[ANN/INFO] CARDSMITHS - CURRENCY SERIES 1 TRADING CARDS

[pinky1234]

First redemption wallet cards are shipping out today and tomorrow!

My biggest complaint is the BTC logo on redemption cards no matter what crypto you win....

Most will say its no big deal until you pull that 1 LTC card - - -

Lol I thought I won the big one for a second

Understandable.  All of the possible coin types are represented on the card and there are more BTC redemptions by far, so it seemed fitting to have that be the main coin represented on the card.  

Congrats on finding a Redemption Card though!  Only 2125 in existence.  

Well I wasn't really complaining - mainly joking around.  Even talked a card buddy into buying some - I think he's on his 6th box ordered.

Here's my stats:

25 boxes ordered - 13 random singles and a 12 box 1/4 case

All base cards except 3

Best wins: #59 68/99, #5 04/99, #14 014/149

2 redemptions -  1 LTC and 0.01 BTC

The quality and randomness of the cards is top notch

100% satisfied and could easily make my money back if I wanted to but I'm a hoarder


LuckY YA 2 Redem cool .
I haven/t got not single one Redemt on a 25 box 
BUt  but got some coool cards .

[Hookzup1]

First redemption wallet cards are shipping out today and tomorrow!

My biggest complaint is the BTC logo on redemption cards no matter what crypto you win....

Most will say its no big deal until you pull that 1 LTC card - - -


Lol I thought I won the big one for a second

Unfortunately, you don't keep the redemption card anyway...  Once you fill out the redemption form, they request you send it in to get your crypto.  So, in the grand scheme of things, I guess it really doesn't matter.

That sounds like a horrible process, why would you ever have to mail it in? Aren't there serial numbers on the redemption cards? What if the redemption card gets lost in the mail 🤔 I guarantee if I was to get anything larger  than .01 btc I would never trust any mail service with it lol
I have tried 0 so far but really would like a btc funded  ballet wallet for my collection if anyone is willing to part with theirs please send me a message 😉

[krogoth]

  Ok so here is my question…I bought a box of 12….will be keeping this sealed for now.

  Is there an expiration on when I can redeem any redemption card? So if I decide to open in 2 years time and redeem?

Also would love to know how many redemptions are left out there not claimed. Anyway to find this out? Thanks!

[JUPITYR]

First redemption wallet cards are shipping out today and tomorrow!

My biggest complaint is the BTC logo on redemption cards no matter what crypto you win....

Most will say its no big deal until you pull that 1 LTC card - - -


Lol I thought I won the big one for a second

Unfortunately, you don't keep the redemption card anyway...  Once you fill out the redemption form, they request you send it in to get your crypto.  So, in the grand scheme of things, I guess it really doesn't matter.

Not the redemption card itself, but we do send you a "Redeemed" version of the card back. 

[JUPITYR]

First redemption wallet cards are shipping out today and tomorrow!

My biggest complaint is the BTC logo on redemption cards no matter what crypto you win....

Most will say its no big deal until you pull that 1 LTC card - - -


Lol I thought I won the big one for a second

Unfortunately, you don't keep the redemption card anyway...  Once you fill out the redemption form, they request you send it in to get your crypto.  So, in the grand scheme of things, I guess it really doesn't matter.

That sounds like a horrible process, why would you ever have to mail it in? Aren't there serial numbers on the redemption cards? What if the redemption card gets lost in the mail 🤔 I guarantee if I was to get anything larger  than .01 btc I would never trust any mail service with it lol
I have tried 0 so far but really would like a btc funded  ballet wallet for my collection if anyone is willing to part with theirs please send me a message 😉

You can always send it Registered Mail.  If you were to pull a 1 BTC we would also be happy to make special arrangements. 

[DirtyBirdE]

First redemption wallet cards are shipping out today and tomorrow!

My biggest complaint is the BTC logo on redemption cards no matter what crypto you win....

Most will say its no big deal until you pull that 1 LTC card - - -


Lol I thought I won the big one for a second

Unfortunately, you don't keep the redemption card anyway...  Once you fill out the redemption form, they request you send it in to get your crypto.  So, in the grand scheme of things, I guess it really doesn't matter.

