This is the first effect I've ordered from Penguin Magic that is Truly a disappointment. Because
the trick is from Mark Elsdon, I never even looked at the number of reviews it had received. One of
the reason I order so much from Penguin is because of the reviews and the fact that all the rating
stars are posted.
In the nutshell:
Cards received are not prepared properly
After
numerous attempts, I found that the deck could not be mixed with an overhand shuffle.
For a
trick that doesn't work, the price is outrageous
To be honest, even had I noticed that
it only had one review, I'd probably still order it ... because it was from Mr. Elsdon. I would
never consider posting such a negative review without putting an excessive amount of time into
getting the trick to do what is supposed to do.
My assumption is that the "prepared" cards
are not made properly. I want to be clear in that there are no gaff cards per sey, but six of the
cards are prepared, which are provided to you. I even tried two different sets of cards and the
result is the same ... the trick just doesn't work as shown in the video.
I now know why
there might only be 2 reviews (including mine) for a trick that seems like it would be strong enough
to be a closer. The risk factor for failure is huge and not worth taking the chance on it not
working.
Most notable is the outrageous price. I have no problem paying for a trick that
appears to be as strong as this. I understand the process involved with creating such a strong
effect... but that's only if it works. This one does not!
I am going to play with
improving the prepared cards and if I had success, I was going to share my thoughts in the
discussion section of purchased tricks, on the Penguin website, but, I guess, that since there is
no dvd provided, the trick is not listed in the My Penguin section on the website.
Disappointing and I gave up
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