Who remembers the name and inventor of this one...

Deck shuffled/cut to hearts content by spec and tabled. Spec takes top card and buries it somewhere in middle of deck.(alternately she lifts up some cards, peeks bottom card of pile she cut off and replaces cut cards) Spec then asked to take deck and deal 4 piles of 13 cards. One by one magi fans each pile faces toward spec asking if she sees her card. Once the group of 13 is ascertained, magi spreads the 13 cards FD on table...makes a magical gesture, concentrating, concentrating..and finally picks up and turns over the selected card. I've been doing this for years, but can't remember the source. Was it Marlo's Miracle Location?

Bill

Hello, I remember seeing this lately...I let you know when I find it ;-)
If I am correct, it is based on a "bold estimation".

Eventually in a book of Trost subtle card trick...

Marlo's "Miracle Location" from Marlo in Spades is a fantastic trick! However, the routine as you described it, is not Marlo's Miracle Location. His trick did not involve dealing 4 piles of 13 cards, also the spectator could not shuffle the cards to their heart's content with his method for this impossible location.

This trick that you described sounds awesome though and my curiousity is peaked!

David

If I can place it I'll let you know.

I haven't heard of a trick that fits your description, I hope someone knows the name so I can look it up cuz it sound like a cool trick

I found it but it is not really the same trick, sorry And I would love to know yours now .
It is BESTIMATION by Tom Ladshaw.
Here is the effect :

"The spectator shuffles the pack.
The magician directs him to cut the pack and
remember the card where he cut. He
reassembles the pack, returning his card to the
center. He can cut the pack if he wishes.
The magician takes possession for a
quick shuffle. "I am going to cut off small
packets from the deck. I will hand them to you.
If your card is in there, I want you to remove it
and place it on the table. If not, I want you to
remove any card, as if it was yours, and place
it on the table. Don't let me know whether you
are lying or telling the truth."
The magician cuts off the top fifth of
the pack and hands it to the spectator who
removes and tables a card. The balance of the
spectator's packet is discarded. This is repeated
four more times, until there is a pile of
five cards on the table. One of these is the
selection.
From here, there are many ways for the
magician to end the trick. I will describe my
favorite which is Joel Givens' handling. The
magician takes the packet behind his back and
states that he will remove one card, the selection.
He brings both hands into view, his right
hand empty but apparently holding something.
"This, is your card."
He places the imaginary card on the
table. "I can see that you don't believe me.
That's because you haven't seen the face of the
card." The magician mocks turning the invisible
card over. "How about that?" He pauses
for the lack of response to sink in. "Okay, I will
place the invisible card in the middle of the other
cards." He pretends to place the imaginary card
in the middle of the packet.
"So what was the name of your card?"
Upon receiving the identity of the selection, the
magician immediately spreads the packet. There
is one card face down among the face up cards.
"You will remember that I turned your card
over." He moves the spread toward the person
who selected the card so that he can slide the
inverted card out and reveal it to everyone. It is
the selection."

Nicolas

I think this is a stronger effect than the one described in the OP since it doesn't involve dealing the deck into four piles.

By the way, I think the reveal with the crimp and having the five cards further shuffled by the spectator is the way to go in this effect.

Doesn't actually doesn't have to be 13 cards dealt if you can cut 4 equal packets.