Have you looked at his rewards? I don't think he knows what an "Early Bird" is. Usually, you have the same reward at a slightly higher price.
Um, bro? There is a discount for the Early Bird rewards. The Early Bird decks are $11 each, while the regular price as an add-on is $13 a piece. Last time I checked, that's a discount.
Now, about the project...
Has this guy even delivered on the first project yet? I still wouldn't trust this guy to deliver Siberian-made bootleg dollar-store decks from the trunk of his car with his special "just fell off the truck" scratch-and-dent discount. He lied through his teeth on his first attempt to get this thing made and has never truly come clean about that. Hell, I wouldn't even trust him to deliver a common cold virus without trying to claim it as his original work!