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Post by Lachie on Mar 11, 2016 2:21:26 GMT -5
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Post by arsenette on Mar 11, 2016 8:32:59 GMT -5
First! ♥ Thank you so much.
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Post by Lachie on Mar 11, 2016 15:49:14 GMT -5
No problem
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Post by arsenette on Mar 13, 2016 0:33:02 GMT -5
Btw for those who want to help but have no idea how, please share on social media so I can get as many eyes on it as possible. Right now I'm at 11% (yay) so 89% left! So those on Facebook please share there (since I'm not on it). Just don't spam it or place it on places that aren't into promoting crowdfunds.
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Post by LusitaniaAngel313 on Mar 13, 2016 0:52:11 GMT -5
I've brought this up between my mom and (thankfully our money situation is a lot better now that my father has a better paying job) we'll definitely be pitching in to get you back. I wish to ask a question on the postcard signed photos. Can you double such if I paid $100 for example? Also since I did receive 2 signed already from last year (Tomo and SHINGO! ^^) is it possible to at least not choose them again? Just curious. ^^; I'm rambling at this point... XD
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Post by arsenette on Mar 13, 2016 1:03:07 GMT -5
I've brought this up between my mom and (thankfully our money situation is a lot better now that my father has a better paying job) we'll definitely be pitching in to get you back. I wish to ask a question on the postcard signed photos. Can you double such if I paid $100 for example? Also since I did receive 2 signed already from last year (Tomo and SHINGO! ^^) is it possible to at least not choose them again? Just curious. ^^; I'm rambling at this point... XD Giggles I'll do my best to try to get a lot of different ones. I did the random simply because I have no idea who I'm going to get. I know the 3 I posted will definitely do it but I'm not sure who else I can get for sure. I keep notes on everyone so if you have specifics feel free to let me know before I go and I'll do what I can. I will do this with anyone really. I'm just trying to give myself wiggle room so we don't have the problem we had last year (with Shinya) where I left Japan without his signature. TLDR yes I'll take notes to not duplicate ones you already have.
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Post by LusitaniaAngel313 on Mar 13, 2016 1:09:01 GMT -5
I've brought this up between my mom and (thankfully our money situation is a lot better now that my father has a better paying job) we'll definitely be pitching in to get you back. I wish to ask a question on the postcard signed photos. Can you double such if I paid $100 for example? Also since I did receive 2 signed already from last year (Tomo and SHINGO! ^^) is it possible to at least not choose them again? Just curious. ^^; I'm rambling at this point... XD Giggles I'll do my best to try to get a lot of different ones. I did the random simply because I have no idea who I'm going to get. I know the 3 I posted will definitely do it but I'm not sure who else I can get for sure. I keep notes on everyone so if you have specifics feel free to let me know before I go and I'll do what I can. I will do this with anyone really. I'm just trying to give myself wiggle room so we don't have the problem we had last year (with Shinya) where I left Japan without his signature. TLDR yes I'll take notes to not duplicate ones you already have. Glad to know. If anything we might have to pay for 2 separately (aka pay 50 probably close to the end of the month and then again near the middle of April). Yeah if anyone I'd shoot for Hioki, Yuuji, Ryo, Yusuke, and Nagano (Mom wants his. XD) (but I did promise Shinya so he's there too). Trust me I still squeal looking at Shingo's. ^^
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Post by arsenette on Mar 13, 2016 1:32:51 GMT -5
Glad to know. If anything we might have to pay for 2 separately (aka pay 50 probably close to the end of the month and then again near the middle of April). Yeah if anyone I'd shoot for Hioki, Yuuji, Ryo, Yusuke, and Nagano (Mom wants his. XD) (but I did promise Shinya so he's there too). Trust me I still squeal looking at Shingo's. ^^ I'm happy you enjoyed the photos from last year. I was so nervous when I came up with them. Everyone who participated were soooooo happy even if they were confused. The whole fundraising thing was such a culture shock but once they figured out how it worked they were so happy to participate. Even with the photos once they realized that the spares were going back to the people that helped me get to Japan they were thrilled. I'll try to do a better job with it this year so wish me luck on that!
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Post by LusitaniaAngel313 on Mar 13, 2016 1:34:04 GMT -5
Glad to know. If anything we might have to pay for 2 separately (aka pay 50 probably close to the end of the month and then again near the middle of April). Yeah if anyone I'd shoot for Hioki, Yuuji, Ryo, Yusuke, and Nagano (Mom wants his. XD) (but I did promise Shinya so he's there too). Trust me I still squeal looking at Shingo's. ^^ I'm happy you enjoyed the photos from last year. I was so nervous when I came up with them. Everyone who participated were soooooo happy even if they were confused. The whole fundraising thing was such a culture shock but once they figured out how it worked they were so happy to participate. Even with the photos once they realized that the spares were going back to the people that helped me get to Japan they were thrilled. I'll try to do a better job with it this year so wish me luck on that! I'll show you what I've done with such photos. You'll be pleased I'm sure. You can count on me to wish you luck.
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Post by arsenette on Mar 15, 2016 23:50:23 GMT -5
Sitting at 12% at the moment. I'm thinking if I need to add different lower tier perks. If so, what would people be interested in? I don't mind lower contributions at all, in fact those were the bulk of the contributions last year and it added up in the end! So for those who were on the fence, what type of perks would make you more interested in contributing? I'm hoping to hit my goal.
