For Sale KEM Arrow Card Setups - ship from USA via Maximus (1 Viewer)

Hi everyone,

UPDATE 21/2/26: SPLIT
@Maximus has purchased the lot and can distribute smaller lots within the US once he receives them.
See the reply history for details or contact Maximus directly if you are interested in purchasing from him for USD$40 + shipping per setup.
Leaving it open For Sale while Maximus chooses whether or not to establish his own For Sale listing.

New/unused KEM Arrow setups available - 30 setups in total:
- 13x Wide (Poker) Std Index Blue/Red
- 7x Wide (Poker) Jumbo Index Blue/Red
- 5x Narrow (Bridge) Std Index Red/Blue
- 5x Narrow (Bridge) Std Index Black/Gold

Condition & Notes
- The cards are unused, sealed in plastic, and in original plastic storage cases.
- The outer cardboard outer sleeves show varying wear from storage and moving. Some of the sleeves are in very good shape, others show noticeable ageing.

Background: These belonged to my uncle who used to host regular games many years ago. The cards either moved around with him or went straight into storage after he retired and moved away. He recently passed away and I'm helping my aunt to sell them. I don't know the exact manufacturing dates, but they've probably been in storage for at least four years, possibly longer.

One interesting detail:
- The Jumbo Index Wide setups have a deeper / more concave lid with a large USPCC logo embossed.
>EDIT: Forgot to add that the narrow red/blue setups also have the deeper / more concave lid <END EDIT
- All other setups have a flatter lid/smaller lip with a small KEM logo.
I assume this is original retail packaging, but I don't know if it signifies anything specific. Someone mentioned that the cards with the USPCC boxes may be newer?

Photos: Sorry there aren't many photos of the actual cards outside of the packaging. There was one opened Wide Std Index setup in the box which I used for photos and will be keeping. If anyone needs more photos, let me know and I'll try to accommodate.

Happy to answer questions I can. Thanks for taking the time to read this far.

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I'm offering these as a single lot initially to keep things simple and hopefully move them on quickly. If there's no interest in the full lot of 30 setups, I'll split them up.

Price (ex-shipping): AUD$1,650 / USD$1,110 / EUR€960 / NZD$1,950 / CAD$1,680 / GBP £810 + shipping
- the resulting price per setup (ex-shipping) is: AUD$55 / USD$37 / EUR€32 / NZD$65 / CAD$56 / GBP £27
UPDATE 14/2/26:
New price (ex-shipping): AUD$1,260 / USD$900 / EUR€780 / NZD$1,500 / CAD$1,230 / GBP £660 + shipping
- the resulting price per setup (ex-shipping): AUD$42 / USD$30 / EUR€26 / NZD$50 / CAD$41 / GBP £22

Note: These are located in Australia. Delivered duty unpaid.
It was pointed out to me that there might be import taxes/tariffs you might need to understand before committing to purchasing.
According to ChatGPT, for US buyers: If the shipment is correctly classified as playing cards (HS/HTS 9504.40) and sent from Australia to the U.S., the expected additional cost to the U.S. buyer is usually low, but not always zero. Certain states can apply use tax on imports.

Shipping info below - note for a quick estimate it looks like shipping anywhere beyond NZ adds roughly 18% to the cost in any given currency.

Indicative shipping (I will get quotes for any serious buyers)
- Sydney - happy to arrange a free drop off or pick up and pay on delivery/pick up (I'm in Greater Western Sydney)
- within Australia shipping appears to be ~AUD$50 via AusPost
- to NZ appears to be ~AUD$67 (~NZD$77) via AusPost
- quotes for 11kg shipping weight (my estimate) to different countries on interparcel (UPS Express Saver):
- USA AUD$229 / USD$155
- UK AUD$224 / GBP£113
- Canada AUD$224 / CAD$210
- Germany AUD$246 / EUR€143

 

[Carnth]

I plan on buying the entire lot and shipping it to the US but I won’t need all 30 decks. If you are interested please message me($40 USD per setup to cover cost of international shipping).

If this is not allowed please let me know.

this is allolwed

I'll buy one bridge sized setup

 

[Scatterbrained]

I'll take 1 red/blue bridge size setup.

