What to buy?
- Thread starter danylo
- Start date
well this is a question we need to know more about...
like, what are you into... cards, coins, rope...
like, what are you into... cards, coins, rope...
Sankey's Anytime, Anywhere is a great place to start. Has a few nice impromptu card effects as well.
I just purchased Strip by Jose Lac'Quest which is exactly 40 dollars from penguin magic (35 with the discount code) and I can't wait to receive it. I've heard really good things about it. It looks really amazing. Here's a link to it.
https://www.penguinmagic.com/product.php?ID=2049
https://www.penguinmagic.com/product.php?ID=2049
Get extreme burn. Nuff said. Unfortunately the gimmick cost money so I would say super sharpie if you can't swing the extra money.
Mark Wilson's Complete Course in Magic.
Joshua Jay's Magic: The Complete Course.
If you want a little more advanced, I second Sankey. I also like the Daniel Garcia Projects...coughVolumeonecough.
Ian
Joshua Jay's Magic: The Complete Course.
If you want a little more advanced, I second Sankey. I also like the Daniel Garcia Projects...coughVolumeonecough.
Ian
If you don't already have them and you're looking to spend money, I recommend 3 card monte and / or color monte. I think each is only like $10, so you could save some money and still get a couple nice tricks. You could always bet people a dollar and make the money back over time too. 
I once got 7 free drinks in one night just flipping past a guy's card and betting him the next card I flipped over was his. I think that 80% of everyone knows how that trick is done though, so I came up with a version to show them how it's done (seeing 1 guy in a crowd will yell out they know anyways), but the demonstration is actually a setup for another trick. In the end, you end up pretending to take it easy on them by betting them again that the card you plainly put on the table is their card (by showing them an indifferent card), and they assume you're "buying back" for the last drink / bet. In the end, you're just getting them a 2nd time.
I once got 7 free drinks in one night just flipping past a guy's card and betting him the next card I flipped over was his. I think that 80% of everyone knows how that trick is done though, so I came up with a version to show them how it's done (seeing 1 guy in a crowd will yell out they know anyways), but the demonstration is actually a setup for another trick. In the end, you end up pretending to take it easy on them by betting them again that the card you plainly put on the table is their card (by showing them an indifferent card), and they assume you're "buying back" for the last drink / bet. In the end, you're just getting them a 2nd time.
If you don't already have them and you're looking to spend money, I recommend 3 card monte and / or color monte. I think each is only like $10, so you could save some money and still get a couple nice tricks. You could always bet people a dollar and make the money back over time too.
I once got 7 free drinks in one night just flipping past a guy's card and betting him the next card I flipped over was his. I think that 80% of everyone knows how that trick is done though, so I came up with a version to show them how it's done (seeing 1 guy in a crowd will yell out they know anyways), but the demonstration is actually a setup for another trick. In the end, you end up pretending to take it easy on them by betting them again that the card you plainly put on the table is their card (by showing them an indifferent card), and they assume you're "buying back" for the last drink / bet. In the end, you're just getting them a 2nd time.
You should never actually take peoples money, thats just in bad taste.