Not having 25 US, Oz dollars, rupees, baht rupiah, euros, pounds, yen or whatever ... drats! The other problems are: one, there is one cover entry that is particularly professional looking, and although it is in my final three, it doesn't personally attract me. Do my tastes reflect those of others who will buy the calendar, and, if I ever become sufficiently cashed up to buy it, would I want it with that cover? Brain ache!
Two: - there is a second one that I absolutely love, and would vote and pre-order in a minute, if I was cashed up, but which I am not sure whether the mainstream buyer would necessarily immediately associate with tarot as a whole. Three - Then there is mine ... and yes it is in the three, but not because it is mine. I hope that I can be objective enough to leave ego out of the process ... I like it in terms of selling because it has specific 'card' images and thus meets my internal criteria of something that is recognisably tarot.
Mythos mulls, and wonders how the new pre-order plan affects ultimate choice. For me, there is an element of the problem of preference according to whether one is a 'have' or a 'have not' financially speaking. Thinks .... is this even relevant, after all, 'have nots' are less likely to buy the calendar in the first place, and as it needs to be attractive to those who 'have' then the 50 point thingy has much to recommend it.
No complaints here by the way, just working this through in my own mind is all.
I suppose the most important question to come out of this - speaking as a 'have not' is
when would one have to pay if one pre-orders? Then, mythos's mind-boggling complex, and ultimately silly budgetting skills can be put into action because I do want the calendar regardless of whether I win or not, and regardless of whether one of my three preferred covers is picked ... even one which doesn't particularly grab me. Why? Because I want to support both AT's Tarot artists and Tom's unstinting work. Surely that is the most important criteria of all.
My apologies for the rave but I work things through best by either talking about them or writing them down. As the cat never listens, you guys got to see a snapshot of the convoluted idiocy of mythos mind ravings.
Regardless of all ... thanks Tom!
shirley