![]() ![]() Now I see actual dealers post 30 items and nothing is done. I once posted things for sale on the Café and the Café mods deleted them and wrote me saying I was a dealer because I listed too much stuff ( it was only about 10 items ). When you post as much as I do, it comes with the territory. Folks wonder if I work for a certain shop, do I get paid to 'hype' a product, etc. Same thing happens when I love something. I hate getting burned and if I can help someone else avoid it, I do. Over the years, there have been things I didn't like and when I said so, the creator or friends of the creator would go after me. If it ends up being something that I feel lives up to the claims, that I tested out and then will use, I'll talk about it. I'm asked for nothing in return, otherwise, I'd say no. Jason is a friend and if something comes along that he thinks will be applicable to what I do, he'll share it. I get nothing for sharing my thoughts on it. Like a smaller version of this (without the T-shirt) If I bought this and found out it's just a little programmable greeting card eprom type thing with a tiny speaker you hide behind the phone, I'd be very disappointed. But then you get it and you're wondering what the heck these people were talking about. For instance, I looked back at the thread for "Glass" - extremely positive - you'd think it was the best purchase you could make. I think my concern is the hype & marketing that surround a release. I really appreciate you offering your experiences on these things, and I figure you're not on commission. For example, the invisible deck has provided far more value than it cost. I got some things based on folks raving about it and now I do the same thing in passing along my experiences.Ĭost and value are often different things. I'm not trying to convince folks to get this. Then.I got some things based on folks raving about it and now I do the same thing in passing along my experiences.Īs far as price.I think ThumbT should sell for $100. I never understood why folks would talk about what they use. I didn't post anything the first couple years of the Café. I LOVE Energy Bill, and Branded, but would be happy if no one in my area used them. As with most things I use, I'd rather as few people as possible used them. Astonish them and move onto the next miracle. After the first time, people start to look for methods. If I came up with this it would be allot more than what they'll charge.Īnd for one song ( unless you want to get extra gimmicks ) I don't perform the same effect more than once. $29.95 seems to be the price of most things these days, so I picked that. Did their one TRULY change into a hundred? Of course not.Īs far as price.I think ThumbT should sell for $100, so I'm not a good person to ask about the price of professional magic props. If I said "you take there one and change it into a hundred and then you change it back to a one" would I be telling the truth? Sure. I'll go back to the ThumbT ( I fell in love with one in 1964 at the age of 5 ). ![]() One of the ways was to stay clear away from these types of effects flooding the market.Īgain, no personal offence meant to Adam Grace as a person. I made a commitment that in 2009 I would change the way I bought magic. I guess it's one of those tricks that's not good enough to show to magicians who will in return figure out the method by simply watching it fully performed. Once again, the demo doesn't show an actual performance of it. I was not impressed with Glass, and was very disappointed with Frozen. ![]() His demo's are never very clear and sometimes even borderline on false advertising. I purchased two previous effects of Adam Grace's before I knew that I would no longer purchase anything from him. I have never met him, or talked with him. ![]() However, like Nathan Pain pointed out, making the ring tone stick would be magical PM me your phone number and I will amaze you Just my thoughts.įirst, I have nothing personally against Adam Grace. I guess in some regard, the creator realized the possibilities of making this into a magical effect. That being said, I find it slightly uncomfortable that someone is willing to "market" this effect, being that it is freely available on the internet, and no work went into the creation of the "prank dial" by the creator. Of course, the worth of the effect will be the ideas and subtleties that are discussed to turn a "prank dial" into a lasting magical impression. This is simply another example of this process. In this digital era, it seems many ideas get ripped from the internet and converted to magic so someone can make a few bucks. ![]()
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