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Playing Card Chat ♠ ♥ ♣ ♦ => Playing Card Plethora => Topic started by: Paul Carpenter on February 03, 2012, 09:43:00 AM
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Tendril is a custom deck of playing cards like none you've seen. Vivid colors, innovative features like our shadow borders and organic symmetry, custom everything. Tendril will be as premium as you can get, on Bee Casino stock with Magic finish and will be limited to 5,000 decks. For details on the deck just visit http://encarded.com (http://encarded.com)
Much like leaving for a vacation, you always feel like you left something behind when setting up your Kickstarter. But, I've spent a lot of time creating a variety of great reward packages, there are some special Kickstarter perks, early pledges will get a small thank you, and on the whole I think we are ready to roll!
Saturday, February 4th at 9pm EST please visit http://encarded.com (http://encarded.com), check your Twitter by following @encarded (https://twitter.com/#!/encarded), or view us on Facebook at http://facebook.com/encarded (http://facebook.com/encarded) for the link to Kickstarter.
Sincere thanks to the card community and all the feedback and comments, and I really hope you can help make Tendril a success and get an awesome deck in the process. You'll love it, I promise!
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I can't wait till I get to beijing so I can finally purchase cards (using mum's credit card) I can't wait for the tendrils!! MORE POWER ENCARDED!
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Finally! ;D
I'll be waiting for that, you can count me in already. How many decks I get will depend on the reward tiers. :P
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Yay! This is going to be fun. A lot of fun :D
OMG and what could be better than a Tendril deck? :o
A Tendril Deck inside of a Colored Tendril Clip ;D
I'm so excited ! :-[
I need to go calm myself. :-X
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OMG and what could be better than a Tendril deck? :o
A Tendril Deck inside of a Colored Tendril Clip ;D
Really???
If "YES" then I'm going to puke rainbows!
uhoh.....
Here is comes!!
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(http://www.myfacewhen.net/uploads/300-rainbow-puke.jpg)
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I'm gonna have to quote Krystle here and...
(http://www.myfacewhen.net/uploads/300-rainbow-puke.jpg)
Yup. Can't wait for Saturday. :P
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WOW!!!! I think I'm just as excited as you are!!!!!!!! Can't wait!
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Finally! I've been waiting for this to be on Kickstarter. I believe you will have no problems getting this funded.
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I'll be there
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Can't wait! Looks like it's time for the first big kickstarter of the year :D
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how are u going to pay for the kickstarter will it direct you to amazon.com and you'll pay there or how.
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Kickstarter uses Amazon Payments, yes.
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I will unfortunately miss out on this release...Funds are tight, but I will be grabbing some on the aftermarket! If anyone is interested in potentially trading, keep me in mind. ;) Congratz to those who pick some up! Looking forward to your guys reviews.
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do u have to have a kickstarter account ??? i'm new at using kickstarter and i don't no alot about it ??
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Count me in! :D Definitely gonna pick up a deck or two or maybe more depending on the reward tiers! :D been awhile since I purchase an awesome deck! ;D
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I wanna pick some up, but i don't think the parents would let me...
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I've been waiting for this for a while! You can be sure that I'll pledge for at least two - maybe more depending on the price.
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I'm busy Saturday. However come Sunday or Monday morning, I'm there. This is unreasonably exciting. I've been very impressed with what I've seen from this deck thus far.
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I won't be able to purchase them on Saturday because my parents are out of town but as soon as they get back. I'm pledging!
I have a very good feeling about this deck.
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Thanks for the support everyone. I'm pretty excited too! I really do think you guys will like the Tendril deck a lot, it's just really different and visually interesting to play with. Combine that with Bee Casino and Magic finish and you have a pretty great deck.
We have lots of Kickstarter pledge levels so there should be something for everyone. The campaign will last for about 30 days or so. After that (provided you all do your jobs and make it successful) there are at least 2 big name resellers that will have some stock, and I will be selling them myself via my web store. Obviously, you get a better deal if you can do the Kickstarter, but there should be some available elsewhere after the fact.
Speaking of the web store, because I was bored today I added in something that may be interesting to some of you. :)
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i am going to pledge for at least three but do u need to have a kickstarter account yes or no ???
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i am going to pledge for at least three but do u need to have a kickstarter account yes or no ???
Yes, you need a Kickstarter account
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If you pledge you will be asked to sign in, create an account or sign in with your Facebook login. The payments are handled by Amazon but your Kickstarter account will let you keep track of your activity.
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Tendril T-Shirts!
http://store.encarded.com/product/tendril-t-shirts
Those look awesome! AND we see the Ace of Spades ;D
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just got a kickstarter account now i'm ready to get the tendril deck. :D
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Paul, you can count me in on this. You can bet that I'll be studying your work and learning from it as well. :]
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Thanks Alex! I know 100% that I have many things to learn and perfect in all this, so hopefully folks like you and me can learn from each other and end up with amazing things. :)
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Thanks Alex! I know 100% that I have many things to learn and perfect in all this, so hopefully folks like you and me can learn from each other and end up with amazing things. :)
Indeed. I'm messaging you some advice I just remembered from my experience.
:)
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I'm in, can't wait for this deck ;D
Billy.
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i might grab a deck or two, depending on the shipping rate.
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i might grab a deck or two, depending on the shipping rate.
Like most Kickstarter decks it is free shipping to the U.S. and $8 international shipping.
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i might grab a deck or two, depending on the shipping rate.
Like most Kickstarter decks it is free shipping to the U.S. and $8 international shipping.
u see, that's the thing. the shipping costs almost as much as the deck itself, i might end up saving some money if i buy them off retailers.
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i might grab a deck or two, depending on the shipping rate.
Like most Kickstarter decks it is free shipping to the U.S. and $8 international shipping.
u see, that's the thing. the shipping costs almost as much as the deck itself, i might end up saving some money if i buy them off retailers.
You make a good point but thats why its good to grab a few. Also, its good to get them now when there are special treats available for collections like the sheets, prints and clips. If not for collection it great for resell even.
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Looking forward to the launch!
Everything has come together very nicely.
It's sure to be a huge success
CBJ
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I've actually done my international shipping a little more discretely than many of the other Kickstarter card projects, based on the costs to ship specific numbers of decks, so I'm trying to scale the costs fairly. It's just a fact that it costs a lot to ship to other countries, and I want to be fair but at the same time can't lose big money on that aspect.
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how much are the kickstarter tendril decks going to go for on kickstarter
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These cards are real sexy.
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^This. :P
I'll be getting a couple decks for sure, and I might be interested in other goodies. I don't care much for uncuts, though. Those just take up storage space.
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I don't care much for uncuts, though. Those just take up storage space.
Your walls are "storage space" for you?
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I have no walls... I live in a box. :P
(But really my walls don't have enough room for uncuts)
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Ahahah! I have tons of wall space but I don't want o use it for uncut sheets. :P I'd much rather place them in a poster album of sorts.
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Really excited about this!! I can't wait to pledge for some of these bad boys. Also I'm pretty curious to see what the reward tiers will be for pledging. Guess I'll have to be patient.
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I'm certainly an interested party on this one.
I like the t-shirts, but could you make the store "zoom" images larger? The zoomed image is barely larger than the normal one, and not large enough to show detail on what's being sold.
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That's probably as much of the ace of spades as he's willing to show before the official launch. :P
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Yeah it is a little too small, in my opinion. It could be a sick t-shirt if the picture was a little bit bigger.
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Yeah it is a little too small, in my opinion. It could be a sick t-shirt if the picture was a little bit bigger.
Do you mean the image zooms, or the actual image on the shirt? Both would be cool, actually...
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The max size I can go on the shirt art is 10". Now that I'm looking at it fresh, I think you are right and it could be bigger. I'll make that adjustment today and see how it looks. As for the image zoom in the store, that's all automated and I have no control over that. If you click through to the cafepress store you can get a more detailed view though.
12 hours to go!
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where is the link ??
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Kickstarter will be launched tonight t 9pm est. Watch for it at http://encarded.com as well as here.
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I woke up this morning, went to Kickstarter... no Tendril lol
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I woke up this morning, went to Kickstarter... no Tendril lol
We have a few more hours Magic, remember, it's 9EST.
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By the way, I did reset the art on those shirts to the max size they will let me, and it does look a lot better. Have to decide which one to get for myself. :)
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@xmetal, will you be online here when the activity starts? I guess I might need some help. I am not familiar with the process of KickStarter and don't even know what 'pledge' means in this thread :-\
But you know I will support this project. I am the person who asked you to hold my clip in the email until the Tendril decks are released.
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Digipunk, yes I should be around for a bit. Here's what you do. First, might as well setup an account on Kickstarter.com to save yourself a little time. Then, you will visit the project page and see he full list of available packages. They all give some number of decks or other items and have a cost. You decide what you want, and pledge (which is basically a preorder) for it, entering the amount you will pledge. Then, it will guide you through the payment and you'll be all set. When the kickstarter is complete and funded, that's when you get charged. Then the cards get made, and I ship them out. It's all pretty intuitive once you get into it.
Thank you for the support and I'll probably monitor the threads for a little while tonight if there are questions.
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@xmeta, thank you for your direction. It should not be a problem to me now ;)
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Is there going to be free shipping to the U.S. ?
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I woke up this morning, went to Kickstarter... no Tendril lol
We have a few more hours Magic, remember, it's 9EST.
I know but I didn't see that post until after I checked :P
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Awesome! I'm glad you made the image a little bigger on the shirt, I'm sure it will help a lot! I can't wait for tonight... only 5.5 hours left
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Sorry but I have a question and hope someone may help me out: is the start time important?
I noticed xmetal said the campaign will last about 30 days, but at the same time I saw people mention the start time again and again.
