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Slide
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Posted: Feb 24, 2012 1:44pm
What would you say is the most over priced over hyped out of print book. For me the answer would be Ricky Jays Cards As Weapons. I remember when I first saw the book in person thinking THIs is what all the excitement is about!?
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Woodfield
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Posted: Feb 24, 2012 6:49pm
I guess you didn't think much of the illustrations.
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Tom Jorgenson
Inner circle
LOOSE ANGLES, CALIFORNIA
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Posted: Feb 24, 2012 9:28pm
Body Magic? Good stunts and good book, but over hyped and over priced for the one or two stunts you would typically choose to do.
For the Fumble-Thumbed who wish a good CT: John Wells' THE BARFLY'S BILLET TEST &INDEX CARD TEAR
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ekins
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Portland, Oregon
248 Posts
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Posted: Feb 25, 2012 1:42pm
Another one that can go on this list is "Protocols of the Elders of Magic". Actually, I don't know if this one is particularly over-hyped but because of its collectability it has definitely become over-priced. Mind you, I'm not complaining because I have a copy I'm open to selling. 
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asherfox
Regular user
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Posted: Feb 25, 2012 2:24pm
By Forces Unseen
A stupid kid thought that is OOP and picked up a Second hand copy for hundred.
one month later, he finds that will be back in print.
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andre combrinck
Special user
South Africa
954 Posts
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Posted: Mar 26, 2012 2:04pm
Still Expert at the card Table!
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Rennie
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Manteca, California
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Posted: Mar 31, 2012 11:24am
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On 2012-02-24 13:44, Slide wrote:
What would you say is the most over priced over hyped out of print book. For me the answer would be Ricky Jays Cards As Weapons. I remember when I first saw the book in person thinking THIs is what all the excitement is about!?
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I definitely second the motion on this piece of garbage. I cannot understand the collector prices being paid on a book that contains absolutely NO MAGIC!! I had a copy that I sold on Ebay for around $125.00 if I remember, which was $124.01 more than it was worth, however great for my pocketbook. Not complaining about the bid I got, just the contents of what I sold.
Rennie
The effect is the important thing, how you achieve it is not.......
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motown
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Atlanta by way of Detroit
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Posted: Mar 31, 2012 1:22pm
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On 2012-02-24 13:44, Slide wrote:
What would you say is the most over priced over hyped out of print book. For me the answer would be Ricky Jays Cards As Weapons. I remember when I first saw the book in person thinking THIs is what all the excitement is about!?
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That book has a special place in my heart, because I know the artist who did the cover art for the book and once tried to buy it.
"If you ever write anything about me after I'm gone, I will come back and haunt you."
– Karl Germain
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takeachance
Inner circle
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Posted: Mar 31, 2012 4:54pm
Definately "This Way Up"
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edh
Inner circle
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Posted: Mar 31, 2012 8:23pm
Hmmmm...let me thing about this for awhile.
Magic is a vanishing art.
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D Byrd
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Virginia
370 Posts
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Posted: Apr 20, 2012 2:11am
For me it's JK Hartman's Card Craft. The unbelievable price I paid for it crushed me when I got it and found out what they paid for it. Let's just say I'll NEVER be able to sell it and brake even.
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Jamie Ferguson
Inner circle
Scotland
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Posted: Apr 21, 2012 4:44pm
Darwin Ortiz At The Card Table.
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Shakey
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In over 4 million i've made
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Posted: Apr 21, 2012 5:07pm
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On 2012-04-21 16:44, Jamie Ferguson wrote:
Darwin Ortiz At The Card Table.
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There is some fantastic material in this - I think this topic is very subjective. I think the Derren Brown books became too expensive, considering their content.
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Jamie Ferguson
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Scotland
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Posted: Apr 22, 2012 7:18am
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On 2012-04-21 17:07, Shakey wrote:
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On 2012-04-21 16:44, Jamie Ferguson wrote:
Darwin Ortiz At The Card Table.
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There is some fantastic material in this - I think this topic is very subjective. I think the Derren Brown books became too expensive, considering their content.
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You don't know how much I paid for it. A ridiculous sum of money.
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magicstudent
Elite user
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Posted: Apr 25, 2012 2:05am
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On 2012-02-25 14:24, asherfox wrote:
By Forces Unseen
A stupid kid thought that is OOP and picked up a Second hand copy for hundred.
one month later, he finds that will be back in print.
