is great, you just buy them and they show up a week later ready to go. A week may seem like a long time, but if you plan ahead, it's nothing. Patience is awesome.
my shipping here in melbourne was only 4 days so quick

[AntonHolmes]

Slight change of plans,
I have a mate coming back from the States in Dec, I'm going to get him to bring a suitcase of cards for me, or what ever he can, and save a bucket load on shipping.
But I need def numbers so that I don't get stuck with a whole lot for myself.
I might have to ship some if there are too many, but not all of them.
Still saves a lot on shipping.

[Blink]

Anton, im 100% keen.

Let me know on msn mate.

[AntonHolmes]

Ok, So they finally arrived.
I did have to get them shipped, but I got a goot rate on them. They came to $45AU a dozen.
I have 6 that have arrived at the moment. And there are more in the mail.
2 packages was cheaper than one.

I also have some bikes for the same price. 4 dozen of those.
I am going to the post office tomorrow to see how much to send the cards to other places in aus.

Let me know who wants them and I will get it organised.
I will pm those that pm'd me already.