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Roberto W Inner circle 1258 Posts	Posted: Sep 6, 2022 09:57 am 0 Quote: On Sep 6, 2022, Magic Dust wrote: I wonder who uses such an impractical newfangled purse ... Where does the change and receipts end up ? Not to mention all the other things that still find room in a conventional wallet. I do not see any practical daily application. Have to say I agree, as well as performing in a variety of settings amongst all age groups and from a social side with friends, seeing other people as in the general public out and about etc, I have yet to see one person who carries this device on them to replace a wallet.
Noobmaster69 Regular user 159 Posts	Posted: Sep 6, 2022 12:53 pm 0 Quote: On Sep 6, 2022, Magic Dust wrote: I wonder who uses such an impractical newfangled purse ... Where does the change and receipts end up ? Not to mention all the other things that still find room in a conventional wallet. I do not see any practical daily application. Even though I don't find The Peak appealing at all... You won't find any receipt or change in my wallet.
RNK Inner circle 7619 Posts	Posted: Sep 6, 2022 02:00 pm 0 Quote: On Sep 6, 2022, Noobmaster69 wrote: You won't find any receipt or change in my wallet. Not in my wallet either. Check out Bafflingbob.com
Magic Dust Inner circle 1455 Posts	Posted: Sep 6, 2022 02:49 pm 0 Quote: On Sep 6, 2022, Noobmaster69 wrote: Even though I don't find The Peak appealing at all... You won't find any receipt or change in my wallet. Maybe it's because of the country you live in, fortunately in Germany a total cashless system has not been introduced yet. People still pay with real coins & bills and receipts are always important for the annual tax bill or an exchange or reclamation..
RNK Inner circle 7619 Posts	Posted: Sep 6, 2022 02:59 pm 1 Quote: On Sep 6, 2022, Magic Dust wrote: Quote: On Sep 6, 2022, Noobmaster69 wrote: Even though I don't find The Peak appealing at all... You won't find any receipt or change in my wallet. Maybe it's because of the country you live in, fortunately in Germany a total cashless system has not been introduced yet. People still pay with real coins & bills and receipts are always important for the annual tax bill or an exchange or reclamation.. Agree they are important but I still don't keep receipts and especially coins in my wallet and I live in the US. Check out Bafflingbob.com
PatrickGregoire Inner circle 2264 Posts	Posted: Sep 6, 2022 03:58 pm 0 You get a receipt for the day, you stuff it in your pocket and when you get home, you put it where you need to keep it for taxes. You don't need to house them in your wallet. This "wallet" is more so a business card holder, not a wallet. There are others like this that also have a money clip on the back, that's more of a wallet. Quote: On Sep 6, 2022, Roberto W wrote: Just to add another twist in this whole saga, it may have been that what they were shown (giving the reactions) was completely different to the trailer we all saw. So he may have deliberately chosen a very bright lit room to show it in (with maybe even additional lighting) so it showed up the drawing/peek even more, maybe. So the point of that would have been to make the contrast look even better on camera for them being very clear almost like a privacy filter is day and night when turned.. Even easier, maybe the creator just straight up lied and said "it's kinda hard to see over Zoom, but in person it looks super clear."
saysold1 Eternal Order Recovering Cafe addict with only 10800 Posts	Posted: Sep 6, 2022 05:00 pm 2 Quote: On Sep 5, 2022, videoman wrote: While I applaud The Collective for quickly trying to rectify this situation, it’s too bad they made such a basic mistake in the first place. Had they genuinely had many people beta test the product then surely they would have discovered that 80% had issues with it being too dark. Hard to believe that they had many people test it and they all thought it was perfect but once released the vast majority found it unusable. Had they learned it was too dark for most users they then could have (should have) simply supplied a light and heavy panel in the first place to allow buyers to have a choice. Kind of odd to me also that they were able to develop a new panel in a matter of days but that’s a good thing I guess. And before we all consider this problem now solved, let’s see what other sacrifices need to be made in return for the clearer image. It seems it would almost certainly be more visible to the spectator so you’re probably not going to be able to set it on the table or be able to show the hot side after their card is in it. This won’t be an issue for some but others might not like this trade-off. Now if the new panel can be shown as openly to the spectator (or even close to it) then why the heck would you opt to make it intentionally darker in the original? What is the benefit to that? Finally, I’m not really buying their reasoning for not making it fit US biz cards. After all, we’re talking about an increase in size of a tiny fraction longer in length ONLY. So you’re telling me that size difference will be immediately recognizable and will look strange to people? Keeping in mind most people have never owned or even seen in person a newer style wallet like this. Sure, they’re advertised everywhere but I agree with Gaz in that I’ve yet to see one IRL. To make it sound like a credit card will be sliding all around with all that extra room sounds to me like creating an excuse to cover an oversight. So you see, not fitting US biz cards is a feature not a bug! Anyway, I do hope it all works out to everyone's satisfaction. But this being the Café you know that not everyone will be happy with it. As a creator, I have always been of the belief that there MUST be a large pool of beta testers months before a release. Not just for reviews (which are great, but not the end goal) but for suggestions/improvements/ideas and uncovering faults or design problems in earliest stages. My good friend here in Phoenix, Craig F at ProMystic has always used a significant pool of testers for the past decade+ to uncover issues (especially with complex products like Scan 3D of which I was one of the 1st testers, which ultimately became the seed for the superb Flux product. I uncovered a number of issues with Scan 3D in the early testing - which Craig fixed. The complexity of the groundbreaking software & hardware with Scan 3D was enormous). IMO any magic creator should be building in the idea of sending out 30+ units free to BOTH old customers + well known names asking for honest/ no BS feedback and suggestions for improvements. This process is costly, but it is less costly than releasing a flawed product. The upside is that over some months beta testers also may suggest routine ideas too + reviews (but ONLY if they loved it). Reviews strictly over Zoom is untenable and unwise - and after this crazy situation, I guarantee many of the "big names" who endorsed this will be far more cautious in the future. Creator of The SvenPad Supreme(R) line of aerospace level quality, made in the USA utility props. https://svenpads.com/
David Numen Inner circle 2077 Posts	Posted: Sep 6, 2022 05:53 pm 1 In the interest of openness and honesty I need to disclose what happened with my Peak. Within 3 days of carrying it around I found part of the elastic fraying. I contacted Mr Blonde for a refund but he said he was willing to send me a second unit and was so confident I would love it (and as far as the actual workings of the device are concerned, I did like it) that if I wasn’t happy he would refund me. I received the second unit this morning, didn’t get a chance to play with it until late afternoon. The peek seemed darker but I found a sweet spot angle I was happy with and then I saw a tear in the elastic in one corner. I contacted Mr Blonde and he refunded me straight away. So, despite my initial enthusiasm for this, I can’t recommend it.
