Post Kickstarter Update #4: Sovereign Shipping Soon!
almost 4 years ago – Sun, Jul 19, 2020 at 01:52:59 PM

Hi everyone!

We are getting close to shipping Sovereign! I am really excited for these as many of you are. I know, because you keep asking me about them :)

Well, how about I make you even more impatient? I just got some samples in of the standard decks and they look awesome! Thanks Gambler's Warehouse for the awesome production. The embossing turned out way better than I could have hoped for. Here are some great pics of the tucks I took this morning and posted on Instagram.

The Exquisite tuck samples are coming soon! Can't wait! I will show you those once I have some pics.

Sincerely,

Jody

Post Kickstarter Update #3: Delivery Delayed until August
almost 4 years ago – Tue, May 26, 2020 at 12:53:00 PM

Hi everyone!

Happy Memorial Day for those who are celebrating in the U.S.!

I hope this message finds you all healthy and doing well. I just want to give you a quick update on where we are at with the Sovereign production schedule. My apologies for taking a couple months to do an update, but there has been really no new news for that long. 

USPCC went back to work a couple weeks ago and the Sovereign production started soon afterwards. They said that it will be about 8 weeks from two weeks ago to finish production. The issue will be the finishing part they say. All of the other pieces add-ons and packaging are finishing up in the next couple of weeks and will be shipping to Gambler's Warehouse in Texas. 

The only hold out right now are the metal playing card holders. I had the hardest time finding a supplier to make these. The one that I finally found is taking their time. 

So, with everything I am seeing, I am predicting an August delivery for Sovereign.

Here is wishing you all well during some crazy times.

Sincerely,

Jody

Post Kickstarter Update #2: Backerkit is 90% Complete/covid-19 Delay
about 4 years ago – Wed, Apr 01, 2020 at 12:00:46 AM

Hi everyone!

Wow what a crazy time! I just want to give you a quick update on where we are at. My apologies for taking a little long to send this out, but I needed to get some information from our manufacturers.

COVID-19 DELAY

Some of you have asked whether or not Covid-19 will affect delivery of Sovereign. It looks like is will. USPCC (Playing Card Manufacturer) is closed right now due to the outbreak guidelines. As of right now, delivery is looking like it is a month delayed. I might expect it will increase as we know more. I will keep you all posted.

BACKERKIT SURVEY 90% COMPLETE

In the meantime please continue to fill out your BackerKit surveys and get those completed. We are currently at 90% complete with all surveys. I will be locking them down by April 15th.

GOOD NEWS!

I have been working on all of the other pieces to Sovereign, and what I have been seeing so far is looking really good. I have chosen a new Card Guard and Antique Metal Card company to produce our pieces. The images they have shown me of the 3d renderings look very promising and I am looking forward to getting the samples soon.

I can't remember if I ever showed you all the design for the front of the Antique Metal Card. I think the design turned out really nice.

Alright, that is all for now. You all stay safe.

Jody

Post Kickstarter Update #1: THE BACKERKIT SURVEY IS ON IT'S WAY!
about 4 years ago – Mon, Mar 02, 2020 at 09:36:12 PM

Hey all!

The Kickstarter funds are in the bank and the BackerKit Surveys will be coming to you shortly. You should be getting your surveys today sometime.

For the 81 backers that were dropped from the project, no worries, you will still have the chance to recover your pledges. That is the beauty of using a pledge manager after Kickstarter.

Schedule

I am really excited to start getting these made! All of the artwork for Sovereign has been sent to the printer and once I have a better idea of the numbers, I will put in the numbers. 

THANK YOU ALL for your support for Sovereign. I will be continuing to give you all regular updates. Please Message me through Kickstarter if you have a specific question.

Jody

WE ARE FUNDED!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH!
over 4 years ago – Fri, Feb 14, 2020 at 07:00:31 PM

Wow! I always love saying "WE ARE FUNDED". It never get's old. I am so grateful for you. Without you, these projects, that were once in my head, would never be something we could hold in our hands.

So...here are some stats:

• Over $100k in Funding with the final funding at $125k. My 2nd highest funded project.
• Just shy of 1800 great supporters at 1798 backers

So What's Next?

Production

I will be sending out regular updates about where we are in production. All of the artwork has been sent to USPCC (United States Playing Card Co.) I am hoping to have all numbers in to them and a contract signed by Mid-March. Production will take 6 to 8 weeks (Longer because of MetalLuxe). Two weeks for Gilding. Should be delivered at the end of June to Mid-July.

BackerKit Surveys/Add-ons

This is where it all comes together folks. Many have wondered about their add-ons and how you will be able to be sure to get them. No fear! BakerKit is here (soon)

In order to start production and to ship your Rewards, a few things need to happen.

• First Kickstarter needs to transfer over the funds so I have the money to make the rewards (this will be about 14 days from the end of this Kickstarter campaign).
• Second I have to find out where I need to ship the pledges. I will be sending the BackerKit surveys out to collect this information once the money has been collected. I will give you a heads up before I send the survey through a project update, so you can watch for it. It is important that when you receive the survey, you get it back to me as quickly as you can.

You do not need to make a login and password to fill out your survey, just fill it out and you’re all good to go! If you want to go back to review your info, just click on the link in your email again or input your email into our project page for another survey link.

If you prefer, you can just message me your info, but I STRONGLY SUGGEST using BackerKit as you will have the opportunity to add ADDITIONAL PRODUCTS on to your current pledge and help me make the shipping process SEAMLESS! This will help out this project tremendously, and help me get your rewards out to you quicker!

If you used Facebook to login to your Kickstarter account, the BackerKit survey link will be sent to the email you used for your Facebook account. If you have another email you prefer it to be sent to, please message us.

Errored and dropped pledges

It is common for a few backers' pledges to fail to collect at the project's deadline. If this happens, here's what to expect:

• Kickstarter will send backers with errored pledges an email every 48 hours with a link to fix the issue.
• Backers may also log in to the Kickstarter account from which they pledged to follow the 'Fix Payment' link.
• Backers have 7 days to fix their pledges by updating their credit card information.
• Any pledge that doesn’t get fixed within 7 days will become "dropped." If the Kickstarter process reveals any fraudulent activity, these pledges will also become "dropped".

Thank you all again, your support is awesome!

Jody Eklund