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chach wrote:Popped on the dark uncut. Seriously great artwork here I dare say this is the best looking uusi deck yet. Great job you two!

BTW - I assume we will be able to but will there be an add-on guide made available and will we be able to buy additional light and dark decks? 1 of each just won't cut it.

Yup. 10 bucks a piece UL and LE. It's in the add-on chart at the bottom.

They already met their funding goal (as if that was ever in doubt). I love that Uusi decided to do a full bleed back. Stunning as always!

Eoghann wrote:

chach wrote:Popped on the dark uncut. Seriously great artwork here I dare say this is the best looking uusi deck yet. Great job you two!

BTW - I assume we will be able to but will there be an add-on guide made available and will we be able to buy additional light and dark decks? 1 of each just won't cut it.

Yup. 10 bucks a piece UL and LE. It's in the add-on chart at the bottom.

Cool. I was on my phone and didn't see it. Will be adding on for sure.

Eoghann wrote:

chach wrote:Popped on the dark uncut. Seriously great artwork here I dare say this is the best looking uusi deck yet. Great job you two!

BTW - I assume we will be able to but will there be an add-on guide made available and will we be able to buy additional light and dark decks? 1 of each just won't cut it.

Yup. 10 bucks a piece UL and LE. It's in the add-on chart at the bottom.

Yep, they're $10 per deck for either deck period.

I was pledge #3 there (well, I was the first to pick the "LE" version, and only 2 had pledged when I did at 10:01AM). When my snail-slow satellite-based Internet had finally dragged me through pledging and Amazon and back, there were 34 pledges. Quickest funded project I've ever seen - under 2 hours from "go" to "funded".

I think the single most impressive thing about the pledges was that when I logged in, perhaps 50 minutes after the start, all 20 of the redwood brick boxes had been snapped up.

Brillig wrote:I think the single most impressive thing about the pledges was that when I logged in, perhaps 50 minutes after the start, all 20 of the redwood brick boxes had been snapped up.

Actually those were all gone in about 10 minutes. My wife got the 2-deck box swivel Rosewood handmade one. She loves hand-crafted things. We watched as the counter went up on the 12-deck ("brick") boxes, I'm thinking they were gone in maybe 6 or 7 minutes, but I don't remember for certain.

She thought about the "big box", but she's not a collector like me. That would have clearly been "for me" instead of her. I was there in time - 3rd person to pledge, and first to pledge for the Limited Edition Dark back, and those were all gone in under 30 minutes as well. She had already seen the same "Swivel Rosewood Box" on their website, but they want $220 for it *without* two decks, so when I shows her it was there for basically half-price if you consider the decks are worth $20, she signed in on her Kindle HD tablet and got it.

I believe there are a (very) few of the "2nd tier" ($10) regular back level pledges left right this minute, but that's about it for the limited tiers other than the uncut sheets.

I noticed that Jackson commented about 30-40 minutes into the campaign that he had missed them, also. "They went like hotcakes". Frankly, only 20 being made with every new project is probably all they can produce, seeing as they are using environmentally sound "reclaimed" redwood. They're not something you can turn out in 30 minutes, each one takes about four or five hours to hand-sand, polish, stain and polish again. Well worth the $220 they are asking. I watch projects a lot. If I happen to see one available (people have "Buyers remorse" all the time, and release things like that) - I'll grab it and let you know. I have a second account that I can use to buy things from projects that have only one reward available, and KS actually condones it. I read up on it before I created it, because I don't want to cheat. I think I have used it once - ever.

My wife buys once in a while, and not things that I necessarily would buy myself. I can only think of one project I've backed that is not playing cards, and it was the "Pressy" for android-based smartphones that got some much news coverage while it was still active. That was $17, as I recall, maybe $20 - and ended up getting something like $695,000+ total pledged. She's only bought into one playing card project either, and it was an investment that I suggested she make, today she bought a second one, the "Rosewood Swivel Display Case" (with one each of the PAGAN decks) for $135. Those were all gone quickly, also - but I did see one come open a few minutes ago and disappear in less than 30 seconds when I was looking to see how much they increased the pledge total after being funded in just under 120 minutes: 630 backers have pledged a total of more than $26,500 as of 5:30PM.

