Earlier this week, I recieved an e-mail from a visitor who had been looking around the store but was totally new to magic and had no idea what to buy as  a total beginner. I was, of course, happy to help him out…

Dear MagicMegaStore.co.uk,

I stumbled across your website quite by accident and think it’s great. I’d really like to learn some magic tricks but am unsure what to start with. I’m 15 and I don’t have much cash, so paying £10+ for one trick is out of the question. What would you advise?

Thanks,

Declan

That was the e-mail I recieved.

Jake’s Answer:

There are plenty of DVDs and book available in the store that I designed for people just like you, Declan. Born to Perform Card Magic by Oz Pearlman comes to mind off the top of my head. Michael Ammar’s Complete Introduction to Coin Magic would be another suggestion. It depends what kind of magic you are interested in learning.

I’d suggest starting out with something that doesn’t require any technical skill. So while you might pick up one of the DVDs mentioned above, the material taught on there will take you time to learn. In the mean time, I’m sure you’ll want to get out there and start performing a few tricks to your friends so I would suggest some self-working magic. Card College Light is a great book. Also Self-Working Mental Magic by Karl Fulves is killer. That’s one of the first books I ever learned from!

I can’t stop myself from also suggesting a couple of cheap but amazing single tricks: The invisible deck, I would strongly recommend. Yes, it is basically only one trick although there are many possible presentations, but it is one of my favourite tricks ever and it’s only £5.99.

Hope that helps!

Jake.

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