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Sorry but I have a question and hope someone may help me out: is the start time important?
I noticed xmetal said the campaign will last about 30 days, but at the same time I saw people mention the start time again and again.
certain rewards are limited to only a certain number of backers so that is a first come first serve basis. If you miss those you can usually still back for just decks.
Does that help?
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Sorry but I have a question and hope someone may help me out: is the start time important?
I noticed xmetal said the campaign will last about 30 days, but at the same time I saw people mention the start time again and again.
The Kickstarter Project will go live at 9pm EST tonight and it will end in 30 days.
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Sorry but I have a question and hope someone may help me out: is the start time important?
I noticed xmetal said the campaign will last about 30 days, but at the same time I saw people mention the start time again and again.
The Kickstarter Project will go live at 9pm EST tonight and it will end in 30 days.
Thanks. So the start time is not that important, right?
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Well it is important if you want to get some of the limited reward tiers. There are often some rewards that only allow a limited number of backers and once they're gone they're gone. So it's a first come first serve for those. So if you want to get some other cool stuff then the start time is important but if you just want the deck at the basic reward tier then it's not as important.
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Thanks to MagicAddictz and brown_baggs, I understand now :D
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can i use a visa gift card to pay for the tendril deck ??
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Oh, I can hardly wait for this. Unfortunately, I'm likely to be asleep when it goes live. I'll be sure to pledge first thing in the morning though.
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Oh, I can hardly wait for this. Unfortunately, I'm likely to be asleep when it goes live. I'll be sure to pledge first thing in the morning though.
It's a kickstarter pledge. I wouldn't worry too much about it since it's not like it'll sell out like the "limited" products. Only thing you may miss out could be cheaper tiers, but it shouldn't differ more than a buck or two.
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can i use a visa gift card to pay for the tendril deck ??
you should be able to. Amazon has accepted those in the past. It may be a little different going through Kickstarter, but I wouldn't be surprised if it allowed you to.
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Only thing you may miss out could be cheaper tiers, but it shouldn't differ more than a buck or two.
And who would want only one deck? :P
I'm aiming for 3 at least. I'll see what the rewards are.
I'm quite curious to see what magic finish will be like on Bee Casino stock, too.
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Not me! haha I'm looking at 3 or more. I was a little unsure about this deck at first, but as I've seen more I've really come to love it! It's one unique deck!
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I'm quite curious to see what magic finish will be like on Bee Casino stock, too.
What could be bad? High quality Bee Casino stock with awesome magic finish. I'm sure it will be awesome!
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Its already sunday here!!! i'm from the future.... tendrils! Come On get your butt to kickstart! Ahahahaha! I'm just really excited!
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Think it's a little more than an hour before it's officially launched on kickstarter!
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Exactly 67 minutes from now. :P
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I don't want to compete with you guys, so I will just watch and then get the decks I want at the basic tier. :-\
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55 more minutes! ;D
Getting really excited!
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**Just realized that I don't have a credit card. :( MEH!
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**Just realized that I don't have a credit card. :( MEH!
Me either :(
My parents are in another State right now. I hope I don't have to wait another 5 days
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**Just realized that I don't have a credit card. :( MEH!
Do you have a paypal account? I could help... Or I could get more if you wanna trade for them. :P
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At least your parents are there int he same country as you.... mine is in China... wah. I hope I don't have to wait till the 18th. Maybe I can ask my aunt and pay her upfront for the deck Ahahahah!
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do u already suppose to have your payment option on amazon.com or can u fill that out while making the tendril deck purchase ??
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do u already suppose to have your payment option on amazon.com or can u fill that out while making the tendril deck purchase ??
you can fill it up as your checking out.
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A few minutes early, but here you all go! Thank you very much everyone, I truly hope you enjoy Tendril.
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/encarded/tendril-custom-playing-cards-from-encarded (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/encarded/tendril-custom-playing-cards-from-encarded)
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YES! Finally! I'm viewing it right now!
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Picked some up already. Lara, I sent you a message, I can sell you one if you like.
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Hey, can we see the different colored clips please?
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I'm having doubts now. Each goes up to $10+ to ship internationally, and I'm just across the border in Canada. Not sure if I'm going to pick some up myself now. :S
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Congrats man! It looks beautiful! I know it will get funded. I'll be pledging soon :)
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I'm having doubts now. Each goes up to $10+ to ship internationally, and I'm just across the border in Canada. Not sure if I'm going to pick some up myself now. :S
Unfortunately, to the US Postal Service Canada is just as "foreign" as anywhere else, and the shipping costs rise accordingly. I know that sucks hugely, but it is what it is. It makes no sense to me either and I wish it could be different too!
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Anyone here from Canada that wishes to bundle up and pledge together? It may (or may not, because of the ridiculous pricing of the Canada Post) reduce the costs!
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Everything is beautiful... But with the price of the clips, not to mention the $10 shipping, I don't think I'll be getting one. Just the decks then. :(
And just to make sure... If I pledge twice, for example 3+1 decks to have 4, the shipping applies only once, right?
And if the costs are reasonable within Canada, I wouldn't mind. Does anyone know roughly how much it would cost to re-ship them? :P
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Hey, can we see the different colored clips please?
Yeh I'd love to see them because I can't choose bewtween the Teal and the Black.
Picked some up already. Lara, I sent you a message, I can sell you one if you like.
yeap saw your message and replied. :P
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I agree about the shipping to Canada but I picked some up anyway. $10 is not that bad anyhow, although some sellers ship for like $6 to Canada so it could be a little cheaper but other kickstarter decks haven't been cheaper than this that I can recall. You would think that is bad, but shipping packages within Canada costs more than your shipping to Canada!
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i already pledged for 3 decks they look awesome :D :D !!!!!
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This deck looks awesome pledge for 2 and a eco clip.
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I also thought I couldn't afford the clip, but I made an effort to support you and your company and went for the 45$ pledge (not that I am not proud to get 2 decks and a clip!) anyways, took care of my neighbor's garden for 4 hours this afternoon, and I made 40$, which almost pays my order.
I have a couple questions:
1) Can we see the different colors for the card clips?
2) and can I switch 45$ level pledge if I decide I like the other color better?
Ty,
Good luck to you and your company,
Nathan
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Almost $1000 already! :D
This is going to go fast!
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i have one more question why didn't it ask u for the three digits in the back of your debit card ??
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Actually it's not that I don't want to spend the $45, it's more a question of two decks not being enough for me. :P
With nothing between two and six, there really is no way I can get one.
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Actually it's not that I don't want to spend the $45, it's more a question of two decks not being enough for me. :P
With nothing between two and six, there really is no way I can get one.
Theres a 3 deck choice.
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Actually it's not that I don't want to spend the $45, it's more a question of two decks not being enough for me. :P
With nothing between two and six, there really is no way I can get one.
Theres a 3 deck choice.
Ya, but he also wanted a clip, and there is not 3 deck choice with a clip.
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As to the questions about the Eco clips, here's the scoop:
- They will have a new design engraved on them, different from the limited release Tendril clip a few weeks ago
- The color will be a transparent color, so that it will still show the bamboo grain kind of like a colored clear-coat. The laser engraving will be done after they are coated, so the normal wood color will show through where the design is.
- These clips won't be numbered like the limited edition
- The clips haven't been produced yet, so I don't have a photo to show you yet. The teal color will try to match some of the colors used in the back of the Tendril cards, while the black will end up looking like glossy wood with black stain.
I'll be sure to post more info and pictures on my website as it becomes available!
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I was told to wait till I get to Beijing, china. I'll be leaving on the 18th I hope there are still some left for me.
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Ok, I'm having a debate with myself on wether I should get the black or the teal card clips. Please, Paul, tell me with your honest opinion, which one you think would go along best with most "normal" decks of cards? I would love to buy the teal, but I am scared it won't go along well with most decks. Please HELP lol :D This is a matter of life or death! LMAO hehe
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Please HELP lol :D This is a matter of life or death! LMAO hehe
I know what you mean. **sigh** but IMO I'm being drawn towards the Teal because its not everyday you see a Teal CC.
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Pledged for two decks. I can't wait to get these in, Paul, and I'll smack you if you don't succeed in your goal!
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Pledged for two decks. I can't wait to get these in, Paul, and I'll smack you if you don't succeed in your goal!
How can he not succeed in his goal?! The TENDRIL is so beautiful. I am in love with the color scheme, the drawing, and and and...
***PUKES RAINBOWS***
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The teal clip will go great with the Tendril deck but black will go best with any deck IMO
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Pledged for two decks. I can't wait to get these in, Paul, and I'll smack you if you don't succeed in your goal!
I'm doing everything I can! They really are sweet cards, I hope everyone that pledges from the Discourse can get out and spread the word. It's addicting watching things happen to your project though, isn't it...
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Pledged for two decks. I can't wait to get these in, Paul, and I'll smack you if you don't succeed in your goal!
I'm doing everything I can! They really are sweet cards, I hope everyone that pledges from the Discourse can get out and spread the word. It's addicting watching things happen to your project though, isn't it...
You can ask Victoria what happened to me during my project. First off, I would have mood swings. A few days when my total went down I was a horrible, sour person. When I got the big spenders in, I was extremely happy. I had all the pledges emailed to my phone so I saw in real time every time someone would pledge money. I checked my phone every few minutes for the first week, and even woke up throughout the night to check it.
I would spend hours talking to people hoping they would notice my project and pledge for it.
I also opened up this forum to bring people in and talk about Vortex.
When it ended, I felt like I had a million pounds of boulders lifted off my chest. I could breathe again!