Actually, the way they priced it, anyone can put together an order for 12 of them and get the 'brick' for $108, which is the same as 12 people getting the $9 EB rate, and that tier is unlimited, so can be done even during the last day. They price things very fairly. Come to think of it, the 6-deck mix and match (you pick) is only $55, and it's open to the end of the project, also. That's only $9.16 per deck. Simple enough to find a couple of other friends that want some, almost everybody gets 2 or 3 decks these days. I got 4, 2 of each.

ratledge wrote:

Brillig wrote:I think the single most impressive thing about the pledges was that when I logged in, perhaps 50 minutes after the start, all 20 of the redwood brick boxes had been snapped up.

I watch projects a lot. If I happen to see one available (people have "Buyers remorse" all the time, and release things like that) - I'll grab it and let you know.

Thanks for the offer - very kind of you, but actually it was just an observation. I got a redwood brick box from the Bluebloods Redux campaign, so I'm set. I may be an Uusi superfan, but maybe not quite enough of one to need two brick boxes yet

So let me get this straight, you can add on any quantity of of the Limited and Unlimted deck for $10? How will they keep track of the 5,000?

samwisethegray wrote:So let me get this straight, you can add on any quantity of of the Limited and Unlimted deck for $10? How will they keep track of the 5,000?

I'm sure 5,000 has turned out to be ample quantity to cover public demand and still have leftover. Even if 400 of the current backers upgraded to a full brick of LE, they'd still have leftovers. Realistically most will pledge for a an extra pair or two...a mixed brick at most.

samwisethegray wrote:So let me get this straight, you can add on any quantity of of the Limited and Unlimted deck for $10? How will they keep track of the 5,000?

You're supposed to message them with your add-ons, according to their project page. I know that it's a major pain-in-the-arse, but that's what they asked for. I know from watching enough KS projects that they can mark any tier "Sold Out" at any time to avoid oversale, should that unlikely event happen.

ratledge wrote:

Brillig wrote: I noticed that Jackson commented about 30-40 minutes into the campaign that he had missed them, also. "They went like hotcakes". Frankly, only 20 being made with every new project is probably all they can produce, seeing as they are using environmentally sound "reclaimed" redwood. They're not something you can turn out in 30 minutes, each one takes about four or five hours to hand-sand, polish, stain and polish again. Well worth the $220 they are asking. I watch projects a lot. If I happen to see one available (people have "Buyers remorse" all the time, and release things like that) - I'll grab it and let you know. I have a second account that I can use to buy things from projects that have only one reward available, and KS actually condones it. I read up on it before I created it, because I don't want to cheat. I think I have used it once - ever.

The redwood was claimed from Chicago demolishing water towers. When water towers would go down, the wood used as support would be dumped in a landfill or go straight to a paper mill, but Uusi just picked it up and took it to their shop, rather than waste it. Chicago later said that the water towers are historical landmarks, and that they wouldn't be torn down anymore, hence the limited supply.

They posted about this in Royal Optik.

Verloren wrote:The redwood was claimed from Chicago demolishing water towers. When water towers would go down, the wood used as support would be dumped in a landfill or go straight to a paper mill, but Uusi just picked it up and took it to their shop, rather than waste it. Chicago later said that the water towers are historical landmarks, and that they wouldn't be torn down anymore, hence the limited supply.

They posted about this in Royal Optik.

I don't remember seeing that on the project page, but we'll own a little piece of the old water towers, eh? Cool! I just talked to Peter and Linnea about coming to Charleston next year to the "52 Plus Joker" 2014 convention, and I got a tentative "We're coming"... I have all their decks, it will be great to meet them and have a few decks signed!

