A Virtual Magic & Mentalism Curio Shop...
I, (David) have been buying and collecting props since 1987. I have hundreds of them. There are wonderful mentalism props...but there are also magic props, children's magic props and more. They are packed away in boxes...on shelves...in many cabinets. The time has come to part with most of them.
The good news? I have been a ferocious collector for decades. Often I purchased an item and put it carefully on a shelf where it has sat untouched -- in some cases unopened -- for years. That's why you will see some "hard to find" items in perfect condition.
You're also going to see some very rare books and props listed here. You're going to see some classics. You're going to see batches of magic or mentalism put together in bundles.
Props and books need to go to where they will be used. I hope you see something here that delights you...and will bring something extra to your art.
1) Fees for shipping anywhere in North America are INCLUDED in the price.
2) I'll ship elsewhere in the world, but will need to quote fees prior to shipping.
3) IF the item is priced BELOW $40, package tracking is NOT included. If you want tracking, it is an extra $15.
4) All fees are in USD.
5) If you want to buy more than one item, please list them and I will bring the shipping costs down.
6) For the most part, fees are firm. There may be ways to work out discounts, though. It never hurts to ask.
These products are not INSTANT buys because they are being listed in a number of other venues and they go to the first person who pays for them. So if you are interested in a specific prop, book or DVD set, use the email link.
Check back often as I will be listing a LOT of props here.
David
PS: If I have failed to put an email link into the description OR if you would like to get more than one item at a discounted rate, (be as specific as possible) use this email link.
The good news? I have been a ferocious collector for decades. Often I purchased an item and put it carefully on a shelf where it has sat untouched -- in some cases unopened -- for years. That's why you will see some "hard to find" items in perfect condition.
You're also going to see some very rare books and props listed here. You're going to see some classics. You're going to see batches of magic or mentalism put together in bundles.
Props and books need to go to where they will be used. I hope you see something here that delights you...and will bring something extra to your art.
1) Fees for shipping anywhere in North America are INCLUDED in the price.
2) I'll ship elsewhere in the world, but will need to quote fees prior to shipping.
3) IF the item is priced BELOW $40, package tracking is NOT included. If you want tracking, it is an extra $15.
4) All fees are in USD.
5) If you want to buy more than one item, please list them and I will bring the shipping costs down.
6) For the most part, fees are firm. There may be ways to work out discounts, though. It never hurts to ask.
These products are not INSTANT buys because they are being listed in a number of other venues and they go to the first person who pays for them. So if you are interested in a specific prop, book or DVD set, use the email link.
Check back often as I will be listing a LOT of props here.
David
PS: If I have failed to put an email link into the description OR if you would like to get more than one item at a discounted rate, (be as specific as possible) use this email link.
Double Feature by Becker & Earle
Flip through The Century’s 100 Classic Films to show that every page is different – each two-page spread lists details of a classic film and an image of its lobby poster. Your helpers slide bookmarks between pages to select three completely different films.
Opening the book to those pages, they secretly select a title, an actor, and an actress that they combine to make a unique fantasy flick. An envelope that’s been in plain sight is opened and the contents shown & read aloud – just like at the Academy Awards.
It is a 100% accurate prediction of the random choices made! Can be repeated and the fantasy flick will be entirely different.
As a kicker, your helper can freely select from among the thousands of production crew listed for all the films and you can reveal every detail of that name too!
On This Day…
Ask a participant for his day and month of birth. When he reads aloud from that day’s entry in On This Day everyone hears the unique events that took place on that date.
Another helper and a new birth date obviously yield entirely different historical information. Then you ask a third person merely to think of his birthday. Instantly you void your impressions, writing the key phrases or sketching your thoughts. He reads aloud the entry for that day of the year – totally verifying your notations!
These books are packed with photos – all different – and employ multiple methods to fool the wise guys. Plus, hidden cues are incorporated into the back cover graphics for trouble-free shows.
Yours for $125 including North American shipping.
Interested? Email me with the word "DOUBLE" in the subject line.
Flip through The Century’s 100 Classic Films to show that every page is different – each two-page spread lists details of a classic film and an image of its lobby poster. Your helpers slide bookmarks between pages to select three completely different films.
Opening the book to those pages, they secretly select a title, an actor, and an actress that they combine to make a unique fantasy flick. An envelope that’s been in plain sight is opened and the contents shown & read aloud – just like at the Academy Awards.
It is a 100% accurate prediction of the random choices made! Can be repeated and the fantasy flick will be entirely different.
As a kicker, your helper can freely select from among the thousands of production crew listed for all the films and you can reveal every detail of that name too!
On This Day…
Ask a participant for his day and month of birth. When he reads aloud from that day’s entry in On This Day everyone hears the unique events that took place on that date.
Another helper and a new birth date obviously yield entirely different historical information. Then you ask a third person merely to think of his birthday. Instantly you void your impressions, writing the key phrases or sketching your thoughts. He reads aloud the entry for that day of the year – totally verifying your notations!
These books are packed with photos – all different – and employ multiple methods to fool the wise guys. Plus, hidden cues are incorporated into the back cover graphics for trouble-free shows.
Yours for $125 including North American shipping.
Interested? Email me with the word "DOUBLE" in the subject line.
SVENPAD Ultimate Edition
IMAGINE A BOOK TEST. WITHOUT THE BOOK.
SVENPAD® ULTIMATE EDITION IS UNLIKE ANY SVENGALI STYLE PAD. This is a kind of mini book test (without the book), using over 60 unique "doodle drawings" in an infinite variety of combinations. With this revolutionary new pad, the Svengali long/short pages work in unexpectedly different ways that will make you smile. This SvenPad® is destined to become one of your favorite mind-reading utility devices, and should open new mind reading jazz possibilities, without the limitations of only a single force and printed words of a book. This pad BLENDS the use of IMAGES and WORDS to hide the workings in some new ways.
THIS SVENPAD® OFFERS 3 DIFFERENT PHASES, and a variety of deeper methods under the hood. Using this pad will make it seem like you are literally inside each spectator's head. Performers may choose to reveal the spectator's thoughts in a variety of ways: Verbally, in writing, as a drawing duplication, or (for magicians) a revelation or a prediction. The first phase helps to hide the methods for the 2nd and 3rd phases.
Reveal words. Reveal drawings. In fact, why not do both? The performer starts out far ahead, using a variety of powerful techniques.
The story of this pad's origin is written on the back - a fund raising doodle pad for the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation.
Our tough criteria was still a pad that MUST look store bought, totally innocent.
A SvenPad® casually EXAMINABLE, with multiple DEEP methods
A SvenPad® that is 100% READY TO TAKE OUT AND PLAY
A SvenPad® that looks like a REAL DOODLE PAD
A SvenPad® that forces MULTIPLE SPECTATORS
A SvenPad® with MULTIPLE REVEALS on the same PAGE
A SvenPad® with over 60 hand-drawn IMAGES, no words
A SvenPad® for both word reveals OR drawing duplication
A SvenPad® with every single page being uniquely DIFFERENT
A SvenPad® allowing ESCALATING reveals
A SvenPad® that will FOOL "in the know" performers
A SvenPad® SO SIMPLE, you'll be using it the same day
3 COMPLETE PHASES
NEW! LARGER 4"X6" POCKET FORMAT
COMES WITH VELVET CARRYING BAG AND CRIB CARD FOR 3RD PHASE
FULL COLOR PRINTED IMAGES
33 PAGE INSTRUCTIONAL PDF
20 MINUTE INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEO
PORTION OF EVERY SALE GOES TO CHARITY!
All of the above is accurate. Cross our hearts.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKEHgYIaIMY
Interested? Email me and put SVEN in the Subject Line
This brand new prop is $70 including shipping anywhere in North America
Super Mento Pad
The Cadillac of Add-a-Number Pads. When I was developing my add a number routine I looked everywhere for the absolute best quality pad I could find. This handmade marvel was it.
This is Howard Schwarzman’s Super Mento Pad, (AKA Add A Number Pad) and it is without question the top selling Add A Number pad we have sold at Stevens Magic for many years? Why? The answers is simple: it is one of the most effective and affordable “Add A Number” effects on the market. What makes this pad superb is the fact that it is so innocent looking and the “gaff” is equally innocent. You can perform this effect WITH confidence!
Add A Number Pad - German
EFFECT: The mentalist shows a prediction in an envelope or on a board and sets it aside. He or she then passes out the notebook and requests that different spectators write down a three of four digit number on the page, directly under each number in a column (see photo), etc. The forth and final spectator is asked to total the columns up. When this person announces the total of the columns, the performer then has his prediction revealed – and it matches the total called out by the final spectator! Sweet and Simple!
Imported from Germany, it features a simple yet very effective gaff that works time after time. It has a very nice feel and secure weight, what is this important? Because when you throw it out to an audience member you want to make sure it gets there – and it’s weighted just right to make it easy to do just that. Measurements are approx. 5.5-inches tall by 3.25-inches wide. Features include one FREE paper refill (after which pads are available in any office supply store). Pen is not included.
$60 delivered anywhere in North America
Interested? Email me with the word MENTO in the Subject Line.
The Cadillac of Add-a-Number Pads. When I was developing my add a number routine I looked everywhere for the absolute best quality pad I could find. This handmade marvel was it.
This is Howard Schwarzman’s Super Mento Pad, (AKA Add A Number Pad) and it is without question the top selling Add A Number pad we have sold at Stevens Magic for many years? Why? The answers is simple: it is one of the most effective and affordable “Add A Number” effects on the market. What makes this pad superb is the fact that it is so innocent looking and the “gaff” is equally innocent. You can perform this effect WITH confidence!
Add A Number Pad - German
EFFECT: The mentalist shows a prediction in an envelope or on a board and sets it aside. He or she then passes out the notebook and requests that different spectators write down a three of four digit number on the page, directly under each number in a column (see photo), etc. The forth and final spectator is asked to total the columns up. When this person announces the total of the columns, the performer then has his prediction revealed – and it matches the total called out by the final spectator! Sweet and Simple!
Imported from Germany, it features a simple yet very effective gaff that works time after time. It has a very nice feel and secure weight, what is this important? Because when you throw it out to an audience member you want to make sure it gets there – and it’s weighted just right to make it easy to do just that. Measurements are approx. 5.5-inches tall by 3.25-inches wide. Features include one FREE paper refill (after which pads are available in any office supply store). Pen is not included.
$60 delivered anywhere in North America
Interested? Email me with the word MENTO in the Subject Line.
Mental Deceptions Rick Maue
Despite over four decades of magic and mentalism experience, Rick Maue has always managed to remain a bit elusive...until now! On this DVD set, Rick presents a number of his signature pieces, as well as several unreleased items, with many of the effects coming from his working repertoire.
Mental Deceptions is loaded with strong mentalism for stand-up or close-up performances and remarkably, none of the effects require expensive gimmicks or props - just everyday items such as envelopes, poker chips, paper, playing cards, etc. (It's why Michael Weber dubbed Rick "OfficeMax Maven.")
What's more, no sleight of hand is required. Rick calls it VdM Magic - material that's so technically easy that the Venus De Milo could perform it! In other words, everything is well within the technical reach of every performer.
You'll also be able to step inside the mind of Rick Maue during informative interview segments conducted by magician Francis Menotti. You'll see for yourself why Marc DeSouza once asked Rick, "Why is it that when I see you lecture, I feel like I am watching a mad scientist at work?"
Includes both DVDs
$60 Includes tracked shipping anywhere in North America.
Interested? Email me with RICK in the Subject Line
Despite over four decades of magic and mentalism experience, Rick Maue has always managed to remain a bit elusive...until now! On this DVD set, Rick presents a number of his signature pieces, as well as several unreleased items, with many of the effects coming from his working repertoire.
Mental Deceptions is loaded with strong mentalism for stand-up or close-up performances and remarkably, none of the effects require expensive gimmicks or props - just everyday items such as envelopes, poker chips, paper, playing cards, etc. (It's why Michael Weber dubbed Rick "OfficeMax Maven.")
What's more, no sleight of hand is required. Rick calls it VdM Magic - material that's so technically easy that the Venus De Milo could perform it! In other words, everything is well within the technical reach of every performer.
You'll also be able to step inside the mind of Rick Maue during informative interview segments conducted by magician Francis Menotti. You'll see for yourself why Marc DeSouza once asked Rick, "Why is it that when I see you lecture, I feel like I am watching a mad scientist at work?"
Includes both DVDs
$60 Includes tracked shipping anywhere in North America.
Interested? Email me with RICK in the Subject Line
P.S.I. Fi by Tony Chris
One of the most underrated effects ever. I bought two and now know the one I am using will never wear out.
Performer shows three cards depicting classic movies…and a fourth card depicting a TV set.
The spectator is invited to mentally choose which movie they’d like to settle down to watch. A completely free choice.
The performer tells the spectator he has already made a prediction as to which movie the spectator will choose. Once the spectator has shared their choice with the audience, the performer reveals that he knew all along which one the spectator would pick.
Very simple to do. Great props…very atmospheric. You can’t get this one any more.
$45 delivered anywhere in North America.
One of the most underrated effects ever. I bought two and now know the one I am using will never wear out.
Performer shows three cards depicting classic movies…and a fourth card depicting a TV set.
The spectator is invited to mentally choose which movie they’d like to settle down to watch. A completely free choice.
The performer tells the spectator he has already made a prediction as to which movie the spectator will choose. Once the spectator has shared their choice with the audience, the performer reveals that he knew all along which one the spectator would pick.
Very simple to do. Great props…very atmospheric. You can’t get this one any more.
$45 delivered anywhere in North America.
Tru-Test by Nathan Kranzo
U.F. Grant's Tru Test was released over 80 years ago and inspired many modern day Magazine and Book Tests such as FLASHBACK by Larry Beck and Lee Earl, THE MASTER KEY by Terry Rogers, and probably the most infamous of them all The Mother Of All Book Tests, by Ted Karmilovich and many more. The TRU TEST is the cleanest test ever created. Why? Because they get to look at a page FULL OF WORDS and think of ANY word. Then you tell them! Many book tests try to duplicate the original TRU TEST but fail. Here are the instructions to the original TRU Test. I have changed very little, even using the majority of the original text. The only changes I have made are the fact that it is now a TIME or NEWSWEEK magazine rather than a Reader's Digest as was used originally. I have also updated the words and tried to make them more interesting. Other than that....it's still the original brilliant idea from Johnnie Murray by U.F. Grant. - Kranzo
No Pre Show Work.
No Sleight of hand of any kind.
No switches.
No glimpsing.
No stooges.
No gimmicks you have to palm.
Volunteer can be on the other side of the room when you reveal their word!
No electronics.
Gimmicks Won't Break!
May be repeated!!!
HERE IS JUST ONE OF SEVERAL POSSIBLE PRESENTATIONS.
Several pages are torn out of a current TIME magazine. A random page is chosen and handed to a volunteer. From then on you never handle the page. You ask the volunteer to TEAR the page in half and discard a piece dropping it to the floor. They continue to tear and discard pieces of the page until only a small piece remains. They can even CHANGE THEIR MIND AND exchange their final piece for ANY piece on the ground. The volunteer can now look at either side of the piece and and just THINK of a word. You can be blindfolded or across the room and tell them the word with 100% accuracy.
This is the real work on the magazine test. Period.
Once again. They have a choice of pages..........Having the entire freedom to look at either side of the page and think of ANY word is amazing. You can even CALL THEM FROM ANOTHER ROOM and tell them THEIR WORD OVER THE PHONE!!!
You will be able to perform it INSTANTLY.
Yours for $75 including North American shipping.
The best part is its SO EASY.
Interested? Email me and put TRU in the Subject Line
U.F. Grant's Tru Test was released over 80 years ago and inspired many modern day Magazine and Book Tests such as FLASHBACK by Larry Beck and Lee Earl, THE MASTER KEY by Terry Rogers, and probably the most infamous of them all The Mother Of All Book Tests, by Ted Karmilovich and many more. The TRU TEST is the cleanest test ever created. Why? Because they get to look at a page FULL OF WORDS and think of ANY word. Then you tell them! Many book tests try to duplicate the original TRU TEST but fail. Here are the instructions to the original TRU Test. I have changed very little, even using the majority of the original text. The only changes I have made are the fact that it is now a TIME or NEWSWEEK magazine rather than a Reader's Digest as was used originally. I have also updated the words and tried to make them more interesting. Other than that....it's still the original brilliant idea from Johnnie Murray by U.F. Grant. - Kranzo
No Pre Show Work.
No Sleight of hand of any kind.
No switches.
No glimpsing.
No stooges.
No gimmicks you have to palm.
Volunteer can be on the other side of the room when you reveal their word!
No electronics.
Gimmicks Won't Break!
May be repeated!!!
HERE IS JUST ONE OF SEVERAL POSSIBLE PRESENTATIONS.
