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2015-2016 Financial Summary

Post Post #0 (ISO) » Fri Jul 31, 2015 10:08 am

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2016 Update




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      2014 Net: -$ 589.58

2015-01-01 to 2015-07-31 Financial Summary

     Donations:  $ 760.00
   Paypal Fees: -$  29.34
   Domain Name: -$  24.62
   Server Cost: -$ 693.00

   2015YTD Net:  $  13.04

Card Order Summary

    Pre-Orders:  $1425.00
   Paypal Fees: -$  58.35
     Remaining:  $ 359.60 (Est.)
   Print Order: -$ 931.00 (Est.)
      Shipping: -$ 473.11 (Est.)

     Cards Net:  $ 322.11 (Est.)

2015-08-01 to 2015-12-31 Expected Costs
   Server Cost: -$ 495.00


I was intending to post a summary at the end of June, but ended up waiting until the card order was a bit more eminent. Overall, we're not in bad shape; the donations the first two months of the year have covered server costs, while we began taking card orders in March and are close to the break-even point there.

We do of course have server costs for the remainder of the year (and beyond), and I am having to keep an especially close eye on my financial situation at the moment due to two factors:

1. My wife and I closed on a house a couple weeks ago.
2. We are expecting a new addition to the family in January.

So, if you are able to donate, that would be much appreciated! We are also still taking orders for cards, and will be finalizing the print run early next week (the above numbers are based on a 100 deck order, and we are sitting at 74 pre-orders right now). If you want to be sure of getting a deck (or two, or ten) for yourself or friends, order this weekend!

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Post Post #1 (ISO) » Fri Jul 31, 2015 1:55 pm

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The comments on that video
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Post Post #2 (ISO) » Fri Jul 31, 2015 4:00 pm

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In post 1, Psyche wrote:The comments on that video

top kek

also good luck with rest of the year :O serious business!
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Post Post #3 (ISO) » Fri Jul 31, 2015 4:10 pm

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Congrats on the baby!
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Post Post #4 (ISO) » Fri Jul 31, 2015 7:22 pm

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Grats mith :)
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Post Post #5 (ISO) » Sat Aug 01, 2015 2:31 am

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Grats on the baby, I'll throw a donation your way in a few weeks, once i'm back from my trip. I do appreciate the financial updates, and i really like it now that i'm working and have a disposable income.
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Post Post #6 (ISO) » Sat Aug 01, 2015 3:21 am

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congrats, mith!

also woo finances!
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Post Post #8 (ISO) » Sat Aug 01, 2015 4:31 am

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Apparently there is 20$ in my paypal.

Glad I can help out!
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Post Post #9 (ISO) » Sun Aug 02, 2015 2:07 pm

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Actually in a decent position regarding bills this month.

Might get another deck. >.>
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Post Post #10 (ISO) » Fri Dec 11, 2015 10:41 am

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Congrats on the kid mith. You about a month away now huh? Nervous? It a boy or a girl?
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Post Post #11 (ISO) » Fri Mar 11, 2016 7:57 am

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Why does the server cost so much per year??
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Post Post #12 (ISO) » Mon Oct 24, 2016 4:10 pm

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I haven't done one of these in a while, in part because the cards have taken so long to get going. Since they are finally starting to ship, here's what the 2016 YTD looks like:

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2016-01-01 to 2016-10-24 Financial Summary

     Donations:  $ 430.00
   Paypal Fees: -$  13.67
   Domain Name: -$  25.02
   Server Cost: -$ 990.00

   2016YTD Net: -$ 521.31

2016-10-25 to 2016-12-31 Expected Costs

   Server Cost: -$ 198.00


(Second half of 2015 was comparable - donations covering about half of our server cost.)

I expect to cover some (but not all) of that with card sales; the estimate for printing was very close (about $940, including shipping and the sample order), the estimate for shipping from here may be a bit low but that should be offset with the additional decks I ordered.