Anyway, the next 30 days for you will be filled with happiness and grief and you'll be exhausted. However, when I can get a deck of cards as beautiful as this in my hands, your hardships are worth it. ;)
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So I ended up pledging for 3 decks, which is my minimum when I really like a deck. You know, one sealed for the collection, one to use and a backup one. :P
By the way, what song is that in the trailer? Is it royalty-free or only for the Tendril?
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i pledged for two and an eco clip. at first i was worried about what if i REALLY end up liking these and want more and almost pledged for the 6 and an eco, but then i remembered after market sellers.
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no paypal? :( i can only pledge through paypal :( sigh, i wanted to get the two decks + eco card clip pledge.. can someone help me??
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By the way, what song is that in the trailer? Is it royalty-free or only for the Tendril?
That is a royalty free track from Vimeo.com. They have a lot of great stuff on there. I prefer it to youtube but it certainly doesn't get the traffic that youtube does.
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Congrats on the great start! I'll be picking up an uncut for sure!
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Anyone here from Canada that wishes to bundle up and pledge together? It may (or may not, because of the ridiculous pricing of the Canada Post) reduce the costs!
You know I'm in for a group purchase!
Send me a pm
CBJ
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Thanks for the idea sxjy,
Anyone in Australia want in on a bundle pack? save on kickstarter and postage? anyone?
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Anyone here from Canada that wishes to bundle up and pledge together? It may (or may not, because of the ridiculous pricing of the Canada Post) reduce the costs!
You know I'm in for a group purchase!
Send me a pm
CBJ
lol yes i do. we'll talk.
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Those look awesome!! I pledged for 3 right now will possibly update it!
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I did the two-decks-and-a-black-clip pledge and asked about getting an extra deck. I was told I could do so by simply keeping my same pledge tier and adding an extra $8 for the extra. I'm thinking that will be slightly higher for orders outside the US. But you have options if you want more than three and less than six, or more than six and less than 12, etc.
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my comment and inquiry is being ignored... >:( is anyone in Singapore pledging to this deck? may i ask if anyone is willingly to help me pledge for the 2 decks + 1 black eco card clip? :)
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I pledged for three! I'm really liking this deck, and hopefully the pledges will keep coming in so that is does end up getting fully funded. I might end up changing my order to six. Who knows...
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my comment and inquiry is being ignored... >:( is anyone in Singapore pledging to this deck? may i ask if anyone is willingly to help me pledge for the 2 decks + 1 black eco card clip? :)
Has it occurred to you that maybe you aren't being ignored, but that there's simply no one here from Singapore who's pledging for the deck? ::) Would you prefer we ALL sent you replies to the effect of "I don't live in Singapore."?
Here, I'll start:
I don't live in Singapore!!!
If that doesn't do it for you, then consider posting an [ISO] in the Sales, Trades, ISOs board, something like this:
[ISO] Singaporean pledging for Tendril deck
Does THAT help? :))
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Hahah i was about to say the same thing. This is the reason why I'm not asking if anyone from the Philippines would like to pledge because i'm going to china and there are only a small number of people from the Philippines here in this forum who are active as well. ^_^
keep your chin up.
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I pledged for 3 decks about an hour ago. I'd say it's easily worth it, even with the international shipping added on.
Also, I think I was the 65th pledger. So, that means a signed card! :D
I can't wait to get this deck in my hands, honestly. Any rough idea as to how long the cards will take once the Kickstarter finishes?
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I pledged for 3 decks about an hour ago. I'd say it's easily worth it, even with the international shipping added on.
Also, I think I was the 65th pledger. So, that means a signed card! :D
I can't wait to get this deck in my hands, honestly. Any rough idea as to how long the cards will take once the Kickstarter finishes?
Referring to the Brimstone, being the first deck that has been shipped out after completion its project on kickstarter, it'll take months.
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All they need is my approval to print it, and they say "4-6 weeks" but I think we all know that they have delays. I will get it on the schedule the instant I can, promise!
Thanks to everyone that has pledged so far! Getting close to 20% in one evening! Keep it rolling!
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I pledged for 3 decks about an hour ago. I'd say it's easily worth it, even with the international shipping added on.
Also, I think I was the 65th pledger. So, that means a signed card! :D
I can't wait to get this deck in my hands, honestly. Any rough idea as to how long the cards will take once the Kickstarter finishes?
Referring to the Brimstone, being the first deck that has been shipped out after completion its project on kickstarter, it'll take months.
I believe that the "Play Me Burlesque" deck shipped before that - though it wasn't made by USPC, it's a good quality deck. I only wish they chose a better font for the artist names on the cards; tiny and italic script just don't play nice with each other...
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I believe that the "Play Me Burlesque" deck shipped before that - though it wasn't made by USPC, it's a good quality deck. I only wish they chose a better font for the artist names on the cards; tiny and italic script just don't play nice with each other...
You may be right. I didn't follow that deck so I'm not quite sure.
USPCC has been prioritizing products from bigger companies so I'd still say it'll take quite a long time before the pledgers could get their hands onto these Tendril decks.
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my comment and inquiry is being ignored... >:( is anyone in Singapore pledging to this deck? may i ask if anyone is willingly to help me pledge for the 2 decks + 1 black eco card clip? :)
Has it occurred to you that maybe you aren't being ignored, but that there's simply no one here from Singapore who's pledging for the deck? ::) Would you prefer we ALL sent you replies to the effect of "I don't live in Singapore."?
Here, I'll start:
I don't live in Singapore!!!
If that doesn't do it for you, then consider posting an [ISO] in the Sales, Trades, ISOs board, something like this:
[ISO] Singaporean pledging for Tendril deck
Does THAT help?
users can ignore this long post if they're looking for updates on the Tendril Deck... :-X
firstly i apologize to all which are offended/affected. :'(
secondly my post was in hopes that Paul would reply me and upon seeing his post a few minutes after mine but without a response i got abit frustrated because the pledges are limited which means the longer the delay the lesser hopes of getting the card clip. I've gotten a response from Paul and my best option is to hope someone can help me pledge with me paying the person and collecting the items from him/her (If the kickstarter is successful [which it will obviously be :D ] and refunding me the money if it isn't) and I admit I was hoping there are Singaporeans (As I know a few here on the forums) were pledging on the Tendril deck, saw my post and could offer to help (Damn, I sound like a spoil brat. :( )
so, sorry all I offended/affected.
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Take the suggestion - create an [ISO] topic seeking fellow Singaporeans interested in pooling efforts to get the Tendril deck. It's your best chance for success here and people often check the Sales, Trades and ISOs board.
I was busting your chops for sounding so petulant, but I was also offering you good advice to achieve your goal.
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So we've been up for just a bit more than half a day, and already hit 20% funding. By this rate, we can get Tendril made by dinner on Tuesday. :)
Thank you so much everyone, this is pretty exciting stuff.
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When I went to sleep last night, it was at about $1,500 and I wake up to see it at $4,178
Incredible work.
I will be pledging very soon!
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unfourntally i dont think i will be able to pledge, saving up for some decks in april -De'vo- and also saving for the deck by aethercards :). might try to trade for it later, getting a bunch of vortex decks, doubt i will use them all so should work well, good luck though.
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Hey xmetal, it looks like it's going great so far!
I pledged for 6 decks and a Teal Card Clip. I probably won't have any call to use the Card Clip but I couldn't resist the great idea that's so specific to your design and colors!
Out of curiousity, did you have any problems with the USPCC printing the subtle black pattern on your protodeck? I thought the photos of your protodeck looked great and you can really see the pattern printed at just the right level of contrast. The face card background patterns are my main worrying point with the ORNATES.
thanks, Randy
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Randy,
Thanks the pledge, I saw that last night! Per your question, they actually got that spot on on the first try. I was very specific with them about that feature and what is was supposed to look like. In real life it's just right, I was pleased. maybe I got lucky and have my monitor calibrated just like theirs or something. :)
I should mention that their main concern was my border design, so you may have some interesting discussion about that with them. be prepared to make some adjustments just in case...
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@xmetal i pledged for the 2 decks one clip award. lets say i want 3 decks. how should i go about doing this if i didnt want to wait for the after market sales?
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@xmetal i pledged for the 2 decks one clip award. lets say i want 3 decks. how should i go about doing this if i didnt want to wait for the after market sales?
Message me on KS so I have your info and we'll work something out.
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Well it would seem I left a hole in my rewards that more than a few people were interested in, so I plugged that hole today and have a new 24 deck and 24+uncut available. I already had arranged with a few people for that, so hopefully this will simplify things for everyone.
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Well done X...I will be checking in soon
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Well this is super cool. I just discovered that Tendril has become a Kickstarter Staff Pick and is on a featured page! Neato. Maybe I'm not too shabby at this after all. :D
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39% already! ???
Nice job! Pledging soon! I hope theres still some left! They're going fast :P
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i shall pledge soon, once i get a bit more money
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Just ordered my Tendril king of clubs T-shirt, looks awesome. Love this deck. :D
Billy.
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the tendril funding just went down to 38% and it was already at 40% what happened i hope it gets funded . :( maybe it might come up again tomorrow lets hope so because i really want a amazing deck in my collection .
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the tendril funding just went down to 38% and it was already at 40% what happened i hope it gets funded . :(
Sometimes people have to retract there funding due to unknown financial reasons. There's still plenty of time! Haha don't worry :)
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the tendril funding just went down to 38% and it was already at 40% what happened i hope it gets funded . :( maybe it might come up again tomorrow lets hope so because i really want a amazing deck in my collection .
It's not even a week yet! It'll go up. I'm pretty sure this will be funded. No need to worry my friend.
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I have faith in the tendril! Its such an awesome deck. Just wait Paul! When i get to Beijing I'm so pledging! I just need to borrow my mum's or a friend's card MWAHAHAHAA!!!!!! i'm just so excited! And I can't wait to see your next line up of playing cards as well!
