Coinvexed 2 Review – James Brown

Well, what can I say about this new utility from Dave Penn and the team.

What a FANTASTIC use of the Sharpie! Totally convincing because it is totally invisible. I have even had this handled by spectators without any hint of suspicion.
The original Coinvexed has always been my coin bender of choice but this
NEW EDITION completely surpasses anything I have used before.

I have been using this new edition OF COINVEXED for a couple of weeks now and it just fits into by pocket perfectly and removes the need to hold the original gimmick in both hands.

I have already been working on a couple of different applications THAT work perfectly and will talk with David about how we can share these ideas with YOU all soon SHOULD you choose to BUY the new Coinvexed 2 Sharpie Edition

It also comes with a professionally produced instructional DVD that features two live performances shot with two cameras.

Goodbye for NOW!

James Brown
(I hope you liked the subliminal suggestion! )
Feb 2009

On 2009-02-03 08:18, Rich B. wrote:
After I purchased Coinvexed last year...it is still brand new and never used, I had a gimmick machined (for my own use) that utilizes a sharpie. I've been using this for almost 6 months and it has been for great for me. All I have to do is reach for my sharpie to have the coin signed and everything I need is in play. Easy to ditch as well. It does not solve the problem of "when to do the bend" which seemed to be one of the biggest problems for most performers. For me it is quite easy and I've never been caught. Of Course David Penn's routine with Coinvexed did make the moment invisible, but for me created other problems that I could not overcome.

For the record, I have never seen the Quantum Bender and have no clue of its design. I even considered purchasing it at one time.

Rich B.

On 2009-02-03 11:34, Rich B. wrote:
I've spent lots of money on magic and have no desire to cheat any creator of what is due them. I simply created a version for myself and not something that I will be selling to anyone. Good luck with your Patent search.

Rich B.

On 2009-02-03 12:42, matthew wright wrote:
Jaz, You seem to be putting up your defences regarding QB already. Are you expecting trouble? Hope not. I quite fancy this.

On 2009-01-21 22:11, Al Straker wrote:
Yes it is a Sharpie gimmick but not the same as Quantum Bender by Sheets.

I have been fortunate enough to be using a prototype for a few months, very nice way to deceptively put 'work' into a coin. The actions are natural and I would say it is one of the least 'fiddley' devices available. Gimmick will never wear out.

Cheers,
Al

On 2009-02-03 16:35, matt.magicman wrote:
When can we pre order from WMS ?
cheers
matt

On 2009-02-04 18:25, lunatik wrote:

I just got off the phone with John Sheets. He states that he emailed you the patent numbers a couple of days ago AND that you PM'd him that you did in fact receive the email. He'll be on here shortly to post the emails between yourself and him. I'll be receiving a copy of the email myself as well...If what John says is true, that is a shame that you would come on here and lie through your teeth. I anxiously await for the email to be posted here. Assumming you haven't handled this ethically, what else have you not handle ethically? Possibly the Coinvexed 2? I'm not accusing, but since you have brought these accusations, I think it's fair to ask some questions. And if things do come to light??? We'll have to wait and see....

EMAIL 1 JIM TO JOHN
From: jim
Sent: 24 January 2009 15:53
To: john@johntsheets.com
Cc: David Penn-Illusionist; Costas Damianou
Subject: Coinvexed 2 Sharpie Edition
Importance: High
Sensitivity: Confidential
Hi John,

David Penn has notified me of your pm regarding Coinvexed 2 The Sharpie Edition.
World Magic Shop own the rights to this product and it will be released at the Blackpool Magic Convention.
David tells me that you are highly concerned about the similarity between Coinvexed 2 and QB2 and that you have a patent pending.
As part of our due diligence prior to releasing this item we carried out a search of both the US and UK patent registers. We could not find any similar items.