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Ha ha.. but at least it is definitely not over hyped...
I'll Be Back!
-Schwarzenegger-
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false_shuffle
Regular user
Omaha, NE
177 Posts
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Posted: Apr 25, 2012 9:00am
This Way Up wasn't all that bad. Ads were a bit deceiving, but Colin's version made it worth it in the end.
Daniel Rasmussen
Omaha, NE
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brehaut
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kentucky
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Posted: Apr 25, 2012 5:22pm
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On 2012-04-25 09:00, false_shuffle wrote:
This Way Up wasn't all that bad. Ads were a bit deceiving, but Colin's version made it worth it in the end.
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This Way Up is strong. Rather that than have 4 effects for $35 that I will never use
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MaxfieldsMagic
Inner circle
Instead of practicing, I made
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Posted: Apr 26, 2012 5:53pm
Not going to say which book I think fits the bill until after I unload it on someone for top dollar. 
I didn't say it was your fault, I said I was blaming you.
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Jim Sparx
Inner circle
Far Out, Texas
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Posted: Apr 30, 2012 7:41pm
Well this has to be a record. I was interested in 3 Kanter's catalogs to complete my collection of this company. I occasionally bought stuff from a dealer in Canada, so I wrote him and asked if he had these 3 particular catalogs.
He did, and the price was...............wait for it...............$350.00. No sale..... I still have the email and someday I think I'll frame it.
Needless to say I have not purchased from this guy since, and I found the three catalogs for $8, $10 and $12.00 - a total of $30 for the three catalogs I wanted.
My guess is this guy gets away with ripping off people who do not know what they are doing. A sad state for the magic community and collectors.
Spartacus died for your sloth
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MaxfieldsMagic
Inner circle
Instead of practicing, I made
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Posted: May 1, 2012 9:02pm
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On 2012-04-30 19:41, spartacus wrote:
My guess is this guy gets away with ripping off people who do not know what they are doing. A sad state for the magic community and collectors.
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Maybe his came with a certificate of authenticity?
I didn't say it was your fault, I said I was blaming you.
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bekralik
Inner circle
Canada
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Posted: May 2, 2012 9:47am
Maybe the guy who wanted $350 didn't really want to sell them and break up his collection? Or maybe $350 was the going rate and the person you bought them from didn't realize it and undersold them to you, losing out on hundreds of dollars (i.e. you ripped him off)? Value is in the eye of the beholder - it's hard to call a rip-off on people's tastes and wants rather than needs. I'm just saying only one person in a two-party transaction ever feels they got ripped-off.
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takeachance
Inner circle
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Posted: May 6, 2012 7:54pm
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On 2012-04-25 09:00, false_shuffle wrote:
This Way Up wasn't all that bad. Ads were a bit deceiving, but Colin's version made it worth it in the end.
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It wasn't that it was terrible, it was the advertising that was deceptive. Also the price for an old concept dressed up as it was, was ridiculas. As far as it being strong, well I guess that's subjective as to where you are at in your development, something we all must go through. For me, and I stress for me, it was a great disappointment.
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Jim Sparx
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Far Out, Texas
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Posted: May 7, 2012 7:37pm
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On 2012-05-02 09:47, bekralik wrote:
Maybe the guy who wanted $350 didn't really want to sell them and break up his collection? Or maybe $350 was the going rate and the person you bought them from didn't realize it and undersold them to you, losing out on hundreds of dollars (i.e. you ripped him off)? Value is in the eye of the beholder - it's hard to call a rip-off on people's tastes and wants rather than needs. I'm just saying only one person in a two-party transaction ever feels they got ripped-off.
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Dan Bradbury has been selling magic books for as long as I can remember. Here is his original posting at his website. He has not taken it down yet. The other book I bought from was, Byron Walker, a magic collector in California who co-wrote the book Conjuring Catalogs. I think both of these guys know what they are doing. Actually I was off $2 on one of the books, so it was less than $30. I have no reason to lie. If you want me to post the original email, I will send it by PM. Thank you.
26509. Kanter's Magic Shop. Philadelphia, PA, 1934-1962.
09. NO. 9. Missing front cover, o/w very good. 8.00
10. CATALOG...NO. 10. (1958). 408pp., wraps. 8vo. Good. 8.00
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John C
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Posted: May 11, 2012 8:08pm
Any offers on my Ricky jay book? Original printing
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