The fist rule for the pricing is 3x the productional cost, as I don't know how much the leather/Wood/copper composition costs you for one Card it's hard to say. If you Keep them that way I would say realisticly you can Charge 10-20 euros for such a Card, reaching out to most ppl and also getting a Chance of adressing very young Players - 10-20 euro/Dollars make up a great Price range for ppl -15 to buy such Cards from their pocket Money and it fits perfectly for small gifts to/between hearthstone Players.
Sure hardcore collectors would pay much much more but you should split your products there in normal Cards like those and golden ones,. When designing those sky is pretty much the Limit on the Price tag you can Label it with, depending on how high of a Quality the materials and craftsmanship went into it.
You have to intercahnge with Blizzard though before starting something, contact them and ask them if they let you use their license, present them a well thought buisness plan and present them some of your Cards.
I wouldn't advise you to try it with it, selling a product under someone elses license is legally considerd theft and can result in *HUGE* fines or depending on your Country even a prison sentence for up to 5years.
All fanart that's sold without permission from the original company is technically illegal, but many companies don't mind because it can be seen as another form of marketing. Historically I don't think Blizzard is one to be anal about it, but you're right in that it's a risk. The art is re-drawn though, so it's not like you're copypasting an artist's work. It really is just fanmade art.
The fist rule for the pricing is 3x the productional cost, as I don't know how much the leather/Wood/copper composition costs you for one Card it's hard to say. If you Keep them that way I would say realisticly you can Charge 10-20 euros for such a Card, reaching out to most ppl and also getting a Chance of adressing very young Players - 10-20 euro/Dollars make up a great Price range for ppl -15 to buy such Cards from their pocket Money and it fits perfectly for small gifts to/between hearthstone Players.
Sure hardcore collectors would pay much much more but you should split your products there in normal Cards like those and golden ones,. When designing those sky is pretty much the Limit on the Price tag you can Label it with, depending on how high of a Quality the materials and craftsmanship went into it.
You have to intercahnge with Blizzard though before starting something, contact them and ask them if they let you use their license, present them a well thought buisness plan and present them some of your Cards.
I wouldn't advise you to try it with it, selling a product under someone elses license is legally considerd theft and can result in *HUGE* fines or depending on your Country even a prison sentence for up to 5years.
All fanart that's sold without permission from the original company is technically illegal, but many companies don't mind because it can be seen as another form of marketing. Historically I don't think Blizzard is one to be anal about it, but you're right in that it's a risk. The art is re-drawn though, so it's not like you're copypasting an artist's work. It really is just fanmade art.
The problem wouldn't be the used Art but some naming rights and most likely the hearthstone symbol on the back side, the overall resemblance Is very evident so ya contact blizzard if you sell those in a store or online and if you want to make some real money, if you have such a product you don't wanna sell one or two online but bring it till it reaches east-asian toy stores.
Buisness plan for the next three years presented together with some samples to Blizzard and check further how realisticly the market is.
Then I'll get myself aGolden Tirion no matter what.
Hell yeah I do hope he clears legal issues because this is sick.
First, thank you all for your interest. I am very pleased. I myself am a big fan of the game and play almost every day for a bit. Our production began as a hobby. I asked a friend to make one such card for myself. When I published it on the Internet, it attracted the interest of other fans. We were asked to make a few more cards — we did not refuse. Then again and again. This is what you see in this topic. Now we are working on creating several versions of cards in different price categories. Dantirion is absolutely right in everything. I myself know this not by hearsay, as I work in the field of design and advertising. Soon I plan to offer a few variations of the cards and contact Blizzard for a license. This is really important, I fully understand the current problem and the risks associated with it. I hope that our work will like Blizzard as much as the fans of the game. In the meantime, we continue to make cards in single copies on request, I hope for understanding. Once again, thank you all for your interest, stay tuned for the topic.
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If you got the coin, the Mercenaries get going. Vote for The Mercenary for CCC #3.
Amazing work!
First, thank you all for your interest. I am very pleased.
I myself am a big fan of the game and play almost every day for a bit. Our production began as a hobby. I asked a friend to make one such card for myself. When I published it on the Internet, it attracted the interest of other fans. We were asked to make a few more cards — we did not refuse. Then again and again. This is what you see in this topic.
Now we are working on creating several versions of cards in different price categories. Dantirion is absolutely right in everything. I myself know this not by hearsay, as I work in the field of design and advertising. Soon I plan to offer a few variations of the cards and contact Blizzard for a license. This is really important, I fully understand the current problem and the risks associated with it. I hope that our work will like Blizzard as much as the fans of the game. In the meantime, we continue to make cards in single copies on request, I hope for understanding. Once again, thank you all for your interest, stay tuned for the topic.
If those beauties get mass produced I would definitely switch those for digital ones :)
And again the handsome.
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Inspired by a fresh addition, we take and make cards from... ceramics. Heavy and very embossed.
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As well as a simpler and more budget option ceramic cards.