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Effect:

The magician tells a story about a dream he had about one of the spectators and a card that she has chosen. He has some idea what the card was from his dream, so he took it out of a deck at home and nailed it to a table. He the explains that he took a photo of the nailed card.

As he explains this, he removes a small plastic sleeve with a photo in it. The photo is of the 4 of diamonds nailed to a table with a large steel nail. The photo is removed from the sleeve and placed face down on the table.

The magician takes out a deck of cards and the spectator chooses one card in expectation that it will match the 4 of diamonds in the photo. The card is turned over and revealed to be the king of clubs. The magician regrets the mismatch and slides the king under the photo face down. He then IMMEDIATELY pulls the card back out again to reveal that it has a nail hole through it and it is the 4 of diamonds!

The photo is then turned over and the spectators see that in the photo, a king of clubs is now nailed to the table!

Everything is examinable!

Difficulty:

2 (not self-working, you use two basic sleights).

What they say:

'A jaw dropping two card transposition unlike anything you have ever seen before!'

What I say:

I reallly, really, really like this effect! My girlfriend and I watched the demo and she said: 'You have to get that trick!' It came today complete with everything you need (apart from a regular deck of bicycle cards), including a great instructional DVD that gives you about five or six different ways of performing the effect. Jay's teaching style on this DVD is better than on some of his others, and I particularly like the alternative handlings to suit the performance venue and mood of the crowd.

This trick is not an opener, it is a closer! The setup is straightforward (Jay shows you several ways of getting ready from any point in your show) and the effect is absolutely fantastic.

The transposition of the two cards, one with a hole in it, the other into the photo, is just great! Plus, the punters can look at the props!

Overall:

10/10 (£15.99 plus post from http://www.magicworld.co.uk or try http://www.sankeymagic.com)

oo it's nice.
somewhat pricey i think though, although the DVD justifies that a bit i guess. i might have to go take a couple of photos!

That is a really cool trick. Nice review. It is kind of pricey. Almost $30. It's really visual. I've been looking at a lot of Sankey's things and I must say, I really like his work.

Again, price is always a relative issue. Jay hand made all the gimmicks for this effect. He had the stuff specially printed to last as long as possible, and the DVD offers many ways in and many ways out of the effect. Watching this part of the DVD helped me with other stuff I am working on at the moment, so perhaps the DVD has value beyond the single effect .

i have received mine and love it, i have already performed it for my wife and she freaked, she has said that is one of the best tricks she has seen in a long time, i will be performing this over the weekend also at a couple of gigs i have, so will let you know how this goes.

Jay states on the dvd, just perform this once and see the reactions this gets, i can vouch for that, this is superb!

get it now!!!!

DrTodd,

You say that everything is examinable?

Even the clear wallet the photo was originally in?

yep even the clear plastic sleeve can be examined

that has you lot stumped doesn't it

Yes, you can show everything after the double transposition. It really is a quality effect! Will be doing it next weekend. Cant wait

yep even the clear plastic sleeve can be examined

that has you lot stumped doesn't it

Ahh,

I thought it was like that old ****** Light routine that some may know about.

Hmmmm very good. I have one final theory remaining - but I won't fish.

The down side is, that this effect has now jumped into my 'possible purchases' list - which is a very dangerous thing for a CUPS sufferer!

It think it would be money well spent...wish list item for sure! Thanks for not fishing

I've been playing with this myself for the last couple of weeks and it's a very nice trick ( Ok OK I know I sell it, but I think I can still have an opinion as a performing magician too )

There is one small factor that makes it a worker for me, and in my job I see a LOT of new magic effects. Once you get the trick, take the photo and scan it. Make a whole bunch of copies and each time you do the effect take the photo out of the wallet and have them sign the back of the photo. Then leave it with them as a momento. After all it is a picture of the card they picked. I love this as the picture actually acts as a demonstration of the story if they retell it later. "And here is an actual photo of the card I selected, the magician nailed to a table before I had even met him!"

It's an easy process to have a company logo printed on the back for corp gigs or even your business card details.

This trick actually seems to get a much bigger reaction from spectators than I expected. It must be working on them in some way I'm not aware of as I'm too wrapped up and blinded by knowing the method

Hope this helps

Best wishes and good luck with your magic!
Dominic Reyes
The Merchant of Magic
www.MagicShop.co.uk

Sounds like a great trick, but way pricey for a one trick gimmick. A bit out of range for the hobbyist.

What's with this wave of DVDs for tricks? Most new tricks come with a DVD nowadays instead of a download. I wonder if it's just to justify the high prices?

Dominic: Great idea. I was going to scan mine to make sure I had spare copies but didn't think of the signing aspect. Nice memento!

As for expense, it is a little bit pricey for the hobbyist, but you also learn a few ways in and few ways out of the effect, all of which are useful utilities for other effects.

Clearly the market will bear this kind of price, so the decision is yours.

I am definately gonna be buying this one. I love Sankey's magic, and his teaching methods. I've just sat and howled all the way through his sessions with Sanders.

I remember seeing this and thinking about the method I would have used to acomplish the effect. If it IS the way I think it's done, it's such a clever way of using this principle. However, due to some recent comments.. I have to wonder now!

Jon