Jin
CREATOR
27 days ago
Project Update: January 28 Update
Hello everyone! This is just a brief update for January 28. :)
Thank you everyone who have pledged so far or supported by sharing the project! I appreciate each and every one of you immensely!
As of right now, we are over half-way funding all of the stretch goals set precedently.
It's been extremely fulfilling seeing people enjoy these pins and I've decided that I will fund the rest of the pins if needed as to have everyone be able to receive the pins that they would like. The only pins that I have not decided to fund are Glaceon and Leafeon, who I will put at unlocking at $4,500. This is due to the fact that my bandwidth to make designs that may not be funded in the end is scarce, so I only want to finish them if I'm sure that I can sustainably (funding wise and time wise) make them in the end.
So please pledge for your designs with that in-mind that almost everything (the only exception is Glaceon/Leafeon which are circumstantial and unlocked at $4500) will be unlocked in the end.
Some things to note:
Thank you everyone who have pledged so far or supported by sharing the project! I appreciate each and every one of you immensely!
As of right now, we are over half-way funding all of the stretch goals set precedently.
It's been extremely fulfilling seeing people enjoy these pins and I've decided that I will fund the rest of the pins if needed as to have everyone be able to receive the pins that they would like. The only pins that I have not decided to fund are Glaceon and Leafeon, who I will put at unlocking at $4,500. This is due to the fact that my bandwidth to make designs that may not be funded in the end is scarce, so I only want to finish them if I'm sure that I can sustainably (funding wise and time wise) make them in the end.
So please pledge for your designs with that in-mind that almost everything (the only exception is Glaceon/Leafeon which are circumstantial and unlocked at $4500) will be unlocked in the end.
Some things to note:
- The amount that I am ordering is substantially smaller than the amount (like 50-150 less of each) that I ordered for Pintopia 2025. The designs I ordered for Pintopia 2025 are still very much in-stock ^_^ ); I definitely over-ordered the pins and will not be doing that for Pintopia 2026 due to lack of space.
- Most pin designs from Pintopia 2025 will be discontinued once sold out. I only plan on re-stocking the Lugias, Dragonite, Mew, and Jirachi (and maybe Shaymin, Oshawott and Milotic) from Pintopia 2025. Everything else will be discontinued when sold out.
- This goes around the same for 2026 Pintopia pins, I will order a much smaller amount and once several designs are sold out, they will be sold out for good and this will be measured by the amount of time that it takes for them to move! Pintopia 2026 will be the best time to get these pins based off of:
- Cost (for many pins, it'll be the cheapest during Pintopia but some designs will be at around the $15 mark in-store but for some items like Swablu / Altaria that are bigger pins will be a higher cost in-store)
- Support: I don't have the funding to make pins nearly as fast or frequent as enamel pin artists, supporting my campaign helps me release pin designs that otherwise would not be made or released otherwise
- Quality: Pins raised during the campaign and sent out are held to the highest scrutiny. This includes looking around for any small dots, enamel filling, potential factory dust, etc. Pins in-store don't get scrutinized to this level and are standard-grade which can include (A-grade, A minus-grade, or B grade, *some grades like C-grade are never sold at original price)
- I'll be self-funding any pins (except Leafeon/Glaceon) that are not unlocked by the end of the campaign. Please feel free to pledge with this in-mind~
Please feel free to chime in if you have any questions!
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