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No, but blame the GDSP! Seriously though, until there's more information on how I can make sure that everything complies with the new regulation for imports into the EU, I unfortunately can't ship directly there. I can ship through a proxy though, so if you have a friend in the US who's willing to ship you a gift, I'm happy to ship to your friend!
As a backer (supporter tier or up), you can vote in polls to decide which stretch goal gets unlocked next before the next stretch goal milestone is hit. Polls might come quick and often once the campaign reaches it's first goal, so make sure you get the campaign updates in your priority inbox! If y'all just blow past all the unlocking stretch goals, I reserve the right to just unlock all the pins :D
The pin designs are all locked and loaded. Please be aware that while I'm sending in Pantone colors, every monitor, screen, and device have different color profiles loaded and they don't correspond to Pantone colors exactly and they have millions of more colors than pantone colors, so the pins may look slightly different to what you see here.
If you back at the Custom Pin pledge tier, not only will you receive any and all campaign pins unlocked, but I'll also work with you to design your own custom 1.65" soft enamel pin as well as have 100 pins produced. I won't sell these myself - these are yours to do what you will with - you're basically buying my illustration/design services and manufacturing experience. If you're considering this tier and want to run any ideas past me - email me at rick [at] rickkitagawa.com The fine print is: I only do monsters/occult/horror-adjacent pins, and I absolutely refuse to do designs with any sort of sexist, racist, ablist, etc. messaging, including violence against women. So this isn't a good choice if you want pins of bloody naked women made. EU RESIDENTS - I'm open to working with residents of the EU, but you'll have to become the "responsible economic operator" as per the new GPSR regulations, and I'd be acting as a freelancer designer. https://trade.ec.europa.eu/access-to-markets/en/news/eus-general-product-safety-regulation-gpsr-new-era-consumer-protection
You'll have either 15 days from when surveys are sent out to send in your backer surveys. After that, your pledge will be seen as a kind donation to the cause. I'll be sending out updates every week from when they go out until lock date, so as long as you're checking whatever email is associated with your BackerKit account, you'll hear about it.
The All-Seeing Oracle is the possessed head of a bog witch that has swelled with both power and age. She sees all and knows all. She even knew you were going to ponder this question. She has been mounted on a wooden stake and offers insight and clarity to those who seek its power and pays worthy tribute to it. As it is being honored through the creation of an enamel pin, it has offered its services to Backers who choose to reserve a 30-minute sessions on Zoom with the Oracle and its Attendant. The Attendant, who facilitates earthly transactions and actions for the Oracle, will be there to lend their voice box to the Oracle and facilitate the experience.
For Pintopia, most creators have paired up with another one. If you back both campaigns at a physical reward tier (so my Support tier won't qualify), you'll be sent the rewards from BOTH campaigns. This is also the only way to get the Angela Possessed pin - so make sure you show some love to Mark's campaign as well if you want it!
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