Several pages are torn out of a current TIME magazine. A random page is chosen and handed to a volunteer. From then on you never handle the page. You ask the volunteer to TEAR the page in half and discard a piece dropping it to the floor. They continue to tear and discard pieces of the page until only a small piece remains. They can even CHANGE THEIR MIND AND exchange their final piece for ANY piece on the ground. The volunteer can now look at either side of the piece and and just THINK of a word. You can be blindfolded or across the room and tell them the word with 100% accuracy.
This is the real work on the magazine test. Period.
Once again. They have a choice of pages..........Having the entire freedom to look at either side of the page and think of ANY word is amazing. You can even CALL THEM FROM ANOTHER ROOM and tell them THEIR WORD OVER THE PHONE!!!
You will be able to perform it INSTANTLY.
Yours for $75 including North American shipping.
The best part is its SO EASY.
Interested? Email me and put TRU in the Subject Line
Woody ESP Cards by Max Krause
These cards were designed to look like wood veneer and the text and images really pop off the cards.
Add a little style and class to your Magic & Mentalism performances. Have any card selected and know instantly which symbol your spectator is thinking of.Perfect cards in conjunction with Pro-Mystic's Multi Dimensional.
This isn't available any more.
Take a look at the two cards in the picture. See if YOU can find the markings...
NOTE: The props are in NEW condition. The picture below simply shows a reflection of the light.
$45 including shipping anywhere in North America.
Interested? Email me with "WOODY" in the Subject Line.
These cards were designed to look like wood veneer and the text and images really pop off the cards.
Add a little style and class to your Magic & Mentalism performances. Have any card selected and know instantly which symbol your spectator is thinking of.Perfect cards in conjunction with Pro-Mystic's Multi Dimensional.
This isn't available any more.
Take a look at the two cards in the picture. See if YOU can find the markings...
NOTE: The props are in NEW condition. The picture below simply shows a reflection of the light.
$45 including shipping anywhere in North America.
Interested? Email me with "WOODY" in the Subject Line.
Ultimate Billet Box
Outstanding utility prop. The box is shown empty. Spectators drop random words, pictures, numbers into the box and you produce an envelope predicting precisely which elements will be drawn at random out of the box by a spectator.
You can choose to do cold readings…create an instant confab effect…anything you choose.
A perfectly functioning billet box is a wonderful addition to any mentalist's arsenal. This one is PERFECT.
Beautifully made in pristine shape.
$135 including shipping anywhere in North America
Interested? Email me and put BILLET BOX in the Subject Line
Outstanding utility prop. The box is shown empty. Spectators drop random words, pictures, numbers into the box and you produce an envelope predicting precisely which elements will be drawn at random out of the box by a spectator.
You can choose to do cold readings…create an instant confab effect…anything you choose.
A perfectly functioning billet box is a wonderful addition to any mentalist's arsenal. This one is PERFECT.
Beautifully made in pristine shape.
$135 including shipping anywhere in North America
Interested? Email me and put BILLET BOX in the Subject Line
TABOO by Bruce Bernstein
Want to know what the pros are buying?
Something remarkable by one of mentalism's great thinkers: Bruce Bernstien.
TABOO is the first offering in a series of restricted releases aimed at the "inner-school" of Psychic Entertainers. These manuscripts will only be available directly through me and will not be wholesaled to dealers. My plan is to release materials over time that I've been holding back, or that have been created recently that meet only the highest standards of which I am capable.
I'm proud to start these offerings with the release of TABOO, since I feel it represents some of my finest thinking and blazes new ground in Psychic Entertainment. The concepts explained in this book will show you ways to reveal audience members' deepest, darkest secrets, in an amazingly entertaining manner.
Here's what I wrote in the introduction - "TABOO is a unique melding of concepts I’ve been working on for nearly a decade and is perhaps the most advanced routine of Psychic Entertainment I’ve ever created.
It would be wrong to just call TABOO an effect, it’s so much more than that. Let me also state as clearly as I can, that TABOO is only suitable for the boldest and most charismatic of performers. This is not something to be done casually for some friends or as a demonstration of mental magic.
But that said, even if you never perform the effect, I believe that you’ll find there is much to be gleaned from my thinking about this presentation from the “cutting edge.”Another point I should make clear at the start is that TABOO must be personalized and custom tailored to the particular performer who is brave and talented enough to tackle this presentation. To expect a “one size fits all” script or approach is only asking for failure. But with the techniques and variations I’ll be sharing in the book, the right performer will have found his or her miracle.
Although, I describe several variations on the theme in the book, including "THE ULTIMATE TABOO, which I created for my own personal use, here's the basic plot:
Several spectators are asked to join you onstage and are requested to think of things they have done, or might do, that would be considered "Taboo" by most people.
You then start to read their thoughts all at the same time, revealing facts and information in a way worthy of a soap opera or reality show.
Even though they are asked to keep a "poker face" and not give you any hints about their secret Taboo, you are able to "zero in" more and more on each of their secret thoughts, until it starts to become clear you're starting to figure out just which Taboo each of them are thinking of.
Then, in the most incredible of climaxes, each of them individually acknowledges time and time again, just how how accurate you've been in discovering their most personal of information.
O.K. - Although that sounds incredible, I know what you're thinking.
Even if that were possible (which it is!), I'm sure you're thinking that this routine could easily cause embarrassment or discomfort to those participating. But, perhaps the most amazing part of the routine are the many psychological subtleties and powerful gambits I teach that will actually put them at ease and show them how to thoroughly enjoy their roles as the "Stars" of the presentation.
Michael Weber: "I believe two things about Taboo to be true: 1) Bruce has crafted a routine which is both practical and powerful, and 2) 99.9% of the mentalists I have seen don't have the balls to present it the way it deserves to be performed."
Christopher Carter: "Bruce Bernstein is a genius. This fact is accepted by everybody who knows his work. Where others put out minor variations of popular and frequently over used themes, Bruce’s published effects consistently range from innovative to groundbreaking. It’s not that he doesn’t draw inspiration from prior creators. All creators do that. What makes Bruce’s work stand out are two things. First, he sees the potential in ideas that the rest of us breeze over without noticing. Second, he combines these ideas in such a way that the result is vastly greater than the sum of the parts."
"Taboo is a perfect product of Bruce’s devious mind. Within the method, there are elements that we all will recognize but they are applied, in combination, to a devastating effect."
"And what is that effect? It’s practically the holy grail of mentalism. When people find out that you’re a mind reader, they worry that you’ll be able to divine their deepest, most intimate secrets. Thanks to Taboo, you do exactly that. Amazingly, Bruce stages things so that you reveal their secrets in such a way that they will never be publicly embarrassed, and yet there is no doubt that you have received impressions you really should not be able to know."
"When Bruce first shared his idea with me a few years ago, I was delighted with its boldness and simplicity, and I hoped to one day be able to do it. Since that time he has refined the routine and added subtleties that make it even stronger. It ranks, in my opinion, among his best work."
"I have one caveat about Taboo. The characteristic that makes Bruce’s work stand out is that he understands the difference between mentalism and magic. His best effects rely on subtle methods that require a bold and confident performance to pull off. No sleights are required, but you must be able to bluff with impunity. Because of this, brilliance of Taboo will probably go unrecognized by the beginning mentalist or mental magician. That’s bad news for Bruce in terms of product sales, but great news for the rest of us. Those who study and perform this will have a miracle that I predict very few others will be doing."
Jon Stetson: "Taboo is Too Good. It's Bruce's greatest creation to date! At $100.00, this masterpiece is way underpriced. For me, it is worth thousands - I wish I could keep this one for myself. Thank goodness Bruce uses his power for good!"
$75 shipped anywhere in North America.
Interested? Email me and put "TABOO" in the Subject Line.
Want to know what the pros are buying?
Something remarkable by one of mentalism's great thinkers: Bruce Bernstien.
TABOO is the first offering in a series of restricted releases aimed at the "inner-school" of Psychic Entertainers. These manuscripts will only be available directly through me and will not be wholesaled to dealers. My plan is to release materials over time that I've been holding back, or that have been created recently that meet only the highest standards of which I am capable.
I'm proud to start these offerings with the release of TABOO, since I feel it represents some of my finest thinking and blazes new ground in Psychic Entertainment. The concepts explained in this book will show you ways to reveal audience members' deepest, darkest secrets, in an amazingly entertaining manner.
Here's what I wrote in the introduction - "TABOO is a unique melding of concepts I’ve been working on for nearly a decade and is perhaps the most advanced routine of Psychic Entertainment I’ve ever created.
It would be wrong to just call TABOO an effect, it’s so much more than that. Let me also state as clearly as I can, that TABOO is only suitable for the boldest and most charismatic of performers. This is not something to be done casually for some friends or as a demonstration of mental magic.
But that said, even if you never perform the effect, I believe that you’ll find there is much to be gleaned from my thinking about this presentation from the “cutting edge.”Another point I should make clear at the start is that TABOO must be personalized and custom tailored to the particular performer who is brave and talented enough to tackle this presentation. To expect a “one size fits all” script or approach is only asking for failure. But with the techniques and variations I’ll be sharing in the book, the right performer will have found his or her miracle.
Although, I describe several variations on the theme in the book, including "THE ULTIMATE TABOO, which I created for my own personal use, here's the basic plot:
Several spectators are asked to join you onstage and are requested to think of things they have done, or might do, that would be considered "Taboo" by most people.
You then start to read their thoughts all at the same time, revealing facts and information in a way worthy of a soap opera or reality show.
Even though they are asked to keep a "poker face" and not give you any hints about their secret Taboo, you are able to "zero in" more and more on each of their secret thoughts, until it starts to become clear you're starting to figure out just which Taboo each of them are thinking of.
Then, in the most incredible of climaxes, each of them individually acknowledges time and time again, just how how accurate you've been in discovering their most personal of information.
O.K. - Although that sounds incredible, I know what you're thinking.
Even if that were possible (which it is!), I'm sure you're thinking that this routine could easily cause embarrassment or discomfort to those participating. But, perhaps the most amazing part of the routine are the many psychological subtleties and powerful gambits I teach that will actually put them at ease and show them how to thoroughly enjoy their roles as the "Stars" of the presentation.
Michael Weber: "I believe two things about Taboo to be true: 1) Bruce has crafted a routine which is both practical and powerful, and 2) 99.9% of the mentalists I have seen don't have the balls to present it the way it deserves to be performed."
Christopher Carter: "Bruce Bernstein is a genius. This fact is accepted by everybody who knows his work. Where others put out minor variations of popular and frequently over used themes, Bruce’s published effects consistently range from innovative to groundbreaking. It’s not that he doesn’t draw inspiration from prior creators. All creators do that. What makes Bruce’s work stand out are two things. First, he sees the potential in ideas that the rest of us breeze over without noticing. Second, he combines these ideas in such a way that the result is vastly greater than the sum of the parts."
"Taboo is a perfect product of Bruce’s devious mind. Within the method, there are elements that we all will recognize but they are applied, in combination, to a devastating effect."
"And what is that effect? It’s practically the holy grail of mentalism. When people find out that you’re a mind reader, they worry that you’ll be able to divine their deepest, most intimate secrets. Thanks to Taboo, you do exactly that. Amazingly, Bruce stages things so that you reveal their secrets in such a way that they will never be publicly embarrassed, and yet there is no doubt that you have received impressions you really should not be able to know."
"When Bruce first shared his idea with me a few years ago, I was delighted with its boldness and simplicity, and I hoped to one day be able to do it. Since that time he has refined the routine and added subtleties that make it even stronger. It ranks, in my opinion, among his best work."
"I have one caveat about Taboo. The characteristic that makes Bruce’s work stand out is that he understands the difference between mentalism and magic. His best effects rely on subtle methods that require a bold and confident performance to pull off. No sleights are required, but you must be able to bluff with impunity. Because of this, brilliance of Taboo will probably go unrecognized by the beginning mentalist or mental magician. That’s bad news for Bruce in terms of product sales, but great news for the rest of us. Those who study and perform this will have a miracle that I predict very few others will be doing."
Jon Stetson: "Taboo is Too Good. It's Bruce's greatest creation to date! At $100.00, this masterpiece is way underpriced. For me, it is worth thousands - I wish I could keep this one for myself. Thank goodness Bruce uses his power for good!"
$75 shipped anywhere in North America.
Interested? Email me and put "TABOO" in the Subject Line.
POINTY THING
You invite a kid to come and join you. You explain that this is going to be something where they will (probably) be alright...because your intent is to put their arm through a box (with their hand emerging on the other side -- complete with waggling fingers) and then proceed to drive five silver spikes right through the box.
Illusions don't travel this easily most of the time...but this one was a great addition to my kid and family shows. It gets even better when you open the door and allow the kids to look into the box. What do they see? The spikes going through the box and coming out on the other end...and the kid's arm is GONE. (Yikes!) They can still see the waggling fingers and his arm going INTO the box...but the arm itself? Gone.
Yes: you can probably do the math on how the prop works. But HOW it works isn't as important as the fact that it DOES work so well for kid shows! Lots of fun...great moments --and spectacular success when you've chosen the right kid as your volunteer.
This prop and I have been through a number of shows together. It is in very good shape...and it functions perfectly and safely. There have never been any instructions with this prop because it doesn't need them.
This prop is yours for $115 including North America shipping.
Interested? Email me with the word OUCH in the Subject Line.
You invite a kid to come and join you. You explain that this is going to be something where they will (probably) be alright...because your intent is to put their arm through a box (with their hand emerging on the other side -- complete with waggling fingers) and then proceed to drive five silver spikes right through the box.
Illusions don't travel this easily most of the time...but this one was a great addition to my kid and family shows. It gets even better when you open the door and allow the kids to look into the box. What do they see? The spikes going through the box and coming out on the other end...and the kid's arm is GONE. (Yikes!) They can still see the waggling fingers and his arm going INTO the box...but the arm itself? Gone.
Yes: you can probably do the math on how the prop works. But HOW it works isn't as important as the fact that it DOES work so well for kid shows! Lots of fun...great moments --and spectacular success when you've chosen the right kid as your volunteer.
This prop and I have been through a number of shows together. It is in very good shape...and it functions perfectly and safely. There have never been any instructions with this prop because it doesn't need them.
This prop is yours for $115 including North America shipping.
Interested? Email me with the word OUCH in the Subject Line.
LOOKOUT WALLET by Mental Voyage
Notes: The Lookout Wallet is a beautiful leather business card wallet with an amazing peek feature!
The Lookout Wallet is perfect for formal or casual settings and holds plenty of business cards (it easily holds 40), and it looks completely ordinary. However, it allows you to get a peek in a way that is undetectable to your audience. The angles are good, and the peek can be obtained in more ways than one.
With the Lookout, the spectator can freely handle the wallet and can even insert the card with their drawing/writing on it themselves!
The Lookout Wallet also holds playing cards (a full deck of poker sized cards!) as well as all of the Mental Voyage test cards, so be sure to check out all of our cards and our package deals!
The Lookout comes with DVD instructions showing how to use the wallet, full performances and some presentational tips.The Lookout Wallet is a beautiful leather business card wallet with an amazing peek feature!
The Lookout Wallet is perfect for formal or casual settings and holds plenty of business cards (it easily holds 40), and it looks completely ordinary. However, it allows you to get a peek in a way that is undetectable to your audience. The angles are good, and the peek can be obtained in more ways than one.
With the Lookout, the spectator can freely handle the wallet and can even insert the card with their drawing/writing on it themselves!
The Lookout Wallet also holds playing cards (a full deck of poker sized cards!) as well as all of the Mental Voyage test cards, so be sure to check out all of our cards and our package deals!
The Lookout comes with DVD instructions showing how to use the wallet, full performances and some presentational tips.
$50 including North American Shipping
Interested? Email me with LOOKOUT in the Subject Line
Notes: The Lookout Wallet is a beautiful leather business card wallet with an amazing peek feature!
The Lookout Wallet is perfect for formal or casual settings and holds plenty of business cards (it easily holds 40), and it looks completely ordinary. However, it allows you to get a peek in a way that is undetectable to your audience. The angles are good, and the peek can be obtained in more ways than one.
With the Lookout, the spectator can freely handle the wallet and can even insert the card with their drawing/writing on it themselves!
The Lookout Wallet also holds playing cards (a full deck of poker sized cards!) as well as all of the Mental Voyage test cards, so be sure to check out all of our cards and our package deals!
The Lookout comes with DVD instructions showing how to use the wallet, full performances and some presentational tips.The Lookout Wallet is a beautiful leather business card wallet with an amazing peek feature!
The Lookout Wallet is perfect for formal or casual settings and holds plenty of business cards (it easily holds 40), and it looks completely ordinary. However, it allows you to get a peek in a way that is undetectable to your audience. The angles are good, and the peek can be obtained in more ways than one.
With the Lookout, the spectator can freely handle the wallet and can even insert the card with their drawing/writing on it themselves!
The Lookout Wallet also holds playing cards (a full deck of poker sized cards!) as well as all of the Mental Voyage test cards, so be sure to check out all of our cards and our package deals!
The Lookout comes with DVD instructions showing how to use the wallet, full performances and some presentational tips.