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Hey lara, I know you, too, had trouble choosing between the teal and the black clip. I chose black because
1) It will remind me of this awesome deck
2) It will probably be rarer (apparently, less people are buying it)
3) It will look nice and original with other decks
4) How many teal clips do you have?
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It came back up again this time to 44% yes its back on track. :D
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I have faith in the tendril! Its such an awesome deck. Just wait Paul! When i get to Beijing I'm so pledging! I just need to borrow my mum's or a friend's card MWAHAHAHAA!!!!!! i'm just so excited! And I can't wait to see your next line up of playing cards as well!
Since we're working on a trade anyway, I can trade you a few Tendril for those Beijing Olympics cards you're hunting down for me! PM me and we'll work it out.
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50%! Going pretty well so far. ;D
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Since we're working on a trade anyway, I can trade you a few Tendril for those Beijing Olympics cards you're hunting down for me! PM me and we'll work it out.
It might be better to let Lara pledge for the deck since international shipping is flat-rate and these still need to be funded or else nobody gets any. I know it's going well now but remember that Vortex dropped 5 grand in unpaid fees and there's a good chance the pledging will taper off. I'd be inclined to say 'let's get these funded' first.
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I wholeheartedly endorse the "lets get it funded" mindset! :)
50% in a few days is quite good. I expect that things will slow at some point, but if people can keep spreading the word we'll be in very good shape. I am seeing a wider and wider array of referrers as we go, so people are finding it from more places. There is a lot of time left, I think we'll be in good shape!
Plus there will be some little giveaways and such, along with a cool new trailer coming in the next week or so that might grab people's attention.
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Hi xmetal, I am afraid you missed my email again, so I repeat the content of the mail here. [size=78%]One of my fellow collectors would pledge this deck with many friends and I joined them. So my clip may be sent independently when it is done. [/size] ;)
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OK, I will make note of that! Thanks.
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Wow, congrats on almost 60% in 4 days! Whomever wants (and should) buy these must hurry up :P
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In the words of Bon Jovi....., "Woah, we're halfway there" Woah O, Living on a prayer.....
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i have been following the kickstarter funding for the tendril all four days the funding is going up really fast now it's up to 54%. :D
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These look awesome!
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i knew it was a good choice getting one of the clips!
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The clips do look great!! I'm a big fan of both colors. It's also great to see the funding increase every day! Hopefully we can continue to get the word out and keep the pledges coming in
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Hey Robert, I wanted to know if you would be willing to do me a price if I wanted to buy both clips, and 2 decks. Right now, I have the 1 clip and 2 decks pledge.
Also, do these card clips really straighten out your cards or are they just for protection?
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Hey Robert, I wanted to know if you would be willing to do me a price if I wanted to buy both clips, and 2 decks. Right now, I have the 1 clip and 2 decks pledge.
Also, do these card clips really straighten out your cards or are they just for protection?
You'll need to take that up with Paul from Encarded. I'm a partner but its his kickstarter. The clips protect your cards and will aid in keeping them straight but there not meant to fix warped cards. I am working on a new device that will do just that though. ;)
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Hey Robert, I wanted to know if you would be willing to do me a price if I wanted to buy both clips, and 2 decks. Right now, I have the 1 clip and 2 decks pledge.
Also, do these card clips really straighten out your cards or are they just for protection?
Message me on Kickstarter and we'll see what we can do.
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I have message you.
Thank you for the opportunity of buying this amazing deck,
Nathan
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Just a quick note that the black Eco clips sold out so fast I made a new package that gets you BOTH clips! People really want those things, folks are switching rewards like crazy. Check it out! http://kck.st/xPNhv7
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Just a quick note that the black Eco clips sold out so fast I made a new package that gets you BOTH clips! People really want those things, folks are switching rewards like crazy. Check it out! http://kck.st/xPNhv7
Sweet! If I had the money I'd definitely get both clips... so if you have the money, take advantage of that deal!
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Just a quick note that the black Eco clips sold out so fast I made a new package that gets you BOTH clips! People really want those things, folks are switching rewards like crazy. Check it out! http://kck.st/xPNhv7
That's one heck of a deal!! I'll have to check what's going on and see if I can upgrade my pledge to that. If you can I would suggest doing so, it's a steal :D
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Cool, I also got the email my Tendril King of Spades t-shirt just shipped. I'll definitely have to wear that in my next little video. :)
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Cool, I also got the email my Tendril King of Spades t-shirt just shipped. I'll definitely have to wear that in my next little video. :)
I also got the email that my King of Clubs t- shirt is on its way ;D can't wait.
Billy.
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YES! I upgraded to that!
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Cool, I also got the email my Tendril King of Spades t-shirt just shipped. I'll definitely have to wear that in my next little video. :)
How would you get your hand on one of those?
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Nooooooo!!!!!! one backer left for the black eco card clip pledge!!!! Sigh, no response from the person who offered to help me.. :'( I want that pledge! :-X oh wait, Paul if you see this, when backers pledge for the rewards, you need to send them an email to ask for their address before sending out the packages am I right? I'll send you a pm too. If anyone else knows the answer please do reply too!
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Cool, I also got the email my Tendril King of Spades t-shirt just shipped. I'll definitely have to wear that in my next little video. :)
How would you get your hand on one of those?
http://store.encarded.com :)
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And now...presenting...the BATTLE OF THE REFERRERS!!!!
Yes folks, as part of my Kickstarter reports I can see which sites refer the most monies. While not terribly accurate, as people can certainly come in through other means, I thought it would be amusing to see where the big bucks come from. So, here are a few of the highlights!
1. Kickstarter Search
2. Facebook (yay, social media works)
3. Encarded.com (yay, branding works)
4. Kickstarter Design Category Page (I'm featured top left on there)
5. Kickstarter Popular Projects page
6. 52 Cartes
7. United Cardists (you Discourse people gonna let that stand!?)
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13. Aethercards (fer shame!)
:) Get to work! http://kck.st/xPNhv7
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Well, a lot of people probably went from here to encarded.com then the kickstarter (I did). Your sig on the forum links your site, so it's the easiest way to get to your KS from here.
How's the reference from here to your site? I reckon that's where all the traffic's gone, it just took a detour.
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Hi Paul, I wanted to congratulate you on 70%, and I wanted you to know that your deck is so amazing that for the first time I have bought more than one of the same deck, and spent more and 15$ on one w/shipping. As a matter of fact, I have spent nearly 5 times as much with shipping as I have ever before! Congratulations!
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Well, a lot of people probably went from here to encarded.com then the kickstarter (I did). Your sig on the forum links your site, so it's the easiest way to get to your KS from here.
How's the reference from here to your site? I reckon that's where all the traffic's gone, it just took a detour.
Oh yeah I know, that was just all in fun. :)
Unitedcardists, the Discourse and Facebook are the biggest referrers to my own website.
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Some people were curious about the whole "get the printing plates" idea that cropped up. I did talk to USPCC and yes, for $50 each I can happily walk away with any of them that I want. I am almost certainly going to do that, at least 1 front and back. I imagine collectors might be pretty darn interested in something like that too.
I'll now have to find enough wall space to display those alongside all my other card stuff.
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Some people were curious about the whole "get the printing plates" idea that cropped up. I did talk to USPCC and yes, for $50 each I can happily walk away with any of them that I want. I am almost certainly going to do that, at least 1 front and back. I imagine collectors might be pretty darn interested in something like that too.
I'll now have to find enough wall space to display those alongside all my other card stuff.
Awesome! It will definitely be worth it. Also, I think it would be an awesome contest prize!
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Some people were curious about the whole "get the printing plates" idea that cropped up. I did talk to USPCC and yes, for $50 each I can happily walk away with any of them that I want. I am almost certainly going to do that, at least 1 front and back. I imagine collectors might be pretty darn interested in something like that too.
I'll now have to find enough wall space to display those alongside all my other card stuff.
I don't understand what that means? What are the printing plates? I am really confused!
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Some people were curious about the whole "get the printing plates" idea that cropped up. I did talk to USPCC and yes, for $50 each I can happily walk away with any of them that I want. I am almost certainly going to do that, at least 1 front and back. I imagine collectors might be pretty darn interested in something like that too.
I'll now have to find enough wall space to display those alongside all my other card stuff.
I don't understand what that means? What are the printing plates? I am really confused!
Printing plates are the metal imprints of the deck design that are used to print the cards.
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Ok thank you. And is there one per card or one per uncut sheet?
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Ok thank you. And is there one per card or one per uncut sheet?
I'm pretty sure its 1 per card but not 100% sure
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Ok thank you. And is there one per card or one per uncut sheet?
I'm pretty sure its 1 per card but not 100% sure
I'm pretty sure its one per sheet/ per color. If what I know is right, the plates are just like the uncut sheets, but it's not just one per side. I believe each color (or at least primary colors and black) have their own metal plate, and they use complementary, contrasting, and shading to give the deck all of the colors. It would be way too tedious to make each card have the right colors of ink on every part of the plate at once, not to mention the re-inking process. This is just how I speculate it works, so I may not be 100% correct, but I do believe most of what I said to be true.
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In abbreviated form: the plates would be the size of an uncut sheet, and there would normally be 8 of them total. The cards are printed in CMYK, so you have back and front plates, 4 colors each to make up the entire color range of the printing. I guess you could have more plates if you did "spot colors" like metallic ink or the like. The thin metal plates are attached to rollers, which spin and are continually inked with the 4 separate colors, and the roll of paper is run through those rollers which imprints the color on it. I believe they do both sides of the card at the same time. Each roller does one of the CMYK colors which when mixed together gives the illusion of full color. They have to be lined up precisely, or you'd get incorrectly aligned overlap of the colors (which you sometimes see in a poorly printed newspaper).
