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Maybe Next Year :( 2011 BYOAC Tokens - FRONT Side design thread

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tho:

I'm no artist, but what about one side having a hand holding a trophy that's in a shape of an arcade cabinet?  Not my most creative idea, but this year I'm finishing (relatively speaking) my arcade cabinet and I definitely feel that I've won something.

Marsupial:

I think santoro completely abandonned the idea altogether.


somehow, I feel that the participation in design contest has nothing to do with intention to acquire tokens, so I think this is a shame.

Garebear911:


--- Quote from: Marsupial on February 06, 2011, 01:03:12 pm ---I think santoro completely abandonned the idea altogether.
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Sigh... :(

Santoro:

I'm here. I am very sorry for the non-response, but I have been struggling with what to do.  Here is my dilemma:

1) Even in previous years when we had 10+ page-long design threads (indicating heavy interest) we usually just eeked by the 'break-even line' for the minimum order.  In fact often I wound up taking a minor risk and funding some some tokens before the break-even point just to get it done.  In the past I was reasonably confident I would sell the rest anyway.  In this economy I am not so confident and my family finances would not allow me to cover it even if I wanted too.
2) This year the interest level has been very, very low, no offense to the few that spoke up here or on my website.  I cannot see any scenario where we will get critical mass for a full order.
3) My family and professional lives don't give me much online time lately to manage the design threads/polling/etc.
4) Brass prices have gone up again, which will not help demand either. 

My gut tells me it would be wasted effort to continue right now, and so I am considering freezing this years's run for 6 months and then evaluating things then.  I am interested in other's thoughts however before deciding for sure.


bleargh:


--- Quote from: Santoro on February 21, 2011, 05:18:20 pm ---My gut tells me it would be wasted effort to continue right now, and so I am considering freezing this years's run for 6 months and then evaluating things then.  I am interested in other's thoughts however before deciding for sure.

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Although I'm sorry to hear that this is the decision you've come to, I can appreciate and respect the position you're in.

If/when you change your mind or are considering a re-evalution, please do let us know; I'm totally interested in a new set of tokens and wouldn't want to miss out.

And just to refresh my memory, how big an order do you need to make?  e.g. to gauge what level of interest you'd need in order to make a full order, how big is that order?  10,000?  100,000?

Santoro++ for all of your efforts in previous years; I love the BYOAC tokens I've got, and you've always been a responsive and responsible seller here.

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