$50 including North American Shipping
Interested? Email me with LOOKOUT in the Subject Line
The Nematode by John Riggs
The nematode is the most diverse creature in nature. Therefore, I thought it only appropriate to name this versatile device after this flexible life-form. The Nematode Notebook is a variation of my other Bug Notebooks which are Impression capturing devices, yet it isn’t an Impression device at all. Rather, it uses my propretary technology as a means to switch information.
This device will allow you to perform:
Add-a-Number effects
Word divinations
Remote Viewing
Billet Switching
Spirit Communication
Q and A
Truly the range of effects is limited only by your imagination.
Here's the scoop: Audience members write on the first page of the notebook. When you close the cover, the top page of the notebook completely disappears, revealing whatever is written on the second page. Therefore, the next time you or an audience member opens the pad, the audience writing has been switched for your writing, and no clue remains where the switched-out page went. Not only is it out of sight, it's locked safely away where audience members can't get to it.
The gimmick is built into the front cover, so there's no need to turn the pad over or manipulate it in any way. As soon as you close the cover, the work is done. Resetting for subsequent performances is very easy. You discard the used sheet and re-attach another to the gimmick with reusable adhesive gluestick.
Since the Nematode is in its simplest application a switching device, you can not only switch out written information but billets, index cards, business cards, and any other flat object. Therefore, this device combines the features of a locking cardbox and locking spirit slates in an ordinary notepad.
I construct these from notepads bought at Staples for ease of refilling. I paint the covers satin black finish to match the gimmick.
NOTE: The cover is clearly shown in the image. This unit was put into the carrying case while the paint was still damp, which accounts for the uneven finish. It does not have any effect on the operation…and can be easily touched up. This prop works flawlessly…but I have discounted the price to reflect the cover condition.
Yours for $70 including North American shipping.
Interested? Email me with "BUG" in the Subject Line.
The nematode is the most diverse creature in nature. Therefore, I thought it only appropriate to name this versatile device after this flexible life-form. The Nematode Notebook is a variation of my other Bug Notebooks which are Impression capturing devices, yet it isn’t an Impression device at all. Rather, it uses my propretary technology as a means to switch information.
This device will allow you to perform:
Add-a-Number effects
Word divinations
Remote Viewing
Billet Switching
Spirit Communication
Q and A
Truly the range of effects is limited only by your imagination.
Here's the scoop: Audience members write on the first page of the notebook. When you close the cover, the top page of the notebook completely disappears, revealing whatever is written on the second page. Therefore, the next time you or an audience member opens the pad, the audience writing has been switched for your writing, and no clue remains where the switched-out page went. Not only is it out of sight, it's locked safely away where audience members can't get to it.
The gimmick is built into the front cover, so there's no need to turn the pad over or manipulate it in any way. As soon as you close the cover, the work is done. Resetting for subsequent performances is very easy. You discard the used sheet and re-attach another to the gimmick with reusable adhesive gluestick.
Since the Nematode is in its simplest application a switching device, you can not only switch out written information but billets, index cards, business cards, and any other flat object. Therefore, this device combines the features of a locking cardbox and locking spirit slates in an ordinary notepad.
I construct these from notepads bought at Staples for ease of refilling. I paint the covers satin black finish to match the gimmick.
NOTE: The cover is clearly shown in the image. This unit was put into the carrying case while the paint was still damp, which accounts for the uneven finish. It does not have any effect on the operation…and can be easily touched up. This prop works flawlessly…but I have discounted the price to reflect the cover condition.
Yours for $70 including North American shipping.
Interested? Email me with "BUG" in the Subject Line.
The Grey Mosquito AKA "Skeeter" by John Riggs
Notes: The Skeeter is a self-contained, instant access impression device that you can carry in your shirt pocket. Nothing to wear out, nothing to replace, and with reasonable care should last years.
This is the front view of the Skeeter, shown next to a pad of Post-It Notes. The dimensions of the Skeeter are 3 3/8" x 4" x 1/8" thick. It's so thin that it seems impossible that it could be gimmicked. And yet, it will take a perfect impression of anything your participant writes. Furthermore, you can peek this information in full view of the audience!
To add to the Skeeter's deceptiveness, I incorporated an optical illusion that makes it look as though the unit were transparent. The back board is made of transparent tinted plastic.Through the plastic, you can see what appears to be the REVERSE SIDE of the printed logo. It looks as though light is traveling through the printed logo and completely through the board. How can you hide an impression device inside of a transparent object? YOU CAN'T. This is an illusion. The impression area is hidden between a "magnetic sandwich" that is less than 1/32" thick.
If you wish, you can stick a small pad of post it notes on the back, plastic surface. This makes the Skeeter entirely self-contained. All you need is a writing implement and you're set to perform miracles. NO SPECIAL WRITING IMPLEMENT IS REQUIRED.
Like the Brown Hornet, all you have to do is peel back the first magnetic layer to expose the enhanced Magic Slate beneath. I split the Magic Slate like a playing card to an incredibly thin layer, treat it to make it more sensitive, and recess it it into the back layer of the "sandwich" so that there is no visible bump or bulging of the upper surface.
You can do this glimpse as you turn partially away, behind a screen such as a piece of paper or a book, as you put the Skeeter in your pocket, or between your cupped palms.
This comes with the VIAGRA graphic.
$70 shipped anywhere in North America.
Notes: The Skeeter is a self-contained, instant access impression device that you can carry in your shirt pocket. Nothing to wear out, nothing to replace, and with reasonable care should last years.
This is the front view of the Skeeter, shown next to a pad of Post-It Notes. The dimensions of the Skeeter are 3 3/8" x 4" x 1/8" thick. It's so thin that it seems impossible that it could be gimmicked. And yet, it will take a perfect impression of anything your participant writes. Furthermore, you can peek this information in full view of the audience!
To add to the Skeeter's deceptiveness, I incorporated an optical illusion that makes it look as though the unit were transparent. The back board is made of transparent tinted plastic.Through the plastic, you can see what appears to be the REVERSE SIDE of the printed logo. It looks as though light is traveling through the printed logo and completely through the board. How can you hide an impression device inside of a transparent object? YOU CAN'T. This is an illusion. The impression area is hidden between a "magnetic sandwich" that is less than 1/32" thick.
If you wish, you can stick a small pad of post it notes on the back, plastic surface. This makes the Skeeter entirely self-contained. All you need is a writing implement and you're set to perform miracles. NO SPECIAL WRITING IMPLEMENT IS REQUIRED.
Like the Brown Hornet, all you have to do is peel back the first magnetic layer to expose the enhanced Magic Slate beneath. I split the Magic Slate like a playing card to an incredibly thin layer, treat it to make it more sensitive, and recess it it into the back layer of the "sandwich" so that there is no visible bump or bulging of the upper surface.
You can do this glimpse as you turn partially away, behind a screen such as a piece of paper or a book, as you put the Skeeter in your pocket, or between your cupped palms.
This comes with the VIAGRA graphic.
$70 shipped anywhere in North America.
Telethought Wallet
TeleThought Wallet is one of the most diabolical utility devices in magic. Its potential is limitless.
As they say "the sky is the limit," here. Virtually any "mind-reading effect" can be performed with the "TeleThought Wallet." Design duplication, book tests, telepath experiments can now be presented under immaculate test conditions. Imagine using the "TeleThought Wallet" for preshow work! Or combining it with a "Brainwave Deck," "Invisible Pack," or "Precognition Deck." There is at least one other wallet currently on the magic market, which could vastly enhance its potential and ingenuity if it employed the same material presently utilized in the "TeleThought Wallet." Something to think about.
Wallet Dimension Approximately 4 1/4" x 2 3/4" (10cm x 7cm)
Yours for $50 including North American Shipping.
Interested? Email me with TELE in the Subject Line.
TeleThought Wallet is one of the most diabolical utility devices in magic. Its potential is limitless.
As they say "the sky is the limit," here. Virtually any "mind-reading effect" can be performed with the "TeleThought Wallet." Design duplication, book tests, telepath experiments can now be presented under immaculate test conditions. Imagine using the "TeleThought Wallet" for preshow work! Or combining it with a "Brainwave Deck," "Invisible Pack," or "Precognition Deck." There is at least one other wallet currently on the magic market, which could vastly enhance its potential and ingenuity if it employed the same material presently utilized in the "TeleThought Wallet." Something to think about.
Wallet Dimension Approximately 4 1/4" x 2 3/4" (10cm x 7cm)
Yours for $50 including North American Shipping.
Interested? Email me with TELE in the Subject Line.
Mad Pad by Head Hacking
The Mad Pad is an innocent-looking marked pad. It allows you to hand out pieces of paper, or the entire pad so your participants can take their own, and know instantly which pages belong to which participants. The markings are subtle and have survived inspection by a number of colleagues. They can be seen even when the page is folded twice, in any orientation, and without having to handle them. Like new, never used, with instructions and ideas for multiple effects.
Yours for $50 including North American shipping.
Interested? Email me with MAD in the Subject Line.
The Mad Pad is an innocent-looking marked pad. It allows you to hand out pieces of paper, or the entire pad so your participants can take their own, and know instantly which pages belong to which participants. The markings are subtle and have survived inspection by a number of colleagues. They can be seen even when the page is folded twice, in any orientation, and without having to handle them. Like new, never used, with instructions and ideas for multiple effects.
Yours for $50 including North American shipping.
Interested? Email me with MAD in the Subject Line.
The Silent Treatment by Jon Allen
Without saying a word, you bring out a set of boards. Each one has something written on it which you show instead of talking. Someone is asked to think of a playing card. After some entertaining yet silent by-play, you reveal one of the most startling conclusions...
Employing a rarely used premise in magic, The Silent Treatment is an extraordinary routine that will intrigue and draw in your audience right from the very first moment, then leave them gasping at one of the most surprising and stunning revelations in magic.
The Silent Treatment can be carried in a jacket pocket, is fully self-contained and can be performed at a moment's notice. Ideal for close-up, table magic, walk around and stand-up presentations, The Silent Treatment is unlike any other routine you may perform. Easy to do, easy to understand and yet it delivers a truly magical and mind-boggling finale... all without saying a word!
The Silent Treatment is made from high quality, hard wearing materials to ensure that you will be performing this for a long time to come...
"Jon Allen has put together a professional-caliber routine - a perfect opener - that combines novelty, charm, humor and magic. As an added bonus, it is cannily idiot-proof."
- David Regal
"A stunning piece of magic and theatre, brilliantly constructed from beginning to end."
- Richard Sanders
"The Silent Treatment is a great opener. It is novel, clever, funny and a fooler. It's hard to beat a combination like that!"
- Gene Anderson
"The Silent Treatment left me speechless! Another brilliant idea from the devious mind of my favourite English magician!"
- Boris Wild
"This trick is just too good. One of the best openers I ever saw in magic."
- Mathieu Bich
"The Silent treatment is a real winner. A great opener that draws the spectators into an unusual scenario that develops into an incredible magic effect."
- Shawn Farquhar
"This routine offers atmosphere, expectation, comedy, fun and is topped of by a truly magical finale."
- Nicholas Einhorn
"This is one of those killer tricks you wish you had thought of. Great concept! Great method! What more can you ask for? I highly recommend this lovely piece of magic."
- Angelo Carbone
"Silent Treatment is a real attention-grabber. I can't be silent about this any longer. Read my words..."It's grrrrrreat!"
- Scott Wells
$70 Shipped anywhere in North America
https://youtu.be/I9WstU3WNfE
Interested? Email me with SILENT in the Subject Line
Without saying a word, you bring out a set of boards. Each one has something written on it which you show instead of talking. Someone is asked to think of a playing card. After some entertaining yet silent by-play, you reveal one of the most startling conclusions...
Employing a rarely used premise in magic, The Silent Treatment is an extraordinary routine that will intrigue and draw in your audience right from the very first moment, then leave them gasping at one of the most surprising and stunning revelations in magic.
The Silent Treatment can be carried in a jacket pocket, is fully self-contained and can be performed at a moment's notice. Ideal for close-up, table magic, walk around and stand-up presentations, The Silent Treatment is unlike any other routine you may perform. Easy to do, easy to understand and yet it delivers a truly magical and mind-boggling finale... all without saying a word!
The Silent Treatment is made from high quality, hard wearing materials to ensure that you will be performing this for a long time to come...
"Jon Allen has put together a professional-caliber routine - a perfect opener - that combines novelty, charm, humor and magic. As an added bonus, it is cannily idiot-proof."
- David Regal
"A stunning piece of magic and theatre, brilliantly constructed from beginning to end."
- Richard Sanders
"The Silent Treatment is a great opener. It is novel, clever, funny and a fooler. It's hard to beat a combination like that!"
- Gene Anderson
"The Silent Treatment left me speechless! Another brilliant idea from the devious mind of my favourite English magician!"
- Boris Wild
"This trick is just too good. One of the best openers I ever saw in magic."
- Mathieu Bich
"The Silent treatment is a real winner. A great opener that draws the spectators into an unusual scenario that develops into an incredible magic effect."
- Shawn Farquhar
"This routine offers atmosphere, expectation, comedy, fun and is topped of by a truly magical finale."
- Nicholas Einhorn
"This is one of those killer tricks you wish you had thought of. Great concept! Great method! What more can you ask for? I highly recommend this lovely piece of magic."
- Angelo Carbone
"Silent Treatment is a real attention-grabber. I can't be silent about this any longer. Read my words..."It's grrrrrreat!"
- Scott Wells
$70 Shipped anywhere in North America
https://youtu.be/I9WstU3WNfE
Interested? Email me with SILENT in the Subject Line
RARE TENYO: Crash Dice
Notes: Your audience sees you place a single die inside of a clear container. Yet seconds later, the die explodes into eight tiny dice, or even changes color from white to red! All props can be passed for examination after you've performed this visually startling miracle.
The inventor of this trick, Hiroshi Sawa has inspired magicians the world over with his whimsical and lyrical magic creations. A dentist by trade, Dr. Sawa has also appeared as a performer on countless Japanese and international television shows.
Crash Dice (originally released as "Dice Bomb") has become an international best-selling trick thanks to its powerful impact and extremely easy method. Unfortunately, many unauthorized copies of this trick are currently being sold throughout the world. Tenyo retains the exclusive worldwide sales rights to this creation, and we are proud to release this item with a brand-new addition to its methodology. Amaze yourself with the destructive power of Crash Dice!
English instructions included.
Collectors note: the original packaging is long gone, but all props are in brand new condition.
$60 shipped anywhere in North America.
Interested? Email me with CRASH in the Subject Line
https://youtu.be/FiJlaIgn2lM
Chop Cups and Balls COMBINATION by Morrissey
Two classics in one package from a legendary prop producer…now sadly out of business.
These props are all in pristine condition!
This apparatus was introduced to the magic fraternity in 1968. Widely acclaimed by magicians. A revolutionary breakthrough in Cup & Ball manipulation. Morrissey combined two great close-up classics. The Chop Chop Cup and the immortal Cups & Balls and we came up with "THE CHOP CUPS & BALLS - COMBINATION". Now you can perform a smooth flowing routine featuring your best Chop Cup moves combined with your favorite Cups & Balls sleights. The result—A CLOSE-UP ROUTINE THAT CANNOT BE BEAT. Cups are the same design as the standard "MORRISSEY CUPS".
YOU RECEIVE: Three spun metal cups, highly polished. One of the cups is gimmicked, similar to the Chop Chop Cup. Four Hand Knit (Crocheted) Balls. One of the balls is gimmicked. Draw-string carrying bag. Detailed instructions for an outstanding routine written by Chris Mortika.
Great for collectors and performers alike!
$125 shipped anywhere in North America.
Interested? Email me with CHOP COMBO in the Subject Line
Two classics in one package from a legendary prop producer…now sadly out of business.
These props are all in pristine condition!
This apparatus was introduced to the magic fraternity in 1968. Widely acclaimed by magicians. A revolutionary breakthrough in Cup & Ball manipulation. Morrissey combined two great close-up classics. The Chop Chop Cup and the immortal Cups & Balls and we came up with "THE CHOP CUPS & BALLS - COMBINATION". Now you can perform a smooth flowing routine featuring your best Chop Cup moves combined with your favorite Cups & Balls sleights. The result—A CLOSE-UP ROUTINE THAT CANNOT BE BEAT. Cups are the same design as the standard "MORRISSEY CUPS".
YOU RECEIVE: Three spun metal cups, highly polished. One of the cups is gimmicked, similar to the Chop Chop Cup. Four Hand Knit (Crocheted) Balls. One of the balls is gimmicked. Draw-string carrying bag. Detailed instructions for an outstanding routine written by Chris Mortika.
Great for collectors and performers alike!
$125 shipped anywhere in North America.
Interested? Email me with CHOP COMBO in the Subject Line
Warlock by Andy Nyman
Rare Andy Nyman creation. The ad:
Warlock is Andy’s latest creation. A beautiful organic routine using a stack of business card sized cards. Each card has an interesting word written on it (your word of the day list if you like) 2 spectators each choose a word without you looking and not only can you reveal the words, but you predict one of them in a truly unforgettable manner. This is classic Nyman - simple, utterly baffling, deadly, direct mentalism.
