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Ihop![]() Inner circle Glen Spey, NY 1576 Posts ![]() |
I found that I am always on the lookout for various supplies for my magic addiction.
Some of the places I visit are: Home Depot / Lowes - toolboxes, tools, various needs. Thrift Shop - cases, scarves, wallets, glasses, etc. Fabric Store Coin shop - Centavos, English pennies, magnetic coins, etc Local Bank - half dollar coins, $2 bills, sequential bills, etc. Craft stores - Hobby Lobby, Michaels, AC Moore, etc Staples - rubber bands, paper, glue, etc. Antique stores - Looking for surprises. Auction houses Walmart - Sometimes I know what I am looking for and other times I just browse and find surprises. Did I miss anything?
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Ihop![]() Inner circle Glen Spey, NY 1576 Posts ![]() |
Oh yes. A Dollar Store.
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HenryleTregetour![]() Regular user 184 Posts ![]() |
I would add Ebay--lots of fun toys, some vintage!
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Dr. O![]() Loyal user NC 296 Posts ![]() |
Etsy.
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Peckham![]() Loyal user 217 Posts ![]() |
Amazon, you can find just about anything.....
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Dick Oslund![]() Inner circle 8361 Posts ![]() |
St. Vincent de Paul THRIFT SHOPS
I've found RICE silks, a "like new" Morrissey Double Load Dove Pan (worth about $60.00) I paid $1.00, an Abbott "Tubes of Buddha" (value, well over $100.00) I paid $1.00, a MAK Magic Phantom Tube (worth about$50.00) I paid $1.00, RICE SILK Streamer (worth about $25.00) I paid %1.00, and, MANY "like new" polyester "silks" (good for the "Slydini Knots") I paid $1.00 to $2.00. Also, I've found various GOOD MAGIC BOOKS (worth as much as $30 to $40.00)for a dollar or two. e.g. TARBELL VOLUME ONE with dust jacket (worth about $20.00) I paid $2.00. Waiters' Tray Stands, chrome plated, "Catalog" cases, salesmen's sample cases, etc. for a buck or two.
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Tim Snyder![]() New user Chicago, IL 91 Posts ![]() |
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On Feb 4, 2017, Dick Oslund wrote: I am guessing that this was at thrift stores around the country as you were performing, or did you find these treasures at your local thrift stores? |
Dick Oslund![]() Inner circle 8361 Posts ![]() |
Hi Tim!
Yup! It does help to be a roadie! I found a few items here in my home town, where I'm happily retired, but, all over the USA, I would check out the "locals". I was partial to stores that were associated with churches. (I felt my money was going to good causes.) I collect fictional books with magic in the plot (also carnival and circus novels and historical books related to carnival, and circus. Of course, props were always of interest. In California, I picked up an antique wooden mortar & pestle, used for the watch in the loaf of bread, or other impossible place. My pal Jim Jayes, found a complete Welsh Rarebit pan (in the "housewares department".) Jay Marshall and I had a "route" of thrift shops in Chicago1
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Dick Oslund![]() Inner circle 8361 Posts ![]() |
P.S.!
I sold the dove pan, and phantom tube, gave away the Tubes of Buddha, and many of the "Silkini" silks. (The joy is in the hunting!) I remember that, at one time, I owned (thanks to thrift shops) a suitcase full of Dan Mannix's "Step Right Up", a bunch of Paul Gallico's "The Man Who Was Magic" and "Too Many Ghosts", and Sid Fleischman's "Mr. Mysterious & Co.".
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Ihop![]() Inner circle Glen Spey, NY 1576 Posts ![]() |
A coin shop is a good resource for picking up certain items.
I was once a coin collector and visited the coin shop I used to frequent many years ago. He gave me some Centavos and English pennies, gratis. I bought some plastic coin tubes (web spinner) and miniature coins and steel coins. Also I go to my local bank every week. They save Kennedy Half dollar coins for me. The cool thing is that sometimes I find silver Kennedys. Some of the others I try to match years and condition so it looks the same. Then I spend the rest. It's also a good place to get $2 bills and sequential singles. Next to my bank there's a thrift shop the size of a large supermarket. A treasure trove.
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imgic![]() Inner circle Moved to Seattle to see 1186 Posts ![]() |
Estate sales. Also have craigslist alerts set up for magic items in the towns I travel to.
"Imagination is more important than knowledge."
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Alan Munro![]() Inner circle Kentwood, Michigan, USA 5753 Posts ![]() |
I even find some performing clothes at Goodwill. Sure, it takes visiting several locations or visiting multiple times to find something nice, but it's cheap entertainment even if I don't find much.
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Mark Boody Illusionist![]() Inner circle 1331 Posts ![]() |
I agree Alan. I picked up a tuxedo jacket and a tuxedo tails jacket at Goodwill for just $5 each!
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Alan Munro![]() Inner circle Kentwood, Michigan, USA 5753 Posts ![]() |
I find a lot of high-quality apparel at Goodwill - Christian Dior, Calvin Klein, Van Heusen. One of my favorite shirts is by Stafford - it has a collar button mounted on elastic, with the elastic running through a buttonhole inside the collar. I like a collar with some give to it and the elastic provides the perfect fit.
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livejeh![]() New user 50 Posts ![]() |
Ebay and Amazon, all the way
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