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Why not? Paul Gordon is a working pro who only does card magic. Guy Hollingworth also does little else. So in my mind you could easily do a gig with just card magic. Bear in mind you will only be at table in a restaurant for a few minutes, so a couple of card trciks should be fine. The point...

In reality, nothing is worth what it is sold for. If we are talking about physical value that is (i.e. What it cost to make). Value is purely based on what people will pay for it, as many others have already said. Rev

...and mentioning the latest fashionable deck does accomplish something? These threads accomplish nothing full stop, so one more pointless post isn't going to make much difference. Seriously, Theory 11 is supposedly about 'advancing the art of magic.' Yet all people seem to like doing on this...

Yeah, because I put blue Bicycles because I didn't understand the question... end sarcasm... Rev

Blue Bicycles Rev

Fair enough, I'm an atheist so I don't really see it as an issue, but I still say Christmas because unnecessary abbreviation annoys me! I just see it as lazy writing. Anyway, as much as I could talk all day about religion, this is a magic forum... so yeah... buy the John Bannon book, it's...

The worlds vaguest advice right there.... you may as well have said 'get some stuff'. Would have been just as insightful. On the topic of the thread, I can honestly say I only do card magic (this was a conscious decision made last year after 15 years of dabbling in all areas) so I can only...

Simple, just don't! They can't make you, you're your own boss! If you must do something, show them something else. Rev

So what? Just buy a new pack... Rev

I'm really sorry, but I laughed quite hard at your jog shuffle. You practically just showed everyone watching what you were doing. Have you got any actual books on card magic? Even the really basic books tell you to jog the card towards yourself. I suggest you stop posting videos and learning...

You consider £10 a deck reasonable and don't consider yourself wealthy?! I wouldn't spend more than £2 on deck. The amount I go through i'd have to be wealthy to even think about spending more than that! Rev

can I get this on DVD? Because I'm a visual learner and don't like reading...

HA HA! Quality answer... Just annoyed you got there before me! Rev

The fact that you said 'from beginner to expert' suggests you don't actually want anything specific and therefore just want to get something for the sake of it. If that is the case then don't bother getting anything. Also, you're planning on buying stuff. Don't. Plan on buying something and then...

I have tried twice now to post longer recommendations with explanations, and twice it's b****red up. So I'll just list the books. If you want to know more then feel free to ask. Get RRTCM first, then once you have worked through that, I recommend: The Card Magic of Nick Trost - Nick Trost...

If you want the pack to look 'haunted' then don't get Static. It is possibly the least spooky thing I've ever seen. The fact the deck springs open the minute you lift your finger just looks so fake(?) and un-magical. To me the whole thing just seems like a mechanical novelty more than a magic...

I started around eight years old with books from the library and school and a magic set from my parents. Can't pin point the exact moment I decided 'this is for me.' For some reason I just stuck with it. Started getting into the more 'professional' stuff around thirteen. Had to get my mum to...

You're going to struggle with magic if you take the 'simple means it's no good' attitude. Some of (if not all) of my best tricks are simple. I liked this. It needs more (better) presentation though. And yes, just pull the mate out of the same deck. No need for the second deck. And to...

Here's some constructive criticism: go out and film yourself doing this on some actual people. Demonstrating a trick of this nature to a webcam is completely pointless.... On a side note: I once saw someone 'doing' Nick Trost's 'Eight Card Brainwave' to a webcam.... now if that isn't completely...

A trick called 'Mars Life' from an English magician called Paul Gordon. Killer effect and stupidly easy to do - a Double undercut is as difficult as it gets sleight wise! Rev