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Post by LusitaniaAngel313 on Mar 15, 2016 23:55:34 GMT -5
So I sent a tweet showing what has become of said photos you sent last year. BTW... I KNOW you probably can't do this but... Shingo's HAT. XD Nah jk jk but seriously I question its magical powers...
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Post by arsenette on Mar 16, 2016 0:01:05 GMT -5
Thanks for the photo! That looks AMAZING! Yeah I wish I had time to get more of them but am happy you got Shingo and Tomo to sign them. I hope to do better and get more this year!
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Post by LusitaniaAngel313 on Mar 16, 2016 0:03:09 GMT -5
Hey last year was practice. Now it's the real deal! Now that I think about it WHY DID I SAY THE SHIN SEDAI FIRST?! I should have shouted TAKEDA immediately! XD I want his above the rest! O.O
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Post by arsenette on Mar 17, 2016 17:16:30 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Mar 17, 2016 17:46:39 GMT -5
Congrats Arsenette
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Post by arsenette on Mar 20, 2016 14:18:39 GMT -5
I updated the fundraiser. I lowered the barrier to 2 of the more sought after perks (The T'Shirts and towel). They are still of limited quantity as they are a royal pain in the butt to acquire on site during the tournament.
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Post by arsenette on Mar 23, 2016 15:06:12 GMT -5
Combined the 8x10 photos into one category so that I can add more people later. What happened last year is that once I was ready to go to Japan I got a couple more that were willing to sign autographs (like Yuuji) but I didn't get them during the fundraising period. This is to allow me more leeway to get the perks up during the campaign period. Again if there are any other ideas (especially in the lower tiers) let me know. I still have a month left but the bar isn't moving. Consider me worried.
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Post by m4tt3r0x on Mar 23, 2016 15:55:02 GMT -5
IMO the prices for the things that I imagine are most wanted are too high. I don't know how much it cost you to get these items, but $75 for a towel or keychain is too high. Even $100 for the t-shirt. I don't know if anybody went all out on those types of prices last year, but I know I certainly can't afford that, even though I'd personally love any of those 3 things. Maybe if they were signed themselves, but regardless, I couldn't even ask any of my friends if they wanted this stuff because they can't go that high.
If you could go lower, I would. And then advertise all of this more. Just my opinion, I'm no expert at these things.
HOWEVER, any of Nagano's, Takeda's, or Shingo's autographs... I'd pay a lot for.
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Post by arsenette on Mar 23, 2016 16:05:02 GMT -5
Last year the shirts at that price went almost instantaneously. That was the item I couldn't keep stocked. They are a royal pain in the a** to get and I had to carry them once I got them (I ended up having to buy close to 20 last year not including all the other odds and ends). I can lower the keychain. The towel is just about the same price as the shirt and even then I knocked off 25 bucks for. The whole point was to raise money not break even. It's an incredibly frustrating situation because they are not easy to come by and the one time they had it at Tokyo Otaku Mode it was obvious that TBS sent their overruns since they sent only children sizes (the ones I got were the largest they had which were Japan LL sizes). I can try to reach out to the All-Stars to see if they will be willing to do that. You aren't the only one mentioning that but we'll see what I can come up with. I'd prefer doing that away from the Midoriyama set (like I did with Tomo and Yuuji) because doing that while filming is going on is a pain and I have to carry all that stuff with me like a bag lady. Those are all fair points though and I realize that. I'll see how much that key chain went for (as they aren't listed anywhere - have to find my receipt from last year). They weren't exactly cheap since TBS knows they have a captive audience on the lot. LOL Any other suggestions please feel free to bring up. I know last year went slow but never did it go THIS slow. Even so, I managed to raise almost 4 grand in 14 days. I think the problem I am coming up against is that I put it for 40 days and people are waiting for the 20 day mark to do anything. Edit: Just checked for the key chains on the TBSi Shop. They don't even sell them anymore... I think I paid $20 for each. I only have 2 left and I'm keeping one since it has Jin's name on it.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 23, 2016 17:52:07 GMT -5
Last year the shirts at that price went almost instantaneously. That was the item I couldn't keep stocked. They are a royal pain in the a** to get and I had to carry them once I got them (I ended up having to buy close to 20 last year not including all the other odds and ends). I can lower the keychain. The towel is just about the same price as the shirt and even then I knocked off 25 bucks for. The whole point was to raise money not break even. It's an incredibly frustrating situation because they are not easy to come by and the one time they had it at Tokyo Otaku Mode it was obvious that TBS sent their overruns since they sent only children sizes (the ones I got were the largest they had which were Japan LL sizes). I can try to reach out to the All-Stars to see if they will be willing to do that. You aren't the only one mentioning that but we'll see what I can come up with. I'd prefer doing that away from the Midoriyama set (like I did with Tomo and Yuuji) because doing that while filming is going on is a pain and I have to carry all that stuff with me like a bag lady. Those are all fair points though and I realize that. I'll see how much that key chain went for (as they aren't listed anywhere - have to find my receipt from last year). They weren't exactly cheap since TBS knows they have a captive audience on the lot. LOL Any other suggestions please feel free to bring up. I know last year went slow but never did it go THIS slow. Even so, I managed to raise almost 4 grand in 14 days. I think the problem I am coming up against is that I put it for 40 days and people are waiting for the 20 day mark to do anything. Edit: Just checked for the key chains on the TBSi Shop. They don't even sell them anymore... I think I paid $20 for each. I only have 2 left and I'm keeping one since it has Jin's name on it. I wish they mass-produced the SASUKE shirts and sold them around the world. That way, the show would be more popular than it is today. Feels like TBS doesn't want the show to run much longer
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