That, afaik, is the basic process for a large scale 4 color print job. :)
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So if they are the size of an uncut sheet and in metal, then the shipping must cost so much!
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That's a pretty awesome thing to have!! I would love to get my hands on some of those from different decks on day! (we all can dream right? :P) I have a few similar plates from newspapers hanging in my house, which are pretty cool.
I didn't even think about shipping!! That must be expensive! It's not like you can roll a plate up and put it in a tube...
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The 1 deck pledge is sold out! Congrats!
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Actually 5 of the packages are sold out right now. If we could get a couple more big league folks to take the reseller package we'd be pretty much done. :)
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Sigh the black eco card clip reward's out :( :( :(
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That's a pretty awesome thing to have!! I would love to get my hands on some of those from different decks on day! (we all can dream right? ) I have a few similar plates from newspapers hanging in my house, which are pretty cool.
I didn't even think about shipping!! That must be expensive! It's not like you can roll a plate up and put it in a tube...
If a person can get a framed picture shipped, this should present little trouble at all. In fact, a printing plate is a lot lighter - it would be mostly the packing material making up the weight, not the sheet itself. Most of that will be bubbles, peanuts, crumpled paper, whatever. In other words, more air than substance.
I'd wager they'll use a cardboard box as opposed to a wooden shipping crate - those cost a pretty penny to ship. And I'd guess it comes via a private service and not USPS. The Post Office isn't always known for its gentility...
Sigh the black eco card clip reward's out
Sorry to hear you couldn't find a domestic partner to place your order. You didn't have a credit card or a debit card? That's all you needed with Amazon Payments. Alternately, you could have had someone buy you an Amazon e-Gift card, or even a physical gift card.
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Okay if the printing plates are anything like the ones they use on newspaper they aren't very light.
I know how they would ship the plate. I just was thinking the weight would be an issue.
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Sigh the black eco card clip reward's out
Sorry to hear you couldn't find a domestic partner to place your order. You didn't have a credit card or a debit card? That's all you needed with Amazon Payments. Alternately, you could have had someone buy you an Amazon e-Gift card, or even a physical gift card.
It's alright, thanks for your concern. :) Well, I recently found out that it does not necessarily need to be a domestic, it could be anyone just that they need to use my address when the kickstarter is complete and Pual requests for the address. Neither, Only have PayPal since I'm a student and my parents think that collecting these are a waste of money.. just like my pokemon cards when I was very young haha. well, mostly my dad anyway.. :'( What're those? Didn't heard of them before, I'll do a quick look before starting on my valentine's day surprise for a special someone ;D
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only a few more hundred dollars and it gets funded we did it. :D
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Yes it is super close! If the general pace keeps up we will hit the goal today, which would be just 7 days! Crazy! With so much time left I hope that we get comfortably over the goal so I don't have to worry as much about people that flake out or have processing problems.
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Yes it is super close! If the general pace keeps up we will hit the goal today, which would be just 7 days! Crazy! With so much time left I hope that we get comfortably over the goal so I don't have to worry as much about people that flake out or have processing problems.
Does anything get upgraded if we go over the goal? Obviously the stock and finish don't need an upgrade.
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Yes, I would love to see additional rewards for those with big pledges (i.e. discounts for your website, future decks, clips, additional prizes). Congrats!
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do we get charged when we hit the goal or do we have to wait for the date line to end to get charged ??
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We get charged at the end of the funding period. Hope that helps!
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tendril hit the 20,000 goal !!!!! :D :D
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Congratulations XMETAL for meeting your goal! :D
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YES!! Congrats Xmetal! You did it :D I'm really excited that this made it. In only one week as well. Awesome news! So are there going to be any upgrades/extras for extra funding?
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Congratulations! I can't wait to see them printed and get my hands on them!
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Well done on reaching the goal, now you can relax a little knowing its all relativly safe. Will there be upgrades for excess funds?
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Daaaaaang! Is that a record? My goodness people really must want these cards. I'm really excited about all this!
Now that we hit the goal, extra funds are going to do a few things: pay for shipping more cards to more people, make it easier to get some extra uncuts, buy all the printing plates (prizes? Who knows...) and make it much more likely that the next deck I do can be completely self funded (though I may use Kickstarter to bring in some 'extra users' who may not necessarily be card folk but appreciate a cool deck of cards).
We still need to keep it going up so people that flake out, people with billing issues, taxes and fees aren't as much of a concern. But hitting the goal this fast is huge, and I'm really quite humbled by it. :)
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SOUNDS AWESOME !
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That must be a huge relief! Congratulations on funding this deck! I will be pledging very soon and can't wait to get these spectacular cards in my hands.
Looking forward to everything that Encarded has in store for us :)
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Congratulations xmetal, you must be stoked now get these bad boys printed.
Billy.
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CONGRATS again! hahaha! I already tweeted this, but none the less! That is a MAJOR maJOR success for the Tendril. I'm pretty sure you'll get more pledges! I for one am really excited to pledge! in about a week I will pledge! SWEET!
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Congrats Paul! Tendril got funded in a week! :D I hate amazon for not letting me pay using paypal! :-[ :-[ :-[ >:( >:( >:( >:(
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Congrats Paul! Tendril got funded in a week! :D I hate amazon for not letting me pay using paypal! :-[ :-[ :-[ >:( >:( >:( >:(
Are cash-value cards sold in your country?
A cash value card looks like any credit or debit card. But it doesn't have a bank account - the card itself has a cash value at the time of purchase. Think of it like a checking account without the checks or the bank. Most of them allow you to add cash value to the card balance - I knew someone who put her entire paycheck on a cash value card via direct deposit every pay period, then she used the card to pay her bills, drew money from it using ATMs, bought stuff with it, etc.
They can be used to buy anything that a debit card can buy - like items sold through Amazon Payments...
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Yeah you could do that or maybe you have a visa gift card or something similar. It's the same thing but just a gift card. I don't know if the cash-card that Don mentioned has any strings attached but the visa gift cards I've been given in the past don't seem to have any! I would check out those two options if you get the chance, maybe it will help :)
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Yeah you could do that or maybe you have a visa gift card or something similar. It's the same thing but just a gift card. I don't know if the cash-card that Don mentioned has any strings attached but the visa gift cards I've been given in the past don't seem to have any! I would check out those two options if you get the chance, maybe it will help :)
The only string I've ever seen with the Visa gift card is that when purchased, there's a small fee above the value of the card that you have to pay. I think I've seen a discount club store like BJ's sell them without the fee, but most other places do charge it. He'd be better off just buying Amazon gift cards, without paying a fee, assuming they're available where he is.
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Congrats Paul! Tendril got funded in a week! :D I hate amazon for not letting me pay using paypal! :-[ :-[ :-[ >:( >:( >:( >:(
Are cash-value cards sold in your country?
A cash value card looks like any credit or debit card. But it doesn't have a bank account - the card itself has a cash value at the time of purchase. Think of it like a checking account without the checks or the bank. Most of them allow you to add cash value to the card balance - I knew someone who put her entire paycheck on a cash value card via direct deposit every pay period, then she used the card to pay her bills, drew money from it using ATMs, bought stuff with it, etc.
They can be used to buy anything that a debit card can buy - like items sold through Amazon Payments...
Hmm, I think I do have one of those but I have no idea how to use it. I did a quick google and found out that cash-value cards are also stored-value cards, similar to a debit card in nature. In singapore there are ez-link cards (Which is used for transport here much like tickets) and NETS (Which is also an atm card, I have that with me, I got that for free at a local bank when I was 16/17 with my bank account). I don't think amazon accept NETS though.. I'll check that out. Can't seem to find any places that sell those here.. There's also something called a cash card but that's for drivers/cars, when passing certain gantries in Singapore in the central area, the driver needs to pay a certain amount, peak period costs also apply. Okay I'm going slightly out of point here. ???
EDIT: Nope they don't accept NETs... and they don't sell amazon gift cards in singapore.. they do sell on ebay though, but there's the shipping costs which is ridiculous.. most of them are in the US only..
Yeah you could do that or maybe you have a visa gift card or something similar. It's the same thing but just a gift card. I don't know if the cash-card that Don mentioned has any strings attached but the visa gift cards I've been given in the past don't seem to have any! I would check out those two options if you get the chance, maybe it will help :)
Did a quick google with that too and I remembered that I actually have one (Can't really remember how I got it) for the singapore youth olympics but it expired last year 12/11...... :'( I looked online and it seems pretty complicated, like how I first got my ebanking account for PayPal in which my parents made a big fuss over.. seems like I need to contact a bank before getting a visa gift card, I'll check that out somemore.
Thanks for all the helpful advice everyone :)
EDIT: okay, I think they're similar to getting a credit card, much too confusing for me, I better get back to my studies and worry about it later @-@
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@K: Have you checked with PayPal? I keep getting offers from them to get a PaPal MasterCard...
@Xmetal: dude, you stand a good chance of beating Alex's record for most funding for a playing card project! And in a shorter time period, no less. People must REALLY like your design - and the fact that you're already at the gate, so to speak; the project is lined up, design completed, ready to be made. You may also have the shortest time from Kickstart completion to deck distribution, especially if you use a distribution center.
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@don I tired, apparently it's not available in my country as well... This is what I got: We're sorry, this credit product is not offered in the country/region where your PayPal account is located. Oh well... Thanks for the constant help (: haha, I'll just apply for one in a few years time, till then no kickstarter for me I guess..
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Congrats on reaching your goal!!!!!! :D
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@Xmetal: dude, you stand a good chance of beating Alex's record for most funding for a playing card project! And in a shorter time period, no less. People must REALLY like your design - and the fact that you're already at the gate, so to speak; the project is lined up, design completed, ready to be made. You may also have the shortest time from Kickstart completion to deck distribution, especially if you use a distribution center.
