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Hello everyone!

You might have been tracking this project for the past year in the Custom Deck Drafting Board topic, although I think it’s safe to formally post this project here as well to announce that qbix is CURRENTLY LIVE on Kickstarter for 30 days!

Early Birds are only available until Sunday Oct. 27th @ 11:59pm CST (LIMITED QUANTITY AVAILABLE). I do believe qbix is priced very competitively compared to others out there based in the US, especially the Early Bird pricing! Fun little fact; if early birds sell out, we will already be at 65% funded. More info can be found on the Kickstarter page at the bottom of this post.

Updates will be posted frequently on social media throughout the campaign and long after until the last backer receives a their qbix deck. Please feel free to ask any questions; post in this thread or send messages on Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook!

I sincerely appreciate all of the feedback I’ve received from the members of United Cardists, you all have seriously given me the most support than any other outlet I’ve reached out to. This project means so much to me on a personal level, and I truly hope we can fund this together.

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Would love to fix that title typo... Early birds end on Oct. 27th at 11:59pm CST.

Good luck!

But your stretch goals

10300 - ok
10900 - Silver Metallic inks. It's impossible as you are using gradients and shadows. You can only use Pantone inks on solid color areas.
11400-11900 - Uncuts. Print 10 only. You will never sell 50 uncuts.
15700 - 2500 decks. Why? Try to sell everything on Kickstarter. Make it exclusive! It will be hard to sell all remaining decks after KS.
24600 - It's unreal.

montenzi wrote: Good luck!

But your stretch goals

10300 - ok
10900 - Silver Metallic inks. It's impossible as you are using gradients and shadows. You can only use Pantone inks on solid color areas.
11400-11900 - Uncuts. Print 10 only. You will never sell 50 uncuts.
15700 - 2500 decks. Why? Try to sell everything on Kickstarter. Make it exclusive! It will be hard to sell all remaining decks after KS.
24600 - It's unreal.

If silver metallic inks unlock there will be parts of the back design that will be adjusted to allow metallic inks to be printed. These areas will be similar to how the borderless gold looks, except it will retain the light green and purple colors in their respective areas.

There's a minimum amount of uncut sheets USPCC will allow you to print.

The last stretch goal is definitely unlikely, but it doesn't hurt to include it in case the project funds like crazy. We've all seen those random designs go bonkers with funding, I'd like to be prepared for that!

acgardesign wrote: There's a minimum amount of uncut sheets USPCC will allow you to print.

Ten uncuts is their MOQ. I always print ten.

montenzi wrote:

acgardesign wrote: There's a minimum amount of uncut sheets USPCC will allow you to print.

Ten uncuts is their MOQ. I always print ten.

Looks like Gambler's Warehouse upped their minimum print for my project when I asked them then. Welp... We'll see how this goes! I'm optimistic.

acgardesign wrote:Would love to fix that title typo... Early birds end on Oct. 27th at 11:59pm CST.

Click Edit on your first post and you can edit the subject too

The EB single deck is $9, and shipping to UK is $13, comes to $22 for one deck
On the fence because of this..

hsbc wrote:

acgardesign wrote:Would love to fix that title typo... Early birds end on Oct. 27th at 11:59pm CST.

Click Edit on your first post and you can edit the subject too

Keeps giving me this error.

Decknowledgy wrote:The EB single deck is $9, and shipping to UK is $13, comes to $22 for one deck
On the fence because of this..

Yeaaaa, international shipping is a killer. Tracking IS included if that makes it nicer!

acgardesign wrote:

hsbc wrote:

acgardesign wrote:Would love to fix that title typo... Early birds end on Oct. 27th at 11:59pm CST.

Click Edit on your first post and you can edit the subject too

Keeps giving me this error.

PM me your passwort and send me 4 decks after the campaign for free (I'll happily pay for shipping though), I can fix it.
It looks like your links at the bottom are the problem that cause the message. Try embedding them diffferently. I always use the exact link from the address bar, since I figured that short links or if you use on clicks cause trouble sometimes. But this is just a guess.

In all seriousness though. Great deck(s) and best of success with them. Due to a lack of a credit card I can't back on kickstarter, but I'll definetly will pick some up if they become reality.

I also got the error message when trying to edit the title, and it was indeed the links that caused it. Put the links in {URL} tags and the error went away. 10 points to Gryff... er, Harvonsgard

MagikFingerz wrote:10 points to Gryff... er, Harvonsgard

Ravenclaw > Slytherin > Hufflepuff > ... *chirping cricket sound* > Gryffindor

Decknowledgy wrote:The EB single deck is $9, and shipping to UK is $13, comes to $22 for one deck
On the fence because of this..

Yeah, that stung.

Timmargh wrote:

Decknowledgy wrote:The EB single deck is $9, and shipping to UK is $13, comes to $22 for one deck
On the fence because of this..

Yeah, that stung.

Agreed, though I went straight for the duo EB (for once) which wasn't so bad at $35.

Yeah, I highly doubt that second deck will be unlocked, unfortunately. Hoping for a follow-up campaign sometime in the future

Harvonsgard wrote: PM me your passwort and send me 4 decks after the campaign for free (I'll happily pay for shipping though), I can fix it.
It looks like your links at the bottom are the problem that cause the message. Try embedding them diffferently. I always use the exact link from the address bar, since I figured that short links or if you use on clicks cause trouble sometimes. But this is just a guess.

In all seriousness though. Great deck(s) and best of success with them. Due to a lack of a credit card I can't back on kickstarter, but I'll definetly will pick some up if they become reality.