Actually, the story was given in Blueblood Redux. Here's a link for those who missed it.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/124 ... sts/578044" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Brillig wrote:Actually, the story was given in Blueblood Redux. Here's a link for those who missed it.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/124 ... sts/578044" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;.

Amazing! I bookmarked the page, and visited the linked one on UUSI.us's website. I hate to imagine what
he wants for one of those kitchen tables if the small rosewood box is $120!

Brillig wrote:Actually, the story was given in Blueblood Redux. Here's a link for those who missed it.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/124 ... sts/578044" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;.

Lol. I get the projects mixed up a lot.

I'm still looking for the Friends of the Family box, if anyone can part with theirs. Lots to trade.

S

Sharpie wrote:I'm still looking for the Friends of the Family box, if anyone can part with theirs. Lots to trade.

S

I have the 2-deck "Swivel" box, and didn't want to go the extra $115 to get the 12-deck box. It's called something different, and not shown, I suspect that it will be different this time. Those 20 at that ledge level went in less than 20 minutes, as I recall.

ratledge wrote:

Sharpie wrote:I'm still looking for the Friends of the Family box, if anyone can part with theirs. Lots to trade.

S

I have the 2-deck "Swivel" box, and didn't want to go the extra $115 to get the 12-deck box. It's called something different, and not shown, I suspect that it will be different this time. Those 20 at that ledge level went in less than 20 minutes, as I recall.

Yes, but I'm specifically looking for the Friends of the Family box that looks similar to the 2 deck swivel, but has 2 drawers and holds 12 decks. I think it was only offered on the Royal Optik or Bohemia Kickstarter.

Anyone know anyone who pledged for one (too many ones )?

S

Sharpie wrote:

ratledge wrote:

Sharpie wrote:I'm still looking for the Friends of the Family box, if anyone can part with theirs. Lots to trade.

S

I have the 2-deck "Swivel" box, and didn't want to go the extra $115 to get the 12-deck box. It's called something different, and not shown, I suspect that it will be different this time. Those 20 at that ledge level went in less than 20 minutes, as I recall.

Yes, but I'm specifically looking for the Friends of the Family box that looks similar to the 2 deck swivel, but has 2 drawers and holds 12 decks. I think it was only offered on the Royal Optik or Bohemia Kickstarter.

Anyone know anyone who pledged for one (too many ones )?

S

Yep, it's available this time, but only 20 of them, and it's not called "Friends of the Family" this time. I suspect that Peter is doing something special with this group of 20.

It's a pain, since they went in under 20 minutes. I know Jackson Robinson was there in 30 to make sure he got one and missed it, so don't feel bad.

ratledge wrote:

Sharpie wrote:Yes, but I'm specifically looking for the Friends of the Family box that looks similar to the 2 deck swivel, but has 2 drawers and holds 12 decks. I think it was only offered on the Royal Optik or Bohemia Kickstarter.

Anyone know anyone who pledged for one (too many ones )?

S

Yep, it's available this time, but only 20 of them, and it's not called "Friends of the Family" this time. I suspect that Peter is doing something special with this group of 20.

It's a pain, since they went in under 20 minutes. I know Jackson Robinson was there in 30 to make sure he got one and missed it, so don't feel bad.

Sorry, I checked with Uusi. Spoke with Linnea. She confirmed the Pagan Box is NOT the FotF box, seen here. I had a chance to pledge for it, but didn't for this reason.

https://s3.amazonaws.com/ksr/assets/000 ... 1370616498" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Maybe it's similar to the the Blue Bloods Redux box seen here.

https://s3.amazonaws.com/ksr/assets/000 ... 1377869875" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Anyone have any photos of the new Pagan box?

S

I secured my spot in the collector's brick box level about 5 minutes after project launch.
Was torn between it and the uncut level but figured I'd at least get the spot and switch later on if it came down to it.

