This kit is not so bad. All the previous reviewers on here seem to be reviewing Criss's Platinum
kit (the smaller kit available in stores), not this kit. This kit, the Ultimate Kit, includes
Criss's Master Mindfreaks DVD's 1 & 5 which alone cost more than this kit and got good reviews on
this website. The 3 DVD's here and the fat book of hundreds of tricks are worth the money you spend
on this even if the props were junk. But the props are not so bad either. Maybe not professional
quality, but decent for the price and better than you typically find in a magic kit of this type.
They're good enough for a beginner to practice with. The cards have Criss's name all over them and
no, they're not as good as Bicycle cards but they're better than say Maverick cards or other common
drugstore cards. And there are many tricks in here to interest adult beginners, too. It's not just
all kid stuff.