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Circle of Destiny
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These are the purchases from this year that I have performed and enjoyed the most.

Great choices Neil

I might add Mini book pro and the King’s secret to make an awesome foursome

On Nov 10, 2023, NeilS wrote:
Circle of Destiny
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Hello Neil, if I may ask regarding Circle of Destiny, as per the video shows, does the participant always choose the lower value item? Thanks!

On Nov 10, 2023, Vraagaard wrote:
Normally there will be a yearly "Trick of the year" award thread in Tricks and effects.

On Nov 10, 2023, Vraagaard wrote:
Normally there will be a yearly "Trick of the year" award thread in Tricks and effects.

On Nov 10, 2023, Vraagaard wrote:
Normally there will be a yearly "Trick of the year" award thread in Tricks and effects.

The royal we, lol. Im the point person for those awards.

David took over from Jamie Grant I believe.
It’s ages to Christmas anyway and
Scotch and Whiskey would win it comfortably if you wait until the end of the year I would think hands down.

On Nov 10, 2023, NeilS wrote:
Circle of Destiny
Cloak

Hello Neil, if I may ask regarding Circle of Destiny, as per the video shows, does the participant always choose the lower value item? Thanks!

Yes they always choose the item you want them to choose. This actually fooled me, the method is so subtle.

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It's not a secret and was never meant to be one, I work for Murphys.
That means that from time to time I am going to be posting about new upcoming items.
This will be about products we are putting out or new products that we carry.
I have tried every possible way of posting very formal posts to very friendly and in a "hey guys have you seen this new upcoming item?"
It doesn't seem like you guys like any of my ways so far, so I need to ask, are we cool with that?
This is the purpose of this thread so I am not breaking any rules here.

Best regards,
Titanas

Do you put a disclaimer into the posts.

Something as simple as 'we at Murphys are excited by one of our upcoming releases'

Or at the end 'this is released through Murphys who I work for'

I've never had any issues with your posts. I love to hear about new items coming out. I can tell you this much. if the item being released is a good one you will most likely garner hero status! Lol. But honestly I think we all look forward to that effect that will be the next 200 plus pages of posts here on the Café. So keep them coming.

Good magic to all,

I always enjoy reading your posts and thoughts. Never once seen what you do as negative so please carry on posting as you do

I would suggest you add an interview with the creatorquestions and answers about the product in your initial post as opposed to add it later down the thread. You have done this with some products
Just give the buyer as much information as possible rather than just an edited trailer and sales blurb. People will speculate less, ask less questions, and then it won't put you in an uncomfortable position of defending a product's merits when you shouldn't have to. And when you don't defend it, it makes it feel like you are hiding some faults about the product. So just do an initial post with as much information as possible ( that isn't just the sales blurb) and take a day or two to digest the feedback and comments, then reply, You don't have to reply back immediately and make it feel like you are flogging the product.

You are always going to be positive about an effect that your company is trying to sell and distribute. Be objective, not everything you are making us aware of is gonna be the best ever release or is superior to what has been released before so don't try to suggest it is. Since you have been working at Murphys, how often have you spoken negatively of a product? Not too often I would imagine. And because of that fact, I am very wary of your opinion, i.e. I am not gonna buy something just because you suggest it is great. (it may be) but I'll wait for buyers to tell me it's a great product, not the person that is trying to sell it to me.

Your posts are generally fine, but in all fairness you should make clear that you work for Murphy's. Why? Because some members here will presume that you are making positive statements about each effect because you are simply another member who really likes the effect, when in reality you will (and have) always post very positive comments about the effects because you are basically posting advertisements, not true reviews.

Disclosure is always the fairest way.

My previous post was not meant to be negative. But just providing feedback as you requested. It is nice to be made aware of products that come out on the market. But I just want to be informed as best possible before making a decision on purchasing

On Oct 4, 2016, The Duster wrote:
Do you put a disclaimer into the posts.

Something as simple as 'we at Murphys are excited by one of our upcoming releases'

Or at the end 'this is released through Murphys who I work for'

I figured he was the pitch guy but I never knew for who Now I know ! I look foward to your Postings all the time with the Newest releases Keep um commin !

Very valid points.
Thanks a lot guys.
I changed my signature accordingly.

Best regards,
Titanas

Titanas, regardless of what you do, you're going to get a certain percentage of lash back. The reason being that this is the Internet and there are those whom are idealists. In their mind marketing should be completely thorough organic means rather than more traditional commercial means.

It is what it is and I personally would never really take much of the "criticism" to heart.

I'm always lurking in the 'latest and greatest' threads just dying to see what's coming out next and look forward to these posts. As far as Titanas goes, I'm just waiting on payday to pull the trigger on Joined by Dario Capuozzo and Titanas Magic

Titanas I enjoy your posts, however from what I read, it appears people get annoyed when products that are hyped when in reality they are useless.

Dave Bonsall at PropDog has amazing service and reputation as he will very openly put a disclaimer on the product page saying if it is awful, over priced or unuseable.