I'm very curious to find out what Uusi will come up with this time

Sharpie wrote:

ratledge wrote:

Sharpie wrote:Yes, but I'm specifically looking for the Friends of the Family box that looks similar to the 2 deck swivel, but has 2 drawers and holds 12 decks. I think it was only offered on the Royal Optik or Bohemia Kickstarter.

Anyone know anyone who pledged for one (too many ones )?

S

Yep, it's available this time, but only 20 of them, and it's not called "Friends of the Family" this time. I suspect that Peter is doing something special with this group of 20.

It's a pain, since they went in under 20 minutes. I know Jackson Robinson was there in 30 to make sure he got one and missed it, so don't feel bad.

Sorry, I checked with Uusi. Spoke with Linnea. She confirmed the Pagan Box is NOT the FotF box, seen here.
I had a chance to pledge for it, but didn't for this reason.

Maybe it's similar to the the Blue Bloods Redux box seen here.

Anyone have any photos of the new Pagan box?

S

Man, give me a little power and I'll muck it up: I edited instead of quoted, and nuked your attachments by mistake, Sharpie.

Dang... I plugged links back in so you can click and pop 'em up.

But, notice on the page that there's a placeholder for it (or blank spot, really). I'm thinking it's one of those things that will be revealed as the project progresses. I'll be happy with the 2-deck swivel. It's $220 on their website without the decks (maybe I already said that?). (well, you can't notice, because some bonehead removed the pix from what he thought was his quote of yours)

Sharpie wrote:Sorry, I checked with Uusi. Spoke with Linnea. She confirmed the Pagan Box is NOT the FotF box, seen here.
I had a chance to pledge for it, but didn't for this reason.

hmmm... I asked in the questions section of the page, but I can always bug Linnea by email if we don't hear. I suspect as I said before it's not shown for a reason - it's not ready for prime time yet. Peter's been busy trying to get the 40 boxes from the Redux campaign ready to ship. Historically, they have always been the last thing to ship, that's why I went for the 2-deck swivel: they already have some made (plus half a brick mixed). Dang, I'm going to be broke "real soon now"...

Yes. Yes you are.
Whereas I will only be broke if I can find that Friends of the Family Collectors Box, and whoever has it wants cash and won't accept my very generous deck trade.

S

Well, I pledged/contributed to the KS campaign at the (IIRC) $40 level, for the framed Diptych and one of each deck. I wish I'd had the funds to pledge more!

Now, the long wait until, what is it, April?

RSLancastr wrote:Well, I pledged/contributed to the KS campaign at the (IIRC) $40 level, for the framed Diptych and one of each deck. I wish I'd had the funds to pledge more!

Now, the long wait until, what is it, April?

The BB Redux, is already shipping 1-2 months early so have hope that it will be march at the latest.

DukeBoy wrote:

RSLancastr wrote:Well, I pledged/contributed to the KS campaign at the (IIRC) $40 level, for the framed Diptych and one of each deck. I wish I'd had the funds to pledge more!

Now, the long wait until, what is it, April?

The BB Redux, is already shipping 1-2 months early so have hope that it will be march at the latest.

They are among the few that typically has backer fulfillment at or even before the conjectured date when the project starts.

ratledge wrote:They are among the few that typically has backer fulfillment at or even before the conjectured date when the project starts.

Good to know - thanks!

Today is a happy day. Why? I just got an email from Uusi letting me know my Pagan brick is on its way! Only a few more days...

I am going to get most of mine soon, but I am sure that I will have to wait a little bit longer to get my hand-rubbed and piled Redwood dual swivel box with one each of the hand gilt light and dark Pagan decks. I can wait. The rest should be here soon, as the pallets arrived Monday and they are shipping a few select special people today and tomorrow and I suspect that on Thursday the general doors will burst, and Linnea, Peter and company have the fulfillment down! Bricks are easy, and don't require any special handling, so people who bought whole bricks will likely be first just because they are easiest and get the bulk of the decks done quicker. As always, I am not there and I don't pretend to speak for them either.