That sounds like a horrible process, why would you ever have to mail it in? Aren't there serial numbers on the redemption cards? What if the redemption card gets lost in the mail 🤔 I guarantee if I was to get anything larger  than .01 btc I would never trust any mail service with it lol
I have tried 0 so far but really would like a btc funded  ballet wallet for my collection if anyone is willing to part with theirs please send me a message 😉

You can always send it Registered Mail.  If you were to pull a 1 BTC we would also be happy to make special arrangements. 

I had it in my head that if I pulled a full btc for redemption I would just fly out and do it in person, couldn’t bring myself to trust any mail service with that

[Fattcatt]

Why don't you post exactly HOW MUCH Cryptocurrency will be given away, and the amounts. Also publish how many 48 & 96 box's that is, how many have SOLD so far, and keep a running Tally of how many cards are left, how much Crypto you've given out so far and how much is left to give out?  

Are you still printing cards?

[JanEmil]

@Fattcatt

That would be stupid idea in my eyes if suddently all crypto claimed and we knew. Sale would slow down (probably).

[Cryptogreatdane]

Why don't you post exactly HOW MUCH Cryptocurrency will be given away, and the amounts. Also publish how many 48 & 96 box's that is, how many have SOLD so far, and keep a running Tally of how many cards are left, how much Crypto you've given out so far and how much is left to give out?  

Are you still printing cards?

  One redemption card per case or 48 boxes. Total of 2125 cases and cards. 5 one btc cards. A total of 20 btcs given out i believe. They cant say how many are gone or people will stop buying. The most important thing is the series sells out. Most money will be made in secondary sale of cards. As you can already see on ebay. Solid project. Proud i was able to get in on the ground floor. Already paying off for me

[CoinageMint]

Does anyone know the odds of hitting a cold foil?

And do the CF cards also come in gemstone?

[JUPITYR]

Hello everyone.  Will try and answer some questions I've seen both in this thread as well as PM's.

1.  Typically, trading card companies and publishers in general do not disclose production totals.  Panini and Topps certainly don't.  We have been very transparent in stating that there are 2125 total master cartons of Currency in existence.  There is 1 Redemption Card per case, so 2125 in total. 

2.  There are more than (5) 1 Bitcoin Redemption Cards in addition to over 20+ 1 Ethereum Redemption Cards. 

3.  We are not going to announce or make public the total number of redemptions received or the corresponding crypto amounts they were for.  If collectors wish to reveal that information and someone wants to keep a record of it, then that is of course their choice.  We just don't feel it is appropriate to disclose that information ourselves. 

4.  The Cold Foil cards only appear as Cold Foils.  There are no other foil types or Gemstone Refractors of those cards.  At least in Series 1.  ;-) 

5.  There are no set odds for pulling a Cold Foil, but they are by far the rarest of all the cards, not counting the individually serial-numbered Gemstone Cards. 

6.  Regarding the keeping of Redemption Cards.  In order to redeem for cryptocurrency, we are requiring that the physical Redemption Card to be sent to us.  The main reason for this is for security and to prevent persons from trying to pass off already redeemed codes to unsuspecting persons who might pay a secondary market price thinking that the code is still valid.  Likely rare, but it could happen.

We understand collectors desire to keep such a card, so we send back a "REDEEMED" version of the card along with your Ballet cryptocurrency wallet card. 

[YodasRedRocket]

These refractor cards are super complex. I would say almost impossible to duplicate perfect. Multiple colors, foils, textured, numbered, thick cards. Really well done. Only problem is i put my boxes up in the closet and wasnt going to open them. What i learned was i have 0 self control. I opened them all. The thought of selling a box that may have a redemption card in it gives me anxiety.

Haha, to open or not to open.... I will be opening mine
With only 2125 cases available, these could become rare unopened, especially an unopened case

Indeed
Which leads me to this question....
Will there be a list of the redemptions?
To add.. if there is, will it indicate if they have been redeemed yet?

You guys don't want anything left to the imagination.  

At some point we will be posting the payment addresses for the various types of crypto rewards.  So you'll be able to at least see the outflows of the various amounts.  

JUPITYR

You said previously you would disclose payment addresses for the various crypto rewards so we could see the outflows….

But in your latest post you say…

3.  We are not going to announce or make public the total number of redemptions received or the corresponding crypto amounts they were for.  If collectors wish to reveal that information and someone wants to keep a record of it, then that is of course their choice.  We just don't feel it is appropriate to disclose that information ourselves. 

