On Jul 21, 2019, Lonnie_Lyerla wrote:
I’ve tried to reason with myself that this product can be adjusted on E’s side. But as the days and weeks pass, I’ve become convinced that there will be no such effort. For me, I will not ask for a refund as I said I would. But Instead, use this product as a reminder that my support for E was not treated the way I did them. ( benefit of the doubt ) I constantly messaged others expressing to them that it will get better. Heck, out of all the people I contacted, you would have thought I was working for Ellusionist.
To make the wound more self inflicted, I was contacted by a good friend ( I will not drop their name ) who knows that team very well. They told me that I should have asked them about it and they would have advised not to get it, and that they knew it wasn’t ready first hand because they had a chance to test it out some time before it’s release. I definitely should have asked. It’s a hard lesson learned.
But it also shows that customers are nowhere near as valued as they’ve been portrayed to be. It’s super unfortunate that I will no longer be a customer after my last purchase of the FU2 cards. ( only because I didn’t want to print my own ) which also seems to carry some controversial aspects with that product as well. I don’t know enough about the history of that product to go into details. But it does seem that it’s a large problem amongst certain people. So much, that Geraint has decided to step away from Facebook after a controversial choice made by another person.

Anyways, this will hopefully be my last post on this product. Just know that it’s not going to get any better, and from my understanding, they are not willing to go backwards to fix problems that need them to go backwards. I wish it were different. And I really feel bad for Mark most of all.

On Jul 21, 2019, hotjacket wrote:
I was advised by Ellusionist they've had "very few genuine defect returns. Less than 5".

Seems rather improbable, reading this forum.

I bought one, so has a friend of mine, both were defective. He's returned his, so that's "less than 4" other returns ...

On Jul 23, 2019, hotjacket wrote:
If something seems to good to be true ... it probably is. Looking at the revenue they are getting (asking price x units sold), there just doesn't seem to be enough to properly develop.

I never got Guess Chess - but constructed something similar using LabCo products, where I can tell not only the color, but what specific chess piece has been selected.

Expensive, but rock solid: it has never failed. Nor would I want it to!

On Jul 23, 2019, The Mysterious One wrote:
Last three comments From E's site as of a few minutes ago as proof they are showing negative reviews (we just don't know if they are not posting other negative reviews about this product beyond the three below). It is an incredible coincidence that negative reviews starting showing up after magicians/mentalists mentioning no negative reviews on this thread. I am incredulous that this took place by chance.

Note: When I copied and paste the comments, the stars converted to percentages

Additional Note: Lonnie, if/when you see this, please don't think I am pressuring you to change your review. If you still feel this way, then leave it. You have a right to feel how you feel about this product. If you want to let sleeping dogs lie, that is your choice. Conversely, you might want to guide others so they don't feel the frustration and disappointment that you now feel about this product. Wishing you the best in terms of getting a refund from E and reinvesting that money into a book, DVD, or effect that knocks the socks off your spectators.

https://www.ellusionist.com/console-by-mark-lemon.html

Lastest Reviews

by Steve P

Jul 2019

I love the concept of console, but unfortunately there are too many teething issues for this to be a happy purchase. The iOS app is pretty unreliable and I wouldn't feel confident using this on a real audience. shamereally.
60%
by Ben

Jun 2019

Nice idea, good app but unfortunately no € currency design for the lottery prediction. What a pity for customers from europe

80%
by Lonnie L.

Jun 2019

There’s not a bunch of things I can say that hasn’t already been said. However, there is one con. And it is extremely frustrating to deal with. Especially for those of us that had to wait until our device ships to us. The app for iOS seems to be very buggy. And that’s important to have fixed for performances. It’s not 100% reliable at this time imo. Even after the update ( June 11 2019 ) there are still some things that NEED to be fixed.
I’ve already expressed my concerns in the Facebook group over these issues. And E.’s app guy ( Will Jones ) is putting in overtime to make sure that these issues get addressed and properly straightened out. As frustrating as I am as a consumer, I can only imagine the type of frustration Will is experiencing with the bugs that he’s trying to eliminate. He’s put in so much time to make it is what it is today.
BUT......
If you notice, I gave this 5 stars. Even after being super frustrated with the app as it stands now. I fully understand the possibilities that this has as a whole product. I am absolutely excited for this in every way. Even with my non-working app. I’ve seen this in action. And know that this will be one of the most powerful effects you can purchase right now. I’m 100% confident that my issues with the app will be fixed. Which is also why I gave this 5 stars. Console deserves a ton of credit for being as versatile as it is. There is no false advertising. There is no misleading. This is as straight forward as you can get.
There’s a review here that goes over quite a bit of things that cover all the positive things that you can do with console. And I didn’t want my review to copy that great review. I wanted mine to show that even though I’m not able to fully trust the app at this time, I still KNOW that I have possibly the most hard hitting power house of an effect, there is. And I will continue to promote this and support E. with console. IT IS ABSOLUTELY WORTH THE PRICE . Tap the purchase button. Because you will have yourself the potential to start a new religion with this. And that’s scary good.

On Jul 24, 2019, The Mysterious One wrote:
Probably a good move Chris. If you hear that inner voice questioning a purchase due to the hype being greater than the actual effect, run quickly to the magic store to get a refund.