Thanks Don. I really am going to do all that I can to get Tendril in the USPCC queue asap. I want to get the cards out there to the backers as soon as I can, build a little momentum and go from there. I am quite surprised by the speed with which that all happened. I figured we'd get there, but honestly was expecting it to take at least twice as long. Guess my design really hit it with some people.
I wanted to share something a backer sent me today. He's been a magician for over 50 years and he said they were the most beautiful decks he's ever seen. He also said "I was fortunate to have known some of the greats like Vernon Cardini & Darwin Ortiz and I know they would love these decks."Stuff that like makes ya feel kinda nice, I have to admit. :)
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I'm betting the project will reach 37,000$, who says more? lol
Anyways, congrats on making such amazing cards for all. Hoping to see more from you in the future!
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Well he was right Xmetal!! All the people I've shown the Kickstarter to have loved them!
@Nathan, I don't think it'll go that high (although I'd be happy if it did). There is the start and then funding can die down a little bit and then hopefully pick back up at the end. I'm thinking $30,000 or $32,500 at most. It'd be nice to see it hit that mark or higher though :)
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so hey congrats man with how much people are pledging, glad this deck is being made, sorry that i cant support you right now, but i will eventually get my hands on that deck :)
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i think it will hit around 32,000 .
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Sadly I don't think it'll hit the 30,000 mark, I hope it does, but I don't think it will :/
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I don't think this will beat the vortex. To be honest, the higher it goes on KS the less profitable it becomes. All the decks are discounted, as is the shipping so there's a happy medium where plenty get sold, funding is solid, but enough are left over that some of the fees and other expenses can be overcome.
I think our theoretical max is about $34k but it will probably fall short of that. Still, getting the cards made is priority number 1 so im thrilled so far. If we end up in the mid-high $20's that will be nearly perfect.
At any rate, we'll all get to hold some of these soon. :)
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Will you be giving away some of the protodeck cards like Alex did?
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wonder what the prototype decks look like... if he has them though.. i've never seen one before!
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Currently, I have just one prototype deck and am only going to be giving away the double backer card. There are some other goodies I might give away though.
K, the prototype deck is the one in the pictures and videos. It looks and feels exactly like a "real" deck. Mainly because it is, just printed in a one-off manner. :)
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@paul oh, so it's just a normal deck but label generation one because it's printed first for testing? cool :)
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I am still debating weather to up my pledge from 3 to 6 decks. Although there is alot of decks coming out soon and my source of income will be gone in the next few weeks.
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So if the Kickstarter goes higher beyond a certain point, you'll lose money? How does that occur? I'm being totally serious - I would be interested to know a wee bit more about how USPC and Kickstarter work.
@Xmetal: dude, you stand a good chance of beating Alex's record for most funding for a playing card project! And in a shorter time period, no less. People must REALLY like your design - and the fact that you're already at the gate, so to speak; the project is lined up, design completed, ready to be made. You may also have the shortest time from Kickstart completion to deck distribution, especially if you use a distribution center.
Thanks Don. I really am going to do all that I can to get Tendril in the USPCC queue asap. I want to get the cards out there to the backers as soon as I can, build a little momentum and go from there. I am quite surprised by the speed with which that all happened. I figured we'd get there, but honestly was expecting it to take at least twice as long. Guess my design really hit it with some people.
I wanted to share something a backer sent me today. He's been a magician for over 50 years and he said they were the most beautiful decks he's ever seen. He also said "I was fortunate to have known some of the greats like Vernon Cardini & Darwin Ortiz and I know they would love these decks."Stuff that like makes ya feel kinda nice, I have to admit.
It would be hard to find a nicer compliment for your work.
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I would assume money is lost because of the price he offers per deck. I remember alex saying he lost money on every one and two deck order (because of shipping and what not). Say originally he planned on selling 3,000 throught kickstarter, and an average of $7 a deck. Thats $21,000 job done. The other 2,000 can be sold for $10 (his rrp for this deck after kickstarter). Then all of a sudden loads and loads of people buy through kickstarter - and he ends up with 4,000 decks sold for $7. Thats $28,000, but from that extra $7,000 he's got to foot the free shipping in the usa. That's the issue with kickstarter... raising money is good, yet bad - as you offer decks much cheaper than normal to get to your goal, but after that you can actually be losing possible income because the decks are going cheaper (unnecessarily if you have your goal). Also what ever is raised, 10% goes in fees to kickstarter (5%) and amazon (5%).
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I would assume money is lost because of the price he offers per deck. I remember alex saying he lost money on every one and two deck order (because of shipping and what not). Say originally he planned on selling 3,000 throught kickstarter, and an average of $7 a deck. Thats $21,000 job done. The other 2,000 can be sold for $10 (his rrp for this deck after kickstarter). Then all of a sudden loads and loads of people buy through kickstarter - and he ends up with 4,000 decks sold for $7. Thats $28,000, but from that extra $7,000 he's got to foot the free shipping in the usa. That's the issue with kickstarter... raising money is good, yet bad - as you offer decks much cheaper than normal to get to your goal, but after that you can actually be losing possible income because the decks are going cheaper (unnecessarily if you have your goal). Also what ever is raised, 10% goes in fees to kickstarter (5%) and amazon (5%).
...and let's not forget the IRS cut.
The simplest solution to this would have been making the first X number of rewards limited, then step up the price and charge a little higher for the same, also as a limited reward, and so on until you're below MSRP but high enough that you're making a little money on it. But you have to plan that from the beginning, and I couldn't imagine the math required.
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hazofhorsham has it essentially right. There is a point where you reach the goal and the profit margin is just right, and beyond that you can see a diminishing return because your margins start to drop as you increase shipping costs and "give away" more decks at a lower cost. It's all good in the end, as the project wouldn't have happened without Kickstarter, but when you calculate that all out, work in the fees, taxes and shipping plus all the production costs it's not like you are swimming in dough, even when you go way over the goal.
Setting up these projects is actually hugely complicated to do right. My wife and I spent hours working with the numbers in complicated spreadsheets trying to work out the exact mix of rewards, how many of each thing to offer, what "extra" costs there are for each, what the shipping estimates will be, how many actual packages need to be mailed, what the real cost per deck is as you sell fewer/more, how many decks will be left over for normal sale, what packages lose money, etc etc etc. I suppose you could run a KS project without all that, but it would be all to easy to get to the end of a successful project and then realize "Oh wait, I just got hosed". :)
Tendril will work out well in the end. We estimate that a bit more than half the total decks will be spoken for via KS, which will leave a fair amount to get to some resellers (mainly for the marketing exposure) and some for sale on my own website. That should fund deck #2. I will probably employ KS next time as well but at a much smaller goal and only as supplemental income, more or less. I've had a HUGE number of casual buyers come through Kickstarter and if we can reach a few more people that might not necessarily be card people, that is helpful.
Kickstarter is amazing because it allowed me to do this, but it surely adds a serious level of complexity if you aim to do it right.
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Wow that's pretty complicated! I knew there was more to running a Kickstarter, but I think it's bigger than I thought. Sounds like it's a pretty complicated, stressful, but fun venture!
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Already 120%! In a week and a half! Congrats!
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Rocken my Tendril King of Clubs t-shirt ;D just came in the mail. Good quality shirt looks awesome.
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Rocken my Tendril King of Clubs t-shirt ;D just came in the mail. Good quality shirt looks awesome.
Awesome! I have mine on today as well. Had to sport it in a little video I'll be putting up soon. :)
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Congrats on 125%! :D
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Still going strong :)
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In case you didn't see it elsewhere, I put up a video on Youtube that gives you a new preview of the Tendril deck and also gives you the details on how to enter for a special prize pack giveaway. Check it out! http://youtu.be/jeJ9YrKcVOU
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Sweet prizes there! I better pledge soon! The decks are going fast
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Already a proud backer! Good luck Paul! By the way, may I request a signed deck here or should I PM you at Kickstarter?
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Thanks awretch! Shoot me a note on KS so that I have your real username on there and we'll get you hooked up.
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Funding has sorta slowed down, are we at your optimum yet?
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The project is doing really well. I think we'll end up right about where I figured it would be. The trajectory was just crazy fast at the start. We were making $2500-$5000 a day at the start, when it really only needed $700/day for the duration to be good. :)
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pledged for 14 cant wait =D
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I just pledged for 3 decks! Thank you so much Paul for creating this beautiful deck! I can't wait to have them in my hands.
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Just received an email from Paul via Kickstarter. New 1 deck and 2 decks option available for those who missed out the first time! Pledge for your Tendrils now!
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At my last count, 2579 decks have been pledged for.
Not including uncuts.
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At my last count, 2579 decks have been pledged for.
Not including uncuts.
wow that means that there may be a good amount of decks left over after kickstarter.
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Yeah, one thing I don't understand is the retail price is $10, but you can buy a deck on kicstarter for $11. I understand it is for the late comers but they may as well wait for the release?
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Subtract the shipping from that $11 and you are still saving money. :)
And yes, the plan is to have a good number left for the resellers and/or direct sales.
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Subtract the shipping from that $11 and you are still saving money. :)
And yes, the plan is to have a good number left for the resellers and/or direct sales.
Yeah it will be cool to see these in many of the online shops!! I'm sure they are going to be hot sellers even after the Kickstarter.
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These sure are selling fast! I love the design and everything about this deck is awesome. Also the giveaway you have is pretty sweet too :)
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Ah I get it now :) I would love to see these in major online stores as well :L
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I've had chats with most of the big online dealers and most are interested in getting 1-3 gross. Just depends if they want to give me a reasonable price. I don't want to give them away when I can sell them online myself in my own store perfectly well. ;) I'm sure you'll see them around the net though.
