ONLY 1!

[I am a Magician]

If (god forbid) there was a big economic depression so bad that you had to sell all of your magic material and supplies so you can afford basic needs (food, water, etc,.) and you could hold on to ONLY 1 effect, book, or deck of cards, etc.,
What would it be and why?

 

[010rusty]

Oh yes, my favorite thread I've seen in a while. I would keep... my stealth pen. Infinite amount of pen tricks, plus a stealth pen would allow me to perform "pen through dollar". So.. no more card tricks for me.
I also wouldn't pick a book because I feel like I've reread and annotated them enough to where food is more important than any book in my collection. I can't wait to see other people's responses

 

[MohanaMisra]

Funny you should mention that when I own just a single deck of cards.

PS:- Jokes apart, I'd hold on just to the Ace of Spades. Plenty of single card effects and flourishes to do with it and practice.

 

[Luis Vega]

My floating ring trick... I can rebuild my career with that trick in no time...

 

[Josh Burch]

Flux, I can do it anywhere, repeat it indefinitely, and everyone finds it entertaining.

 

[Noah B8]

I would keep one deck of cards in mnemonica order. I could construct a whole show with this and make my money back.

 

[MickaelD]

Ouch rough topic man(i love the question), hard to say... But i guess a marked deck since i can get alot of milage out of it and perform multiple tricks.. would love to keep my vanishing deck as well with it tho. But i cant. So just any regular or marked deck works for me. ... I guess i have to pick a deck now?

Diamond Jim Tylers marked gilded deck that came with the diamond puzzle black box

 

[WitchDocIsIn]

Hard to say, honestly. My first instinct would be my copy of Discoverie of Witchcraft, because I haven't read it yet. But it's also probably the most valuable magic-related item I own so it would most likely be smarter to sell that.

So, keeping with the spirit of the OP, if it came to that I'd sell everything and just continue performing my seances and propless material.

 

[Liderc]

Sounds like growing up.. and we couldn't even afford basic needs... can barley now

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