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magicman226 Loyal user San Antonio, Texas 234 Posts |
My first visit to the magic shop cost about 40 dollars. I bought a floating card effect, sponge balls, and scotch and soda.
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Shane Wiker Inner circle Las Vegas 1199 Posts |
$100 over a few days when I first started. Since then, I've spent over $7000 on magic, though I never use most of it.
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tigerman21345 Regular user 124 Posts |
I bought a bicycle deck and a tape of Double take by Greg Wilson(in sales ! costs around $15 only !) when I first got start
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Genghis Regular user Derby UK 180 Posts |
I've spent far too much money on Instructional material and props and nothing like enough time on learning to perform them!
I've promised myself to quit buying and start becoming capable of performing a fraction of the mass of effects which I know all about! |
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Father Photius Grammar Host El Paso, TX (Formerly Amarillo) 17161 Posts |
Actually I spent nothing, think my folks did though. My first trick was a give away promo at one of Mark Wilson's shopping center promotions back in Dallas when he was doing Time for magic. My mom had to shell out for a 6 pack of dr. pepper and I think a package of neuhauff franks for that. A couple of years later Mark came out with a magic kit he sold through the Tiches department store in Dallas. I got one of those for christmas, so I figure it was a few dollars, not sure how much it was back then in the 50's. That was all my magic apparatus until I was about 13 when I took some paper route money and bought my first set of linking rings. Had a sort of boys scout book on magic tricks and got another as a gift from Uncle Harry (Blackstone's secrets of Magic), I think I learned every trick in those, though as I recall one or two in Uncle Harry's book involved apparatus beyond my means and ability to build. By my early 20's though I was spending a pretty penny every year on magic, but I was also earning my living as a magician then and put myself through college, so you might call it business expense. It doesn't take a lot to get started, but with all the effects available today, it sure is tempting to spend a fortune.
"Now here's the man with the 25 cent hands, that two bit magician..."
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Jondalawyer New user 63 Posts |
More than my wife knows about
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DanielSteep Inner circle 1409 Posts |
[quote]On 2006-01-23 13:14, Shane Wiker wrote:
, though I never use most of it. _____________________________________________________________________________________ LOL that's the way it always works spend a whole bunch and use almost none of it. I try to use all my magic but then again I don't think I have as much as you do! lol |
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andrelimantara Special user Surabaya, Indonesia 871 Posts |
I started with small tricks probably around $10-$20
Then now I start to buy books and DVDs cost vary $200-$300 This week I just spend quite a lot money for gaff... But love it
"Good performance comes from good practice, Great performance comes from the heart - Andre Limantara"
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Payne Inner circle Seattle 4571 Posts |
Didn't have much money when I was growing up so I spent very little on my magic back then. Cobbled together most of my props from felt and cardboard from the descriptions I found in the magic books in the library.
I've never had a monthly "magic budget" but bought stuff as I need or come across it. Last year was a light year as I didn't have to put together a new show so I'll wager I spent under $1500.00, maybe a little more My last two purchases were a book ($50.00)and a Cards Sword ($300.00)
"America's Foremost Satirical Magician" -- Jeff McBride.
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evolve629 Inner circle A stack of 3838 Posts |
Whoever says, "The more you spend the more you receive," is true!
One hundred percent of the shots you don't take don't go in - Wayne Gretzky
My favorite part is putting the gaffs in the spectators hands...it gives you that warm fuzzy feeling inside! - Bob Kohler |
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MPHanson New user 18 Posts |
For me, the inexcusable part is that I, too, bought a lot more than I could possibly digest. I suppose it speeds the learning curve, simply because of the pressure to not let stuff just sit there, but it also mediates against adequate practice. Thus, my New Years resolution: "Practice more before buying more."
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DanielSteep Inner circle 1409 Posts |
I wish I could make that resolution But I know I wouldent be able to keep it!
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Jim Poor Special user Fairfax, VA 676 Posts |
My last resolution was to make no more resolutions (inspired by the song "trip around the sun") so far, I've kept that one.
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Maro Anglero Loyal user FLORIDA 248 Posts |
My first year of starting magic I spent $40 then in my teen year I got to work for a magic shop and half my pay would got back to the shop. It was in my 20s that I spent $3000 in one year. Now I spent $300 to $500 a year on magic.
Maro
For the Magician: The hard must become habit, The habit must become easy, The easy must become Beautiful
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GG New user UK 86 Posts |
Wow, People are spending lot's of money,just imagine what else we could of done with it,i'm no different,after coming back into magic after 20 or more years out last year, I've ended up buying loads of dvd's and books, and one or two other essential? items.On the whole I've got few packet tricks, but some effects I doubt I will ever use. I think for the most part the dvd's book's are an investment as is the time spent learning.I now think I know what I want and won't buy unless I truly think I will use it, I hope.
Take it steady GG. |
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Chad C. Inner circle 1522 Posts |
I paid .60 for the Mark Wilson book and then $60 on a bunch of tricks not long after that. I then had everything needed for my first few shows. Of course, once I first started doing shows, I spent almost all that money on magic. My wife and I had an agreement-whatever I made on magic I could spend on magic. So I did.
Now that magic is one of my main income sources-the only thing I spend money on is supplies (balloons, flash paper, sponge balls, etc.) I have spent a lot in the past year on a sound system, microphone, and pretty soon...the icue squared. But I try to not buy any new tricks-I stick with the ones I've got and the classics. My advice-buy the mark wilson book-it has all you'll need if you practice it and learn it and then put it all together into a show. |
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leapinglizards Inner circle 1263 Posts |
TOO MUCH! Like most, I started buying props, and although I believe that magic dealers need to be supported and have to exist to encourage more people in the business- I would say 90% of it was deceptively sold in one way or another.
Toward the end of my performing days I ONLY bought books. I think if you channel your money in to the right books, you will get hundreds of times the value of the material BACK.
Leaping Lizards!!! Who knew it was possible.
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