I wish I could afford to get in on this with you. It seems only natural that I would want to be a part of this.

you know what we call people like you?addicts

I had originally intended on trying to back this as well. But between the apparent higher costs of the conventions I'm putting my vendor table in and now the expense of another vehicle, I don't think I'll be able to. I CAN offer help to promote these though. Heck, I'd sell them at my table at conventions. Lots of cross-genre nerdom to be had.

Hooray! I might still get that Phantom Stranger from you, but I think I'll wait until you list a few more things so that I can buy more than just one piece.

Sorry for the situation you find yourself in, Jack. I hope you guys can hang in there a while longer until you can find a better place. And that they find the dirt bags that stole your car.


And I too have nothing but good wishes for Bryan and his dice business. I am happy to be a small part of it.

Oh and Jack, I know it won't make up for the bad news of the day, but I will have your two sets of Tolkein Tokens and the money I owe you in the mail tomorrow. I was just going to send it and let it surprise you, but it seems that you could use the pick me up today.

That's funny coming from Mr. "I'M NEVER GOING TO DRINK AGAIN!!!!"

heh heh, thank you, sir. A pick me up is worth more than it's weight in gold right now.

Yeah, first thing I did (sick and all) was go and see if there was anything at all I could use to track. There's a back way into that parking lot, by foot, that some disreputable looking characters use to cut through the block but no trace of anything. The rain doesn't help on that front. They better hope I don't find them before the cops do.

I'd have done the same thing. I have fortunately never found myself in your situation, but I came close once (I simply mis-placed my car). And that instant feeling of panic and anger is not one I'd like to ever feel again.

My thoughts are with you, friend.

Thanks again, it's very appreciated.

I admitted to my problem and now im fixing it :P... the road to recovery was short.

From Kickstarter.com

What is Kickstarter (and thanks to phantalien for pointing me in this direction)? It is a place to get funding for projects. How does it work? You set a timeline and amount needed for a project that will create a clear and finite product (like getting funding for a musical album or for self publishing a book). Starting a business does not qualify as a project, but if the business consists of creating a series of finite projects (like producing 90,000 dice consisting of 24 designs) then kickstarter could work.

How do I get money? Lots of people donate in small amounts (amounts which I do not have to reimburse), and I give them rewards in return! If I do not reach my goal by my timeline, no money changes hands and no one loses anything other than time spent.

What does this mean for me? I could start a project, and basically use it to let people pre-order the dice they want. It will be a great test to see if this project will generate enough interest without me having to actually spend anything on it. If I do not meet the deadline, I find out that my business won't work without having to go bankrupt. This could be a very good thing for me if my project qualifies =]

I just recently heard about this as well, though I haven't checked it out. This could be a very viable option!

I will be going to Clixathon.
Anyone else going that would like to do some trading? LMK

I wish I knew beforehand that you needed a Phantom Stranger. I've had one sitting in my trade box for like a year. But at this past weekend's tournament, I gave it to one of my players that didn't have it, and didn't really care to get one, but took it anyway to just add another figure to his collection that he'll never play. If I only knew it could have had a better home...