Price$29.95
Media TypeDVD, Utility Props
CategoryClose Up
Date AddedMar 29, 2012
Paul Harris Presents YaYa
Feinberg, Jesse; Harris, Paul
Paul Harris
(Based on 4 reviews)
Jesse has transformed a simple house-hold item into the world's teeniest invisible hold-out. And it just happens to work really really well with your normal Sharpie cap!
With your tiny YAYA in place you can take the cap off your Sharpie and make it instantly vanish and re-appear in your other hand...or poke the cap into one ear and pull it out the other. You can "snort" the cap up your nose then sneeze it back into your hand.
YAYA even makes a poker chip vanish, appear or transform!
YAYA also lets you perform the perfect Torn And Restored (and Signed) Bill. Just borrow a bill roll it into a ball, tear the ball in half, touch the two halves together for an instant full-view no-cover restoration! The signed bill is immediately handed back for examination.
Vanish and Change OBJECTS!
Phone YAYA
Take a balled-up bill and toss it into your phone screen...so it VISIBLY transforms into just an image on the screen...Then pop the bill off the screen so the bill is back to normal. EMPTY HANDS...UNGIMMICKED EXAMINABLE phone...borrowed bill...and one teeny invisible YAYA!
Can be performed in just a T-shirt...or no shirt.
Most routines require no-palming.
Endless Possibilities.
Supplies INCLUDED
Each YAYA is good for about ten performances. Enough YAYA's for about 1000 performances.
INEXPENSIVE REFILLS AVAILABLE.
Even More are available for a few bucks at your local YAYA Emporium (most drug stores have them too).
Reviews
(Top ▲)
Effect
YaYA is a utility item that allows you to make a small object such as a coin or a cap from a Sharpie marker, disappear and reappear. The basis for the YaYa routine is a clever use of a fairly easy to obtain gimmick.Method
The YaYa principle uses an elastic band to achieve the effect. It is surprising that this sized band has not been utilized in this way before. If it was, it isn’t widely known. Included with the DVD are 100 YaYA gimmicks, a poker chip and some double sided tape. The poker chip has been modified for use with the gimmicks but does look like an ordinary poker chip.Product Quality
As stated before, along with the instructional DVD the necessary gimmicks are included. The YaYa gimmicks themselves are of a standard quality for what they are. The YaYa gimmicks were not purposely made for this effect but repurposed. The reason I mention that is that there is a life expectancy on this gimmick, which is why you are supplied with 100 of them. When you see it you will understand that breakage and or stretching to the point of uselessness should be expected. The poker chip is also standard for what our industry supplies with one pleasant surprise, it’s magnetic. Since the poker chip is magnetic you might have a use for it in another routine. Of course, the strip of double sided tape was supplied as a courtesy. The instructions were fairly comprehensive but they certainly will not win any Academy Awards for best picture. A thorough explanation of setup and performance was covered for several objects which after that you should be able to figure out more for yourself.Ad Copy Integrity
There is no hyperbole in the ad copy. You certainly can do what it says can be done. One thing I appreciated was that in the ad copy referencing refills where “most drug stores have them too”. I consider that pretty honest advertising.(Top ▲)
For $30 smackers, you get a lot . . . A very well produced and entertaining DVD, a butt-load of "ya-ya" gimmicks, two poker chips, and some other "stuff" that you need.
If you watched the demo, likely you were fooled. I know I was. The gimmick is stupid simple, brilliantly bold, and crazy clever. It took a few rewinds to get the handling down which was a bit of a pain. Also, one of my poker chips (the gimmicked one) didn't last very long. I have to repair it.
Those really are the only complaints that I have. The main reason the poker chip didn't last is because I have big hands and fingers. For those of you with abnormally thick fingers, you may have a little bit of trouble. It will restrict some of the the effects that you can do, but there is still plenty that you can do without a problem.
The Ad copy is 100% accurate. The effects possible are incredible and infinite. If you liked even one thing in the demo, get this. You'll be very happy that you did. Additionally, the price tag for what you are getting is extremely reasonable. Highly recommended.
Final Verdict:
5 Stars with a Stone Status of GEM!
(Top ▲)
I was underwhelmed with the tricks used to demonstrate and teach YaYa. If you're more a trickster, they might appeal to you, but for me they were mostly pointless.
But that doesn't mean I dislike YaYa. It's a utility gimmick with several apparent uses, and almost certainly many more if you spend some time brainstorming and experimenting. It's prone to some angle problems, but they're manageable, and most of the disappearances it facilitates will look good. It's very easy to carry with you, and if you master it, you'll be able to easily carry it on your person everywhere you go.
You get a generous supply of the YaYa gimmicks, but the claim that they're enough for a 1000 performances is exaggerated. They're fragile and you'll use up a lot of them just getting the hang of things. But the price for "official" refills is reasonable, and almost remarkably, the DVD tips you to exactly what they are and where to find them. If you're lucky enough to find a supplier locally you'll be in YaYa heaven for less than the cost of a large cup of coffee.
The DVD is very well produced, but is clearly aimed at beginners as it tediously goes over even the simplest of basic magic techniques. Don't assume that, because of the disc's length, you're getting a lot of information. You're getting a complete, but slow-moving, discussion and a few minutes of inoffensive nonsense. The real work begins when the DVD is over and you discover how to apply YaYa to your magic.
Overall, YaYa's a decent buy. Even if you don't put it into active use, you'll enjoy learning and experimenting with the ideas, at a reasonable price.
But that doesn't mean I dislike YaYa. It's a utility gimmick with several apparent uses, and almost certainly many more if you spend some time brainstorming and experimenting. It's prone to some angle problems, but they're manageable, and most of the disappearances it facilitates will look good. It's very easy to carry with you, and if you master it, you'll be able to easily carry it on your person everywhere you go.
You get a generous supply of the YaYa gimmicks, but the claim that they're enough for a 1000 performances is exaggerated. They're fragile and you'll use up a lot of them just getting the hang of things. But the price for "official" refills is reasonable, and almost remarkably, the DVD tips you to exactly what they are and where to find them. If you're lucky enough to find a supplier locally you'll be in YaYa heaven for less than the cost of a large cup of coffee.
The DVD is very well produced, but is clearly aimed at beginners as it tediously goes over even the simplest of basic magic techniques. Don't assume that, because of the disc's length, you're getting a lot of information. You're getting a complete, but slow-moving, discussion and a few minutes of inoffensive nonsense. The real work begins when the DVD is over and you discover how to apply YaYa to your magic.
Overall, YaYa's a decent buy. Even if you don't put it into active use, you'll enjoy learning and experimenting with the ideas, at a reasonable price.
(Top ▲)
The ideas is a great idea, but the Ya Ya gimmick breaks in minutes. You are supplies with about a 100 Ya Ya's which is good. I rate it low because I never had the gimmick last for more then a minute. Sorry Paul Harris, not the best product but the concept is worth looking at.