If you missed out on the cards (or were waiting until they were actually printed and shipping, and who can blame you?), I ordered about 25 extra decks and will be reopening the order form for that sometime this week (so keep an eye on the card thread in Mafia Discussion). Otherwise, you can donate by clicking the link, if you are so inclined:

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(We are also going to be looking into reducing the server cost in the nearish future; Kison has already discussed some options with me.)
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Post Post #13 (ISO) » Mon Oct 24, 2016 8:51 pm

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In post 12, mith wrote:I haven't done one of these in a while, in part because the cards have taken so long to get going. Since they are finally starting to ship, here's what the 2016 YTD looks like:

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2016-01-01 to 2016-10-24 Financial Summary

     Donations:  $ 430.00
   Paypal Fees: -$  13.67
   Domain Name: -$  25.02
   Server Cost: -$ 990.00

   2016YTD Net: -$ 521.31

2016-10-25 to 2016-12-31 Expected Costs

   Server Cost: -$ 198.00


(Second half of 2015 was comparable - donations covering about half of our server cost.)

I expect to cover some (but not all) of that with card sales; the estimate for printing was very close (about $940, including shipping and the sample order), the estimate for shipping from here may be a bit low but that should be offset with the additional decks I ordered.

If you missed out on the cards (or were waiting until they were actually printed and shipping, and who can blame you?), I ordered about 25 extra decks and will be reopening the order form for that sometime this week (so keep an eye on the card thread in Mafia Discussion). Otherwise, you can donate by clicking the link, if you are so inclined:

Donate Here

(We are also going to be looking into reducing the server cost in the nearish future; Kison has already discussed some options with me.)
Mith: would it be financially helpful if I wanted to place a really large order of decks? Now that a printer is found and they should have the necessary setup to do print runs, I would be interested in a large order, assuming it nets a higher margin for the site. If not, just drop me a PM and let me know it's not feasible. In case it factors into whether or not this is a feasible thing, the reason I'd like to place a large order is connections to the local gaming shops who have already said they would love this sort of product to demo and sell.
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Post Post #15 (ISO) » Tue Oct 25, 2016 11:49 am

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In post 13, Drixx wrote:Mith: would it be financially helpful if I wanted to place a really large order of decks? Now that a printer is found and they should have the necessary setup to do print runs, I would be interested in a large order, assuming it nets a higher margin for the site. If not, just drop me a PM and let me know it's not feasible. In case it factors into whether or not this is a feasible thing, the reason I'd like to place a large order is connections to the local gaming shops who have already said they would love this sort of product to demo and sell.
Unfortunately, I'm not sure what the legal ramifications of selling these in a retail location would be. These were designed to be purchased by users of the site, for the specific financial purpose of supporting site costs. I would at least need to get the approval of everyone involved (which would be particularly difficult since diginova is MIA).

(However, I have already discussed with my friend who helped me get these over the finish line about the possibility of doing a redesign with a more commercial mindset. If anyone might be interested in helping with that sort of effort, shoot me a PM, no promises that it will happen any time soon or at all.)
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Post Post #16 (ISO) » Tue Oct 25, 2016 3:45 pm

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^i would be interested in the commercial thing
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Post Post #17 (ISO) » Wed Oct 26, 2016 3:21 am

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Will this game enter thegamecrafter.com?
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Post Post #18 (ISO) » Wed Oct 26, 2016 4:30 am

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The current deck is being printed by Drive Thru Cards. It's certainly possible that a future version could go through Game Crafter.
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Post Post #19 (ISO) » Wed Oct 26, 2016 1:56 pm

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I mean, if there's Game Crafter, it can be on-demand. They don't have to wait to buy and it will be even easier to commercialize it.. Although Drive Thru Cards are also a good option.
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Post Post #20 (ISO) » Fri Nov 11, 2016 9:15 am

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Congrats on the new baby Mith

I will definitely order a set of cards plus throw some on the donation button when I can, things are a bit tight atm, the life of starting out a new biz from scratch, and relying a lot atm on how many clients I have from month to month with my ghostwriting services, but I would not trade it for the world.
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Post Post #21 (ISO) » Sat Dec 24, 2016 11:49 am

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I bought a set of cards.
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Post Post #22 (ISO) » Mon Dec 26, 2016 2:47 am

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I'm gonna buy some shit when I'm not poor as shit
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Post Post #23 (ISO) » Sun Jan 08, 2017 2:41 pm

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Damn, this reminds me of AMD vs. Nvidia. Talk about a tough ride!
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