Thanks you once again for your feedback.
I do agree with you that good presentation and patter can be worth the 200$. However this is not the case in a lot of new releases.
Luke Jermay's faith healer was good in essence and provided excellent patter, however after having see his advertising video for the product and then the actual workings and mechanics i kinda felt ripped off expecting at least a new sleight or handling.
I am ready to invest a certain amount of money but not for a simple patter. Peter Turner's bigger fish was well worth the investment as it provided solid routines WITH patter. It was an improvement on certain methods or simply great new ideas.
another thing, when you say "This tells me you don't understand what you're talking about" and that mentalism is all presentation are you going to rock up to someone and amaze them because you had ONLY a script. Sure you might touch their hearts but only because of a nice story not because you read their minds. Of course if i could touch someone with just a presentation i'd do it anyday.
However, when i see a product advertised as being capable of changing a cult i would have enjoyed the addition of "this is a particular patter that will change your public's view on faith" not a lack of advertising and overhype of a simple trick.
Of course these are only my thoughts and you can disagree i don't care.
Also rapture's first meaning in our society is:
rapture
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noun
1.
a feeling of intense pleasure or joy.
"Leonora listened with rapture"
synonyms: ecstasy, bliss, euphoria, elation, exaltation, joy, joyfulness, joyousness, cloud nine, seventh heaven, transport, rhapsody, enchantment, delight, exhilaration, happiness, pleasure, ravishment;
Also to relate back to what you said about my lack of knowledge in pricing. I know a wonderful cardtrick. You place a card in a deck and it pops out instantly.
Uhmmmm... i like the trick, i want to share it but only to exclusive people. Yeah i'll price 500$. It's not worth it but only exclusive people can claim to have it.
See the problem i have? Some performers have the right to do so. However a lot of people assume that they can price what they want however they want.
I could go on and on about overpriced mentalism products in this world but i won't.
In response to Krab now, when you order just a cup, you get what you expected: A cunning, working method that is better than your precedent way of doing the effect (or simply fooling if you never did an effect of this kind before), a solid routine, physical objects and something you will use regularly. Same applies to Giovanni Livera, however his dvd has great patter and single trick but it's price for 40$! It's simply great! You pay for a patter and a routine that could possibly be worth 20$-40$ more max. in my opinion and get what you expected.
It still remains a simple matter of choice.
Also Roland is the person that isnpired me to get my own blog. I contacted him asking for a tip or two on making an appealing/good laying out of a blog. I still haven't gotten an answer yet, waiting impatiently.
Anyhow thanks for your feedback once again.