I may be saying something you already know. Albino Dragon can have a lower goal because they have the money in hand if needed. Heck, they could have done a $1,000 goal. So were does this leave you. If you have the cash lying around, and can wait to get it back over the next couple years(selling left over decks). Great, lower your goal down to $10k. If your like me. That isn't possible. With a possible overrun of 10% from USPCC, your branded decks could be close to $8,500. Then you have to add shipping and packaging. KS and Amazon want their piece to. By my best guestimate. $13-15k is the break even point just for the cards-no add ons. You have to figure out how much you can take on yourself.
Yeah, that's the dilemma and your numbers are right on the mark.
Our hope? To make a little bit for our efforts and that is the case for the majority of people running KSs, or at least that's what I imagine.
We will see how things shake out and come back at it again, if it doesn't get funded