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Bill Palmer Eternal Order Only Jonathan Townsend has more than 24315 Posts	Posted: Oct 14, 2009 04:50 pm 0 Quote: On 2009-10-14 09:25, ottphd wrote: Quote: I agree with Scott. They are much higher quality and easier to work with. I have uses them for years. You get what you pay for! On 2009-05-21 21:54, Scott F. Guinn wrote: It's a combination of factors: 1. They are MUCH higher quality; more compressible, brighter, deeper colors, longer life 2. Manufactured in Japan (dollar exchange rate is weak right now) 3. Shipping from Japan I have a couple that I've had for about 15 years and they still look almost brand new--of course, I rarely use them. They are expensive, but they're REALLY nice! I'm sorry. You will need to actually add a response to a quote if you expect to join in the fun. Something like "ditto" or "right on" would usually do the trick. "The Swatter" Founder of CODBAMMC My Chickasaw name is "Throws Money at Cups." www.cupsandballsmuseum.com
Scott F. Guinn Inner circle "Great Scott!" aka "Palms of Putty" & "Poof Daddy G" 6586 Posts	Posted: Oct 14, 2009 08:52 pm 0 I should clarify--the Tenyo sponges I have did not cost me that much--as I said, I wouldn't pay that much for sponges. Further, I have not seen the automatic ones. Mine are manual, as best as I can tell... But then, I've never been very knowledgeable about transmissions. As far as staying nice if you don't use them: I have some Goshman sponges that old that haven't been used much either. They have "dried out" and are not "like new" like the Tenyos. I know that with care, they will last that long. I'm saying that, with the same amount of negligence, the Tenyos hold up better for a longer period of time. "Love God, laugh more, spend more time with the ones you love, play with children, do good to those in need, and eat more ice cream. There is more to life than magic tricks." - Scott F. Guinn My Lybrary Page
Jeff Dial Special user Kent, WA 533 Posts	Posted: Oct 15, 2009 03:13 am 0 Bill, I think he did respond. He just buried it in Scott's quote. Not the best way to make your opinion known. "Think our brains must be too highly trained, Majikthise" HHGG
tombola New user Gothenburg, Sweden 51 Posts	Posted: Oct 25, 2009 04:28 pm 0 I love that we are all so very nerdy! Haha! It would be terrible if the spongeballs didn´t have that "new spongeball look" after some time! By the way, when I wanted to buy regular goshman sponges (not supersoft) in a magicstore the owner laught at me! He would have to order them specially for me from the states... Pardon my spelling.
gaddy Inner circle Agent of Chaos 3530 Posts	Posted: Mar 20, 2024 07:47 pm 0 Raising this topic from the dead to lament the sad state of the sponge ball market currently... due to the editorial policies here, words on this site attributed to me cannot necessarily be held to be my own.
Kaliix Inner circle Connecticut 1999 Posts	Posted: Mar 20, 2024 08:26 pm 0 TCC just put out new spongeballs. If you don't need them supersoft, they are a great alternative to Goshman and are less expensive. I've used them and they feel and work just like they should. There are also these... Sponge Tennis Balls https://www.penguinmagic.com/p/S34279 Sponge stars https://www.penguinmagic.com/p/S34045 Sponge Pink Doughnut (Sprinkles) https://www.penguinmagic.com/p/S27254 Sponge Rubik's Cube https://www.penguinmagic.com/p/S22899 The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance; it is the illusion of knowledge. ~Daniel J. Boorstin