Brand new.
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/xv2xyr
$45 shipped anywhere in North America.
Interested? Email me and put WARLOCK in the Subject Line.
Rare Andy Nyman creation. The ad:
Warlock is Andy’s latest creation. A beautiful organic routine using a stack of business card sized cards. Each card has an interesting word written on it (your word of the day list if you like) 2 spectators each choose a word without you looking and not only can you reveal the words, but you predict one of them in a truly unforgettable manner. This is classic Nyman - simple, utterly baffling, deadly, direct mentalism.
Brand new.
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/xv2xyr
$45 shipped anywhere in North America.
Interested? Email me and put WARLOCK in the Subject Line.
Sweet and Sharp
This is THE “smash and stab” effect. Completely safe as in you canNOT blow this. Play it for laughs…or build tension. The “candy” aspect makes it suitable for family audiences as well…playing down the SMASH aspects.
The candy roll has been modified to have a HUGE spike in it…although the original is also included.
Outstanding option for a powerful routine.
Brand new. VERY hard to find.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6bpRT0xNhA
Yours for $140 shipped anywhere in North America.
Interested? Email me and put SWEET in the Subject Line
This is THE “smash and stab” effect. Completely safe as in you canNOT blow this. Play it for laughs…or build tension. The “candy” aspect makes it suitable for family audiences as well…playing down the SMASH aspects.
The candy roll has been modified to have a HUGE spike in it…although the original is also included.
Outstanding option for a powerful routine.
Brand new. VERY hard to find.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6bpRT0xNhA
Yours for $140 shipped anywhere in North America.
Interested? Email me and put SWEET in the Subject Line
Mind Games by Marc Salem
Marc Salem’s Mind Games on and off Broadway “is as brilliantly entertaining as it is tantalizing and puzzling.” – Clive Barnes “It is mind blowing!” – Liz Smith New York Post. Now he gives himself away. In a revealing graduate course in psychic entertainment, Marc tells all, documenting his personal experiences as well as sharing his most closely held secrets.
You will find presentations and methods for over 45 of his performance pieces that have been seen by audiences from Broadway to Edinburgh, from Dubai to the Sydney Opera House and hundreds of other venues and theaters around the world.
Discover how Marc Salem was able to float in the air while reading the minds of passerby’s…
Discover how he haunted the Shubert Theater in Connecticut and caused the staff to panic…
Discover how Marc predicted the death of Elvis, achieving worldwide publicity, and then was accused of participation in an international conspiracy…
Discover how he learned to simulate mind reading by virtue of a finely held ability to read body language and understand non-verbal communication.
Discover how this “ordinary man” became extraordinary and by following his story and learning from it, you too may achieve success in your search for excellence. This is your opportunity to discover “THE SECRETS OF MARC SALEM’S MIND GAMES.”
In addition to the book, this package contains two discs with performance videos, tutorials, network TV specials, TV and radio appearances, stunts, posters, graphics, and full text of the “SIX KEYS” book, all to be used for your enlightenment as Marc Salem gives himself away!
“Truly, this is a look inside the head of one of our leading performers – effects, tips, techniques, anecdotes, observations – it’s all there. He holds nothing back.”
– Ken Weber author of Maximum Entertainment
“In this book Marc Salem will take you on a journey in his mind, not only explaining his most guarded secrets but also giving you professional advice on staging, presentation and much more. This is something that must be present in any respectable mentalist’s library!”
– Luca Volpe
“I first saw him live in Edinburgh in 2000 and I, along with hundreds of other people, left stunned. Luckily, I left with a little more to think about. Marc made me realize that the stuff I’d been learning actually worked on stages for real people. His passion, energy and performing ability also made it clear that I had a long way to go until I was ready. But that night changed everything for me.
“While I don’t think I’ll ever be as ready as Marc is, I’m utterly grateful to him for his time, help and thoughts over the years. Believe me, if you get even a glimmer of what I have from Marc via this book, you’ve made a wise investment.”
– Colin McLeod – now appearing in The Illusionist
$100 shipped anywhere in North America. (It retails for $160)
Interested? Email me and put MARC in the Subject Line
Marc Salem’s Mind Games on and off Broadway “is as brilliantly entertaining as it is tantalizing and puzzling.” – Clive Barnes “It is mind blowing!” – Liz Smith New York Post. Now he gives himself away. In a revealing graduate course in psychic entertainment, Marc tells all, documenting his personal experiences as well as sharing his most closely held secrets.
You will find presentations and methods for over 45 of his performance pieces that have been seen by audiences from Broadway to Edinburgh, from Dubai to the Sydney Opera House and hundreds of other venues and theaters around the world.
Discover how Marc Salem was able to float in the air while reading the minds of passerby’s…
Discover how he haunted the Shubert Theater in Connecticut and caused the staff to panic…
Discover how Marc predicted the death of Elvis, achieving worldwide publicity, and then was accused of participation in an international conspiracy…
Discover how he learned to simulate mind reading by virtue of a finely held ability to read body language and understand non-verbal communication.
Discover how this “ordinary man” became extraordinary and by following his story and learning from it, you too may achieve success in your search for excellence. This is your opportunity to discover “THE SECRETS OF MARC SALEM’S MIND GAMES.”
In addition to the book, this package contains two discs with performance videos, tutorials, network TV specials, TV and radio appearances, stunts, posters, graphics, and full text of the “SIX KEYS” book, all to be used for your enlightenment as Marc Salem gives himself away!
“Truly, this is a look inside the head of one of our leading performers – effects, tips, techniques, anecdotes, observations – it’s all there. He holds nothing back.”
– Ken Weber author of Maximum Entertainment
“In this book Marc Salem will take you on a journey in his mind, not only explaining his most guarded secrets but also giving you professional advice on staging, presentation and much more. This is something that must be present in any respectable mentalist’s library!”
– Luca Volpe
“I first saw him live in Edinburgh in 2000 and I, along with hundreds of other people, left stunned. Luckily, I left with a little more to think about. Marc made me realize that the stuff I’d been learning actually worked on stages for real people. His passion, energy and performing ability also made it clear that I had a long way to go until I was ready. But that night changed everything for me.
“While I don’t think I’ll ever be as ready as Marc is, I’m utterly grateful to him for his time, help and thoughts over the years. Believe me, if you get even a glimmer of what I have from Marc via this book, you’ve made a wise investment.”
– Colin McLeod – now appearing in The Illusionist
$100 shipped anywhere in North America. (It retails for $160)
Interested? Email me and put MARC in the Subject Line
ULTIMATE PREDICTION by Maverick Magic
The performer holds a 3”x 16” envelope with lines running vertically on it. Inside is a card with numbers randomly arranged from 0 to 9. The performer explains that each line on the outside of the envelope runs through the center of each number on the card inside. A second envelope is displayed in full view of the audience and the performer explains that it contains his prediction of the number that will be selected.
A spectator is asked to cut along any line of their choice. After the cut has been made, the performer removes the card from the envelope and shows the audience the number that has been cut through. This number is identical to the performers prediction.
The Ultimate Prediction comes with a supply of 20 3”x 16” cards and for intimate performances an additional 20 2”x 8” cards. As an added bonus to the Ultimate Prediction, there is a second effect that can boggle the minds of both the audience and the spectator. After the matching prediction has been shown, the performer tears the card while informing the spectator that he has the ability to take all the strength out of them. The performer hands the card to the spectator who through trying everything cannot tear the card. This can be repeated as many times as you choose.
I have two sets of this effect: You can purchase ONE for $75 shipped anywhere in North America or BOTH of $120 shipped. Why buy two? Because you get double the props...essentially a lifetime supply.
Interested? Email me and put ULTIMATE on the Subject Line
The performer holds a 3”x 16” envelope with lines running vertically on it. Inside is a card with numbers randomly arranged from 0 to 9. The performer explains that each line on the outside of the envelope runs through the center of each number on the card inside. A second envelope is displayed in full view of the audience and the performer explains that it contains his prediction of the number that will be selected.
A spectator is asked to cut along any line of their choice. After the cut has been made, the performer removes the card from the envelope and shows the audience the number that has been cut through. This number is identical to the performers prediction.
The Ultimate Prediction comes with a supply of 20 3”x 16” cards and for intimate performances an additional 20 2”x 8” cards. As an added bonus to the Ultimate Prediction, there is a second effect that can boggle the minds of both the audience and the spectator. After the matching prediction has been shown, the performer tears the card while informing the spectator that he has the ability to take all the strength out of them. The performer hands the card to the spectator who through trying everything cannot tear the card. This can be repeated as many times as you choose.
I have two sets of this effect: You can purchase ONE for $75 shipped anywhere in North America or BOTH of $120 shipped. Why buy two? Because you get double the props...essentially a lifetime supply.
Interested? Email me and put ULTIMATE on the Subject Line
The McCombical Deck
This classic trick uses two decks- a RED one and a BLUE one.
You start by making a prediction of the card you think your spectator will choose.
You remove the prediction card from the RED deck and place it face down in plain view.
Next, you let the spectator make a selection from the BLUE deck.
You mention that you hope it will match your prediction.
You pick up the BLUE deck and show the audience the faces of the cards.
The audience can see the cards (your spectator cannot see them)- and they see that ALL THE CARDS IN THE BLUE DECK ARE THE SAME!
You've apparently rigged the trick- and apparently your spectator has no choice!
Fully confident that you have made a match, you turn over the spectator's card.
But wait! It's NOT one of those identical cards from the BLUE deck!
It's a different card!
How did THAT happen?
And now it apparently won't match your prediction!
You are a magician in trouble!
But you ARE a magician, right?
You pick up your prediction card- and it MATCHES that card selected by the spectator after all!
Not only is this a hilarious routine, it's quite astounding magic as well.
You'll get a lot of mileage out of this one!
Best of all- IT'S EASY!
Yes, if you can spread out a deck of cards, you can do the trick!
The deck does all the work, and you get all the applause!
$55 shipped anywhere in North America
Interested? Email me with BILLY in the Subject Line.
This classic trick uses two decks- a RED one and a BLUE one.
You start by making a prediction of the card you think your spectator will choose.
You remove the prediction card from the RED deck and place it face down in plain view.
Next, you let the spectator make a selection from the BLUE deck.
You mention that you hope it will match your prediction.
You pick up the BLUE deck and show the audience the faces of the cards.
The audience can see the cards (your spectator cannot see them)- and they see that ALL THE CARDS IN THE BLUE DECK ARE THE SAME!
You've apparently rigged the trick- and apparently your spectator has no choice!
Fully confident that you have made a match, you turn over the spectator's card.
But wait! It's NOT one of those identical cards from the BLUE deck!
It's a different card!
How did THAT happen?
And now it apparently won't match your prediction!
You are a magician in trouble!
But you ARE a magician, right?
You pick up your prediction card- and it MATCHES that card selected by the spectator after all!
Not only is this a hilarious routine, it's quite astounding magic as well.
You'll get a lot of mileage out of this one!
Best of all- IT'S EASY!
Yes, if you can spread out a deck of cards, you can do the trick!
The deck does all the work, and you get all the applause!
$55 shipped anywhere in North America
Interested? Email me with BILLY in the Subject Line.
Pocket Spirit Medallion Collection
My idea was to take these 13 beautifully produced pewter “Pocket Spirit” medallions, put them into the purse and have my volunteer draw three out…and then do a “reading” on the medallions they chose.
But that’s just my idea. There are so many more possibilities with this one of a kind collection for the performer…for the reader!
This is a prop looking for a creative mind to make something wonder-filled out of it.
$60 shipped anywhere in North America.
Interested? Email me with "SPIRIT" in the Subject Line.
My idea was to take these 13 beautifully produced pewter “Pocket Spirit” medallions, put them into the purse and have my volunteer draw three out…and then do a “reading” on the medallions they chose.
But that’s just my idea. There are so many more possibilities with this one of a kind collection for the performer…for the reader!
This is a prop looking for a creative mind to make something wonder-filled out of it.
$60 shipped anywhere in North America.
Interested? Email me with "SPIRIT" in the Subject Line.
Miracle Chip by Mark Mason
This is a utility miracle device. Check it out:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uW0khf0Ha2Q
Enough said.
$100 plus $20 shipping
Interested? Email and put CHIP in the subject line
This is a utility miracle device. Check it out:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uW0khf0Ha2Q
Enough said.
$100 plus $20 shipping
Interested? Email and put CHIP in the subject line
UFB by Osterlind
If Richard Osterlind could design his own book test…what would it look like? It would look like this: a very ordinary thriller style paperback.
I used this in a number of performances. The performer flips through the book until the volunteer says “stop.” (No force.) They are asked to scan that page for a word that speaks about faith…belief.
On the page they stopped me at they read the word “Unbelievable.”
In the book is my written prediction: “I will have my volunteer choose page 285 and go to the word “Unbelievable.”
That’s just one of MANY uses for this prop.
This book can be used several times with completely different outcomes.
Prop is in Very Good condition and includes a full book of ideas direct from Richard.
NOTE: some pages in the Instruction Manual have my handwritten notes on them…
$90 including shipping anywhere in North America.
If you're interested email me with the UFB in the Subject Line.
If Richard Osterlind could design his own book test…what would it look like? It would look like this: a very ordinary thriller style paperback.
I used this in a number of performances. The performer flips through the book until the volunteer says “stop.” (No force.) They are asked to scan that page for a word that speaks about faith…belief.
On the page they stopped me at they read the word “Unbelievable.”
In the book is my written prediction: “I will have my volunteer choose page 285 and go to the word “Unbelievable.”
That’s just one of MANY uses for this prop.
This book can be used several times with completely different outcomes.
Prop is in Very Good condition and includes a full book of ideas direct from Richard.
NOTE: some pages in the Instruction Manual have my handwritten notes on them…
$90 including shipping anywhere in North America.
If you're interested email me with the UFB in the Subject Line.
5 Card Opener by Bill Abbott
Here's Bill:
"When I was in high school I was doing a lot of shows on the weekends and most of those shows were mixed audiences of kids, adults, teenagers and seniors. I needed an opener to get everyone's attention, hold their attention and keep their attention. The problem with the standard six or five card repeat is there is a lack of any real conclusion or finale to the effect. I wanted to have a genuine eye-opener that took the audience by surprise. That's when I began working on the Five Card Opener."
The Opener
"The "opener" of any act is a tough choice for any performer. How do you get everyone's attention and hold their attention as well as amaze and entertain them all at the same time. This is my solution to this eternal question. The Five Card Opener gets the audience's attention. The Five Card Opener holds their attention. The Five Card Opener amazes. The Five Card Opener entertains. In addition to all this the Five Card Opener will work for any audience."
What is the Five Card Opener
"The Five card Opener has it's roots in the classic five/six card repeat but it's similar only in method (slightly). The Five Card Opener is a completely fresh approach with three sequences that build with a definitive climax that is a big surprise. It has been my "talking" opener for the past 20 years and l use it at all of my magic shows. Corporate shows, family shows, college shows, etc. The Five Card Opener can be a whole new way to make your show fun!"
The "Real" Secret
"The real secret behind the Five Card Opener is that it is an audience response 'conditioner'. I have had corporate audiences (almost asleep after a long banquet and two hours of awards and speeches before my show) up and out of their seats at the beginning of my show using The Five Card Opener. It sets the tone for how the audience responds to the ending of each effect/routine because it also acts as a call back. There is a verbal trigger that the audience responds to every time you say it during the show, and they will react however you expect/direct them to. The Five Card Opener makes triggering applause throughout the show in all the right places easy, natural and above all fun. For example you can have the audience shout out a corporate slogan, perform a standing ovation, a specific school cheer, a company name, etc."
Simple To Do & Gets Reactions
"I know in performing this off the top of the show, I will not have any mediocre reactions to any of my effects because I'm giving them an outlet to respond in a big way. And they do. Even the most jaded ones. For the working performer you could literally 'drop' this into your show the next day. It's big and visual and takes up very little room for a routine that plays to such large crowds. There are no angle restrictions. No special lighting or staging considerations. Work away from tables and out of your pockets, making an instant connection with your audience. And the best part is that it's so easy to do. Basically, if you have opposable thumbs (which means your not a monkey!) you can perform The Five Card Opener." - Bill Abbott
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2Gqx0CNEJ8
This edition has the poker sized cards ONLY.
$60 plus $10 North American shipping
Interested? Email me and put "5" in the subject line.
Here's Bill:
"When I was in high school I was doing a lot of shows on the weekends and most of those shows were mixed audiences of kids, adults, teenagers and seniors. I needed an opener to get everyone's attention, hold their attention and keep their attention. The problem with the standard six or five card repeat is there is a lack of any real conclusion or finale to the effect. I wanted to have a genuine eye-opener that took the audience by surprise. That's when I began working on the Five Card Opener."
