I EXTREMELY (really sorry) hate giving a bad review, especially because I feel like Rick, Justin,
Shimishi and Hadi all had great intensions on this trick. I thought that this is a worker, but I'm
VERY (again, really sorry) disappointed. I did a review earlier and I said its a great effect, BUT I
hadn't really tried it out, I just loved the method. I went out and tried it on my neighborhood
friends and they figured out the clip part of it (which is the reason many of you guys, and myself,
bought it). I went home and tried it out on my sister, who can figure out ANYTHING! She is very good
at figuring stuff out and this is what she said about the trick, "That's like the most stupid trick
EVER!" I switched the gimmicked clip with a normal trick and she MADE the gimmick without even
knowing what the gimmick really was. She did the trick TO me and showed me exactly hoe I did it.
This failed the fool-proof test.
WITH THAT BEING SAID, the routine and way to make the card
vanish is great and I will use it for other routines, but the main reason for this download it the
paperclip. I wish that Hadi and Rick improve this and make a Ghost Clip 2 (maybe, who knows!).
Overall for the routine of making the card vanish, I would give it a 4! For the clip though, its
(again for the third time, very sorry) its a 1. I love Rick's tricks but this was a low for him. For
the last time, sorry!
No need to be sorry, Sean! They can't all be winners for ya. Did She figure out all of it or just the clip part? I mean, if the vanish is "great"...seems like 3 or 4 stars might be in order instead of 2...but either way, no apology necessary. :) We're cool.
She had a tough time with the vanish, but figured out the clip part really easy!
I hate to mention this, but if your sister can figure out ANYTHING
that you've shown her, then that probably means you need to practice in front of a mirror before showing your sister.
No offense, but I've never met anyone who could figure out anything...let alone everything...that I've performed. And I've performed a couple dozens tricks professionally, close-up, for years and for hundreds of paying audiences.
For example, I've performed Homing Card, where first the selected card jumps to your pocket...then the signed selected card is the only card remaining in your hand while the entire deck (minus the selection) jumps to your pocket.
I've performed this for over a hundred audiences (easily).
Only one person, a girl, figured it out...but she didn't see anything happen. She simply logically concluded that I shoved the entire deck in my pocket right under her nose. This was in front of about 7 or 8 other people. She looked around and exclaimed, "Are seriously telling me that none of us saw him put the deck in his pocket!?"
She correctly deduced the simple but bold method,
whereas I think most people assume there's a trick pocket or are simply non-plussed.
Along time ago, when I started doing Magic, a friend told me that if you are out on the street, or in a bar, and you come across a tough customer, end the trick and move on. They are not open to receive the gift of magic that you are giving them.
That said, I've learned over the past 15 years that the vast majority of my success with any trick is audience management. Not the slights, not the manipulation or the gimmicks. If you can for example get everyone looking one way in a group during a trick, you can bring a bowling ball out and no one would see it. I suggest you do that same trick again in a bar, with three or four girls out having a good time and see the reaction you get.
Your sister can figure anything out. Even this. That doesn't mean anything except the problem probably lies with you. Even though she said it was stupid. If someone who never figures anything out figured out this it would be a much better reason to complain. Also it seems like you tried this as soon as you got it. You need to be smooth, comfortable, and confident first. For some people and some tricks it takes minutes. Others take longer. But the problem doesn't seem to be with he trick.
Why are we so quick to argue with a bad review. Negative reviews are a great tool for learning our craft. There's always room for improvement.
Sean Sotaridona, from now on before you buy a trick, I think it would be a good idea to have your sister watch the trailer and then ask her how it is done. If her spill on the trick, after seeing the demo, is reasonable and you think it can be done the way she described it, then you would not have to buy the trick. That will save from being down a few bucks and from some unreasonable frustration ;-)
@Icarus_Flight Great idea! Thanks! :-)
As a couple others said, don't be afraid to give a bad review. Just be sure to always give an honest and thorough review. Too many so-called reviews are just five star ratings saying "it was awesome" or "buy this".
Your review is far more helpful than any of those can ever be. And your honesty about your experience is valuable.
Thanks for sharing.
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