Bikefanatic wrote:
What will lose shine and which part is sensitive? The card backs? The faces, etc? Could they fade out?
Whatever it is, I might get 2 decks.
No, they cannot fade out. The varnish may lose shine if rubbed with force and this will affect handling. The funny thing is that from the day I wrote about it, the varnish seems to have further cured (apparently it needed a lot of days) so this sensitivity is not so evident unless you get really nasty with the deck. Anyway, it's an experimental varnish and I recommend that you handle it gently.In any case I wouldn't call it a flourisher's deck...
No offense Lotrek but I hope a lot of people are mad at not getting Imperial and Black Mass so they don't buy Sacred so I can get one BUT THEN they change their minds and buy Sacred.
I completely understand why you're doing Sacred like this and can't imagine the physical, emotional, and financial losses you've gone through but am thrilled for you that you have a great printer and any other people involved in card/tuck production! Best of luck on future projects...I'll be there.
Testing coating, cardstock, etc. in laboratory will show different result then to produce full run of decks. If you want to see actual quality of cards, you need to print all run, then you'll see all pros and cons.
I would also imagine that certain technologies are also prohibitively uneconomic to use in sample sizes (and therefore not offered)
But as Noir says - there may be discrepancies you that do not emerge in very small batches - imagine the press prints each subsequesnt sheet 1000th of mm differently each time - you'd never know in the first 10, but it be really obvious on sheet 1000!
montecarlojoe wrote:I would also imagine that certain technologies are also prohibitively uneconomic to use in sample sizes (and therefore not offered)
But as Noir says - there may be discrepancies you that do not emerge in very small batches - imagine the press prints each subsequesnt sheet 1000th of mm differently each time - you'd never know in the first 10, but it be really obvious on sheet 1000!
Plus, you have the "risk" of a successful experiment. So you may pay a full press setup to print 100 sheets and then you kick yourself because you didn't print more! In this print I tested many things, including a certain cutting method (it's very good but it needs a few tweaks). You cannot judge by 100 sheets how it goes. It may by chance seem great or accidentally go wrong. Only with a larger number you can be sure whether it's a failure or a success.
Lotrek wrote:
@ALL: Please can you check if you can visit my website?[/size][/color] http://www.halfmoonplayingcards.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;.
I got reports from another person that he cannot connect and I got to make sure it works for all...
Thank you
FYI, I also had the "connection not private" issue when trying to access your website on Google Chrome.
Lotrek wrote:
@ALL: Please can you check if you can visit my website?[/size][/color] http://www.halfmoonplayingcards.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;..
I got reports from another person that he cannot connect and I got to make sure it works for all...
Thank you
FYI, I also had the "connection not private" issue when trying to access your website on Google Chrome.
Me too. https://www.halfmoonplayingcards.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; has an issue but http://www.halfmoonplayingcards.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; does not. It's an issue in all the browsers I tried (Chrome, Firefox, IE). Lotrek, you need to look at your secure protocol configuration/certificate on your web site. If we're going to be entering payment info on your site, the https link needs to work.
it seems that only the link provided in UC doesn't work. I can enter the site from everywhere but not from that link.
The price for 1 deck will be $20.
I tried to keep the price as low as possible given the high cost of printing and tuck production, rarity of the deck and amount of post-production personal work involved. Apart from printing, all the rest was done by me personally -from tuck assembly and composing the decks card by card to cutting and packaging. The definition of Signature deck...
Shipment by registered mail for 1 deck is $7 but it drops considerably for 2 decks upwards. The Greek postal service pricing is a bit weird, going up every half kilo after the first 500grms.
That is a price below my expectations (the ones I saw on KS were $75) so I will be sure to get one (or two).
By the way is this the chance for us europeans to get a lower price on shipping or will it be the same for everyone? Thank you
pablo19 wrote:That is a price below my expectations (the ones I saw on KS were $75) so I will be sure to get one (or two).
By the way is this the chance for us europeans to get a lower price on shipping or will it be the same for everyone? Thank you
pablo19 wrote:That is a price below my expectations (the ones I saw on KS were $75) so I will be sure to get one (or two).
By the way is this the chance for us europeans to get a lower price on shipping or will it be the same for everyone? Thank you
Shipment to Europe IS lower.
Soooo, after careful consideration on buying two or one I ended up buying three... Shipment for one deck to spain of germany was $7 and for the three it was $10, Now I tried out montana just for fun and it's $11 for more than one deck. So the difference is not too big this time around
What isn't happening with these decks? There are some still for sale. I was kidding Lotrek hoping people would be mad and not buy so I could get some and THEN they could buy them. $20 + shipping is a steal for all the work you did yourself. What's wrong with people? I hope they aren't mad at you since all you've been is honest with us backers.
I actually hope there are still some tomorow when I get paid. I overdrew my account to get one worried that I wouldn't get another opportunity, so fingers crossed I can still get one tomorrow that I will be able to open.
Jackson completely revolutionized the way I waste money...
RichK wrote:What isn't happening with these decks? There are some still for sale. I was kidding Lotrek hoping people would be mad and not buy so I could get some and THEN they could buy them. $20 + shipping is a steal for all the work you did yourself. What's wrong with people? I hope they aren't mad at you since all you've been is honest with us backers.
It's nothing against these decks or even Lotrek (I have great faith that he'll deliver a beauty of a deck), but even though I'm a couple hundred into his other project it's just that I felt the need to cut purchasing playing cards from my budget. These are no exception to that decision so that is why I'm not purchasing any.