I appreciate a lot of products go through the hands of Murphy's and 90% probably get rejected, but there are sometimes whilst a product looks great on video, and fun to play with and show your Magician friends etc, but in the real world, is it workable? Is it instant reset? Is it easy to follow the effect? These are just a few of the requirements Magicians expect, and unfortunately there are a lot of dealers who push effects saying they are amazing, just so they can clear their stock as else they will have lost money and have stock sat on the shelf for the next 3 years as no one wants it.

We constantly hear people saying the Magic community is going to take a stand and push for better and workable tricks, but it never seems to happen. That is why certain creators are more successful than others as some creators are performers in the real world and know what works and so are trusted, and others are bedroom performers who tell everyone they do 5-10 performances a week, when in reality they don't, or they class performing for their mirror of family and friends as performing.

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Dear Christopher,
Great points here. I agree in all of them.
One thing for clarity, the posts I m doing are mainly divided in two different types, the things that we release MMS
that I stand behind them 100% as I can assure you that we like them or we wouldn't produce them and the posts that
I m making for items that we carry or we are going to carry. For the later, most of the time, I don't know more than you guys do
at that stage, my only purpose is to announce the new item, see what you guys think and if it's something that I like I am going to say it.

Best regards,
Titanas

Titanas, totally cool with you coming here on this forum to promote products on behalf of Murphy's. Never had the slightest issue with it. There are times, however, I've noticed you will create a duplicate thread on a product when one already exists. I think it might be better to check and see if there's a pre-existing thread before starting a new one. If there is then there's really no need to start a new topic. In this case it might be better to just contribute to the pre-existing thread (if you have any additional information to add that hasn't already been mentioned). Just so you know, myself and many others appreciate you.

On Oct 4, 2016, Phatmeat wrote:
Titanas, totally cool with you coming here on this forum to promote products on behalf of Murphy's. Never had the slightest issue with it. There are times, however, I've noticed you will create a duplicate thread on a product when one already exists. I think it might be better to check and see if there's a pre-existing thread before starting a new one. If there is then there's really no need to start a new topic. In this case it might be better to just contribute to the pre-existing thread (if you have any additional information to add that hasn't already been mentioned). Just so you know, myself and many others appreciate you.

You are totally right.
I will always check to see if there is already a thread before starting a new one

Best regards,
Titanas

No problem with posting new products; in fact its very useful so pleasee don't stop that. I guess the issue you face in to is murphys like a lot of other magic producers do sometimes sell rubbish tricks (i don't expect you to agree but its a fact). I'm not being rude; but they're not all winners. The problem you have is your posts used to be independent but now you have to tow the company line. that's cool too, but i''m not sure you can big things up when they're rubbish or to put it a nicer way; not thr best and retain credability. Personally if I were in your position; I'd post the details and leave it without a personal opinion. That way you do your job and don't lose your credibility. You don't want to be the guy that loves everything!

Dear Paul,
I find your post very interesting, can you please send me a pm?
I wanted to pm you but you have it deactivated.
Thanks a lot.

Best regards,
Titanas

In the last year the only time you have posted to The Café is in Latest and Greatest, and almost always only to announce new product. So naturally you are going to get some who see you just as the guy who comes to a party and always talks about his business and is always trying to sell something. It's the nature of how you are using The Café. Many of dealers experience the same pushback against their "only here to make money" approach.

Also, when you are fooled by stuff which others find pretty obvious in method, and praise the release of products which are little more than an already existing product (which is neither credited nor accurately researched) under a catchy new name, it undermines your credibility. Some people don't care and see it as a necessary part of your position. Some people see right through it.

And as kissdaddookie said "it's the Internet". If you said you were giving $100 to everyone here, some would find something to complain about that.

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I think the model of charging a lot and teaching it to people one on one is good if you want to keep it secret. I just don’t think this routine is something I’d want to do it with. There are many many many routines out there that involve calling someone with or without apps that I much prefer. The handling seems awkward to me in the video and for me $500 for this seems kind of crazy.

Please check regularly if you are becoming the type of magician Jerry Seinfeld jokes about. (This applies to mentalists as well.)

Not for me. Skynet project + Daniel Garcia’s Mint Box gets me insane reactions, and is essentially the same trick.

Ok, I'm reserving the name "The Universe's Greatest Card Trick" for my card effect, which I haven't invented yet. The price for this effect will be $1000 in pre-order. I'm starting pre-orders right now, interested parties write me in PM
Thanks!

On Oct 8, 2023, TresBoss wrote:
Ok, I'm reserving the name "The Universe's Greatest Card Trick" for my card effect, which I haven't invented yet. The price for this effect will be $1000 in pre-order. I'm starting pre-orders right now, interested parties write me in PM
Thanks!

I would have pre-ordered your trick, but I am holding out for the five thousand dollar version.

Since this IS "latest and greatest" which does allow for speculation, I am going to say that one of the key's to this trick is the size of the cell phone. Very clever.

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