> DP II - The Return of the Dollar Punch by Card-Shark

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Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on May 6th, 2015
I had high expectations for this trick when I bought it, but was really disappointed. I purchased it from another magic shop, but feel compelled to share my experience with others so they have a chance NOT to waste their money! The hole punch is small, made of cheap plastic, and barely able to puch one hole through a piece of paper. The trouble with this is, if you do the trick as instructed, the punch is supposed to be used to punch through 8 surfaces of a folded dollar bill! This punch is too small to fake that step of the trick. My spectators all commented on that fact, before I even started. It is best to supply your own, real hole punch. Next, there is no DVD, only a single sheet of written instructions that are VERY poorly written. Point is, there is nowhere to go to visually see how to make the gimmicked dollar bill, or how to do the performance!! That is pretty important stuff in my book!!! You are provided with a fake dollar bill that has been pre-prepared: you are supposed to use it to make your own gimmick with a real dollar. It was not too difficult to figure out how to do it, BUT, it was not as easy as it would have been with adequate directions. Bottom line, this is WAY over priced for what you get. Even after figuring it out I have relegated this trick to the back of my closet. there are much better "punched hole" tricks out there. TAG is one and HOLE SURPRISE is another. Use your money on those if you want something that really wows people. Take care.

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mikelodion13
May 14th 2015 10:47am
I also bought this trick from another magic shop. I think if you follow the instructions you will have great reactions. I did some previous work in the two bills, in order to achieve the same serial numbers. There are a lot of ways to do this. First of all, I told the to write down the serial number of the regular bill, then I do the hole and let them check that is the same bill (same serial number). Finally I restored it and get great reactions. I know that is very frustrating to buy a magic trick and then have to make your own gimmick. However, in this case, the reactions you will get worth the previous effort. Take care and hope this can help you.

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