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Re: Federal 52 - A NEW Bicycle Playing Card Deck on Kickstar

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Hey guys! Man all of the comments are great. Its really helpful to get insight to what you guys are looking for. Hopefully if the project gets funded I hope to create a special edition deck that is a limited run that has a sweet two way back design.

also if you take a look at the pledge tiers you will see that if you order 8 decks they equal out to $10 dollars a deck. I'm going to contact my rep at USPCC about possibly doing bricks.

Thanks again guys.

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Widdee wrote:Your ace of spades (by itself without the border) and the Federal 52 art from the back would both make for cool Tshrt designs singularly if you wanted to go that route and add them to a level. Adding a coin would fit right into the money theme. You've got a lot to work with from the art you've already done.
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Sweet. I'd be in on that.
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I just backed it. Wish I'd gotten in at the $11 level, looks like I missed it by only a little, but these are nice enough I'm willing to pay a bit more than usual. Good luck Jackson!
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This is truly an amazing deck design. Makes you think of money right away! Only downside is that its not a 2 way back : /
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Damn. I'm not worthy!

I think a little bit lower price and a two-way back and this campaign could exceed even what the Pedale deck achieved. But I'm backing it anyway.
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DukeBoy wrote:I have backed too, sometimes I think it is a great thing I am not a magition and have do not have to worry about things like 1 way backs. All I have to do is like the design.
Me too. This is definitely one of the better decks coming out lately. For his skill and how insanely amazing this deck looks, I don't think $15/deck is asking a lot at all. I gladly support this fellow artist. :)
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Your shipping is not fair for internationals.
Look the US pledges do have all shipping included where we internationals have to pay on top of the already calculated US Price which includeds shipping.
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$39 for 3 Decks incl. shipping ($4.50 USPS First Class shipping and the envelope) for the USA

Internationals have to pay on top of the already included USA shipping $15 which is not correct.
The real price is $10 to ship 3 decks via USPS First Class Mail international
So its like $9.50 too much on shipping.

See i would love to pledge for 3 decks and a tshirt (the ace looks awesome!) - but i can´t justify such shipping prices :cry:
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cosmicsecret wrote:Your shipping is not fair for internationals.
Look the US pledges do have all shipping included where we internationals have to pay on top of the already calculated US Price which includeds shipping.
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$39 for 3 Decks incl. shipping ($4.50 USPS First Class shipping and the envelope) for the USA

Internationals have to pay on top of the already included USA shipping $15 which is not correct.
The real price is $10 to ship 3 decks via USPS First Class Mail international
So its like $9.50 too much on shipping.

See i would love to pledge for 3 decks and a tshirt (the ace looks awesome!) - but i can´t justify such shipping prices :cry:
Sadly i backed this even at that ridiculous shipping prices, but im having second thoughts, i really think the project would do so much better with more reasonable shipping rates, because its putting alot of us international backers off. and the add on decks prices for early bird is just :roll: , really nothing special for the early supporters eh
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Quick question:

Have you run the design by Bicycle's art department?

I ask because your designs seem very intricate and I would hate to see that detail get blurred out in the final product. Beautiful design, and it looks like you'll hit funding today. Congrats!
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cosmicsecret wrote:Your shipping is not fair for internationals.
Look the US pledges do have all shipping included where we internationals have to pay on top of the already calculated US Price which includeds shipping.
52_Federal_Pledge_3Decks.JPG
$39 for 3 Decks incl. shipping ($4.50 USPS First Class shipping and the envelope) for the USA

Internationals have to pay on top of the already included USA shipping $15 which is not correct.
The real price is $10 to ship 3 decks via USPS First Class Mail international
So its like $9.50 too much on shipping.

See i would love to pledge for 3 decks and a tshirt (the ace looks awesome!) - but i can´t justify such shipping prices :cry:
Just to be clear, shipping 3 decks (approx 12 oz) international First class costs about $13.40 now. Factoring in time/materials the international shipping surcharge could be perhaps $10-11 instead of $15 and cover everything. So, it's a bit higher that it could be but not $9.50 too much.
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This is excellent!!
I'm a currency collector as well, and I love this level of detail.
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Just looking at the pics again... LOVE this deck.


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Really pretty nice deck !
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200 bucks and some change from hitting funding goal at 4:45 CST. Pretty darn good.
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I've been pretty quiet lately on purchases... all the sudden I have the urge to pull out the card and start spending a little bit since the design on these is so damn nice... :mrgreen:
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and then I went and looked at the prices...... opphhh...
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I'm no longer supporting artists who are asking for more than $10 per deck.

That said, it is an amazing deck and I can't wait to buy it for less than $10 eventually.
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Jackson - don't change your back. don't promise them a special back. your design is fine. "52" is a single point. you have chosen that. most backs have a duel point. if you look at your "52" it has a duel design within; that is the genius. it's fun to see ppl squirm that want a "2way back". don't be scared to stick to your design.
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sprouts1115 wrote:Jackson - don't change your back. don't promise them a special back. your design is fine. "52" is a single point. you have chosen that. most backs have a duel point. if you look at your "52" it has a duel design within; that is the genius. it's fun to see ppl squirm that want a "2way back". don't be scared to stick to your design.
So most backs "fight" each other?? :lol: :lol:
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sprouts1115 wrote:Jackson - don't change your back. don't promise them a special back. your design is fine. "52" is a single point. you have chosen that. most backs have a duel point. if you look at your "52" it has a duel design within; that is the genius. it's fun to see ppl squirm that want a "2way back". don't be scared to stick to your design.
Not that my impression of you as a deck producer was any good initially, but it just went way down.

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you need to think about stretch goals. Bee stock or aristocrat stock with gilded edges.

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let me guess you want gold.
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The shipping cost on this is ludicrous for international backers. I live in Canada and I know it doesn't cost $14 to ship two decks here.
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Please dont even think about gilded edges. Those handle terrible, cant use them for magic or a pokergame. So youll loose a good chunk of possible buyers.
Anyways, nice deck. If you lower international shipping, ill pledge. But i cant pay 17bucks per deck, :(
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sprouts1115 wrote:Jackson - don't change your back....it's fun to see ppl squirm that want a "2way back".
This is not very sound advice at all.
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I'll get these in the after market.
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By and large, I prefer non-1 way backs but at the same time, if all my decks had 2 way backs, it would be boring! I like variety! And the way I see it, Jackson spent a lot of time making this deck and if he wanted a one-way back, so be it. It's not like he made a drastic error. Everyone's a critic... :?
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I'm also really excited to announce that today from 6pm - 8pm EST I will be joining my friends at LoopCuts.com and anyone else who would like to come, in a live Q & A session. We will be discussing the Federal 52 Deck and the process that went behind the designs.
Looks like Jackson Might be getting in with the wrong crowd. LoopCuts is is Mr Butler's new gig right?
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DukeBoy wrote:
I'm also really excited to announce that today from 6pm - 8pm EST I will be joining my friends at LoopCuts.com and anyone else who would like to come, in a live Q & A session. We will be discussing the Federal 52 Deck and the process that went behind the designs.
Looks like Jackson Might be getting in with the wrong crowd. LoopCuts is is Mr Butler's new gig right?

I just sent him some links to threads on UC about Robert Butler. At least he can read who he is and what he is about. That is about all we can do and hope he protects himself from this con man.

Thanks!
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Russell wrote:I'm no longer supporting artists who are asking for more than $10 per deck.

That said, it is an amazing deck and I can't wait to buy it for less than $10 eventually.
Yep... More than $10 per deck plus international shipping is way too much!!
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