Counterfeit Decks
Posted by Patrick Valenza on
So we finally got one of the counterfeit Trionfi Della Luna decks in our hands today. In comparing these rip offs from China to the authentic deck, we can see the fakes are much smaller and of low quality. The colors are muddy and muted and the deck gives off a definite toxic smell that left us with a headache.
This problem is beyond rampant in the tarot industry and many well known artists like myself have considered not making any more decks in the future. Why would anyone if they knew these vultures were waiting for the release to steal the work and counterfeit it. Would you do a massive amount of work only to have someone steal any deserved compensation from you?
What’s worse are some who say they don’t care and even thank the counterfeiters! Why would anyone even want to read with a deck with such empty energy in the first place?
(QR Coodes are a dead givaway!)
Things to look out for:
A QR code (we get emails daily from folks saying the QR code is broken and then request a working link to the PDF. Sorry, but we don’t use QRs. You may with to get your money back on that fake deck)
Small size
Strange titles on listings on eBay/Amazon/Etsy/ect (Family fun /party game)
Be aware that MOST tarot decks sold on eBay/Amazon ect. are fake.
All of our Indie decks are ONLY sold on our website. Nowhere else.
So I ask you, on behalf of all tarot creators out there to please not support this the thievery.
Thank you for your support,
Patrick
Que belleza de Tarot. Me gustaria que manden catalogo, para ver otros productos. Gracias
ME GUSTARIA QUE ME ENVIARAN EL MANUAL EN DIGITAL
hola buenas tardes adquiri su producto por mercado libre pero donde puedo descargar el manual digital??? esque no entendi me podria explicar por favor se lo agradeseria mucho…gracias buen dia
Oh I forgot to say in my previous comment that I am going to purchase right now your Borderless Deviant moon on Amazon.
Hello, I am also sorry this occurs and brings your art in a bad perspective but, I was looking for the original, I live in Belgium, 3rd edition costs now around 70 euro plus shipping, which from The Netherlands, the closest shop, is around 10 to 14 euro. Do you think everybody can afford this? I don’t think so. Now to be honest, I have a great collection but never paid so much for one deck only, though all of my decks are from Lo Scarabeo or US Games, last ones are lately mass produced in China and have zero quality. I found the copy of your Trionfi on a chinese website ten days ago and they arrived today and I can assure you that what you describe about bad odor and colors of the cards is absolutely not true. I have received the edition with 7 different devil cards, very cool and one extra judgement card. I find that for the price I have paid for this deck, the quality is above all expectations. Further, Amazon sells officially, sold and dispatched by Amazon, only original decks, but they have sellers from China there which ask also sometimes a lot of money for their decks but, if buyers are so stupid to pay 40 euro for a fake copy, that’s their problem. I am sorry you have to hear from me that I owe now a counterfeit of your Trionfi but, please consider that all this rage about tarot decks all over the world that makes every interesting deck sell ou in minutes, and after people that want a copy have to purchase it for 4 times the original price because some buyers buy more decks at once to sell them back after they are sold out and make a business out of that, should also be considered as criminal. If all deck producers, indepent or not, should only allow one purchase at the time per person, this would not happen and more people could buy a deck without having to sell first their underwear…