The Opener
"The "opener" of any act is a tough choice for any performer. How do you get everyone's attention and hold their attention as well as amaze and entertain them all at the same time. This is my solution to this eternal question. The Five Card Opener gets the audience's attention. The Five Card Opener holds their attention. The Five Card Opener amazes. The Five Card Opener entertains. In addition to all this the Five Card Opener will work for any audience."
What is the Five Card Opener
"The Five card Opener has it's roots in the classic five/six card repeat but it's similar only in method (slightly). The Five Card Opener is a completely fresh approach with three sequences that build with a definitive climax that is a big surprise. It has been my "talking" opener for the past 20 years and l use it at all of my magic shows. Corporate shows, family shows, college shows, etc. The Five Card Opener can be a whole new way to make your show fun!"
The "Real" Secret
"The real secret behind the Five Card Opener is that it is an audience response 'conditioner'. I have had corporate audiences (almost asleep after a long banquet and two hours of awards and speeches before my show) up and out of their seats at the beginning of my show using The Five Card Opener. It sets the tone for how the audience responds to the ending of each effect/routine because it also acts as a call back. There is a verbal trigger that the audience responds to every time you say it during the show, and they will react however you expect/direct them to. The Five Card Opener makes triggering applause throughout the show in all the right places easy, natural and above all fun. For example you can have the audience shout out a corporate slogan, perform a standing ovation, a specific school cheer, a company name, etc."
Simple To Do & Gets Reactions
"I know in performing this off the top of the show, I will not have any mediocre reactions to any of my effects because I'm giving them an outlet to respond in a big way. And they do. Even the most jaded ones. For the working performer you could literally 'drop' this into your show the next day. It's big and visual and takes up very little room for a routine that plays to such large crowds. There are no angle restrictions. No special lighting or staging considerations. Work away from tables and out of your pockets, making an instant connection with your audience. And the best part is that it's so easy to do. Basically, if you have opposable thumbs (which means your not a monkey!) you can perform The Five Card Opener." - Bill Abbott
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2Gqx0CNEJ8
This edition has the poker sized cards ONLY.
$60 plus $10 North American shipping
Interested? Email me and put "5" in the subject line.
Gypsy Curse!
From Emerson and West, Peter Kane presents a close up mystery. Laminated vintage looking cards will last forever.
“Seven ancient playing cards are shown to be six black spot cards and one king of diamonds. All cards are fanned to show that all cards are kings of diamonds and all back are normal. This effect is brand new and perfect for bizarre performers."
Great atmospheric effect...very rare.
Brand NEW!
$40 shipped anywhere in North America.
Interested? Email me and put GYPSY in the Subject Line.
From Emerson and West, Peter Kane presents a close up mystery. Laminated vintage looking cards will last forever.
“Seven ancient playing cards are shown to be six black spot cards and one king of diamonds. All cards are fanned to show that all cards are kings of diamonds and all back are normal. This effect is brand new and perfect for bizarre performers."
Great atmospheric effect...very rare.
Brand NEW!
$40 shipped anywhere in North America.
Interested? Email me and put GYPSY in the Subject Line.
Jumbo Invis*ble Deck
The greatest card effect on the planet.
This deck is brand new and unused. There are no instructions but this is a regular Invisible Deck…just one on steroids.
I bought this from a dealer years ago. There was no card case with it…so I will send it to you in a red deck case to protect it.
Yours for $50 including North American shipping.
Interested? Email me and put ID in the Subject Line
The greatest card effect on the planet.
This deck is brand new and unused. There are no instructions but this is a regular Invisible Deck…just one on steroids.
I bought this from a dealer years ago. There was no card case with it…so I will send it to you in a red deck case to protect it.
Yours for $50 including North American shipping.
Interested? Email me and put ID in the Subject Line
Axtell Pizza To Go!
Kids Show GOLD!
The Pizza you bought on the way to the show has vanished from the box! Well, the man claimed he made the world’s fastest pizza to go and he was right….It’s GONE!
But with the help of an assistant from the audience and some “Instant Pizza Mix” you’ll attempt to magically bake another pizza right in the box! After some fun you’ll start to stir the mix with your magic wand but better not….a rabbit might apear in the mix and you don’t want a “hare” in your pizza.
Does anyone have a mixing spoon in the audience? No? Well with the magic words…”Mama Mia”… the wand instantly changes into a mixing spoon!
The fun continues until finally your assistant has indeed baked a magical but…….tiny….silly looking 8″ pizza. We must not have yelled “Mama Mia” loud enough….let’s try it again. Take out the pizza and toss the pizza into the air….and WHAM! The small pizza changes into a Large right before their very eyes!
The Pizza is now too large for the box! Take your bow!
Yours for $90 including North American shipping.
Interested? Email me and put PIZZA in the Subject Line
https://www.martinsmagic.com/allmagic/childrens/pizza-to-go-by-axtell-expressions/
Kids Show GOLD!
The Pizza you bought on the way to the show has vanished from the box! Well, the man claimed he made the world’s fastest pizza to go and he was right….It’s GONE!
But with the help of an assistant from the audience and some “Instant Pizza Mix” you’ll attempt to magically bake another pizza right in the box! After some fun you’ll start to stir the mix with your magic wand but better not….a rabbit might apear in the mix and you don’t want a “hare” in your pizza.
Does anyone have a mixing spoon in the audience? No? Well with the magic words…”Mama Mia”… the wand instantly changes into a mixing spoon!
The fun continues until finally your assistant has indeed baked a magical but…….tiny….silly looking 8″ pizza. We must not have yelled “Mama Mia” loud enough….let’s try it again. Take out the pizza and toss the pizza into the air….and WHAM! The small pizza changes into a Large right before their very eyes!
The Pizza is now too large for the box! Take your bow!
Yours for $90 including North American shipping.
Interested? Email me and put PIZZA in the Subject Line
https://www.martinsmagic.com/allmagic/childrens/pizza-to-go-by-axtell-expressions/
Any Card Called For by Dennis Loomis
Very hard to find. This one is brand new.
Dennis Loomis' insight and design for magic has impressed the minds of David Copperfield, Doug Henning and Charles Reynolds just to name a few. Dennis' Any Card Called For is a professional piece of card magic that has been perfected by many years of performance and experience.
Imagine having a shuffled deck of cards setting on the palm of your hand. A spectator from the audience calls out the name of ANY card. You instantly cut the cards to the exact location of the named selection. This can be repeated over and over with different cards. Then as a kicker, you perform the same effect blindfolded!
Dennis has finally lifted the veil on this classic effect, teaching all of the major points and subtleties as well as his blindfold technique which make his version of Any Card Called For a true reputation maker.
The roots of this effect go back to Billy O'Connor's "Instanto" deck (made famous by the great Cardini). But no method to date can produce the blinding speed or ease of use which can be achieved with the Any Card Called For deck.
No Stooges - No Equivoque
Comes complete with gimmicked Bicycle Deck and 9 page instruction booklet.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8oQCP8osdk
$45 Shipped anywhere in North America
Interested? Email me with "Any Card" in the subject line.
Very hard to find. This one is brand new.
Dennis Loomis' insight and design for magic has impressed the minds of David Copperfield, Doug Henning and Charles Reynolds just to name a few. Dennis' Any Card Called For is a professional piece of card magic that has been perfected by many years of performance and experience.
Imagine having a shuffled deck of cards setting on the palm of your hand. A spectator from the audience calls out the name of ANY card. You instantly cut the cards to the exact location of the named selection. This can be repeated over and over with different cards. Then as a kicker, you perform the same effect blindfolded!
Dennis has finally lifted the veil on this classic effect, teaching all of the major points and subtleties as well as his blindfold technique which make his version of Any Card Called For a true reputation maker.
The roots of this effect go back to Billy O'Connor's "Instanto" deck (made famous by the great Cardini). But no method to date can produce the blinding speed or ease of use which can be achieved with the Any Card Called For deck.
No Stooges - No Equivoque
Comes complete with gimmicked Bicycle Deck and 9 page instruction booklet.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8oQCP8osdk
$45 Shipped anywhere in North America
Interested? Email me with "Any Card" in the subject line.
Insider by Jay Sankey
Hit the net and see if you can find this little miracle for sale...anywhere.
I'll wait here.
Done? What is it? A portable, CLOSE-UP impossible location SYSTEM. Any object ends up in a sealed envelope... ALL IN A SEALED BAG. In full-view and UNTOUCHABLE.
And this prop is brand new. It's never even been opened.
Interested? Email me with SANKEY on the Subject Line.
https://www.penguinmagic.com/p/2331
$40 including shipping anywhere in North America.
Hit the net and see if you can find this little miracle for sale...anywhere.
I'll wait here.
Done? What is it? A portable, CLOSE-UP impossible location SYSTEM. Any object ends up in a sealed envelope... ALL IN A SEALED BAG. In full-view and UNTOUCHABLE.
And this prop is brand new. It's never even been opened.
Interested? Email me with SANKEY on the Subject Line.
https://www.penguinmagic.com/p/2331
$40 including shipping anywhere in North America.
In Two Minds by Jonathan Pickard
Imagine a playing card that helps you read people’s minds. Hand it to a spectator…ask them to concentrate on it and let a card come to mind. Without fail, the card they think of will be the one freely chosen by another spectator only a few moments before. No switches. No forces. Just one card. Two minds.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qU8AMfXEFvo
$40 Shipped anywhere in North America
Interested? Email me with "TWO" on the subject line.
Imagine a playing card that helps you read people’s minds. Hand it to a spectator…ask them to concentrate on it and let a card come to mind. Without fail, the card they think of will be the one freely chosen by another spectator only a few moments before. No switches. No forces. Just one card. Two minds.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qU8AMfXEFvo
$40 Shipped anywhere in North America
Interested? Email me with "TWO" on the subject line.
Big Bang...Exploding Light Bulb
A light bulb inside a plastic bag suddenly explodes upon your command. You don’t touch the bulb at all. Shocking magic.
$60 Includes shipping in North America
Interested? Email me with "Big Bang" in the subject line.
A light bulb inside a plastic bag suddenly explodes upon your command. You don’t touch the bulb at all. Shocking magic.
$60 Includes shipping in North America
Interested? Email me with "Big Bang" in the subject line.
Heirloom by Alakazam
Imagine an effect that packs in to your wallet, taking up very little room; an effect that packs such a punch when you perform it that your spectators get goose bumps just thinking about it. An effect that people talk about for years to come..."Heirloom" is all of this and more!
It is a 'Mental/Magic' kind of effect, suitable for casual performance, table-hopping, strolling magic and more. It comes with a very strong presentation that will captivate your audience and lead to a shattering climax. It could possibly be the greatest performance piece you ever own!
Since its initial release in 2003, Heirloom has become a staple effect in the repertoires of magicians all around the world. On this DVD, you will learn the original routine in full and all of the tips, ideas and variations that have been inspired by it.
Also included is a detailed look at wallet setup as well as a discussion on the Heirloom Wallet* and the Heirloom Bonus Pack. Everything is covered! If you have never used Heirloom before then this DVD will open the doors to a fantastic new performance piece for you. If you have already used the original routine, then this DVD will give you some valuable new tips, ideas and variations that will inspire you further.
Heirloom takes Kenton Knepper's Kolossal Killer principle right to the very edge; the ideas introduced on this DVD will blow your audiences away. This effect delivers an emotionally charged moment of astonishment to your spectators and shows no mercy!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iW9BNBnJ6RA
"I think Heirloom, is a fine effect that would really kick laymen in the head."
-Michael Close
NOTE: This package does NOT include the wallet.
$60 includes shipping in North America
Interested? Email me with "Heirloom" in the subject line.
Imagine an effect that packs in to your wallet, taking up very little room; an effect that packs such a punch when you perform it that your spectators get goose bumps just thinking about it. An effect that people talk about for years to come..."Heirloom" is all of this and more!
It is a 'Mental/Magic' kind of effect, suitable for casual performance, table-hopping, strolling magic and more. It comes with a very strong presentation that will captivate your audience and lead to a shattering climax. It could possibly be the greatest performance piece you ever own!
Since its initial release in 2003, Heirloom has become a staple effect in the repertoires of magicians all around the world. On this DVD, you will learn the original routine in full and all of the tips, ideas and variations that have been inspired by it.
Also included is a detailed look at wallet setup as well as a discussion on the Heirloom Wallet* and the Heirloom Bonus Pack. Everything is covered! If you have never used Heirloom before then this DVD will open the doors to a fantastic new performance piece for you. If you have already used the original routine, then this DVD will give you some valuable new tips, ideas and variations that will inspire you further.
Heirloom takes Kenton Knepper's Kolossal Killer principle right to the very edge; the ideas introduced on this DVD will blow your audiences away. This effect delivers an emotionally charged moment of astonishment to your spectators and shows no mercy!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iW9BNBnJ6RA
"I think Heirloom, is a fine effect that would really kick laymen in the head."
-Michael Close
NOTE: This package does NOT include the wallet.
$60 includes shipping in North America
Interested? Email me with "Heirloom" in the subject line.
Awe Struck
Notes: “AWE Struck" is pure and staggeringly strong. This is EXACTLY what happens, with no exaggeration: someone thinks of ANY card (no equivoke or forces). You remove your wallet and inside, clearly displayed, is a hand-written note predicting the thought-of card. The wallet contains just one prediction and you can fairly show that it is a normal wallet.
Adam Elbaum has created a sensational and offbeat approach to this simple yet strong mentalism plot. They name any card and you clearly show that you predicted it in advance, written on a piece of paper isolated in your wallet.
We even include Asi Wind's smart addition that allows you to predict two named cards.
The beautiful gimmicked leather wallet included with "AWE Struck" is custom-made for this effect, but also designed to be your every-day wallet.
Includes everything you need
Beautifully packaged with 1.5 hour DVD
Multiple versions and handlings taught, including Asi Wind's version.
Brand NEW!
$40 USD plus $20 shipping.
If you are interested in this prop, email me and put "AWE" in the subject line.
Notes: “AWE Struck" is pure and staggeringly strong. This is EXACTLY what happens, with no exaggeration: someone thinks of ANY card (no equivoke or forces). You remove your wallet and inside, clearly displayed, is a hand-written note predicting the thought-of card. The wallet contains just one prediction and you can fairly show that it is a normal wallet.
Adam Elbaum has created a sensational and offbeat approach to this simple yet strong mentalism plot. They name any card and you clearly show that you predicted it in advance, written on a piece of paper isolated in your wallet.
We even include Asi Wind's smart addition that allows you to predict two named cards.
The beautiful gimmicked leather wallet included with "AWE Struck" is custom-made for this effect, but also designed to be your every-day wallet.
Includes everything you need
Beautifully packaged with 1.5 hour DVD
Multiple versions and handlings taught, including Asi Wind's version.
Brand NEW!
$40 USD plus $20 shipping.
If you are interested in this prop, email me and put "AWE" in the subject line.
Clarity Box by David Regal
David Regal lends his genius to an absolutely clear SWITCHING BOX! Magicians can use this to make a signed card reappear inside a box the spectators have been looking at throughout the routine. Mentalists can load predictions. This is a true utility device.
Brand new! Have a look!
$70 USD Shipped anywhere in North America.
Interested? Email me with the word BOX in the Subject Line.
David Regal lends his genius to an absolutely clear SWITCHING BOX! Magicians can use this to make a signed card reappear inside a box the spectators have been looking at throughout the routine. Mentalists can load predictions. This is a true utility device.
Brand new! Have a look!
$70 USD Shipped anywhere in North America.
Interested? Email me with the word BOX in the Subject Line.
Sold Items
SOLD! Mona Lisa McComb
I spent three years trying to track this prop down. It took on ‘legend’ status in my mind. Beautifully produced. Perfect for stage. Shaded with McComb’s brilliance. I found one the seller said was in “fair” shape and had no problem forking over $200 for it…and promptly found out that “fair”meant “bent, crappy…doesn’t work.”
What was I supposed to do? It had been discontinued…no more…anywhere.
I threw the crappy prop away and kept looking. I found THIS one on an obscure site, had the owner give me a tour. There is a small scratch on the black carrying case. Other than that, the prop was in PERFECT shape.
I sprained my finger hitting the PayPal button. About a week later I decided all my adult shows were going to be mentalism — and I could not come up with a premise that worked for me.
I kept it on the shelf and there it has sat for over 15 years. Perfect. I STILL have a hard time letting it go. But something this wonderful deserves to be used.
I will only sell this to someone as excited to see it as I was. Yes. Seriously.
Officially Authorized by Billy McComb
A laugh Filled Comedy Routine With a Touch of Elegance
Claiming to be attuned to his volunteer's taste in fine art, the magician shows the rest of the audience a prediction - a large -format, reproduction of the Mona Lisa - and sets it aside.
He now explains to the spectator that she will make a random choice from a stack of several reproductions of paintings. The performer holds up the paintings so the audience can see them, but not the volunteer, who is unaware that all the paintings are the Mona Lisa. The audience laughs as it realizes the performer is about to con his lovely volunteer.
As he displays each Mona Lisa to the audience, the performer miscalls each painting, saying one is a Monet, an Andy Warhol, a Dali, etc. Whenever the spectator says "Stop," the magician hands her the painting to hold but tells her not to peek at it yet.
