Magic Tricks

Okay so I just performed this for some people at work and they love it. Everyone agrees it’s a fantastic opener as well as a great way to have audience participation. Every high praise that has been given about this trick is true. Why am I giving it 4 stars though? This price is WAY too expensive for what you’re getting. I expected some fancy gimmicks that would be specific to this, and the only way this trick could work. But what you’re getting is the routine along with a normal coin and a special envelope that any hobbyist magician could easily make if you know what the secret is.

As great as this is, it does not need to be 75 dollars (or 65 on penguin). You can get Wes Iselis Flip for 20 and he covers the same type of routine and material. While there is a distinct difference between that routine and this, it doesn’t seem fair to charge 50 dollars more just to have a tweak from Flip’s stand up routine (along with some very clever extra bonus ideas I might add). But it’s a booklet explaining it, along with one 1.5 minute video that only shows the moves a couple times.

Granted, this is a debate many magicians have (cost of routine and reactions justify the price). The reactions of course are priceless, so in that aspect, you get your moneys worth. I’m more talking about the materials you get in relation to cost. If you think 65 dollars justifies a normal coin, one special envelope, and a booklet with some ideas and a 1.5 minute video, then go for it. For me though, I’ll stick to Flip for 20 dollars and get nearly the same reactions.