Greybear65 New user 1 Post	Posted: Sep 19, 2022 09:53 am 2 Hi, I asked my money back.......but nothing. Magicworld and Murphysmagic answers are....:"sorry for your disappointed....but ...in the future we will send you a different "screen".....probably...not sure...we will study on it" Thaks for your patiense." I ask my money back....It's easy...or not?
equivoque Special user 867 Posts	Posted: Oct 2, 2022 01:09 pm 1 This product is an excellent example of what is wrong with the magic community and marketplace. First, the product won’t work unless you cut your business cards down to size. Second, you need to use a sharpie or thicker marker just to be able to read it. Third, it is difficult to read in low light settings. Then, there is the misleading marketing in which the professionals who gave endorsements were only reacting to a video display of how it worked over zoom! They commented before actually seeing the wallet! You might as well flush $100 down the toilet and Finally, the seller is remaining anonymous!
equivoque Special user 867 Posts	Posted: Oct 2, 2022 01:53 pm 1 Quote: On Sep 19, 2022, Greybear65 wrote: Hi, I asked my money back.......but nothing. Magicworld and Murphysmagic answers are....:"sorry for your disappointed....but ...in the future we will send you a different "screen".....probably...not sure...we will study on it" Thaks for your patiense." I ask my money back....It's easy...or not? You are 100% correct. They should give a refund to anyone who requested one.
nostrings Loyal user Newport News, VA 294 Posts	Posted: Oct 2, 2022 09:20 pm 0 How does one get in touch with Mr Blonde. Tried to leave PM on here but have not heard back in a few days now.
setsuna83 Regular user 200 Posts	Posted: Oct 14, 2022 05:05 pm 0 Hi, wondering does anyone has any info about the replacement panel that they will be producing and sending out to all The Peak customers? Have tried emailing Mr Blonde but no response for more than a week now.
alanm99 Regular user England, UK 137 Posts	Posted: Nov 5, 2022 10:29 am 0 Quote: On Sep 4, 2022, Wravyn wrote: I spent some hard earned allowance on a pair of x-ray vision glasses ....... What must've really sold those glasses was that it claimed the wearer to see through cloths Yes, the buyer was not happy as it turned out to be an optical illusion but all you lost was a dollar or two. In this case its a $100 carbon fibre wallet that is useless.
Wravyn Inner circle 3557 Posts	Posted: Nov 22, 2022 02:02 am 0 Quote: On Nov 5, 2022, alanm99 wrote: Quote: On Sep 4, 2022, Wravyn wrote: I spent some hard earned allowance on a pair of x-ray vision glasses ....... What must've really sold those glasses was that it claimed the wearer to see through cloths Yes, the buyer was not happy as it turned out to be an optical illusion but all you lost was a dollar or two. In this case its a $100 carbon fibre wallet that is useless. At the ripe old age of about 6 years old, a dollar or two was, what felt like $100 to me. The hype generated for this new wallet, just from showing the reactions of known and respected creators, produced the same response as those ads for the X-ray vision glasses did. Unfortunately, many were bamboozled out of a chunk of money with their search of that holy grail of peek devices. There are lessons to be learned from this fiasco.
MysticJohn Regular user 193 Posts	Posted: Nov 22, 2022 04:34 am 2 The true lesson is, invest in some well known quality books and do some deep study and you may find you don’t need costly Gimmicks or Devices to perform powerful Mentalism.
Wravyn Inner circle 3557 Posts	Posted: Nov 22, 2022 10:46 am 0 Mystic, true, but the kid in us still wants new toys.
MysticJohn Regular user 193 Posts	Posted: Nov 22, 2022 10:39 pm 0 Quote: On Nov 22, 2022, Wravyn wrote: Mystic, true, but the kid in us still wants new toys. Yes true, I’m as guilty as the rest of us lol
Wravyn Inner circle 3557 Posts	Posted: Nov 23, 2022 01:44 am 0 Quote: On Nov 22, 2022, MysticJohn wrote: Quote: On Nov 22, 2022, Wravyn wrote: Mystic, true, but the kid in us still wants new toys. Yes true, I’m as guilty as the rest of us lol One reason The Latest and Greatest topic is always busy! Though for peek wallets, after Stunninger shared his with us, I could care less about looking at another one, I will just read through the threads about them.
threadman77 Loyal user 299 Posts	Posted: Mar 23, 2023 11:23 am 0 CHECK OUT THIS THREAD https://www.themagiccafe.com/forums/view......orum=303