The Magician picks up his prediction and confidently asks the name of the artist she has chosen but is bewildered when she says she has selected a Van Gogh! (Yes, we've marked the artist's name clearly at the bottom of the painting so the spectator will know it was painted by Van Gogh.)
The Magician looks for himself, and sure enough, she has ended up with an intense Van Gogh self-portrait. But when the performer turns around his prediction, it has magically changed to a Van Gogh as well, ending the routine on a note of artistic triumph!
Professionals will love the quality of the props, especially our new foolproof interlocking design that takes the risk out of the old rough-and-smooth method.
Mona Lisa McComb comes to you complete with thirteen full-color paintings reproduced on huge 11x14 inch high-quality coated stock, housed in an elegant ribbon-tie black artist's portfolio, with full photo-illustrated instructions.
$225 including North American shipping.
Interested? Email me with MONA in the Subject Line.
I spent three years trying to track this prop down. It took on ‘legend’ status in my mind. Beautifully produced. Perfect for stage. Shaded with McComb’s brilliance. I found one the seller said was in “fair” shape and had no problem forking over $200 for it…and promptly found out that “fair”meant “bent, crappy…doesn’t work.”
What was I supposed to do? It had been discontinued…no more…anywhere.
I threw the crappy prop away and kept looking. I found THIS one on an obscure site, had the owner give me a tour. There is a small scratch on the black carrying case. Other than that, the prop was in PERFECT shape.
I sprained my finger hitting the PayPal button. About a week later I decided all my adult shows were going to be mentalism — and I could not come up with a premise that worked for me.
I kept it on the shelf and there it has sat for over 15 years. Perfect. I STILL have a hard time letting it go. But something this wonderful deserves to be used.
I will only sell this to someone as excited to see it as I was. Yes. Seriously.
Officially Authorized by Billy McComb
A laugh Filled Comedy Routine With a Touch of Elegance
Claiming to be attuned to his volunteer's taste in fine art, the magician shows the rest of the audience a prediction - a large -format, reproduction of the Mona Lisa - and sets it aside.
He now explains to the spectator that she will make a random choice from a stack of several reproductions of paintings. The performer holds up the paintings so the audience can see them, but not the volunteer, who is unaware that all the paintings are the Mona Lisa. The audience laughs as it realizes the performer is about to con his lovely volunteer.
As he displays each Mona Lisa to the audience, the performer miscalls each painting, saying one is a Monet, an Andy Warhol, a Dali, etc. Whenever the spectator says "Stop," the magician hands her the painting to hold but tells her not to peek at it yet.
The Magician picks up his prediction and confidently asks the name of the artist she has chosen but is bewildered when she says she has selected a Van Gogh! (Yes, we've marked the artist's name clearly at the bottom of the painting so the spectator will know it was painted by Van Gogh.)
The Magician looks for himself, and sure enough, she has ended up with an intense Van Gogh self-portrait. But when the performer turns around his prediction, it has magically changed to a Van Gogh as well, ending the routine on a note of artistic triumph!
Professionals will love the quality of the props, especially our new foolproof interlocking design that takes the risk out of the old rough-and-smooth method.
Mona Lisa McComb comes to you complete with thirteen full-color paintings reproduced on huge 11x14 inch high-quality coated stock, housed in an elegant ribbon-tie black artist's portfolio, with full photo-illustrated instructions.
$225 including North American shipping.
Interested? Email me with MONA in the Subject Line.
SOLD Hades Finger Chopper
This is the Cadillac of finger choppers. Utterly examinable!
From the website:
Show a small wooden model of the famous French Guillotine.
Hand it out for examination!
Let them look at the blade.
Let them look at the holder.
Now, have them place their finger into the holder.
Place the blade atop their finger.
Say the magic words and slam down the blade.
A match below their finger is cut in two!
Their finger remains intact.
And, when they try and lift the blade, they'll find it's on the other side of their finger!
Ask them to remove their finger form the chopper and examine the props.
They will find nothing!
That's why its such good magic.
Hand-crafted in wood and built to meet the exacting demands of the working professional.
https://magicmethods.com/p/general-magic/mickey-hades-improved-finger-chopper
NOTE: I do not have the original instructions for this prop. This would suck because there’s no way you are going to get the blade set without them.
I DO have my own routine which explains precisely how to set the prop and my ideas for presentation.
$95 USD Delivered anywhere in North America
Interested? Email me with the word CHOPPER in the subject line.
This is the Cadillac of finger choppers. Utterly examinable!
From the website:
Show a small wooden model of the famous French Guillotine.
Hand it out for examination!
Let them look at the blade.
Let them look at the holder.
Now, have them place their finger into the holder.
Place the blade atop their finger.
Say the magic words and slam down the blade.
A match below their finger is cut in two!
Their finger remains intact.
And, when they try and lift the blade, they'll find it's on the other side of their finger!
Ask them to remove their finger form the chopper and examine the props.
They will find nothing!
That's why its such good magic.
Hand-crafted in wood and built to meet the exacting demands of the working professional.
https://magicmethods.com/p/general-magic/mickey-hades-improved-finger-chopper
NOTE: I do not have the original instructions for this prop. This would suck because there’s no way you are going to get the blade set without them.
I DO have my own routine which explains precisely how to set the prop and my ideas for presentation.
$95 USD Delivered anywhere in North America
Interested? Email me with the word CHOPPER in the subject line.
SOLD Baby Hornet by John Riggs
The Baby Hornet: A Brown Hornet clipboard small enough to fit in the palm of your hand OR your shirt pocket. It's a small (3" x 4.5") masonite clipboard that works on the same principle as the regular Brown Hornet and Skeeter.
Like the other "Bugboards," the Baby Hornet incorporates the ultra-sensitive impression surface that immediately resets.
It will take an impression through an index card, by the way, or some business cards.
Why did I make this? Well, a lot of folks just don't like the design of the Skeeter and requested a smaller version of the Brown Hornet. So, here it is. I must admit that it is an innocuous device and I've used it quite a bit since making it. It works great with Post-it notes too.
My prop has never been used in performance. As New shape.
$55 shipped anywhere in North America.
The Baby Hornet: A Brown Hornet clipboard small enough to fit in the palm of your hand OR your shirt pocket. It's a small (3" x 4.5") masonite clipboard that works on the same principle as the regular Brown Hornet and Skeeter.
Like the other "Bugboards," the Baby Hornet incorporates the ultra-sensitive impression surface that immediately resets.
It will take an impression through an index card, by the way, or some business cards.
Why did I make this? Well, a lot of folks just don't like the design of the Skeeter and requested a smaller version of the Brown Hornet. So, here it is. I must admit that it is an innocuous device and I've used it quite a bit since making it. It works great with Post-it notes too.
My prop has never been used in performance. As New shape.
$55 shipped anywhere in North America.
SOLD! The SCORPION by Outlaw
This is the Scorpion…the most intimidating smash and stab target ever. Comes in its own visually intimidating wooden case with a mysterious character on top.
Inside? Something black. Full of pointy things…some of which have been touched up with a little red paint.
The secret?
The Scorpion houses a very powerful magn*t. You don’t need a magne* detector…you just need something metal palmed or on your finger. Trust me...you’ll know where it is.
Invite your spectator to hide the scorpion anywhere (and watch as they handle it gingerly…because there’s no other way to handle this) under any number of bags or coverings.
I've only ever seen one of these...and I bought it.
You will be executing the most memorable “smash and stab” effect ever — with absolute confidence.
$95 includes shipping anywhere in North America.
This is the Scorpion…the most intimidating smash and stab target ever. Comes in its own visually intimidating wooden case with a mysterious character on top.
Inside? Something black. Full of pointy things…some of which have been touched up with a little red paint.
The secret?
The Scorpion houses a very powerful magn*t. You don’t need a magne* detector…you just need something metal palmed or on your finger. Trust me...you’ll know where it is.
Invite your spectator to hide the scorpion anywhere (and watch as they handle it gingerly…because there’s no other way to handle this) under any number of bags or coverings.
I've only ever seen one of these...and I bought it.
You will be executing the most memorable “smash and stab” effect ever — with absolute confidence.
$95 includes shipping anywhere in North America.
SOLD Banachek PSI Series -- 4 DVD Package
Make a pen stand up and write the exact word a spectator is thinking . . . all by itself! Predict a corporate image chosen by a CEO! Reveal the serial number of a borrowed dollar bill. All these and more are included in this DVD.
These effects run the gamut from psychokinesis, telepathy, predictions and psychological influence.
These effects are designed to be performed from the intimacy and casualness of your friend's living room to the trade show floor
or the professional stage. Here Banachek presents mentalism like a home-cooked meal . . . something for everyone and sure to be enjoyed by all. From mentalism to mental magic, Banachek shows how to make mentalism fun and friendly.
Meet Banachek in a personal interview and learn how he started in mentalism and how his career developed as he travelled from England to South Africa, ultimately immigrating to the United States.
$100 includes tracked shipping to anywhere in North America.
Interested? Email me with PSI in the Subject Line.
SOLD Psycho II by Larry Becker
Becker wrote about this effect in Stunners. I spent a long time trying to find it…and when I did I bought both copies.
It’s an impossibility like only he could have designed.
The props are simple: just 5 ESP cards and three nesting envelopes. Each ESP card has a different design in a different color. Cards and envelopes are thoroughly examined by the spectator.
While your back is turned the spectator selects ANY ONE of the five cards — a free selection. He turns this face up, while the other cards remain face down. He buries his selection between the other cards used. The packet of five cards is then placed into an envelope and closed.
Your back is still turned.
The spectator places his envelope inside TWO MORE nesting envelopes. Yet even under these ever-so-fair conditions, you proceed to UNERRINGLY divine the selected ESP card without fail.
The envelopes are opaque. The spectator has examined them. No forces. No switch. No electronics. No sleight of hand. No outside gimmicks.
Top notch professional mentalism at its very best…worth hundreds of dollars to the working mentalist.
You’re not going to find this prop anywhere…at any price. This set is in perfect shape.
Becker wrote about this effect in Stunners. I spent a long time trying to find it…and when I did I bought both copies.
It’s an impossibility like only he could have designed.
The props are simple: just 5 ESP cards and three nesting envelopes. Each ESP card has a different design in a different color. Cards and envelopes are thoroughly examined by the spectator.
While your back is turned the spectator selects ANY ONE of the five cards — a free selection. He turns this face up, while the other cards remain face down. He buries his selection between the other cards used. The packet of five cards is then placed into an envelope and closed.
Your back is still turned.
The spectator places his envelope inside TWO MORE nesting envelopes. Yet even under these ever-so-fair conditions, you proceed to UNERRINGLY divine the selected ESP card without fail.
The envelopes are opaque. The spectator has examined them. No forces. No switch. No electronics. No sleight of hand. No outside gimmicks.
Top notch professional mentalism at its very best…worth hundreds of dollars to the working mentalist.
You’re not going to find this prop anywhere…at any price. This set is in perfect shape.
SOLD! Luna 1936 by Outlaw
This is THE Outlaw Classic.
Luna 1936.
There is no more perfect Bizarre Mentalism effect on the planet. Empathy. Mystery. Creepy. If you know Luna, you know precisely what I’m talking about.
It is, perhaps, the most unique book test ever devised.
Beautifully crafted…and there will never be any more made.
This is a prop of dark beauty.
$175 tracked delivery anywhere in North America.
If you are interested, Email me with LUNA on the Subject Line.
This is THE Outlaw Classic.
Luna 1936.
There is no more perfect Bizarre Mentalism effect on the planet. Empathy. Mystery. Creepy. If you know Luna, you know precisely what I’m talking about.
It is, perhaps, the most unique book test ever devised.
Beautifully crafted…and there will never be any more made.
This is a prop of dark beauty.
$175 tracked delivery anywhere in North America.
If you are interested, Email me with LUNA on the Subject Line.
SOLD! Pendulum Power by Richard Webster
The classic!
69 pages of effects and routines using the much under-utilised pendulum. Included are two complete routines using no trickery whatsoever; a chapter containing 7 impromptu effects that can be done without trickery; a routine that can be used in a lecture/demonstration that has everyone taking your advertising material home with them; plus 11 effects by Richard and a bonus routine by Paul Marcus; and a chapter on how to hypnotize with a pendulum in a close-up situation.
$40 shipped anywhere in North America
The classic!
69 pages of effects and routines using the much under-utilised pendulum. Included are two complete routines using no trickery whatsoever; a chapter containing 7 impromptu effects that can be done without trickery; a routine that can be used in a lecture/demonstration that has everyone taking your advertising material home with them; plus 11 effects by Richard and a bonus routine by Paul Marcus; and a chapter on how to hypnotize with a pendulum in a close-up situation.
$40 shipped anywhere in North America
SOLD! PSI Deck by Bruce Bernstein
I was over the moon when I found this diabolical little marvel. Absolutely the best tossed out deck on the planet.
Bruce Bernstein says:
I’ve been performing PSI-DECK for around 15 years in selected venues but, except from a very small circle, have guarded its secrets jealously. One of the main reasons that I’ve held it “under my vest” for so long is that as well as being a pleasure to perform, it is also thoroughly deceptive.
There is very little in Magic or Mentalism as easy to perform, as is PSI-DECK. With almost nothing technical to worry about, you can relax and put all your energies into entertaining your audience. Yet it fools just about everyone. I’ve “taken” some of the best-informed Mentalists, and Card Workers with this effect. When performing at a convention for “those in the know”, it has become one of my trademark presentations, since I’ve seen the impact it has upon laymen and experts alike.
I’ve thought of marketing it for many years, but only now do I have the opportunity to present PSI-DECK to the community at large with the quality I expect. I predict it will quickly become a favorite of yours too. Since over an hour of handwork is required to assemble each deck, and the difficulty in manufacture, when these are all sold, it’s very unlikely there will be another run.
Effect: 3 people are asked to participate in an experiment that will test the hidden powers of the mind.
A deck of cards is fanned and shown to everyone. Then a rubber band is placed around the middle of the deck, which is then placed face down on the left hand of assistant #1. He is asked to place his right thumb on the edge of the deck and when you turn your back and instruct him to, he is to quickly pull up just enough to peek at one card at random and then remove his thumb.
Turning around, you ask that assistant #2 take the deck and hold it as assistant #1 was previously instructed. You turn your back and tell her to peek at a card in the same manner as assistant #1 did.
She is then to place the deck off to the side as you turn back around. You do not touch the deck in any way, or even have to see it.
You then look at assistant #1, and after “concerted mental effort”; you then concentrate on assistant #2. With proper showmanship you then ACCURATELY REVEAL THE EXACT SELECTION THAT EACH OF THEM HAD MERELY PEEKED AT! (There is absolutely NO pumping involved. You know with CERTAINTY exactly which card each of them had peeked at!)
Assistants #1 and #2 are dismissed, as you hand an envelope to assistant #3. You then pick up the deck (yes, it is the same one – no switching!), take off the rubber band, and explain that you will slowly deal through the face down deck, one card at a time. You carefully instruct him to call out “STOP” when you are holding a card in your hand, so that there can be absolutely no question about exactly which card is the one being chosen.
You then proceed to slowly deal the cards, pausing for a second each time you peel off a card before dropping it to the table, so it will be perfectly clear exactly which card is being selected. He says, “STOP”. You ask if he’s sure, or would he like the previous card, or the next one etc. (He can, of course, change his mind if he so wishes.)
You turn the card around so all can see it.
You ask him to open the envelope and remove the contents. They match EXACTLY!
Sells new for $100.
You can have my backup deck for $80 including shipping anywhere in North America.
I was over the moon when I found this diabolical little marvel. Absolutely the best tossed out deck on the planet.
Bruce Bernstein says:
I’ve been performing PSI-DECK for around 15 years in selected venues but, except from a very small circle, have guarded its secrets jealously. One of the main reasons that I’ve held it “under my vest” for so long is that as well as being a pleasure to perform, it is also thoroughly deceptive.
There is very little in Magic or Mentalism as easy to perform, as is PSI-DECK. With almost nothing technical to worry about, you can relax and put all your energies into entertaining your audience. Yet it fools just about everyone. I’ve “taken” some of the best-informed Mentalists, and Card Workers with this effect. When performing at a convention for “those in the know”, it has become one of my trademark presentations, since I’ve seen the impact it has upon laymen and experts alike.
I’ve thought of marketing it for many years, but only now do I have the opportunity to present PSI-DECK to the community at large with the quality I expect. I predict it will quickly become a favorite of yours too. Since over an hour of handwork is required to assemble each deck, and the difficulty in manufacture, when these are all sold, it’s very unlikely there will be another run.
Effect: 3 people are asked to participate in an experiment that will test the hidden powers of the mind.
A deck of cards is fanned and shown to everyone. Then a rubber band is placed around the middle of the deck, which is then placed face down on the left hand of assistant #1. He is asked to place his right thumb on the edge of the deck and when you turn your back and instruct him to, he is to quickly pull up just enough to peek at one card at random and then remove his thumb.