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I've had chats with most of the big online dealers and most are interested in getting 1-3 gross. Just depends if they want to give me a reasonable price. I don't want to give them away when I can sell them online myself in my own store perfectly well. ;) I'm sure you'll see them around the net though.
3 grosses?!?! That must make you pretty happy!
Resellers are a big part of having a successful deck.
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It's definitely a good thing to get my brand out there in the big name stores, that's for sure.
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Hey Paul, don't get shafted by resellers. There are some fantastic ones, with whom I'm sure you've already made deals with, but then there are many who are in it for the buck, and not the long term relationship.
Sell the decks in your own store and enjoy the profit and customer satisfaction rather than selling your decks for a fraction of the price to others.
It's why myself and many others choose only a couple resellers to give good discount rates to. The rest are welcome to buy them at standard bulk discount rates, or not buy any at all.
Remember, there are hundreds of people that can't use KS to buy your decks, tons of resellers are not necessary to make great sales (I've sold over 4,500 decks, and sold super discounted rates to only two people).
I actually had someone offer me $4 per deck which is almost the cost of production for me. *smh*
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You bet Alex. 100% in agreement there. If they want it for nothing, their not going to get much from me. A few reputable places is all I need, if that. Some of these things are a bit unknown (like how well I can sell these privately) but I'm not gong to give away my stuff.
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"This is a short teaser for the next playing card deck from Encarded. Totally different from Tendril, Aurum will be elegant, intricate and hand-crafted. You'll learn more as time goes on..." -Encarded
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wt40WcAHmc&feature=g-u-u&context=G2a77c79FUAAAAAAAAAA
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Pretty sweet trailer! The design looked crazy intricate from what I could see. I'm interested in seeing the influences from Venice. That was what intrigued me the most. Hopefully we'll get some good teasers once the Tendril deck Kickstarter has finished up.
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I'm keeping it nice and vague, properly teasy at the moment. I've got some interesting ideas for this one. "Crazy intricate" is probably a good descriptor. Couldn't be more different from Tendril, but Venice has so many things to pull from design-wise it should be pretty awesome if I can get it all together.
I won't say any more for now, after Tendril is complete we'll turn the focus to Aurum. :)
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Venetian style... hard to say what that's at all without a time period but your design looks a little Rococo, maybe? I'm guessing these could be reminiscent of the Seasons since Aurum is the Latin word for 'gold'...
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It passed 32,000 its almost to 34,000 in funding.
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I retract my words, I said I didn't think this would be vortex, I was wrong. CONGRATS!
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Wow, congrats on almost 34,000! I'm expecting it'll reach 40,000 and maybe even 45,000!!!!!!
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Mmmm I don't think so :L although I was wrong before... I just don't think it has that much steam in it, I mean it's sufficiently saturated as it is :) plus I don't think paul minds too much about funding anymore - he must be at the peak (the cross over between enough money to print the deck, and not too many backers that the free shipping and taxes cause huge problems)
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I am just about to back this, but first I am wondering, will there be a way for me to order an odd number of decks? For example, I would like seven or eight, but there is no option for that. Is there any way I can make this order?
P.S. I would PM this to xmetal, but I feel other people may be having the same question that I do.
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I contacted him here in regards to a custom package for a a few guys who cant pay directly through kickstarter, I just said what I wanted and the price I thought to pay and asked for his feedback and he was awesome, just ping him a message.
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I am just about to back this, but first I am wondering, will there be a way for me to order an odd number of decks? For example, I would like seven or eight, but there is no option for that. Is there any way I can make this order?
P.S. I would PM this to xmetal, but I feel other people may be having the same question that I do.
yeah just send him a message on kickstarter he was awesome and let me order 14
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I am just about to back this, but first I am wondering, will there be a way for me to order an odd number of decks? For example, I would like seven or eight, but there is no option for that. Is there any way I can make this order?
P.S. I would PM this to xmetal, but I feel other people may be having the same question that I do.
yeah just send him a message on kickstarter he was awesome and let me order 14
Alright! Thanks, I will try it later!
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Yeah, just send me a message on KS and I'll get you straightened out. Certainly have to take care of the Discourse peeps. Do it on there so I have your real name/user ID and can make note of things.
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Yeah, just send me a message on KS and I'll get you straightened out. Certainly have to take care of the Discourse peeps. Do it on there so I have your real name/user ID and can make note of things.
Congratulations on your record-setting Kickstarter project! Setting the bar ever higher...
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Congrats man! This really shows that playing cards can go very, very far.
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Congrats on the monumental Kickstarter!! It's awesome news! You deserve it
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Conjuring Creations posted on Facebook, "Due to high demand, we will be launching a special release this Monday. 50 Clear Lacquer finished Tendril Clips will be available on the Encarded Kickstarter Project. We understand that most of you can't hit the 70-100$ pledge for some of these clips so it will be a small pledge that includes 1 Tendril deck and 1 Clip. We don’t want to break your bank, we just want you to have the chance to own a clip. More details to will be revealed Sunday night on our site so be sure to follow up with us so you don’t miss out."
I really wish I had more money for this... The Tendril clip looks awesome!
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Conjuring Creations posted on Facebook, "Due to high demand, we will be launching a special release this Monday. 50 Clear Lacquer finished Tendril Clips will be available on the Encarded Kickstarter Project. We understand that most of you can't hit the 70-100$ pledge for some of these clips so it will be a small pledge that includes 1 Tendril deck and 1 Clip. We don’t want to break your bank, we just want you to have the chance to own a clip. More details to will be revealed Sunday night on our site so be sure to follow up with us so you don’t miss out."
I really wish I had more money for this... The Tendril clip looks awesome!
Those sound interesting. Clear clips could be cool. :)
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Hey, I have a question. I currently have the 70$ pledge with 3 Tendril decks and 1 teal and 1 black tandril clip. If I also want the clear clip as well without losing my current pledge, what should I do?
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Hey, I have a question. I currently have the 70$ pledge with 3 Tendril decks and 1 teal and 1 black tandril clip. If I also want the clear clip as well without losing my current pledge, what should I do?
I would email Paul at Encarded and see whats up. You can email him, PM here, leave a comment on Kickstarter. There are many ways to get in touch with him and he is super helpful!
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Just PM him here. He usually replies within a day.
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Thx, Just did that. I hope I will be able to get one!
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I just went on the kickstarter, but I don't see anything about the clear clip on there.
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I just went on the kickstarter, but I don't see anything about the clear clip on there.
I don't think they are putting it up until tomorrow... Not 100% sure on that one, but that's what I thought they said. Or it may go up tonight, we'll see.
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Conjuring Creations posted on Facebook, "Due to high demand, we will be launching a special release this Monday. 50 Clear Lacquer finished Tendril Clips will be available on the Encarded Kickstarter Project. We understand that most of you can't hit the 70-100$ pledge for some of these clips so it will be a small pledge that includes 1 Tendril deck and 1 Clip. We don’t want to break your bank, we just want you to have the chance to own a clip. More details to will be revealed Sunday night on our site so be sure to follow up with us so you don’t miss out."
I really wish I had more money for this... The Tendril clip looks awesome!
Those sound interesting. Clear clips could be cool. :)
I don't think it means clear like acrylic, but instead bamboo with a clear finish so you can see the grain and it will look more natural.
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Yes, these new ones will be clear lacquer coated bamboo, so they will be natural wood. Since almost all of the exclusive black and teal are sold out we thought we'd add a low end package should someone want to get a clip, since Robert at Conjuring Creations has had a fair number of requests. Look for those to be activated on my Kickstarter on Monday.
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Awesome, even more packages :) anything else you are thinking of adding? Anyword on the AIP bottles?
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pledged for 2 bricks =D
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Thanks! As of this moment, we are just about $500 away from 200%! You people are kaaaraaazy!
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Thanks! As of this moment, we are just about $500 away from 200%! You people are kaaaraaazy!
your welcome awesome i hope you get there to 200 =D i cant wait for these! will the cards be thick or thin ?
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I think it'll hit 200%.. Many might want to increase the amount they support even after they pledged. I certainly did. =)
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Thanks! As of this moment, we are just about $500 away from 200%! You people are kaaaraaazy!
your welcome awesome i hope you get there to 200 =D i cant wait for these! will the cards be thick or thin ?
just wondering... Do you ever try to use punctuation?
Anyways, the stock is Bee Casino stock if I'm not mistaken. It's on the thicker side. That stock was needed on this deck because there is going to be a lot of black ink.
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Thanks! As of this moment, we are just about $500 away from 200%! You people are kaaaraaazy!
your welcome awesome i hope you get there to 200 =D i cant wait for these! will the cards be thick or thin ?
just wondering... Do you ever try to use punctuation?
Anyways, the stock is Bee Casino stock if I'm not mistaken. It's on the thicker side. That stock was needed on this deck because there is going to be a lot of black ink.
im sorry i only know what fullstops do and exslamation marks but i always put too many fullstops
oh cool what other decks was this used on ?
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Not too many decks used Bee Casino stock. Some expert can probably tell us which ones.
I was curious and measured my prototype deck with digital calipers and 52 cards measured out to 15.66mm which is just a tiny bit more than Shadow Masters, and a little less than TallyHo Vipers (both all black decks).
I think it will be a great feeling and handling deck. :)
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But was that prototype made on Bee Casino, like the real deal will be?
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Yes it was. They made it as close to final as possible.