[JUPITYR]

These refractor cards are super complex. I would say almost impossible to duplicate perfect. Multiple colors, foils, textured, numbered, thick cards. Really well done. Only problem is i put my boxes up in the closet and wasnt going to open them. What i learned was i have 0 self control. I opened them all. The thought of selling a box that may have a redemption card in it gives me anxiety.

Haha, to open or not to open.... I will be opening mine
With only 2125 cases available, these could become rare unopened, especially an unopened case

Indeed
Which leads me to this question....
Will there be a list of the redemptions?
To add.. if there is, will it indicate if they have been redeemed yet?

You guys don't want anything left to the imagination.  

At some point we will be posting the payment addresses for the various types of crypto rewards.  So you'll be able to at least see the outflows of the various amounts.  

Correct.  We are going to post the addresses at some point, but not a specific list of redemption types and when they occur.  Both statements can be true at the same time.

JUPITYR

You said previously you would disclose payment addresses for the various crypto rewards so we could see the outflows….

But in your latest post you say…

3.  We are not going to announce or make public the total number of redemptions received or the corresponding crypto amounts they were for.  If collectors wish to reveal that information and someone wants to keep a record of it, then that is of course their choice.  We just don't feel it is appropriate to disclose that information ourselves. 

[krogothmanhattan]

 JUPITYR...Thanks for clarifying most of the questions...I have only one left unanswered unless I missed the response somewhere.

   How long will the redemption still be available? Is there an expiration date where a person will no longer be able to send in his redemption card?

   In other words if I crack open the box and start looking 3 years from now, will the redemption still be available?

   Thanks!

[JUPITYR]

JUPITYR...Thanks for clarifying most of the questions...I have only one left unanswered unless I missed the response somewhere.

   How long will the redemption still be available? Is there an expiration date where a person will no longer be able to send in his redemption card?

   In other words if I crack open the box and start looking 3 years from now, will the redemption still be available?

   Thanks!

There is no specified time limit.  At some point we may phase out Series 1 redemptions, but that is likely 10+ years on from now and would be widely announced. 

[Cryptogreatdane]

I heard some talk regarding series 2. I hope you allow series 1 to sell out and some time to pass before you drop series 2. Id like to see series 2 be 100% crypto themed. Maybe btc and altcoins cards. Any hint to how sales are going? If current pace keeps up when would they sell out?

[JUPITYR]

I heard some talk regarding series 2. I hope you allow series 1 to sell out and some time to pass before you drop series 2. Id like to see series 2 be 100% crypto themed. Maybe btc and altcoins cards. Any hint to how sales are going? If current pace keeps up when would they sell out?

There is a Series 2 planned, but we are in no rush to roll it out.  Currency is a very complicated project with a lot of behind the scenes work.  It's not something we would or could rush to market. 

Certainly, Series 1 sales will also have an impact on the timing. At the moment I would say that sales are going very well for such a unique and little-known product. 

It will definitely sell out at some point.  There is just no way to know exactly when.  With only ever 2125 1st Edition cases, it is always one major new article, crypto bull run or key influencer away from selling out.  Or, it may slowly drip until tapped out.  Just no way to know for sure.

[CoinageMint]

A lot of buyers still haven't received their orders, so as they start arriving and people start opening packs, more addictions will be created leading to more sales  
 I have no doubt that series 1 will sell out quite quickly.

(UPS International shipping is so slow )

[krogothmanhattan]

JUPITYR...Thanks for clarifying most of the questions...I have only one left unanswered unless I missed the response somewhere.

   How long will the redemption still be available? Is there an expiration date where a person will no longer be able to send in his redemption card?

   In other words if I crack open the box and start looking 3 years from now, will the redemption still be available?

   Thanks!

There is no specified time limit.  At some point we may phase out Series 1 redemptions, but that is likely 10+ years on from now and would be widely announced. 

   Thanks for clarifying that...I will surely hodl onto my box and keep it closed. I can see many opening to get the redemption cards...the closed ones will be a rarity to find!

[krogothmanhattan]

A lot of buyers still haven't received their orders, so as they start arriving and people start opening packs, more addictions will be created leading to more sales  
 I have no doubt that series 1 will sell out quite quickly.

(UPS International shipping is so slow )

 I gotta say, when I ordered mine it said to preorder, but was pleasantly surprised the box arrived within a weeks time.