I can think of a few of my creations that are probably on the rare side. - Aurum Laser Cut Edition: 90 made - Tendril Ascendant Special Edition: 50 made - Tendril Ascendant "Stealth" deck: 2 exist - Deco Personalized Edition: Probably less than 50 made - Zenith Holographic Gilded: 1 exist...

The multiverse must be on my side because I was able to pre-order 2 of these today. Surprised they're not sold out. Other than the Deco decks (ew IMO), everything created by Paul Carpenter/Encarded is must-have, and 2 at that. The 2015 52+ Joker Club Deck is one of the best things I have seen in my...

I had a few comments on this interesting discussion. First, I don't feel that I've put out a crummy deck of cards yet and I don't intend to start now. :) I've been around since the beginning and have always aimed to make great decks and repay the loyalty of my customers, even at my personal expense....

Based off the samples of this particular process that I have, I think Radia will handle pretty well. It faros nicely and fans quite smoothly, even for my not-all-that-skilled hands. I did compare to my Legal Tender chinese deck (which seems to be a prime example of the "issue") and Radia h...

I would say that Paul is one of the very few card designers that can pull this off. He's earned it. On a side note I was poking around my KS the other day and found out that the original Tendril was the first campaign I ever pledged for! Only $7 a deck back then! Hahaha Original Tendril feels like ...

I can think of a few of my creations that are probably on the rare side. - Aurum Laser Cut Edition: 90 made - Tendril Ascendant Special Edition: 50 made - Tendril Ascendant "Stealth" deck: 2 exist - Deco Personalized Edition: Probably less than 50 made - Zenith Holographic Gilded: 1 exists...

Going back a few years now, some creators have aimed to release decks at the 52 Plus Joker convention each year, and I promised to fully release Radia there. All will be revealed, but I wanted to allow people to get their preorder in place before the October date of the convention. In some ways, thi...

Postage sucks, for reals. I really do not mark that up much at all and it's calculated off USPS postage, so it just stinks for everyone. Sorry. About half the available stock has been snapped up in the the first 15 minutes so if this looks interesting you may want to visit the site soonish. ;) https...

RichK, I think that was just a theoretical discussion about opening and using expensive decks. There is only one version of Radia at the mkment.

I personally love to open decks but totally understand that having an expensive and rare item is not always easy and sometimes you want to preserve the value. Luckily with Radia even if you decide to keep it sealed you will get a nice little glimpse of the specialness inside. I do particularly like ...

This deck needed to be done in the China factory for a specific reason. I've made a lot of decks that handle amazingly, and my sample has quite nice fanning and snap to it, but this one is definitely aimed to the collector side of the market. You won't have another deck like it in your collection, f...

I'm all for being inspired by other work, but...

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From 2014. While I haven't released that design this one is a little bit close for comfort.

the artwork for Radia has been approved, btw, so hopefully everything is on track. It's going to be so very pretty....

$24 shipping for 3 decks. And I still went through with it, because that's how much I love Paul's work. I know, and I hate it too as it really hurts sales. But with the USPS these days, anything over 8oz (so, more than 2 decks) to anywhere in the world other than Canada is almost $22 just in postag...

Heads up that my latest deck, Celestial will be available for preorder tomorrow, Nov 22nd st 12pm est. 1000 red, numbered and 500 black with red foiled card backs will be available. Special prices for the first 24 hours. Hope you check them out, I think they will look great.

Hey y'all. Been slammed with stuff all around so haven't posted in the forums much lately! Apologies for that. Yes, these will be up for preorder tomorrow. Based on Zenith and Chancellor they will probably sell decently fast but you never know. The product pages are on the site so you can look at wh...

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4.of.Clubs wrote:Gotta give it to him. This guy DOES NOT give up...

No, you don't have to give it to him. When he listens to experienced people, takes his time and is realstic then maybe give it a shot. But honestly, that's about 5 years down the road folks. Facts of life.

All other aspects aside, the $3250 goal will be problematic if he just makes it over. You cannot print a minimum run USPCC deck of any sort for that amount. Even the cheapest, most bare bones custom deck will be in the $6000-7000 range when all is said and done.

Paul, you hit this one right out of the park. Well done! Aw shucks. :) It's interesting that while designing decks like this, it is pretty much impossible to really know what it was going to end up like. All these various elements layer on top of each other, but you can't simulate at home how the e...

I would like to do foil at some point and have several ideas. Unfortunately it's still on the "crazy" end of the pricing spectrum and making production costs twice as high is not always the best return on investment. We'll see.

Thanks folks, it's great to hear that you are liking them. A lot of love, effort and time go into these things, so the kind words are definitely appreciated! I think EPCC did a great job on these and while I had to drop quite a fair amount of detail out of certain places (yes, as detailed it is, my ...

Shipping by air definitely costs more, but for the 1000 special editions it's not terribly higher than by boat. That one month wait for the ship is agonizing for everyone, so it seemed worth it to go the fast route this time. All the pre-orders are on their way so I hope you all get them soon! Just ...

I'm pretty sure that with all the independent designers floating around, that no deck any of the big companies produce will ever be the "rarest deck ever."

I wish they would get rid of the free spin option on the wheel, it just makes me have to wait longer to see I got nothing. The thing I dislike the most is the 24hr wait, which means that you'll only get one spin per day if you go there at the same time each day. Why can't it just reset at a certain...

Chancellor is moving right along and I think you will enjoy these new images. Check Facebook for more.

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This is totally backwards and not what Kickstarter is for. Pathetic, much like the design of the cards. I can barely process all the things that I dislike about this.

Encarded - No court borders. Very bold. I noticed the KoD doesn't have an axe and the QoS doesn't have a scepter also very bold. I guess this is not a traditional theme... I like that the Jacks or Knaves have weapons I can recognize. I really LOVE these courts. They actually are a Bicycle-originate...

Yes, Shopify is annoying me a little. Carts have a 5 minute hold on things, so with so few decks left if anyone does the "hmm how many are left" trick it ties it all up for everyone. As of now they are NOT sold out, though not all that many remain.

Thanks everyone! They are selling decently fast, less than 200 remain at this point.