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I started a thread for these decks in the playing card section

http://www.unitedcardists.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=521" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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BTW Thanks to everyone that has visited so far.

I'm doing my best to keep up with the torrent of notifications and emails!
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Any stats to throw out on how the sale went?
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Let's see, some random fun factuals:

- In the roughly 9 hours since I opened things, there have been about 7,000 pages loaded on the site
- Aurum has taken in, during those 9 hours, roughly what the Tendril Kickstarter did in 6-7 days
- As you would expect, the Sovereign edition is most popular, followed by the White Gold which is selling vey quickly. The rare items are selling well considering their price point.
- Right at 11am, the site was sending out about 30 pages per second which is a lot for my tiny site
- There has been a consistent 8-30 users on the site at any one time since 11am

Some international people had a few issues, and some people seem to have some mistmaches in their Paypal but on the whole it's working pretty well. It's always scary to launch something completely new!

Thanks to everyone that got some, I can't wait to get these out to you all.
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Tendrils are still my Favourite! Is there any other variations of the Tendrils?
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Strag wrote:Yeah, I was in for one white and two purple, but with $20 shipping to the UK for 3 decks, sorry I'll have to pass.

Good luck though!
Just tried again and shipping was down to $13 so placed my order!
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Maybe i just overlooked it but i didn't really get what the difference between the standard and the White Gold Editions of the Aurum Deck is. Would someone please tell me ? :D
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Mirror wrote:Maybe i just overlooked it but i didn't really get what the difference between the standard and the White Gold Editions of the Aurum Deck is. Would someone please tell me ? :D
This should explain things: http://encarded.com/our-decks/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

In short, different tuck boxes, special seals, very limited numbers.
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Um... you misspelled "pearlescent." :roll: :)
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Sharpie wrote:Um... you misspelled "pearlescent." :roll: :)
Almost certainly I did! The result of writing things late at night in a rush. :)

Thanks, I'll fix it.
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:D

That is all.
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Ryric wrote::D

That is all.

:mrgreen:
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I just wanted to respond from the purple decks thread without stirring up the hornets.

I actually took a closer look at them, and ended up buying two. Though I was curious, would you ever consider doing a purple porper clip or something of the like for Aurum?
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Thanks Atemus. I haven't looked into the Porper (yet) but have thought about it. It's a great accessory and getting some in purple and gold with engraving could be very exciting. Stay tuned and we'll see what we can do down the road.
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Savanna just posted a review of Aurum, check it out here http://youtu.be/XjwSSlvcxBk" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Aurum is still available, but remember it will never appear again so dont wait too long.
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To celebrate 2013 and the start of our second year, January is going to be a "specials" month with various items on sale, plus the Aurum factory seconds and Tendril Eco clips will be available.

Jan 1-31st, be there! Visit http://encarded.com/latest-news" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; for the specifics. Thanks everyone!
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I got a fun little message last night. One of my loyal fans and collectors in Singapore was interviewed by their leading national newspaper about her collection, and when asked who some of her favorite designers were she replied that I was one of them. How fun! :)

To be 1 of just 4 names mentioned in the article (David Blaine, the Bucks and Alex Chin) was an honor. Thanks Joyce!
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We have a couple important announcements for the month of February.

First, for the entire month of February the Aurum decks are all on sale! If you haven't picked up some yet, now would be a great time. http://encarded.com/playing-cards/aurum.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Second, we had a fun idea recently and are starting up a new Encarded Associates program. If you love playing cards and like to talk about them, review them or take pictures of them, you can earn free Encarded products, win rare items, and save money! We wanted to make a program that gives everyone a little something special, so read about the details here:

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Some information and sneak peeks will start coming out today for our next deck. Be sure to check it out:

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Interesting. I'm usually skeptical to simple designs à la JN from the get-go, so I'm curious to what you can do with something like that :) Though it won't take much to exceed the other decks in this "genre" (e.g. Fontaine or Fulton's Casino).
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I'm really looking forward to these. The pips look awesome and I hope you're going to be using that light blue color I see.
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http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0162/6638/files/Photoshop001.jpg?804

Some future works from Encarded. Very interesting stuff, im sure paul would love to hear comments and take in suggestions that can be incorporated in future projects ;)
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As nice as the first three look, I've been looking forward to Tendril V2 for a long time now. It's even got the UC color scheme :D
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The second die looks like eiffel Tower from under...
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yes, Tettura (short for the italian architettura) was inspired by a view upwards into a dramatic architectural space. That design is the least complete of those 4 and I hope to add more detail and color to it.
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One of the things i love most while travelling is to take a picture straight upwards into the ceiling, capturing the perfect symmetry that people very often overlook. One of the hardest photos to take as well, having to crank your neck all the way backwards and theres really no room for error. One of my favourite shots, not quite to the theme (actually it looks more like zenith lol). Pardon me for hijacking the thread a little :lol:

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Volant, that is such a beautiful picture.
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Thanks shermaine, maybe I should start a topic in the general section showing off photography stuff, and not hijack threads like this.

On a more relevant note, Paul is the first deck oriental themed ?
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volantangel wrote:Thanks shermaine, maybe I should start a topic in the general section showing off photography stuff, and not hijack threads like this.

On a more relevant note, Paul is the first deck oriental themed ?
The first blue one actually inspired by the traditional compass rose and the sea.
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Any time frame for these ones?
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