When I first started tarot it was with this deck but had lost my original years ago. Since then have gotten other decks I've been happy with.This deck is definitely a good buy! The cards are a perfect thickness and great quality. The pictures are vibrant and beautiful the way I remember. The only issue I had with this deck was oddly the 4 of pentacles looked as if someone was eating or drinking and smudged something on the card and then put it back in the deck. The deck was sealed when I got it and seemed new and none of the other cards had that issue. I cleaned it easily and I'm going to cleanse the cards. ?I'm still extremely happy with the deck though!