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Inner Change

Steve Shufton

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When her marked coin vanishes without a trace, only to reappear in a nest of envelopes she was holding, she will experience an

Inner Change!

Nothing short of amazement!

With this unique and diabolical method, you will leave them stunned!

The Spectator's MARKED coin is put at risk... but they have insurance! The valuable contents of a small envelope THEY HOLD from the start. They MARK the coin, assuring the use of NO DUPLICATES. The envelope is waved over their coin, and the coin immediately VANISHES! The hands are shown empty and the envelope is shown to be UNPREPARED as it is opened, only to reveal ANOTHER smaller envelope inside. This envelope has an even smaller one within. A nest of FIVE envelopes are opened in this way until the smallest inner envelope is opened BY THE SPECTATOR.

And inside?

THE SPECTATOR'S MARKED COIN!!

Absolutely inexplicable... it must be MAGIC!!!

- Stunning! Easy! Self-contained!
- Simple reset means instant magic!
- Diabolical method a million-dollar secret!
- No difficult palming, pocket work, or fake appendages!

Use ANY borrowed, marked coin - penny, nickel, dime or quarter. You will have at your fingertips a daily miracle pulling you center stage! I know you like to perform every time someone asks to see a trick. Here's a comfortable solution for an ever-ready killer! Inner Change is a self-contained device, featuring intimate architecture and efficient durable construction!

Like its companion effect, Emergency Cash, Inner Change is a model of efficiency you can perform completely surrounded! New automatic transfer technology gives you the power to control the coin at all times, without any sort of conventional slide!

Inner Change is another evolutionary turning point for magic's most intriguing plot, a borrowed object to impossible location. The routine and device work together weaving strict conditions and open handling.

Inner Change comes complete with 8 pages of full color, fully illustrated instructions with handling, presentation, patter and tips for performance! Extra mini envelopes included!

Inner Change is hand made with strict attention paid to every detail. This is magic the way you want it: entertaining, powerful effect and easy to do. A professional prop for real workers - reset is a snap and lets you do what you do best - entertain. Always ready to bend minds.

Reviews

Christopher Carey

Official Reviewer

May 05, 2008

The classic impossible location plot is explored with this release from Steve Shufton. The ad states that the spectator's marked coin vanishes only to reappear in a nest of five envelopes that has been in play from the beginning.

It's so nice when the ad matches what you get. Many of us have been burnt over the years by misleading descriptions. Oh, if I could have my teenage years and early twenties back! If I was a young lad starting out in magic, I would have LOVED this effect. It's simple. It's well thought-out. And it will bother your audiences for a long time.

You should know that there are some angle considerations if you're working for short adults or children at a table. I also found the reset to be a bit of a pain. Mr. Shufton describes the reset as quick and easy, and perhaps it is after the envelopes are broken in more. But I found myself saying "excuse me" while I reset more often than I care to. Plus a paper cut on one occasion as I put things away made me wonder if it was worth it.

Also, there's one very important point I want to make about this. Because the method used for the vanish ties directly into the revelation, you will be very limited in how you present it. There is no "use your favorite vanish" here. Mr. Shufton uses the somewhat comedic presentation of "losing" the spectator's coin and then looking downward on the table and floor for it. I really like this presentation more than the typical flourishy vanish, but you may not. Keep this in mind.

If you're okay with the considerations I pointed out, then I highly recommend INNER CHANGE.
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