Turning around, you ask that assistant #2 take the deck and hold it as assistant #1 was previously instructed. You turn your back and tell her to peek at a card in the same manner as assistant #1 did.
She is then to place the deck off to the side as you turn back around. You do not touch the deck in any way, or even have to see it.
You then look at assistant #1, and after “concerted mental effort”; you then concentrate on assistant #2. With proper showmanship you then ACCURATELY REVEAL THE EXACT SELECTION THAT EACH OF THEM HAD MERELY PEEKED AT! (There is absolutely NO pumping involved. You know with CERTAINTY exactly which card each of them had peeked at!)
Assistants #1 and #2 are dismissed, as you hand an envelope to assistant #3. You then pick up the deck (yes, it is the same one – no switching!), take off the rubber band, and explain that you will slowly deal through the face down deck, one card at a time. You carefully instruct him to call out “STOP” when you are holding a card in your hand, so that there can be absolutely no question about exactly which card is the one being chosen.
You then proceed to slowly deal the cards, pausing for a second each time you peel off a card before dropping it to the table, so it will be perfectly clear exactly which card is being selected. He says, “STOP”. You ask if he’s sure, or would he like the previous card, or the next one etc. (He can, of course, change his mind if he so wishes.)
You turn the card around so all can see it.
You ask him to open the envelope and remove the contents. They match EXACTLY!
Sells new for $100.
You can have my backup deck for $80 including shipping anywhere in North America.
SOLD! The Clairvoyant Card Duck
Our Clairvoyant Card Duck is one of the classics in Magic, and this version is no exception. Well made, bright colors and detail. The wings are sculpted and extend past the sides of the body (a Viking original innovation), giving this duck a realistic look. Guaranteed the finest you’ll ever own. Stage size. Uses Poker-sized cards.
EFFECT: A spectator (you are not limited as to how many you use) is asked to select a card from a deck of 52. The card is returned to the deck and the cards mixed. Now, your psychic duck, Clairvolina is introduced. She will locate the hidden card and she will do this without asking any questions. The duck begins removing cards from the deck by pecking them out of the holder at the end of her perch. No, not that one, not that one either. Ah, here it is.... Clairvolina has selected a card, which she now holds in her beak.
The spectator names his card, and lo and behold, this is the exact card selected by your psychic duck! The effect may be repeated, and this time, you cover her eyes with a blindfold, yet she is still able to locate the selected card! This is a great item for kids and adults. The presentations possible are only limited by your imagination. Alphabet cards, picture cards, baseball cards, etc. can be used. There is built-in comedy that will surely play well with any and all audiences.
Our Viking Card Duck is made of the finest materials and top workmanship. Includes George's personal routine which has worked well for him for over 40 years.
$175 Shipped anywhere in North America
Interested? Email me with DUCK in the Subject Line
https://vikingmagic.com/products/card-duck-by-viking
Our Clairvoyant Card Duck is one of the classics in Magic, and this version is no exception. Well made, bright colors and detail. The wings are sculpted and extend past the sides of the body (a Viking original innovation), giving this duck a realistic look. Guaranteed the finest you’ll ever own. Stage size. Uses Poker-sized cards.
EFFECT: A spectator (you are not limited as to how many you use) is asked to select a card from a deck of 52. The card is returned to the deck and the cards mixed. Now, your psychic duck, Clairvolina is introduced. She will locate the hidden card and she will do this without asking any questions. The duck begins removing cards from the deck by pecking them out of the holder at the end of her perch. No, not that one, not that one either. Ah, here it is.... Clairvolina has selected a card, which she now holds in her beak.
The spectator names his card, and lo and behold, this is the exact card selected by your psychic duck! The effect may be repeated, and this time, you cover her eyes with a blindfold, yet she is still able to locate the selected card! This is a great item for kids and adults. The presentations possible are only limited by your imagination. Alphabet cards, picture cards, baseball cards, etc. can be used. There is built-in comedy that will surely play well with any and all audiences.
Our Viking Card Duck is made of the finest materials and top workmanship. Includes George's personal routine which has worked well for him for over 40 years.
$175 Shipped anywhere in North America
Interested? Email me with DUCK in the Subject Line
https://vikingmagic.com/products/card-duck-by-viking
SOLD! Drawn In by Oliver Meech
One of the coolest magic ideas I've seen in a really long time...The book is clever from start to finish...5 Stars with a Stone Status of Absolute GEM!"
- Jeff Stone, My Lovely Assistant reviews
A story like no other, set in a ghoulish gallery. Part twisted tale. Part interactive magic trick. Your audience decides how the story develops. At the freaky finale, you reveal that their choices were predicted from the start. Drawn In takes a powerful classic, the Invisible Deck, in an eerie new direction. Imagine if Stephen King was presenting the Invisible Deck and you're almost there. Perform it in stage, parlour or close-up situations; formally or informally; to one person or hundreds. It's easy to do - the book even simplifies the handling of the deck. The instructions are cunningly concealed in the Acknowledgements section at the back. Use in conjunction with any Invisible Deck (not supplied).
Oliver Meech is a magician and writer of the critically-acclaimed magic books The Plot Thickens and Plot Twists. His work has been described as "a breath of fresh air" by MAGIC magazine and "wildly creative" by Genii Online. He lives in London with his wife and pet toad.
Pages: 131 - 6" x 8" - Softcover
Interested? Email me and put Oliver in the Subject Line.
One of the coolest magic ideas I've seen in a really long time...The book is clever from start to finish...5 Stars with a Stone Status of Absolute GEM!"
- Jeff Stone, My Lovely Assistant reviews
A story like no other, set in a ghoulish gallery. Part twisted tale. Part interactive magic trick. Your audience decides how the story develops. At the freaky finale, you reveal that their choices were predicted from the start. Drawn In takes a powerful classic, the Invisible Deck, in an eerie new direction. Imagine if Stephen King was presenting the Invisible Deck and you're almost there. Perform it in stage, parlour or close-up situations; formally or informally; to one person or hundreds. It's easy to do - the book even simplifies the handling of the deck. The instructions are cunningly concealed in the Acknowledgements section at the back. Use in conjunction with any Invisible Deck (not supplied).
Oliver Meech is a magician and writer of the critically-acclaimed magic books The Plot Thickens and Plot Twists. His work has been described as "a breath of fresh air" by MAGIC magazine and "wildly creative" by Genii Online. He lives in London with his wife and pet toad.
Pages: 131 - 6" x 8" - Softcover
Interested? Email me and put Oliver in the Subject Line.
SOLD! The Lemon Game by Doug Malloy
Before we get to the website sales material, I wanted to take a second to tell you about this effect.
The reason most “Bill to Lemon” effects suck is that they have a powerful surprise…and that’s it.
In my comedy magic days this is the ONLY routine I purchased and exactly as written. Why? It’s brilliant. It’s entertaining. It will make audiences laugh out loud…and provide a powerful kick-in-the-head ending.
This is, I think, one of the best commercial effects on the planet: ten solid memory making, laugh out loud minutes.
Here’s the website material: Borrow a bill from an audience member. Have him sign his name across the face of the bill so they will recognize it later. Fold the bill up and place it into a small drawstring money bag. Ask the spectator to hold the bag in full view.
Now, for the game! Bring out a stack of giant, laminated "valuable gift cards" worth over $10,000.00! The spectator will have a chance to win one of the valuable prizes. He randomly picks one of the cards, face down. Clip the card onto the stand. Now, show him what he didn't win. No sports car. No diamond ring. No $10,000.00 in cash. No computer system. No London vacation. Well, what did he win? Give him one last chance to pick either the prize card or his money in the bag. He picks the money.
Ah, well. Ask him to open the bag. He does. Inside is a slip of paper that says, "Congratulations, you are a Winner!" But the money is gone!! Turn over the prize card. It's a picture of a lemon! What a great prize!! Reach into your case and bring out a bag of lemons. He reaches in and freely selects one.
Bring out a knife and slice open the lemon. There inside is his $50 dollar bill with his signature right across its face! Unbelievable!! What a routine!!
Michael Close "A hunk of magic...Worth your serious consideration... A funny and amazing routine."
Jeff McBride "One of the finest products to hit the magic community. Absolutely Terrific!"
Dean Dill - " The most entertaining bill in lemon I've ever seen. And believe me, it fools magicians."
Tony Clark- "A blockbuster routine from beginning to end. A great way to add 7-10 minutes to any act."
Kevin James- "You won't get a lemon with lemon game!"
The Lemon Game comes directly from Doug Malloy's act. It comes absolutely complete: You get the special briefcase (now supplied with an aluminum briefcase) to hold all the props (and acts as a stand for the prize card display), the beautifully laminated giant prize cards, the lemons (in a very special net bag), the knife, the marker, the money bag, the special gimmick, and the complete, step-by-step every-word-included patter. Plus, you also receive a DVD showing you exactly how to perform this super routine. Ten minutes of solid audience participatory entertainment that fits in a briefcase!
Sells new for $340…you can have mine in perfect working order and very good shape for $250 INCLUDING North American shipping.
Before we get to the website sales material, I wanted to take a second to tell you about this effect.
The reason most “Bill to Lemon” effects suck is that they have a powerful surprise…and that’s it.
In my comedy magic days this is the ONLY routine I purchased and exactly as written. Why? It’s brilliant. It’s entertaining. It will make audiences laugh out loud…and provide a powerful kick-in-the-head ending.
This is, I think, one of the best commercial effects on the planet: ten solid memory making, laugh out loud minutes.
Here’s the website material: Borrow a bill from an audience member. Have him sign his name across the face of the bill so they will recognize it later. Fold the bill up and place it into a small drawstring money bag. Ask the spectator to hold the bag in full view.
Now, for the game! Bring out a stack of giant, laminated "valuable gift cards" worth over $10,000.00! The spectator will have a chance to win one of the valuable prizes. He randomly picks one of the cards, face down. Clip the card onto the stand. Now, show him what he didn't win. No sports car. No diamond ring. No $10,000.00 in cash. No computer system. No London vacation. Well, what did he win? Give him one last chance to pick either the prize card or his money in the bag. He picks the money.
Ah, well. Ask him to open the bag. He does. Inside is a slip of paper that says, "Congratulations, you are a Winner!" But the money is gone!! Turn over the prize card. It's a picture of a lemon! What a great prize!! Reach into your case and bring out a bag of lemons. He reaches in and freely selects one.
Bring out a knife and slice open the lemon. There inside is his $50 dollar bill with his signature right across its face! Unbelievable!! What a routine!!
Michael Close "A hunk of magic...Worth your serious consideration... A funny and amazing routine."
Jeff McBride "One of the finest products to hit the magic community. Absolutely Terrific!"
Dean Dill - " The most entertaining bill in lemon I've ever seen. And believe me, it fools magicians."
Tony Clark- "A blockbuster routine from beginning to end. A great way to add 7-10 minutes to any act."
Kevin James- "You won't get a lemon with lemon game!"
The Lemon Game comes directly from Doug Malloy's act. It comes absolutely complete: You get the special briefcase (now supplied with an aluminum briefcase) to hold all the props (and acts as a stand for the prize card display), the beautifully laminated giant prize cards, the lemons (in a very special net bag), the knife, the marker, the money bag, the special gimmick, and the complete, step-by-step every-word-included patter. Plus, you also receive a DVD showing you exactly how to perform this super routine. Ten minutes of solid audience participatory entertainment that fits in a briefcase!
Sells new for $340…you can have mine in perfect working order and very good shape for $250 INCLUDING North American shipping.
SOLD! Illuminati by Larry Becker and Lee Earle
Effect: Your Participant selects one of three authentic hotel room key cards and secretly writes an imaginary room number on the back.
He holds that card number-side-down and slides it between the remaining two key cards. The three stacked cards are slowly and openly shown top and bottom, front and back.
There is no doubt that all three hotel key cards are completely opaque and that the room number is totally hidden from view.
Yet you can reveal the secret information almost instantly!
No Sleights
No Electronics
No impressions or copies
Nothing added or taken away
Instant Reset
No Mess
Includes DVD instructions
$60 including North American Shipping.
Interested? Email me with "Illuminati" in the subject line.
Effect: Your Participant selects one of three authentic hotel room key cards and secretly writes an imaginary room number on the back.
He holds that card number-side-down and slides it between the remaining two key cards. The three stacked cards are slowly and openly shown top and bottom, front and back.
There is no doubt that all three hotel key cards are completely opaque and that the room number is totally hidden from view.
Yet you can reveal the secret information almost instantly!
No Sleights
No Electronics
No impressions or copies
Nothing added or taken away
Instant Reset
No Mess
Includes DVD instructions
$60 including North American Shipping.
Interested? Email me with "Illuminati" in the subject line.
SOLD OUT: Train Tracking by Atlas Brookings
When a tragedy befell my grandchildren, Atlas Brookings generously donated a number of copies of his legendary book as a fundraiser.
I held back the last six copies...and have decided to offer THREE of those six here.
All money goes directly to a fund for the kids.
These books are brand new...and are $225 USD plus $30 shipping anywhere.
(Thank you again, Atlas!)
Interested? Email me with the word TRAIN in the subject line.
When a tragedy befell my grandchildren, Atlas Brookings generously donated a number of copies of his legendary book as a fundraiser.
I held back the last six copies...and have decided to offer THREE of those six here.
All money goes directly to a fund for the kids.
These books are brand new...and are $225 USD plus $30 shipping anywhere.
(Thank you again, Atlas!)
Interested? Email me with the word TRAIN in the subject line.
SOLD! Colney Hatch Burial Register by Outlaw
Collector’s item: Complete your LUNA collection with this hand made and thoroughly spooky prop from Outlaw.
NOTE: This is the book ONLY. No instructions or manual.
It's a thing of handmade beauty. If you know LUNA...you know this prop.
$100 including shipping anywhere in North America
Collector’s item: Complete your LUNA collection with this hand made and thoroughly spooky prop from Outlaw.
NOTE: This is the book ONLY. No instructions or manual.
It's a thing of handmade beauty. If you know LUNA...you know this prop.
$100 including shipping anywhere in North America
SOLD Morressey Chop Cup
This is the trick which has been seen on many television shows and is a feature effect in the close up work of some of the world’s greatest close up performers! Easy to do, yet extremely effective magic! A highly polished aluminum cup is shown and a hand knit ball; both appear to be perfectly innocent. The ball is caused to vanish only to appear back under the cup. The magician then causes the ball to penetrate through the top of the cup. The ball FINALLY TURNS INTO A STRAWBERRY!!
You can perform all this and more with only a limited amount of practice due to the clever construction of the apparatus. The trick comes complete with the cup, hand knit balls, a handy carrying bag, and instructions for a complete routine. This is sure to become one of your favorite close up tricks!!
They were manufactured by the Morrissey Magic Co. in Canada which closed in 2013. These have become highly collectible in the magic world as have all Morrissey made items.
This prop is in pristine condition.
$70 shipped anywhere in North America
Interested? Email me with CHOP in the Subject Line.
This is the trick which has been seen on many television shows and is a feature effect in the close up work of some of the world’s greatest close up performers! Easy to do, yet extremely effective magic! A highly polished aluminum cup is shown and a hand knit ball; both appear to be perfectly innocent. The ball is caused to vanish only to appear back under the cup. The magician then causes the ball to penetrate through the top of the cup. The ball FINALLY TURNS INTO A STRAWBERRY!!
You can perform all this and more with only a limited amount of practice due to the clever construction of the apparatus. The trick comes complete with the cup, hand knit balls, a handy carrying bag, and instructions for a complete routine. This is sure to become one of your favorite close up tricks!!
They were manufactured by the Morrissey Magic Co. in Canada which closed in 2013. These have become highly collectible in the magic world as have all Morrissey made items.
This prop is in pristine condition.
$70 shipped anywhere in North America
Interested? Email me with CHOP in the Subject Line.
SOLD Blank Night by John Archer
Penn and Teller's hit show Fool Us had a simple premise: perform an effect that the duo couldn't figure out. Only two magicians fooled Penn & Teller in the initial show, and one of those was John Archer. He did so with a smart, simple routine called "Blank Night," and Vanishing Inc. Magic is proud to release it.
"Blank Night" comes complete with everything you need to add it to your next show. Five envelopes are shown and you explain that one of them contains a prize of $100 (use any amount or currency). Audience members choose four of the five envelopes but discover they have only won small consolation prizes (such as a $0 bill, or nothing at all).
Without any suspicious moves, the final envelope is clearly opened to reveal $100 inside! The bills are not folded and are seen clearly being pulled from inside the envelope. No body loads, envelope switches or thumbtips. “Blank Night” left both Penn and Teller speechless!
Comes complete with detailed, fully-illustrated instruction booklet, specially-manufactured envelopes and gimmicks. Choose blue or yellow envelopes at checkout. Envelopes come blank so that you can write whatever words you would like on them.
Brand New!
Yours for $45 shipped anywhere in North America
Interested? Email me with "ARCHER" in the Subject Line.
