Magic Tricks

The concept of the Wallet was known to me because of several earlier products by Paul Carnazzo (Pac Stack, The Lookout Wallet, Annihilation Wallet). Oddly none of these were mentioned in the instructions and no credits were given to Carnazzo. Which is a shame to be honest.
A professional like Colin should do their homework better.

1. Quality of the Wallet:
The wallet is made from real leather and very well. It is small and modern looking which is great.
Materials are chosen carefully and match the purpose nicely.
The fragile part is a actually a advantage compared to other flexible materials.
I found the pockets to be very tight but they might wear in a bit more and losen up in the future. You can put two ID cards in the uppermost pocket to widen it a bit. It makes it easier for the participant to insert a card.
Another little something (keyword: shiny edges) needs a bit of modification (black sharpie or better black tape).
The ID compartment on the front is unfortunately designed way to small and tight. I wish it was bigger.

2. The Peek:
Like mentioned above the Peek works efficiently but is nothing new.
It’s fast and works well for drawing duplications.
It’s not suitable for numbers and words (especially not under fire with unknown handwriting). The result is m******d.

3. The Handling:
I feel very ambivalent about it. Let me explain further.
If you have small hands the wallet will be held quit oddly while peeking.
The wallet sits very high in the palm of your hand.
With big hands it is less of a problem but its still unnatural.

The wallet was designed for the advantage of getting the peek without any need to reopen it or going back to it. Meanwhile I believe it is a disadvantage to even insert the card into the wallet.
There are much better versions available were you don’t need to do that. Everything is presented “so fair” with Alias that it becomes convoluted and too much of a proof. It isn’t natural anymore.
Handing the wallet to the spectator after the card is inserted is a question of taste. I wouldn’t hand my regular wallet to a stranger but I am sure you can get around that.

4. Conclusion
You will not be disappointed by its quality and workings as it is cleverly designed and uses a proven method.
If you already own a wallet or method which you are satisfied with you don’t need this. It doesn’t offer anything new or revolutionary.
I bought it because I thought it looks very fair to the spectator but this the biggest drawback for me now. I will go back to more natural and unsuspicious ways.

I give this product 3 stars because of the missing credits and unnatural handling.