I note that you claim to have a patent pending and obviously we would not wish to infringe upon that application. Therefore in accordance with good practice, I would request that you send me details of your application or at the very least the application for patent pending number which will be a matter of public record.
This will allow our Patent Attorneys to review your application in respect of any infringement.
We will not be sending you any review copy as they are in limited supply and we have already allocated the review copies.
I look forward to receiving the information from you that would allow us to review this matter prior to the imminent release.
Best regards
Jim Trainer
http://www.worldmagicshop.co.uk

REPLY FROM JOHN
From: John T Sheets [mailto:JOHN@JOHNTSHEETS.COM]
Sent: 28 January 2009 18:48
To: jim
Subject: Re: Coinvexed 2 Sharpie Edition

Hello Jim,

Thanks for your correspondence in the matter of my concern of the simularities of "Coinvexed 2" and the "Quantum Bender 2". Yes, not only is the "Quantum Bender" patent pending but I would also hope that you wouldn't intentionally create something simular from an ethical stand point.

The "Quantum Bender" has a filing date of 05/05/2006, with the United States Patent And Trademark Office, the application number is:
12/009,445. Foreign filing license was granted: 06/06/2006. The country code and number of the priority application, to be used for filing abroad the Paris Convention, is US 12/009,445. The Projected Publication date is: 04/02/09.

Will you please tell me the differences or simularities in the "Coinvexed 2" to the "Quantum Bender"? Thank you.

I look forward to your future correspondence.

Magically,
John T. Sheets

EMAIL 3 REPLY FROM JIM
From: jim [mailto:jim@worldmagicshop.co.uk]
Sent: 28 January 2009 22:18
To: 'John T Sheets'
Subject: RE: Coinvexed 2 Sharpie Edition
Importance: High

Hi John,
I have used the information that you supplied to carry out a further search of the US Patents and Trademarks registry. I can find nothing using this information searching any database. (see below)

It would be helpful if you could provide me with a direct web link to your patent pending application. As this is a public record I guess that you will not have a problem with that.

I will not divulge any information regarding our product until I have viewed this record

Best regards
Jim

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On 2009-01-27 10:19, Rupert Bair wrote:
This is Brilliant - very well made and extremely deceptive and practical addition to the original! Really is, had the pleasure at playing around with it last week, go get one when its out, you'll love it; sorry I can't say any more as its not my place to, but if you own and love coinvexed this takes it up an even higher level. Please don't pm for any more information, you'll have to wait for the release.
Best.
R.B/M.C

On 2009-01-21 22:11, Al Straker wrote:
Yes it is a Sharpie gimmick but not the same as Quantum Bender by Sheets.
I have been fortunate enough to be using a prototype for a few months, very nice way to deceptively put 'work' into a coin. The actions are natural and I would say it is one of the least 'fiddley' devices available. Gimmick will never wear out.
Cheers,
Al

On 2009-02-04 21:08, Doug Lippert wrote:
We still haven't seen these e-mails between Jim and John. There really isn't any need to fling mud. Coinvexed 2 may even use a different method.

Best,

Doug L.

On 2009-02-05 06:14, lunatik wrote:
Thank you Jim for clarifying that he did in fact send you the patent numbers but that you were unable to find them. As to why you were unable to find them? I'll be honest, I haven't attempted to look for them and I can only assume the format wasn't entered in correctly? I'll assume that you did your best to locate the patents. As to why he hasn't provided a direct link? He has limited internet and I do not believe he's been online since the last email he sent you. He said last night that he'll be getting online soon to address this.

Also, I didn't say you were lying through your teeth, I said "IF". There's a difference. At anyrate, you're posts in this thread have defintely have been insinuating that John is a liar and does not have any patents pending. Him not responding in a timely manner doesn't mean that he's not been forthcoming. In fact, you haven't been forthcoming to the people reading this thread until today. Now things are starting to come together and we'll awaite for a response by John. Next time, please give everyone the whole picture instead of a small slice.

On 2009-02-05 06:53, lunatik wrote:
I think these emails should have been sent at the conception of the creation of Coinvexed 2. But it's possible that they were and I'm just unaware. I believe David Penn has a QB2 which should give all parties an idea of what they're working with, but if CV2 is really close in functionality, then I can see why the request for the pending patents. But if these were the only emails that were requesting the patent numbers, I think it's a little be late as CV2 is about to be released to the world. Best of luck to everyone involved

On 2009-02-05 07:08, danielellis_5 wrote:
Will it be possible to pre-order coin-vexed 2 and then pick it up at the blackpool convention?Im not going to the convention untill the sunday and I would hate to find out that coin-vexed 2 is sold out.

Thanks Alot
Dan