Playing cards fans/collectors. Mint2.

Yadda · 1 Jul 2018 at 18:07

The new Kickstarter went live at 5pm GMT and it's already up to £70k. Has anyone else here backed it?

(I'm not involved in this at all, I'm just a backer. I hope this doesn't break any rules.)

Edit: A bit more info about the cards. It might make things a bit clearer for those wondering what the hell I'm talking about.

Feek · 1 Jul 2018 at 18:30

Marked cards, made by USPC so they'll be just like bicycle decks but with an unusual design. I'd rather have a set of bicycles (so that there's nothing unusual about them) and mark them myself (which I already have, a couple of them actually).

Diddums · 1 Jul 2018 at 18:35

I have no idea what makes these cards worth 70k in startup capital, why this guy wants money when he's clearly already got a successful lineup, and what the does that Bicycles don't.

Feek · 1 Jul 2018 at 18:38

Diddums said:
I have no idea what makes these cards worth 70k in startup capital, why this guy wants money when he's clearly already got a successful lineup, and what the does that Bicycles don't.

Exactly, he's designed the backs and gone to USPC to print them for him, which they'll do for anyone. The description looks like standard bicycle stock :confused:

Yadda · 1 Jul 2018 at 18:41

They are printed by USPCC, yes, but they do not use Bicycle stock (edit: Mint 2 will use a crushed casino grade Bee stock. Watch the video above from 6:08 in where he talks about the 2 stocks used in the original Mints and the new stock used for Mint 2.)

There's a table of differences on this page: https://52kards.com/mint-2/

Diddums · 1 Jul 2018 at 18:51

That still doesn't tell me what makes these cards so special, and why the guy couldn't fund them himself if he already has a successful line.

Yadda · 1 Jul 2018 at 18:53

Diddums said:
That still doesn't tell me what makes these cards so special, and why the guy couldn't fund them himself if he already has a successful line.

I'm not trying to sell them to you fella. Just telling you what the deal is.

Diddums · 1 Jul 2018 at 18:56

Yadda said:
I'm not trying to sell them to you fella. Just telling you what the deal is.

I know, but I'm confused, is it really as simple as the guy who already has a business asking for 70k to print and laminate some cardboard or am I missing something here?

Yadda · 1 Jul 2018 at 18:56

Diddums said:
I know, but I'm confused, is it really as simple as the guy who already has a business asking for 70k to print and laminate some cardboard or am I missing something here?

I take it you're not a card collector?

Diddums · 1 Jul 2018 at 19:01

Clearly. If that's why people are buying these then fair play to them, not something I've ever considered collecting.

Yadda · 1 Jul 2018 at 19:05

Diddums said:
Clearly. If that's why people are buying these then fair play to them, not something I've ever considered collecting.

That's fair enough.

Edit: up to £93k now. :eek:

Ahleckz · 1 Jul 2018 at 19:57

Why do you want marked cards? Surely that's the last thing you want. If I was playing poker, and someone brought these out I'd want them replaced with a standard deck.

Yadda · 1 Jul 2018 at 20:04

Ahleckz said:
Why do you want marked cards? Surely that's the last thing you want. If I was playing poker, and someone brought these out I'd want them replaced with a standard deck.

Quite. You shouldn't use them for games, especially gambling, unless you like hospital food.

They're for people interested in card magic and collectors.

I've gone for the limited edition Frostmint (to keep unopened), and I'll get a free Blueberry Mint deck as an early bird offer (first 24 hours) to use. Can't wait to see what the crushed Bee stock feels like.

The Running Man · 1 Jul 2018 at 20:15

You'd buy them but never open them.

Yadda · 1 Jul 2018 at 20:16

Malevolence · 1 Jul 2018 at 20:17

Open video. "What's up?". Close video.

Yadda · 1 Jul 2018 at 20:18

This is going well.

(£103k now, in under 3.5 hours. Amazing.)

Haze · 2 Jul 2018 at 06:43

There is a kickstarter thread....

Yadda · 2 Jul 2018 at 09:28

Haze said:
There is a kickstarter thread....

I wanted to see if there were any collectors/magicians/cardists here so thought a thread might be interesting. Cheers anyway.

The Running Man · 2 Jul 2018 at 09:43

I had a good line of business selling karnival dose redux card decks with the foil packet. Also a couple of the necronomicon shiny foil deck.

But not done any Kickstarter.