Lol, thank you for the help and kind remark Harvonsgard!

Timmargh wrote:Yeah, that stung.

Rest assured your cards will be shipped well packaged with plenty of cushion to prevent any damage during shipment! I appreciate your support, thank you Timmargh!

MagikFingerz wrote:Agreed, though I went straight for the duo EB (for once) which wasn't so bad at $35.

Yeah, I highly doubt that second deck will be unlocked, unfortunately. Hoping for a follow-up campaign sometime in the future

Thanks MagikFingerz! You can be 100% confident that I will launch the Borderless Gold edition as a separate campaign if this one successfully funds! Or if this one doesn't fund I'll do a relaunch but with only the Borderless Gold, given most people I've talked to prefer that version.

UPDATE: As a courtesy to all of the help I've received from this community, I'm willing to give anyone who has been a member on United Cardists for 30 days or more since the start date of the Kickstarter AN EXTRA QBIX DECK with any pledge amount, other than the "Support A Little" pledge tier. This means anyone who has been a member on or before September 24th of 2019 can receive an extra deck FOR FREE.

To ensure you get your free deck: You MUST send me a message on United Cardists AND Kickstarter stating the pledge tier you paid for. When sending your message on Kickstarter, please state your United Cardists name. Both messages (one on UC and one on Kickstarter) are required to prevent impersonators.

If you've already pledged before this post, please message me on here with your pledge tier you paid for and I will log your bonus.

Wow that's some genuine way to show your gratitude!!!
I'm in. Say no more.

That's a pretty wonderful way to say thank you to the community!

Decknowledgy wrote:Wow that's some genuine way to show your gratitude!!!
I'm in. Say no more.

Justin O. wrote:That's a pretty wonderful way to say thank you to the community!

It's my goal to maintain a healthy relationship with those who helped me create such a large project. If this does successfully fund, quite a bit of credit is due for this forum.

Yeah, shipping is high on this project but I'm in for two (apparently three? thanks acgardesign!) since I really like these I'm glad to see funding slowly but surely rising!

hsbc wrote:Yeah, shipping is high on this project but I'm in for two (apparently three? thanks acgardesign!) since I really like these I'm glad to see funding slowly but surely rising!

You've got that right hsbc!

Fingers crossed it keeps flowing. Lol

UPDATE #1: Incredible First Start! We're right on track with meeting the goal.

Hello Everyone,

We're almost at 25% funded in the first two days of my first Kickstarter campaign. Needless to say, I'm more than happy with the traction the project has gained so far. This would not be possible without you early backers!

The Early Bird tiers are being claimed quite fast and there are just about 55% left in total. Don't let your friends miss out on discounted tiers!

Thanks again, and have a great weekend everyone.

- Austin

Austin, my advise - do not rely on UC! Kickstarter backers are different. Make your plan and find how to bring at least ten new backers daily. It's hard. Chance that your project will be funded in 30 days is about 15%.

Think about a restart:
0. With 1000 prrint run
1. With $5000 goal
2. With standard USPCC boxes
3. With one deck and without "buy one get two" discounts
4. With $10000 stretch goal for boxes with foil

I am not your backer, but I wish you good luck! And also - don't listen to me as well!

montenzi wrote:Austin, my advise - do not rely on UC! Kickstarter backers are different. Make your plan and find how to bring at least ten new backers daily. It's hard. Chance that your project will be funded in 30 days is about 15%.

Think about a restart:
0. With 1000 prrint run
1. With $5000 goal
2. With standard USPCC boxes
3. With one deck and without "buy one get two" discounts
4. With $10000 stretch goal for boxes with foil

I am not your backer, but I wish you good luck! And also - don't listen to me as well!

I agree especially with 3. after careful consideration To use buy one get one free for UC to draw in more funding is actually harming the funding you get: basically you earn nothing from the backers from UC, just making the current funding look good. Eventually if it funds, you'll have to pour in more money from your pocket to produce those extras

acgardesign wrote:Fingers crossed it keeps flowing. Lol

My understanding is that usually there will be a stall in funding increases until the last 48 hours, when people get reminders for saved projects When/if you get funded, be ready for some pledges to be dropped due to credit card errors, etc.

Last day for early bird pricing! These end at 11:59pm CST.

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I take it back. These might be the worst card faces that I have ever seen...

montenzi wrote:Austin, my advise - do not rely on UC! Kickstarter backers are different. Make your plan and find how to bring at least ten new backers daily. It's hard. Chance that your project will be funded in 30 days is about 15%.

Think about a restart:
0. With 1000 prrint run
1. With $5000 goal
2. With standard USPCC boxes
3. With one deck and without "buy one get two" discounts
4. With $10000 stretch goal for boxes with foil

I am not your backer, but I wish you good luck! And also - don't listen to me as well!

Sounds like really solid advice, definitely worth listening to. Probably shouldn't rely on UC to fund your project considering how small the community really is. The buy one get two doesn't draw me at all, but if the early bird pledge was straight up 2 decks for $15 with lower shipping costs, there are a lot more potential backers/customers you could draw in that aren't on this forum.

The UC member bonus isn't solely meant to draw in more funding. :/ It's honestly just an appreciation bonus.

As for the other recommendations, I agree and I'll be adjusting the project in different areas if a relaunch is needed.

Thanks again for the advise everyone!

acgardesign wrote:The UC member bonus isn't solely meant to draw in more funding. :/ It's honestly just an appreciation bonus.

We know I think people are just trying to provide some insight - after all, there are no free decks for anyone if the project doesn't get funded