Charles, your idea involving the magazine is fine, but I was thinking of the person here who hasn't even gone so far as buy the (great) magazine or even seen a card up close, let alone bought one. To my mind you need to entice a large number of people, get them hooked so they will purchase many more. It could be a giveaway (outside the magazine) or even via a couple of different special not-free offers, such as an Original Art card for a steeply discounted rate. Most people here probably fear either that 1) they won't love the card once they get it and/or 2) the purchase price now might prove to be too high later because so little to go on. But if you give away a card, or offer an Original Art card at low cost, you avoid that and maybe hook a bunch of new people. Of course, I could be wrong.
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