SOLD! Penny Dreadful Detective by Christopher Taylor
... in which a player attempts to solve a grizzly murder using only their psychic intuition. The kicker? The player unknowingly also intuits the victim’s exact time of death.
Included in the set:
• Specially prepared set of photo ‘game cards’
• Vintage pocket watch pendulum with velvet pouch
• Gimmicked Sharpie pen
• Sample prepared envelopes
• A surefire method for teaching a participant how to use a pendulum in only two minutes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5d_K1O4oDO0
I love Penny! A terrific stand-alone routine, perfect for parlour, close-up or an after dinner gig.
Neil Scryer
$60 Shipped anywhere in North America
Interested? Email me with "PENNY" in the Subject Line
... in which a player attempts to solve a grizzly murder using only their psychic intuition. The kicker? The player unknowingly also intuits the victim’s exact time of death.
Included in the set:
• Specially prepared set of photo ‘game cards’
• Vintage pocket watch pendulum with velvet pouch
• Gimmicked Sharpie pen
• Sample prepared envelopes
• A surefire method for teaching a participant how to use a pendulum in only two minutes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5d_K1O4oDO0
I love Penny! A terrific stand-alone routine, perfect for parlour, close-up or an after dinner gig.
Neil Scryer
$60 Shipped anywhere in North America
Interested? Email me with "PENNY" in the Subject Line
SOLD! Absolutely Versatile! 3 Huge Cards!
This prop is in pristine condition.
14” x 9”…handmade by a European craftsman. All three cards work flawlessly. How do they work?
Take a look at the card in the picture. One is a Queen of Hearts…the other is a King of Clubs. It’s pretty hard to confuse the two, right?
I mean: if you stand holding one card — which the audience has just clearly seen is a red Queen…how is it possible that when you turn the card around it has transformed into a black King?
One card…which can turn into another card …silently and flawlessly. The card in the picture: the Queen and the King are both the SAME CARD.
And all three cards do the same thing.
You can do a slow as molasses 3 Card Monte. You can have an audience member predict EVERY TIME which card you’re holding. (Or…be wrong every time.)
There’s no limit to the possibilities.
This prop is a work of art. Includes a protective plastic case.
You’ll never see this again.
Interested? Email me with "CARD" in the Subject Line
This prop is in pristine condition.
14” x 9”…handmade by a European craftsman. All three cards work flawlessly. How do they work?
Take a look at the card in the picture. One is a Queen of Hearts…the other is a King of Clubs. It’s pretty hard to confuse the two, right?
I mean: if you stand holding one card — which the audience has just clearly seen is a red Queen…how is it possible that when you turn the card around it has transformed into a black King?
One card…which can turn into another card …silently and flawlessly. The card in the picture: the Queen and the King are both the SAME CARD.
And all three cards do the same thing.
You can do a slow as molasses 3 Card Monte. You can have an audience member predict EVERY TIME which card you’re holding. (Or…be wrong every time.)
There’s no limit to the possibilities.
This prop is a work of art. Includes a protective plastic case.
You’ll never see this again.
Interested? Email me with "CARD" in the Subject Line
SOLD The Festival Entertainer by Keith Stickley
I have been performing at fairs and exhibitions for years on grandstands, secondary stages and VIP rooms.
This book provided a great perspective on how another fair/festival entertainer approaches his craft. I always enjoy learning from people who have actually been there and KNOW what they are talking about.
Highly recommended. Here's the blurb:
Discover the proven METHODS and SECRETS to making a lucrative income in the untapped market of entertaining at outdoor fairs, festivals, and events. Keith Stickley’s new book “The Festival Entertainer – The Professional Entertainers Guide to Booking and Working Outdoor Fairs, Festivals, and Events” is the perfect tool for those who have a good family show or need some guidance in building one, and are looking to work more. A LOT MORE! Inside "The Festival Entertainer", you will learn how to find, market, and sell to summer fair and event clients; structure an outdoor show that will gather a large crowd and leave them screaming for more; use simple agreement contracts (which are included) to protect your paycheck in the event of a rain day; and book up to 13 weeks or more of solid work per year with minimal investment using simple and effective technology and tools you already have available to you at home. "The Festival Entertainer" is NOT just a book of theory. It is a step by step manual that will take you all the way through the process of learning to book and market your show, travel on the road comfortably, and present a show at an outdoor fair setting that is sure to wow an audience amongst the hundreds of other distractions on the fairgrounds. "The Festival Entertainer" Also delves deeply into the technical aspects of performing outdoors. With in-depth and easy to understand chapters on how to easily add production value to your outdoor shows by using sound, lights, music, and even the proper kinds of microphones.
$55 shipped anywhere in North America.
If you're interested, email me with FESTIVAL in the Subject Line.
I have been performing at fairs and exhibitions for years on grandstands, secondary stages and VIP rooms.
This book provided a great perspective on how another fair/festival entertainer approaches his craft. I always enjoy learning from people who have actually been there and KNOW what they are talking about.
Highly recommended. Here's the blurb:
Discover the proven METHODS and SECRETS to making a lucrative income in the untapped market of entertaining at outdoor fairs, festivals, and events. Keith Stickley’s new book “The Festival Entertainer – The Professional Entertainers Guide to Booking and Working Outdoor Fairs, Festivals, and Events” is the perfect tool for those who have a good family show or need some guidance in building one, and are looking to work more. A LOT MORE! Inside "The Festival Entertainer", you will learn how to find, market, and sell to summer fair and event clients; structure an outdoor show that will gather a large crowd and leave them screaming for more; use simple agreement contracts (which are included) to protect your paycheck in the event of a rain day; and book up to 13 weeks or more of solid work per year with minimal investment using simple and effective technology and tools you already have available to you at home. "The Festival Entertainer" is NOT just a book of theory. It is a step by step manual that will take you all the way through the process of learning to book and market your show, travel on the road comfortably, and present a show at an outdoor fair setting that is sure to wow an audience amongst the hundreds of other distractions on the fairgrounds. "The Festival Entertainer" Also delves deeply into the technical aspects of performing outdoors. With in-depth and easy to understand chapters on how to easily add production value to your outdoor shows by using sound, lights, music, and even the proper kinds of microphones.
$55 shipped anywhere in North America.
If you're interested, email me with FESTIVAL in the Subject Line.
SOLD! ZEN by Colin McLeod/Cloud
Colin had a massive underground following before be blew into the role of one of the worlds most popular mentalists.
I got ZEN from him at MindVention one year.
When it came out, people went crazy because so few knew what it was. What is it? Colin kept it vague on purpose. He had his reasons.
Mentalist and author Michael Murray had this to say:
"Sometimes in life we find ourselves very privileged situations. These don't come around often but when they do they are highly memorable.
Several months ago I was witness to such an event. When Colin passed briefly through my neighbourhood he called in to say hi and during this visit he performed for me a routine that he held close to his heart, a routine which he has now titled "Zen".
Zen is a very powerful system for direct mind reading which relies on a very clever combination of tried and tested methodology.
This is a perfect matrimony of techniques that has begged itself to be discovered; even Colin himself admits that reading this manuscript will be very much a slap in the face "Why didn't I think of that" event. This is not a bad thing and I sincerely doubt that anyone other than Colin could have pieced this together.
On devouring "Zens" 28 pages you will learn the full in's and outs of this effect as well as some minor variations in handling. This effect is not difficult by any means which will allow the performer to concentrate his efforts almost entirely on the performance which will be remembered for a very long time."
For me this was challenging...versatile...powerful mentalism.
This was a LIMITED ISSUE and is signed and numbered. (71 out of 250) It's a great option for the performer as well as the collector.
$80 shipped anywhere in North America.
Interested? Email me and put ZEN in the Subject Line
Colin had a massive underground following before be blew into the role of one of the worlds most popular mentalists.
I got ZEN from him at MindVention one year.
When it came out, people went crazy because so few knew what it was. What is it? Colin kept it vague on purpose. He had his reasons.
Mentalist and author Michael Murray had this to say:
"Sometimes in life we find ourselves very privileged situations. These don't come around often but when they do they are highly memorable.
Several months ago I was witness to such an event. When Colin passed briefly through my neighbourhood he called in to say hi and during this visit he performed for me a routine that he held close to his heart, a routine which he has now titled "Zen".
Zen is a very powerful system for direct mind reading which relies on a very clever combination of tried and tested methodology.
This is a perfect matrimony of techniques that has begged itself to be discovered; even Colin himself admits that reading this manuscript will be very much a slap in the face "Why didn't I think of that" event. This is not a bad thing and I sincerely doubt that anyone other than Colin could have pieced this together.
On devouring "Zens" 28 pages you will learn the full in's and outs of this effect as well as some minor variations in handling. This effect is not difficult by any means which will allow the performer to concentrate his efforts almost entirely on the performance which will be remembered for a very long time."
For me this was challenging...versatile...powerful mentalism.
This was a LIMITED ISSUE and is signed and numbered. (71 out of 250) It's a great option for the performer as well as the collector.
$80 shipped anywhere in North America.
Interested? Email me and put ZEN in the Subject Line
SOLD Conversations with Mind Readers
A classic….very hard to find. Here’s the scoop from its creator:
If you want to learn to read minds and make others believe you’re psychic and if you want to do explosive
mentalism that hits people in the gut then The Conversations With Mind Readers Project; might be the
best program you’ll ever own.
My name is Ben Cummings and I recently undertook an ambitious project. Nothing like it has ever been
achieved in the history of magic or mentalism. I interviewed 22 of the top mind readers on the planet. People
who sold out Broadway with their mind numbing miracles. People who cause secret thoughts to appear
burnt into their arms. People who make borrowed keys bend, spoons melt and tables float by concentrating
their minds who predict the outcome of today & headlines months in advance. I’m talking about people who
earn their living by making others freak out. Wouldn’t you like to get to know these people and gain access to
their secrets?
The problem is, the world of mind reading is heavily guarded. Its nearly impossible to learn. I had to make
many promises to safe guard that these powerful secrets would not get into the wrong hands. But inside
Conversations With Mind Readers a very private world is opened up to you for the first time. The best in the
world tip their secrets on the fine art of stealing thoughts. Things only a small number of people even know
about or do.
$195.00 USD plus $20 Shipping.
If you're interested in purchasing this prop email me. Put "Conversations" in the subject line.
A classic….very hard to find. Here’s the scoop from its creator:
If you want to learn to read minds and make others believe you’re psychic and if you want to do explosive
mentalism that hits people in the gut then The Conversations With Mind Readers Project; might be the
best program you’ll ever own.
My name is Ben Cummings and I recently undertook an ambitious project. Nothing like it has ever been
achieved in the history of magic or mentalism. I interviewed 22 of the top mind readers on the planet. People
who sold out Broadway with their mind numbing miracles. People who cause secret thoughts to appear
burnt into their arms. People who make borrowed keys bend, spoons melt and tables float by concentrating
their minds who predict the outcome of today & headlines months in advance. I’m talking about people who
earn their living by making others freak out. Wouldn’t you like to get to know these people and gain access to
their secrets?
The problem is, the world of mind reading is heavily guarded. Its nearly impossible to learn. I had to make
many promises to safe guard that these powerful secrets would not get into the wrong hands. But inside
Conversations With Mind Readers a very private world is opened up to you for the first time. The best in the
world tip their secrets on the fine art of stealing thoughts. Things only a small number of people even know
about or do.
$195.00 USD plus $20 Shipping.
If you're interested in purchasing this prop email me. Put "Conversations" in the subject line.
SOLD: Freakey by Gregory Wilson
A GREAT routine! In the designer's words:
Finally, a Copper/Silver that really makes sense.
How many people carry an American half dollar or English penny-especially at the same time? Exactly! Get FREAKEY and you'll be ready with a miracle in your pocket anytime, anywhere.
Two distinctly different house keys switch places repeatedly in a flashy five-phase, fast-paced, in-their-face, Monte-type routine-finishing clean in the spectator's tightly-clenched fist.
FREAKEY also includes a dozen more clever and captivating bonus routines by some of magic's key players:
Paul Harris
David Acer
Max Maven
Mark Jenest
Danny Archer
Michael Weber
Thom Peterson
David Gripenwaldt
and John "This-Product-Wouldn't-Be-The-Same-Without-Him" Kennedy.
Freakey comes complete with everything you need: a precision-crafted gimmicked key, an elegant easy-to-open key fob and an instructional DVD with numerous over-the-top, on-the-street performances. Put FREAKEY in one pocket and Hundy 500 in other, and you'll be ready On-The-Spot and Off-The-Cuff.
Leave Your Playing Cards At Home. This Is The Perfect Opener...Or Closer.
Get Freakey and you'll never leave home without it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvhK6_ik9uw
Shipped anywhere in North America for $85 USD
Interested? Email me with the word KEY in the Subject line.
A GREAT routine! In the designer's words:
Finally, a Copper/Silver that really makes sense.
How many people carry an American half dollar or English penny-especially at the same time? Exactly! Get FREAKEY and you'll be ready with a miracle in your pocket anytime, anywhere.
Two distinctly different house keys switch places repeatedly in a flashy five-phase, fast-paced, in-their-face, Monte-type routine-finishing clean in the spectator's tightly-clenched fist.
FREAKEY also includes a dozen more clever and captivating bonus routines by some of magic's key players:
Paul Harris
David Acer
Max Maven
Mark Jenest
Danny Archer
Michael Weber
Thom Peterson
David Gripenwaldt
and John "This-Product-Wouldn't-Be-The-Same-Without-Him" Kennedy.
Freakey comes complete with everything you need: a precision-crafted gimmicked key, an elegant easy-to-open key fob and an instructional DVD with numerous over-the-top, on-the-street performances. Put FREAKEY in one pocket and Hundy 500 in other, and you'll be ready On-The-Spot and Off-The-Cuff.
Leave Your Playing Cards At Home. This Is The Perfect Opener...Or Closer.
Get Freakey and you'll never leave home without it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvhK6_ik9uw
Shipped anywhere in North America for $85 USD
Interested? Email me with the word KEY in the Subject line.
SOLD: Hampton Falls by Tony Chris
A Macabre Mentalism/Bizarre Masterpiece
On June 18, 1969 in Hampton Falls, Massachusetts, eight high school students spent one terrifying night in an abandoned and purportedly haunted insane asylum. Not all of them survived...
Tony Chris tells their story through his captivating, macabre mental masterpiece, as eight photos of the students are displayed. A spectator is asked to separate the photos into two groups. This is done in the fairest possible manner. The spectator has a 100% FREE CHOICE of each photo and to which group to place it in. Each choice is absolutely made by the spectator without any conditions whatsoever! It is that clean. Once this has been done, the photos are turned over to reveal that the spectator has successfully separated the students who died that night from those who lived through the nightmare of the Hampton Falls haunting.
INCLUDES the custom printed cards for Hampton Falls, a printed sheet with Tony's "word for word" dramatic, complete patter line for you to learn and an instructional DVD. Also includes access to the UNIVERSAL TEMPLATE information that allows you to customize the cards for any language in the world.
SPECIAL NOTES:
No Forcing - No Equivoque - No Multiple Outs Packs Super flat and plays huge Not The O.O.T.W. Principle No rough and smooth Only 8 cards are used Spectator has a 100% FREE CHOICE of which group to place the cards in Instant Reset Easy To Do INCLUDES Tony's bonus routine "ONE SOUL"
POWERFUL Magic that is perfect for the bizarrist and Mentalist.
https://www.vanishingincmagic.com/magic-dvds/hampton-falls/
$45 USD Shipped anywhere in North America
A Macabre Mentalism/Bizarre Masterpiece
On June 18, 1969 in Hampton Falls, Massachusetts, eight high school students spent one terrifying night in an abandoned and purportedly haunted insane asylum. Not all of them survived...
Tony Chris tells their story through his captivating, macabre mental masterpiece, as eight photos of the students are displayed. A spectator is asked to separate the photos into two groups. This is done in the fairest possible manner. The spectator has a 100% FREE CHOICE of each photo and to which group to place it in. Each choice is absolutely made by the spectator without any conditions whatsoever! It is that clean. Once this has been done, the photos are turned over to reveal that the spectator has successfully separated the students who died that night from those who lived through the nightmare of the Hampton Falls haunting.
INCLUDES the custom printed cards for Hampton Falls, a printed sheet with Tony's "word for word" dramatic, complete patter line for you to learn and an instructional DVD. Also includes access to the UNIVERSAL TEMPLATE information that allows you to customize the cards for any language in the world.
SPECIAL NOTES:
No Forcing - No Equivoque - No Multiple Outs Packs Super flat and plays huge Not The O.O.T.W. Principle No rough and smooth Only 8 cards are used Spectator has a 100% FREE CHOICE of which group to place the cards in Instant Reset Easy To Do INCLUDES Tony's bonus routine "ONE SOUL"
POWERFUL Magic that is perfect for the bizarrist and Mentalist.
https://www.vanishingincmagic.com/magic-dvds/hampton-falls/
$45 USD Shipped anywhere in North America