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Potty the Pirate Inner circle 4632 Posts |
Some folks have commented that Bicycle brand is unusual in Europe - not quite true, they appear perfectly normal to Brits. But of course, most other European countries have different court cards - in Germany the queen is "D", the king is "R", etc. So using an "English" or "American" deck might look suspicious.
Whatever the circumstances, if you're doing close-up magic, and someone suspects a gaffed deck, it's time to go to your routines using regular cards. Though I do like lots of the cool gimmicks out there, you simply can't beat good old sleight-of-hand! Potty |
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JanForster Inner circle Germany ... when not traveling... 4190 Posts |
A "new" brand of playing cards isn't really an issue while performing, at least over here in Europe. Just tell your audience (if their is a question) that these are the cards most common in all casinos around the world... and give your deck as a gift to somebody at the end of your performance. I do it very often specially after presenting a hard hitting MD routine because there is no other way (o. k. except using a promotion deck of Coca Cola...) you can destroy the last possible idea of marked cards in order to exclude all possible explanations. Having as goal to leave my audience NOT having the feeling they have seen something they can not explain in the moment (not enough) but having experienced something impossible there is almost no other option anyhow. Jan
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WillyWombat New user 50 Posts |
Could you please tell me more about the Mental Marriage trick by David Solomon.
Is it self-working or basic sleights needed or one for the knuckle busters! Sounds like a nice effect. Mark. |
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Card-Shark Inner circle Germany 1758 Posts |
Mental Marriage is a great effect by David Solomon that guarantees to be free of knuckle busting moves. No real slights are in use whatsoever but the idea behind is great.
It can be performed as a packet trick or you can take the cards out of a regular Phoenix Deck. What you take out are the four queens and four kings, the packets are mixed up and spread on the table face down. You and / or the spectator pick a king and a queen in several phases. Having a lucky coin (or what I like for myself a wedding ring of a - luckily married - spectator) is all that is needed to make sure that the two cards match (whenever the coin or ring is placed) or do not match. This is 100% secure and self-working!!! As a finale you take out two envelopes, one containing 100 Dollars, the other one a million. Again the spectator is asked to place the coin / his ring. Opening the envelope that was not chosen you will see the 100 Dollar bill, the picked envelope will have a cheque inside saying: "a million thanks" or "a million kisses" or whatever.
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Jupiter47 Loyal user 299 Posts |
Congratulations on the venture. I wish you the very best
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Card-Shark Inner circle Germany 1758 Posts |
Shortly I will release the next kicker, called The Phoenix Oracle. It is a kind of ACAAN and very strong for laymen (and even magicians ).
USPCC is unfortunately responsible for a delay of approx. 2 weeks, the delivery date of them to me is now the 13th of November, airfreight etc. will take about a week. Then I have to sort the cards. But as long as they do not send them later than that I should be able to send out all orders by the end of November. So last chances for getting a great deal in the presale phase...
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hcs Special user Germany, Magdeburg 506 Posts |
BTW:
I own two of Christian's great Sharpies. They are indeed wonderful pieces of a pen! Thank you very much, Christian! |
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Failed Magician Inner circle Still working on the DL even after made 2100 Posts |
How long does it take for shipping to Indonesia?
Magic comes through perception. -HS
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Card-Shark Inner circle Germany 1758 Posts |
Regular shippings to other countries take 5-10 days delivery time.
Expert in playing card production for magicians.
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truesoldier Inner circle 1191 Posts |
Hey Christian
I hope you are well. Will you be at the International Magic Convention later this month? If so, will you be selling the Pheonix Deck? Looks great, I really wish you all the best of luck with this project. P.S How's Oliver doing these days. Give him my regards. |
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Card-Shark Inner circle Germany 1758 Posts |
Oliver is fine, he is now studying and we don´t see us that often.
Yes, I will be at the International Magic Convention. My greatest goal will be to present the Phoenix Decks there the first time. It will get tough as the cards will leave the USA on next Monday, 16th of November. Fingers crossed. As they will be flewn to Germany and have to go through customs it will get a little bit tricky and will take approx. 7 days. So a few days left before I leave to sort all necessary cards and get the orders shipped out together with a delivery to London. Don´t ask about my workload at the moment.
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truesoldier Inner circle 1191 Posts |
LOL, I know how busy work can get, but hey it's better to be busy then not, as it shows a sign that there is a demand for your good work.
