So I pulled the trigger on this one as I was curious and wanted to purchase a few of the included products and it came out about equal to joining. So open wallet, placed preorder.
Listed Perks:
-Access to Sleight Club decks. They’re pretty par for the course for a Madison deck from the images.
-Direct contact with Daniel Madison via email and phone with an included contact card. If he is actively responsive, that could be useful.
-Access to private Skype mentorship. 2 hour sessions, once a week per student as long as needed. On a first come first serve basis, and I would wager an additional cost but unknown yet. If no charge, this could be a perk that is worth the money. Having done coaching over Skype for things like singing, it’s easy to go $100+ a week for a decent teacher. Having a solid ...gambler? (He’s not a magician as is prefaced in every black and white video.) grill your hands and teach you subtle nuances is definitely useful.
-Time with Madison. At least once a month during his traveling I guess he’ll toss up a Madison signal for hang outs, shoots, lectures, or just grabbing food and drinks. I’m likely unaffected by this as I doubt he’ll be dropping by the Dallas metroplex.
-Exclusive products and decks + priority advanced access. TBD? I imagine the decks will retain or grow in value at least. Not the worst if you’re a collector or love DM cards. Can’t speak for the other products and books that are exclusive. As for advance access It’s like a first pass for effects/books/decks as well. You’ll get the scoop awhile before it’s released publically.
-Free digital products. If there was one thing, this would be it. Free copies of Devilry, How to Cheat at Cards, ExM EotCT, and Deviations. That alone is more than the membership cost when purchased individually and you get pretty much the complete works of Madison nearly quite literally.
-Unknown physical product discounts and “surprises”. TBD.
So I’ll admit I’m definitely curious as to what the future brings. How useful are the resources provided, so on and so forth. I know a copy of Devilry will have me busy for awhile to say the least (£150 physical, £40 digital).