NEWS about Keymaster Tarot and more
almost 3 years ago – Mon, May 10, 2021 at 07:24:27 AM

Hi all!

I hope everything is going well and that you are still enjoying your decks. I have some news regarding the Keymaster Tarot, and a scheduled live streaming for next sunday in a Tarot-related-channel, where I will be guest and talk about the Keymaster.

 Keymaster in French and German (other than English)

I have a licence agreement in place with a daughter company from Cartamundi known as AGM Urania (or Königsfurt Urania). They will produce a standard version of the Keymater Tarot in 3 languages: english, french, and german.

These decks are slightly different from the one you have, I list here the differences:
 

• different tuckbox graphics
• different booklet, 80 pages written by Lilo Schwarz
• 78 cards instead of 80 (no double backer, no ad card)
• new Tower Major Arcana, because the original version was too dark on paper.
• graphic tweak to major arcana DEATH card
• brighter red (even if I prefer the darker one)

This is a B2B (business to business) company, so they sell directly to retailers, not to customers. Online stores and physical stores will purchase from them. Please do not write to AGM Urania to buy a deck, they will not sell it to you if you are not a retailer.
Release date should be after the summer. 

These are printed by Cartamundi I believe with the same paper and finish.

 Hosted by Rachel Larraine Crawford

Sunday May 16, 2021 at 10am PDT I will be guest at her channel. I do not know what she is gong to ask, but in case you are interested and you are free at that time, you are welcome to join.
Her website: https://www.rachellarraine.com/
I think she will post the live streaming link when the time comes.
Her instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rachellarraine/

New Project is live now on Kickstarter: 

The Eye of the Ocean

This is going immensely well, very much over my expectation. Funded in 60 seconds or so, and with 1200+ backers onboard as we speak, and 26 days to go.
Project page: here

This project is made of 3 main parts:
 

•  The Novel: 20 chapters in 7 acts written in English, wrapped in leather with a metal astrolabe attached on it, and a secret deck-size compartment.
•  The Playing Cards: 3 variants, poker size, 56 cards with foil application on the back, and custom tuck-boxes.
•  The Puzzle: find the coordinates of the Eye of the Ocean using the book and the decks of cards (Solis and Lunæ). Prizes will be awarded to who is able to solve it, see puzzle chapter for more details.

The Presentation video will give you an overview of the whole thing, if you did not know about it, you are welcome onboard any time :)
 

And a FANTASTIC review by The Gentleman Wake worth watching

That's all for now, I wish you a great time ahead

Cheers

Lorenzo

Tracking numbers Group2
about 3 years ago – Wed, Jan 20, 2021 at 05:07:12 PM

This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read.

Fulfillment finally completed!
about 3 years ago – Tue, Jan 19, 2021 at 05:56:28 PM

Hello everybody!

Finally, the fulfillment of group2 (USA+rest of the world) is done. 

All backers will get (or already got) an email from Gamblers Warehouse saying that your Keymaster reward has been shipped, including a tracking number with the link to trace it.

Where is this email?

You have to look in the mailbox you use for kickstarter. Please check junk/spam folder as well. 

USA tracking

Depending on the size and weight of the parcel, you have the USPS or Fedex.

Rest of the world tracking

If the tracking number starts with GAM or UM, trace it here

A few backers with large packages got  Fedex.

Transit time

• USPS: I think USPS parcels will be picked up today, therefore 2-5days depending on destination, covid delays, or other.
• Fedex : check the estimated delivery date, enable notifications and follow.
• International: nowadays it is 2 to 4 weeks, more than 4 weeks in a few cases.
• Brazil: more than 4 weeks, plus expect more delays because customs are slowing down everything.

Returns

If a package returns for any reason, I will ask to pay the shipping fee to reship it. Please keep an eye on the tracking number.

Contacting the postal service

Unfortunately, I cannot contact the postal service of your country, so it is important that you keep an eye on the parcel. If you see it arrived in your country and it is taking too long, please contact the postal service.

Customs

Customs are a problem I cannot control or avoid. If they ask you fees/taxes, it is something out of my responsibility. In Sweden I pay customs fees/taxes all the time because it just works like that, and there is nothing the shipper can do. However, the total pledged amount does not appear on the label.

Damaged items

I know Gamblers Warehouse packs very well with triple protection (box withing box, plus bubblewrap) and I am not that worried about that. However, it happens that a carton might be heavily damaged. If the items are damaged as well, please take a picture of the cartons, the label, and the damaged items, and contact me. Please be aware that microscopic dents or imperfections do not count as damage; a few items are handmade and imperfections happen.

Any other issue

Contact me via Kickstarter,  so it is easy to follow up. Do not drop comments in the comment section because they are hard to follow up.

Leftover for sale 

I will sell the leftover on my webshop at the beginning of February. It is not that much, and prices will be different because the Kickstarter campaign is over and now we enter the limited edition zone. I have to wait the majority of backers get their rewards. 

Subscribe for updates to www.stockholm17.com

Instagram

If you post pictures on Instagram, do not forget to hashtag #keymastertarot and tag/mention me @stockholm17  

That's all for now,  thank you so much for the endless patience you had, It was a struggle to fulfill this with all the problems and the delays I had due to this damn pandemic.

Stay safe and I hope you get your rewards soon!

cheers

Lorenzo 

GROUP2 shipping update
over 3 years ago – Fri, Jan 08, 2021 at 06:24:46 PM

Hi all!

Very short update for Group2, I have some news/updates.

• EU: all fulfilled before Christmas
• UK: packages picked up yesterday, check mail from 52wonders with UPS tracking number.
• USA+Rest of the World: Finally the Keymaster Ultimate arrived safely at the fulfillment center with 20 days delay. Even if they did not give me a specific shipping-out date, this is what they wrote to me: "The project is a bit bigger but we should be able to ship all the orders in the next two weeks".

Actually, the fulfillment of 309 backers is not big at all, but I know they have issues with Covid19 and half of the employees are in quarantine.

Once the label is created, you will get a tracking number to the email address you used for the survey. (the sender is Gamblers Warehouse).

That's all for now

Keep an eye to your mailbox starting from next week, and thank you for the patience

Have a great weekend!

Lorenzo

Shipping Update Group2
over 3 years ago – Wed, Jan 06, 2021 at 01:34:19 AM

Hello everybody!

First of all, happy new year! I hope you had a good Christmas vacation (if you had any). 

I have some news for UK backers, and not so many news for all the others from GROUP2.

Group2: UK

Backers in UK received a tracking number from 52Wonders right before Christmas, but that tracking number is not valid any longer. You guys will receive a new one because Brexit changed the bureaucracy and new labels have to be made.

The packages to UK can be shipped after the 7th of January with UPS.

Once you get it, please make sure you subscribe for shipping updates on ups.com

Group2: USA & rest of the world

The decks have not arrived at the fulfillment center, yet. 

I tracked it down with countless requests to any possible involved party (Cartamundi, Carrier, Carrier's intermediary, Customs, Customs' brokers, Brokers of customs' brokers, Fulfillment Center), and it looks it is about to be delivered by the end of the week. 

I specifically requested air-freight for safety reason; all cartons are placed on a wooden pallet and moved with the forklift.

UPS was another - faster - option, but they use to throw cartons like there is no tomorrow, and I did not want to risk further damages as it happened to the uncut sheets.

Long story short: as soon as the decks arrive and I have the schedule, I will post an update.

that's all for now, I hope I get more info by the end of the week.

Just stay tuned and thank you again for your patience

Lorenzo