 

[HO HO HO]

I would be in for 2 Narrow (Bridge) Std Index Red/Blue

 

[davdave]

Thanks to @Maximus for purchasing the lot.
I will leave this open as for sale for Maximus until he can make his own post.
Please reach out to Maximus if you are interested in purchasing from him.
Thanks everyone for your interest!

 

[funaffair]

Interested if any Jumbo Index left

 

[pocketJs]

Will take all poker sized jumbo if split

Still interested in all the poker sized jumbo… but would only take 3 to leave some for others if it helps.

 

[John2121]

2 bridge sized standard index - 1 blue red / 1 black gold

 

[GeeOhVee]

If there's one setup of poker width jumbo index available, I'm interested.

 

[Tight_Aggressive]

Beautiful! I would love two sets. Sending DM.

 

[1AAACEHOLE]

If available I’d like one poker jumbo preferably red blue but any color would work.

 

[BigSlick4523]

If any left I'd take a poker size jumbo index

 

[Tomatillo2x]

Interested in 1 set up (red/blue) standard poker size wide!

 

[davdave]

Hi everyone, I shipped these to Maximus in the US. He has opened a few setups and unfortunately each one so far is showing signs of "crackling" (small veins on the card face) which apparently is a commonly known issue with some KEMs.
We're trying to work out a fair solution that saves another leg of shipping due to the logistics involved (USA<->Aus) so posting here to understand whether
1. anyone is still interested in purchasing any setups
2. if so, what would be a fair price you'd be willing to pay for one of these setups

I'd appreciate any feedback. I'm effectively a "middleman" trying to find a fair outcome for all parties involved.

 

[Tomatillo2x]

They do crack at times, hold off on my end for now, thanks!

 

[MC_CPA]

@smashed_potato I dodged a massive bullet, had originally offered to buy these as-is no questions asked.

 

[MC_CPA]

+1 feedback to Maximus for pointing out the defects and not "passing the buck" to the buyers.

 

[Carnth]

unfortunately each one so far is showing signs of "crackling" (small veins on the card face)

FYI: here's an example of what mine looked like

It's also accompanied but a rough texture (from the cracks) which make them more difficult to shuffle and deal.


Shout out to @Maximus for taking point on this.

 

[davdave]

Just a quick note to acknowledge the concerns that have been raised about the cards.

I genuinely wasn’t aware of the condition issue when listing them and was simply helping my aunt sell some of my late uncle’s items. Maximus and I are in contact and working through the situation privately to find a fair resolution.

Appreciate everyone’s patience while we sort things out.

 

[davdave]

Quick question - I feel I should mark this listing as Cancelled, but then that would lock this thread.

People might want to continue to respond here given the situation.

Keen for some guidance on the right thing to do here.

 

[MC_CPA]

Full refund for the entirety of what Max paid ya, and Max returns all of the product at your expense.

 

[davdave]

Thanks for the perspective, I appreciate you taking the time to weigh in.

Maximus and I are already in contact and actively working through the situation to find a fair outcome based on the circumstances. Out of respect for everyone involved, we’re handling the details privately.

I’ll post an update once things are resolved. Thanks to everyone for the patience while we sort it out.

 

[sjpj21w]

As someone who received a cracked set, I would prefer to leave this thread open until the issue is resolved. I also appreciate your professionalism and transparency throughout this. Seems like an honest and unlucky mistake, and you've been handling it with grace. Cheers

 

[MC_CPA]

Actually I didn't realize Maximus shipped a few out already. For those folks that received from Maximus, Maximus should offer a full refund provided the cards are returned, or destroyed if he prefers, because he was the seller in this case, not Davdave. These folks don't have a claim against Davdave imo.

For any decks that Maximus has, Davdave should issue a full refund for and receive the decks back.

 

[Maximus]

That is correct. I have reached out to everyone that received the cards and they are returning them to which I will return to DavDave.

 

[MC_CPA]

Did this get resolved or gg'd

 

[Maximus]

Did this get resolved or gg'd

Still currently being resolved.