On 2012-05-14 10:02, hugmagic wrote:
Maybe or just hiding better.

Richard

On 2012-05-13 21:47, AllAboutMagic wrote:

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On 2012-05-13 17:36, Dixie wrote: Dear AllAboutMagic, I truly admire those people who are born completelly educated and do never need any bad experience to learn from it. Those who got burned have at least learned something about fire. How do you know that fire can burn people if you never had the chance to experience it? Richard

Dixie, that comment was a generalization and not meant for anyone in particular. Please refer to other posts above about the obvious inferior quality of a snap prop. A beginners eye may not catch that, but a professional's eye certainly would. Also when you know that an origami costs about 7000 and you buy a brand new one for 3000.....you shouldn't be surprised when something goes wrong with either the prop, the transaction, or both. Of course if you do not know what one should cost and are unaware about legit and black market props then "yes" it's a tough lesson to learn. However any established illusionist should know better. While the situation sucks, I find it hard to have sympathy for a performance artist who will sacrifice quality and ethics to save a few bucks. For the amateurs who are just starting out, that's a different story. But my post was directed at the performer and not the amature. It was also directed at the Café members who have a vast resource of experience to fall on when it comes to the ins and outs of "grand illusion." just look at the magician who performs with losander and shimada....he recently inquired about snap and received a ton of great advice from the members here. I do not know you, nor which side of the equation you stand. If you are on the beginner/amature side then "yes" I truly sympathize with you.

Dear AllAboutMagic
It all depends on what you mean by professional/amateur.
If professional means lot of experience in knowing prices and qualities, I am not a professional, I am an amateur. If Professional means making a living on your magic and not having over incomes bud what you do with magic, YES I am a professional.
I think this comment was unpolite.
By the way I play guitar and a FENDER STRATOCASTER (USA MADE) will cost you 450 US-$, bud the same FENDER STRATOCASTER (MEXICAN MADE) will cost you 175 US-$. Same Guitar, Same FENDER, different price ......
I find it hard to understand that in a land like USA, where laws are so strong with copies and unauthorized props, there it gives a company, who announced themselves on WEB and sell unauthorized copies.
Sory for not being so smart AllAboutMagic.

I am not

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On 2012-07-26 14:34, Dr. Delusion wrote:
I know that the products the make are pretty low on the quality end of things,but for someone that is just starting out or is low on money, it seems like a good way to go. .