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GandalfPC wrote: ↑Sat Oct 23, 2021 1:26 am If you didn’t manage to grab one yet send me a PM - I’ll give it 24 hours or so and then pick one person at random - will be $30+shipping

Strag wrote: ↑Sat Oct 23, 2021 8:55 am Since you asked...

GandalfPC wrote: ↑Sat Oct 23, 2021 1:26 am If you didn’t manage to grab one yet send me a PM - I’ll give it 24 hours or so and then pick one person at random - will be $30+shipping

Bluemanta wrote: ↑Sun Oct 24, 2021 5:07 am Membership to 52+Joker is great, but this wasn't managed well IMO. 1000 decks to supply >600 members. This would have been fine if, for example, it was limited to 1 per member for the first 24 hours, that way ALL members who wanted a deck could have gotten one (unless in the UK of course).
I've heard that Lee Asher and the folks at 52+Joker will be making a statement to members soon, so waiting with interest to see outcome.

canogie wrote: ↑Sun Oct 24, 2021 11:13 am I would love to have this deck, do you know if Mike got extras?

Strag wrote: ↑Sun Oct 24, 2021 12:07 pm

canogie wrote: ↑Sun Oct 24, 2021 11:13 am I would love to have this deck, do you know if Mike got extras?

Mike has stepped back and the site is now owned by Alex Chin. Don't know if he even reads these any more.

Timmargh wrote: ↑Sat Oct 23, 2021 9:55 am
It just makes me hate the 51% (real plus fraudulent votes) who voted for Brexit (this administration) even more; shortsighted,..... motherf***ers.

Daisho wrote: ↑Mon Oct 25, 2021 9:44 am You almost couldn't give the decks away. I guess they did not anticipate the huge surge when they attached Gio's name to it this year. Not to mention a spike in collectors.

Bikefanatic wrote: ↑Mon Oct 25, 2021 2:46 pm I fear for next year! The featured club deck artist has to up the ante, if there's no physical convention again, hella people will be in on the video meeting, tons of new members, 2500-5000 decks will needed to be printed with a limit for members, servers can crash ...

Stockhom17's 2021 club deck, as you know, was a huge success. We sold out in less than two hours. That's never happened before to us. And, while impressive in some ways, it has become problematic. Unfortunately, many international and domestic members were unable to obtain a club deck. You might be one of them. Please understand that was never our intent.

Based on previous years' experience, the board was optimistic that those who wished to purchase club decks would be able to do so. We appear to have been mistaken, and the club now has a large number of disgruntled members. The level of frustration presented hasn't gone unnoticed.

Our objective, as club leaders, must be to give club benefits to all members. And we've been working tirelessly to alleviate as much disappointment as possible.

After careful consideration of multiple options, we'd like to share our three-step solution with you. Keep in mind that it isn't perfect. But it's the best alternative we can present to the general membership at this time.
1. We are printing 500 more 2021 Club decks. This deck will be the same, except the seal will NOT have a number. If you feel this devalues the numbered decks, we're happy to refund your original purchase at cost. That way, you won't lose anything.
2. To ensure everyone gets a chance to get a deck, we're only allowing sales to members who haven't been able to purchase cards yet. At first, we are going to limit sales to one (1) deck per person. Once everyone has one who wants one, we will open sales up again.
3. We will offer the *UK, Europe, and Asia the first shot at this second run. Then we will allow everyone domestically an opportunity. We are still working out the logistics of how we'll do this. The decks will take a few weeks to print and ship. We will keep you notified of the process.

*Are you located in the UK? Sorry. We're afraid our hands are tied with any professional shipping service. However, we think if one of our board members personally ships a single deck to you, we all might not incur any Brexit wrath. We're not sure if your package will arrive. But we're willing to take that chance. Hopefully, that makes you feel better about this situation.

In the future, we will have new rules set in place so a 2hr sell-out won't happen. We appreciate your understanding of how we move forward.

We're in a new chapter of our club's story. And like I mentioned at the end of our virtual day earlier this month, we will continue to face all these challenges head-on together.

Thank you again.

Your Faithful Club President,
Lee Asher

aardvarkgod wrote: ↑Tue Oct 26, 2021 10:14 am Not going to lie, I plan on buying one without a seal, even though I was able to get a few from the initial release. "Print run" of only 500 makes this one more rare than the original, lol.

STLBluesNut wrote: ↑Tue Oct 26, 2021 10:22 am

aardvarkgod wrote: ↑Tue Oct 26, 2021 10:14 am Not going to lie, I plan on buying one without a seal, even though I was able to get a few from the initial release. "Print run" of only 500 makes this one more rare than the original, lol.

collect however and whatever you like but this make me chuckle a bit lol.