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dave_matkin Inner circle 4522 Posts 
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I am just browsing Vanishing Magic's web site....
When did they, or rather Magic World.co.uk purachase the rights to Secret Device Gimmick X Lock picking 1 and 2 Cell Escape They are on the Vanishing Inc Web site: https://www.vanishingincmagic.com/search......ch-input I know they all say out of stock, but why have them on the site if they are not going to be getting them in stock? Seems strange to me. |
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dave_matkin Inner circle 4522 Posts
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I am not saying anything nefarious is going on - just surprised is all.
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Moxahalla Special user Los Angeles 751 Posts
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harry knight Loyal user 207 Posts
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Doesn't Jay own the rights to Lock Picking 1 & 2?
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dave_matkin Inner circle 4522 Posts
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I guess someone is making as they are now in stock.
Gimmick X £74.40 .... wow! Not sure I would pay that these days. Really intrigued by this being available again .... brings back some happy memories. |
allantaylor Regular user Yorkshire, England 125 Posts
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Sorry only just seen this, Some old dead stock was sold from a UK magic shop and has made its way to various dealers who (imo) are selling at silly prices. These are not reproduced items. None of this has any connection with De-Val Magic. If you want a copy of the Cell escape book then come to us and get the modern version - PS Jay doesn't own the rights to any of the books
Buy the new updated Cell Escape-The Real Secret http://de-val-magic.co.uk/store/
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dave_matkin Inner circle 4522 Posts
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Sent you a PM
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Leo H Inner circle 1339 Posts
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I'm thrilled I was able to obtain a Gimmick X from Vanishing Inc. It's not available on Deval's website, and my inquiries about the device here in this menu went nowhere.
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dave_matkin Inner circle 4522 Posts
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On Aug 7, 2022, Leo H wrote: It has not been made for a very long time - which is why it is not available anywhere. As someone said above the prices are silly prices. I don't think that the prices on Vanishing Inc are reasonable at all. But saying that I still have mine and keep it in my collection. Very rarely used it in any real escapes and never in a performance situation. David |
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Leo H Inner circle 1339 Posts
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On Aug 7, 2022, dave_matkin wrote: It has not been made for a very long time - which is why it is not available anywhere. As someone said above the prices are silly prices. Gimmick X is not available anywhere. That means the price on Vanishing Inc. is acceptable. |
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dave_matkin Inner circle 4522 Posts
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On Aug 7, 2022, Leo H wrote: That is certainly a train of thought. I still don't think it is worth £74.40, it originally sold for closer to £30 when David was alive and selling them. There are multiple other methods available that will do the same job and to be honest more securely and will last a lot longer. On another quick note you may (will probably depending on cuffs) want to modify your ends of the gimmick so that it will open more cuffs (watch out for multiple paws as the head may not get all the paws). Make sure you test it on the cuffs you are going to use it on before being bound (yes I know that's a given but with remembering and saying). Good luck with your escapes going forwards and enjoy using it. |
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Leo H Inner circle 1339 Posts
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On Aug 8, 2022, dave_matkin wrote:I still don't think it is worth £74.40, it originally sold for closer to £30 when David was alive and selling them. There are multiple other methods available that will do the same job and to be honest more securely and will last a lot longer. I didn't think it was worth $80 either, but Deval is dead, and Gimmick X is impossible to find. When you compare impossible to locate to $80, then the price becomes acceptable. My inquiries about Gimmick X were met with crickets here. So I had no idea about cheaper and more reliable substitutes. You go forward only with what you know. |
Riley Special user Swansea UK 955 Posts
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I have David's original 'Gimmick X' which was much stronger and larger than the model he sold. I drew the illustrations for this device, and recall
David expressing his disappointment with the device as received from the local workshop. It was too flimsy to be entirely practical, and as Dave mentioned above needed some filing to be useful. If you have my book 'A Key by any other Name' (Get it from Allan and Rebecca), David's original has a head like Fig. 13 page 12 at one end, and Fig. 8 page 9 at the other. Fig. 8 would be side skeletoned NOT top skeletoned. If you don't know what I mean, Fig. 9 shows top skeletoned. The only other info I will give you is an engineer's folding steel rule and someone with a brazing kit. The info above is worth your $80....take your wife out to dinner. Or your girlfriend.... But not both 
Riley |
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dave_matkin Inner circle 4522 Posts
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On Aug 25, 2022, Riley wrote: I would add to that….. “at the same time”. |
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Moxahalla Special user Los Angeles 751 Posts
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RE: Riley's (great) booklet: "A Key By Any Other Name"....
May I assume that this is a typo: Page 12: "The 'articulated' key extension (fig. 24)" -----should actually be Fig. 15 (top of page 13). ("Fig. 24" appears in the booklet on page 17 - showing a spring steel "hook pick" - for Tower Detective handcuffs). |
Posted: Jan 10, 2022 10:00 pm 