I am imagining myself receiving "Linked". I am imagining receiving a gimmicked card that will allow me to snap it on the end of a wineglass. I am imagining that I will have to switch out this gimmicked card before anyone could examine it.

I am imagining my disappointment.

On 2007-09-30 16:00, Mehtas wrote:

Anybody emailed magicbox and received a confirmation that they (magicbox) have received linked and will be dispatched soon ?
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Sent an email today to the "Magicbox" and they answered right away!

Hi,

is "LINKED" in a pre-order status yet or is it on your shelf to order it right away?
Would be nice of you if you could answer my question.

Kind regards
Wizard
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Answer from the "Magicbox" Oct 2,2007

Hi

Thanks for the mail.

Unfortunatly we are still waiting for these from our supplier.

Sorry for any inconvenience.

Graeme
MAGIC BOX
11 Percy St
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE1 4PW
England
0191 2325335
Fax 0191 2601920
Visit our web site http://www.magicbox.uk.com
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Save your money or try to get it back !!

Thanks Wizard.

Last week Richard said magicbox will get it on friday. so it was all porkies AGAIN.

Maybe linked is still under development.

I would be surprised if people don't claim their money back very soon.

Well, with Mac creating his own version for $5, go for that. Get your refunds and use the refund to get Macs version

Just wondering, does this guy ever go by the name of "Dr.Bob" just kidding

He claimed to have sent it via Fedex. If he had any brains, he'd post the tracking number so his side of the story would be backed up, and MagicBox would now be on the hook.

Wouldn't you have to send it before you could get a tracking number.

Oh...Nevermind...

There should be some consequences for a person who would take advantage of people on this board as Richard has.

As far as I'm concerned Richard did a scam on everyone that was interested and payed money up front for Items that were either never made or never even been put in production..

I've NEVER seen someone so unprofessional as I have with this particular situation..

Don

that's funny!!!

Well, here is the reponse I just received from Magicbox, which confirms what many of us have suspected:
Hi

Thanks for your mail.

Unfortunatly and very angrily, we are still waiting for linked gimmicks from
the manufacturer.
He has promised to post on all magic forums that HE HAS NOT YET, SENT THEM
TO US as previously stated.
He has told us (again) they will be sent out this week.

We have set a deadline, and if we do not recieve them they will be removed
from our site.

Thanks Graeme
MAGIC BOX
11 Percy St
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE1 4PW
England
0191 2325335
Fax 0191 2601920
Visit our web site http://www.magicbox.uk.com

I do not know why Richard has LIED to everyone, but this is absolutely reprehensible behavior! If he didn't have the product, he could have simply said so, and we would have understood - some would have been disappointed, but his reputation would have remained intact. There really is no way that he can redeem himself now - the best way to start would be a full apology and a TRUTHFUL explanation of why he felt it necessary to deceive evryone here on the Café and other forums, as well as the folks at Magicbox. I appreciate the honesty shown by Magicbox, and must say that they are more forgiving than I would be, as I would immediately sever all ties with Richard and refuse to have any further dealings with him. If you want an absolutely killer effect, buy Masuda's WOW (this has been hard to obtain, due to demand, but was handled prefessionally). Maybe all Richard's products should be marked with an asterisk, ala Barry Bonds's record setting home-run ball...

Bill

The Merchant of Venice (magicbox)

"If you prick us, do we not bleed? if you tickle us, do we not laugh? if you poison us, do we not die? and if you wrong us, shall we not revenge?". - (Act III, Scene I).

(dont take this to serious)

I don't think magicbox will get it this week becouse there is two day strike by RM.

Those two days will delay lot of packages, even the following days.

I think three months are enough to fulfill a promise and should not be given more chances.

After spending £20 , one could end up with a single card and a cut on its side.

NOTHING from Richard..
But why expect anything more??
Don

Still nothing?

I think at this point in time Richard should disappear from the magic community AFTER refunding everyones money.

At this time I believe there should be some kind of charges brought against him.
A disgrace to the magic community

Don

I'm betting on some sort of heart-tugging excuse in the near future.

These kind of things frequently fall back on some sort of PC reason for the "unforeseen and unfortunate" delay.

Did Richard actually receive money, or did all the pre-orders go though Magicbox? Reading the posts from Richard, he states that he never received any money, but now I know that we cannot trust his word. If he has taken money from people without delivering the product, perhaps something should be done. Especially in light of the fact that he promised Magicbox to make a confession of sorts on the forums., and he is, as yet, silent.

He said in a September 16 post that he received no money and it is in the hands of the store. He lost money on what it cost him to produce link so he says.