That is exactly why I will not use a custom deck if I can at all avoid it. Laymen don't buy the stories we tell about our effects. While entertained they don't actually accept that you snapping your fingers is what caused their card to reappear. Spectators do not want to be taken for fools so they will look for and cling to any possible excuse they can come to. With the case of custom decks their quest for a solution is a quick one. This is for two reasons:
1) The deck looks alien to them. They are used to red and blue riders or Hoyls. The artsy designs and often unusual colour patterns make the deck stand out in their minds. Laymen know that magicians can use gimicks to do their magic and it is inhearently easier for them to accept that if the prop used itself doesn't look "normal" to them.
2) The laymen are very much aware of cheap magic tricks like the Svenaglli deck, which can be purchased almost anywhere. When you think about it these decks often have an off-usual backing and design. So again we encounter a problem simular to point number one, and it all comes down to the stylized look of the decks.
I personally don't have a problem with custom decks for fun and games but I have learned that they are not suitable for professional use. Besides the issues discussed above they are expensive. I can go through a deck or five a week. Maybe more if I'm doing card stabs, folds, or signed cards. These custom decks are often between 3 and 5 dollars a piece. I can't justify the expense when a cheaper version (normal red/blue Riders) is available and gets better reactions.
I think really these custom decks are for amatures seeing as I've never seen a working pro use them. Just my thoughts.
1) The deck looks alien to them. They are used to red and blue riders or Hoyls. The artsy designs and often unusual colour patterns make the deck stand out in their minds. Laymen know that magicians can use gimicks to do their magic and it is inhearently easier for them to accept that if the prop used itself doesn't look "normal" to them.
2) The laymen are very much aware of cheap magic tricks like the Svenaglli deck, which can be purchased almost anywhere. When you think about it these decks often have an off-usual backing and design. So again we encounter a problem simular to point number one, and it all comes down to the stylized look of the decks.
I personally don't have a problem with custom decks for fun and games but I have learned that they are not suitable for professional use. Besides the issues discussed above they are expensive. I can go through a deck or five a week. Maybe more if I'm doing card stabs, folds, or signed cards. These custom decks are often between 3 and 5 dollars a piece. I can't justify the expense when a cheaper version (normal red/blue Riders) is available and gets better reactions.
I think really these custom decks are for amatures seeing as I've never seen a working pro use them. Just my thoughts.