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I'll tell Robert Butler to go on this thread... he can probably tell us what decks have Bee Casino
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Well Bee Casino is no mystery to a lot of us but I suppose just to clarify things. Most E decks Use Bee Casino except the recent ones. BMPokerWord's deck of course used Bee casino. Most deck with Bee are Ellusionist, CARC as of late everyone has been on Aristocrat and Bicycle. It’s no wonder why since its cost is the same either way. There are a few decks like Expert at the Card Table deck that is using bee art but is in fact aristocrat. Same goes for the Theory 11 stingers. I can’t be sure about all of them but it’s not as widely used as some of us might think.
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The tendril kickstarter project has ended and successfully funded congrats xmetal your hard work payed off into making this deck . :D :D
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Thanks to everyone that backed the project! We ended up at a whopping 208% which is kind of crazy and far beyond what I expected. Quite amazing. I have to publicly thank my wife for her support and marketing wizardry that helped tweak some of the details and get it to where it ended up.
I've tracked all the transactions this evening and I think pretty much everything went through. I saw only a couple failures and issues, so it looks like almost everyone that pledged (and there are 1,011 of them) had a successful transaction which is fantastic. Just have to wait out the holding period and then we can rock and roll.
I'm looking forward to getting the decks done, the contract is already with USPCC, should be on the printing schedule in the next few weeks! I will as always try my best to keep everyone informed of what is going on.
Onwards to Aurum I say!
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Finally! We've been waiting for these cards to get to the next step. Congratulations on funding this awesome project.
I can't wait to get the decks and I'm excited for everything that Encarded will bring us.
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Congrats on getting it funded! But I think I am going to stop buying Kickstarter decks, I can`t stand the wait to get them, I have never recieved any decks pledged for on KS. It isn`t really worth the wait to me.
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congrates I'm glad i could be a part of it whats a holding period ?
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Congrats Paul!! It's an amazing deck and it deserved all the success it achieved. I can't wait to get this deck and I wish you further success in your future projects :)
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Mine didn't go through but I fixed it. I have 2 cards and I never know which one's going to have money in it when it comes to stuff like this.
Congrats!
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Well done on your success!
Looking forward to receiving these and seeing what's next!
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congrates I'm glad i could be a part of it whats a holding period ?
Amazon processes all the payments immediately but holds the money for 14 days before it can be disbursed to my account. So, while I technically have (almost) all the money already I can't do anything with it for two weeks.
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congrates I'm glad i could be a part of it whats a holding period ?
Amazon processes all the payments immediately but holds the money for 14 days before it can be disbursed to my account. So, while I technically have (almost) all the money already I can't do anything with it for two weeks.
oh i see its first time i used kickstarter =D haha they should just give you it right away im so excited im watching the video again where your holding the deck your signitures really nice
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Congratulations Paul!
It was a very well-planned and executed campaign, with great-looking cards!
thanks, Randy
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Congrats on getting it funded! But I think I am going to stop buying Kickstarter decks, I can`t stand the wait to get them, I have never recieved any decks pledged for on KS. It isn`t really worth the wait to me.
I underand how you feel, I haven't gotten any of them either. But I think a lot of that be made better by quality info and updates. I hope to give everyone as much info as I can so they know when each step is happening. I'm working to push this through as fast as I can! In my case everything is done, has been done for a month, so all we need is USPCC to print it up.
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I underand how you feel, I haven't gotten any of them either. But I think a lot of that be made better by quality info and updates. I hope to give everyone as much info as I can so they know when each step is happening. I'm working to push this through as fast as I can! In my case everything is done, has been done for a month, so all we need is USPCC to print it up.
That's great, but don't feel pushed to update regularly if there is no news to update us/your pledgers with. While there will be some people asking every day, "any news?", most of the 1011 backers will be happy with updates that actually provide new information. Of course, if you have new info every day then that's welcome! :D
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Congrats Paul, I'm glad it was such a great success....now get me my decks ;D
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Congratulations! Now hopefully USPC would get them printed soon without putting this project on delay for some other bigger companies.
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Congrats on getting it funded! But I think I am going to stop buying Kickstarter decks, I can`t stand the wait to get them, I have never recieved any decks pledged for on KS. It isn`t really worth the wait to me.
I underand how you feel, I haven't gotten any of them either. But I think a lot of that be made better by quality info and updates. I hope to give everyone as much info as I can so they know when each step is happening. I'm working to push this through as fast as I can! In my case everything is done, has been done for a month, so all we need is USPCC to print it up.
That is good, I ordered my black and white actuators and Vortexes 4 months age, it just gets to be too long of a wait. It is nice that you have everything done and ready to print. :)
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I already got the email to fill out my address and all that stuff from the Tendril kickstarter, has anybody else gotten one yet ?
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I already got the email to fill out my address and all that stuff from the Tendril kickstarter, has anybody else gotten one yet ?
Yes. I think everyone will have received it around the same time. I added a sneaky request for a signature in my comments, Paul. Don't mind me! :karrit:
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Lol I did the same thing in my comments.
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Yeap, got my request as well, good to see how this deck is progressing. Thank you for the updates Paul!
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I got mine. Good stuff. Alex's records for fastest turnover as well as highest $ raised seem to be in contention, now.
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I got the survey thing too. I got super excited when I saw it :P
I asked for 1 of them signed too :)
And I was happy to click the yes button for making a review ;)
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Thanks guys, we are moving right along. The Eco clip order is going in, the special gold foil seals are on their way, packaging supplies are coming, etc etc etc. I'm hoping that USPCC will keep their quoted timeframe and I can get these decks out ASAP!
My goal is to get the Kickstarter decks out as quickly as I can so that I can clear the room, get the leftover decks in my store and work on the other products and my next deck. Things have been real smooth so far so I hope that continues. :)
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I too checked off that I will do a video review! I may not have as many views or subscribers as the others, but I will do anything I can to get this company a good reputation, and try to promote you as well as I can.
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Latest, from the mouth of USPCC today:
"You’re on the schedule to have your cards printed next week…I’m hoping we’ll get everything shipped the week of April 16th at the latest."
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Latest, from the mouth of USPCC today:
"You’re on the schedule to have your cards printed next week…I’m hoping we’ll get everything shipped the week of April 16th at the latest."
Excellent news, bro! Looks like we're roughly a month away from having those decks in our sweaty little palms... :))
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Looks like we're roughly a month away from having those decks in our sweaty little palms... :))
Hopefully not too sweaty, the cards wouldn't like that! ;D
I'd love to do a video review, but without a decent camera it's kind of a problem, so I didn't check. Though if I do get a good camera in time, I definitely would. ;)
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Looks like we're roughly a month away from having those decks in our sweaty little palms... :))
Hopefully not too sweaty, the cards wouldn't like that! ;D
I'd love to do a video review, but without a decent camera it's kind of a problem, so I didn't check. Though if I do get a good camera in time, I definitely would. ;)
Any camera with a halfway decent microphone and at least 640x480 resolution would do just fine - most still cameras these days would fit the bill, as would many cellphones and smartphones. You can make up for a lot with judicious editing, something a lot of deck review videos leave out.
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Looks like we're roughly a month away from having those decks in our sweaty little palms... :))
Hopefully not too sweaty, the cards wouldn't like that! ;D
I'd love to do a video review, but without a decent camera it's kind of a problem, so I didn't check. Though if I do get a good camera in time, I definitely would. ;)
Any camera with a halfway decent microphone and at least 640x480 resolution would do just fine - most still cameras these days would fit the bill, as would many cellphones and smartphones. You can make up for a lot with judicious editing, something a lot of deck review videos leave out.
If you have a webcam and your computer isn't too old, that should also work fine!
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The Tendrils have arrived!
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Tendril is here, all the info you need... The day has finally come!
5,000 Tendril decks and uncut sheets were delivered today and they look amazing! "
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I have a few chores to complete before shipments can begin in earnest, so later this week the bulk of shipments will start. I have to spend some time signing all of the uncut sheets, getting the Gold Seal decks together, signing the 150 bonus cards for the first Kickstarter backers, accommodating the hundreds of special requests and then working through the logistics of managing over 1000 packages.
I would humbly request that you not email me asking if your particular package has shipped. I will be doing things in batches over the coming days, and you will receive an email with your USPS tracking notification once your item ships.
I will do my best to get all orders out as efficiently as possible but please remember that I am doing this myself, not using a costly fulfillment house so it may take a short while for everything to come together. I will do my best to fulfill all packages in the original May timeframe I stated on Kickstarter.
Along with the Kickstarter orders, the website pre-orders will be going out very soon, and a fresh stock of decks and the remaining uncut sheets will be in the store today (http://store.encarded.com).
Thanks to everyone that supported Tendril along the way. Very soon you'll see the product of your support. Make sure to stay tuned to the Encarded.com (http://encarded.com/undefined/) and our Facebook (http://facebook.com/encarded) and Twitter (http://twitter.com/encarded) for more info and sneak peeks of our next deck, Aurum (http://encarded.com/index.php?id=27).
Thanks again,
Paul Carpenter"
Go here to purchase
http://encarded.bigcartel.com/
CBJ
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Thanks @CBJ for the update! This is great news indeed! I'm so excited to get the Tendrils!! Even my father has been asking if my cards have arrived. Really Looking forward to it.
@Paul(Encarded) Great job on making the time frame to deliver your goods! Its a great start for Encarded I think and I think this bodes well for your company.
(Loyal Encardacian here now)
more power!
xoxo
Lara
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Congrats on receiving the decks, Paul!
They really do look great and I am looking forward to receiving mine.
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Lovely! - The deck almost there! - It felt like I've been waiting to an eternity!
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Thanks all, they will be heading out soon! I put up a few more pics on the ol' Facebook.
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.411415712214794.90524.308073555882344&type=1
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I'm going to lock this older topic so we can keep discussion in the more recent thread:
http://aethercards.com/discourse/index.php?topic=2291.0