I'll look out for you in 2 weeks then, and hopefully everything will go according to plan. Finally, are you planning on launching an extention set as you have with your previous decks? All The Best |
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Card-Shark Inner circle Germany 1758 Posts |
Extension Set would mean a gaffed deck or at least gaffed cards. All that is planned and you can get the first items on the website.
Also if I forgot to communicate that: all Phoenix Deck orders to USA and Canada are shipped out from my USA depot as a friend will care about that from now on. All responsibility stays in my hand, we are establishing a communication platform that will allow this step easily.
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Kevin Gardner Regular user Richboro, PA 177 Posts |
Will the Phoenix deck be avalible through Murphys?
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Card-Shark Inner circle Germany 1758 Posts |
Probably part of the items, but not the Phoenix Decks itself. As I tried to calculate a competitive price, I had to calculate a margin for dealers that would not have been of interest for Murphys. If Murphys would get the decks, the retail price would have to be at least 4 - 5 US$ so that I would not lose money when selling them to Murphys. They just get a very high discount and that is something that I cannot give.
But I am open to every dealer who can stock them. And all Phoenix orders from the USA and Canada are shipped out by my US depot directly.
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Dizzidiz Regular user 107 Posts |
So that means Iw on;t be waiting 3 weeks for my cards? just 1-2? That makes me a very happy man if I understand correctly
EDIT: I mean 1-2 weeks from release. not from today. |
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Card-Shark Inner circle Germany 1758 Posts |
Yes... and no.
US Playing Cards took longer than they promised to produce the cards. The first date they gave me was the end of October / beginning of November. From there I calculated my release date of the 20th, regarding that shipping by air freight to Germany (and normal shipping to my US depot) would take about a week. Then another week for sorting and producing all gaffs sets etc. and one week for safety. You never know... Then came their update: cards are still in production, they have problems with the finishing machine where the linen structure is pressed onto and all cards (incl. Casino) are getting a delay as the machine could only work on half speed. So they told me that the cards would be ready by the 13th. But they where not able to guarantee that as I had to arrange the shipping with a freight company. I now booked the pickup for the 16th in the afternoon. Fingers crossed that nothing else happens. On friday morning, 4 of 5 decks where already completed, so chances are high that they can keep Monday. But I will only be sure if the cards are picked up and ready for their travel over the big pond. Calculating from there I guess that I could receive the cards on the 23rd, in the US depot the cards could show up there by the 20th. My fellow there will also have to sort the cards but he will be two or three days ahead. We here in Germany are ready to go and I will do all my best to get the cards shipped out until the 28th of November. I myself will leave Germany on the 26th to go to International Magic in London, so I really hope that the cards will be ready by then so that I can take them with me there. That was communicated to USPC over and over again: that I MUST have them for this convention. They do not really care, responsibility in Germany looks different, believe me... So we have a tight time frame but are sure to get the Phoenix Decks out as soon as possible. I don´t know exactly how long US shipping takes (priority mail), the cards to US and Canadian guys are shipped out from New York. These are the facts at the moment. Christian
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Dizzidiz Regular user 107 Posts |
Fingers crossed. my goal: Get them on a friday, sometime before Dec. 17th (when I leave for home for two weeks) Hope the release goes well!
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Card-Shark Inner circle Germany 1758 Posts |
Update for the release of the Phoenix Deck:
US Playing Cards had some more problems regarding the release date, to make a long story short: the machine careing about the finishing is slightly broken and can only work on half speed. They expect to get the new part by the middle of December and will then go back to full speed. I just was unlucky that my cards were also delayed. Roger Nicot, my friend and shipping partner in New York, got half of the Phoenix Deck production to his office yesterday. I hopefully will get my half of the half shipped over by UPS so that I will receive it on Monday or Tuesday. The last part should arrive via air freight in a few more days. We are trying everything to get all pre-orders out until the end of next week as we have to do some more sorting and preparation to be done when we get the cards. So for all of you who want to make a bargain: I will prolongue the presale phase until the 23rd of November. So only three more days to get great deals. More to read on my website. http://www.card-shark.de/index.cfm?page=8&lang=en Thanks
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Todd Bernard Loyal user 263 Posts |
Question. Would you want these cards to be percieved as fancy decks or normal decks?
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