Hi i personally use a blue back deck most of the time and depending on how much "action" it see's then i change mine about every 2 or 3 months. I usual have two decks on the go at once... 1 for doing gigs / performance and one that i use for any type of "sign a card" "tear a card" type routine... that way i keep my old decks and use them to top up this deck. I also use the older decks to make some gaff cards if and when i need them.
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