I was looking at online magic sites to spent some money and saw Bird Watcher for $60 and Magic Painting for $75 both NIP. Are those prices crazy? They seem high to me.

Thanks
AA

Both are dandy close-ups imo. You just missed out on Magic Painting as it is newly retired. Maybe ask Hitomi to keep you in mind for this one. Definitely worth the wait & effort. There has been a recent surge in demand for Bird Watcher as word of mouth has elevated its popularity. $60 seems a tad high to me, but not ridiculous. Continued searching should yield a decent find as it is not really rare as of yet. Good luck in the quest.

All I can say is get them both before they become very hard to find. They are wonderfull tricks - Magic Painting does require some practice.
I've got a spare of both of them and can advise everyone to grab a spare too for a decent price (30 - 40 USD or so) if you find one. They will become highly collectible in a few years.
75 USD is a bit too much for now. Like Inert said Magic Painting (the Japanese version) was still available a few months ago from Hitomi.

Is there a Japanese and English version of Magic Painting?

Is there a Japanese and English version of Bird Watcher?

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AA

I meant Japanese- and English packaging/instructions. The tricks are the same of course.

I remember Magic Painting being one of the more costly items even when it was in print (due to the "Exclusive Series"?).
Still worth though...!

By the way, my collection comprises only the older English versions - has the cardstock changed since then? Correct me, but haven't they also changed the cards in the newer Derby Prediction?

I think I only have the 'newer' versions of Magic Painting. I haven't performed the effect a lot but I think some 'fanning' powder (or whetever the name is to help smooth the cards) is more then welcome if you perform this effect a lot. They are not 'aircushing finished' or something ... .

I have both the old and newer Grand Derby. The old ones were on thick blue colored cards, the newer on thinner green cards - both handle great. I did notice some discoloring on the old ones by the way, the new ones are still OK, but then again, they are newer of course

I think both were indeed in some sort of 'exclusive' series (not sure about Magic Painting), special tricks for professional magicians. The leather wild wallet was also part of this series - sold for about 90 USD if I recall correctly.

I have never seen a leather wild wallet. I know Azzam is looking for one, and now I want one too, (after Azzam of course) .

Yeah Cool you tell em. WE WANT LEATHER WILD WALLETS.

;-)

AA

Lol. I have looked and looked for you and me and can't find em

Hitomi had a leather wallet at one point, but that was months ago. I wanted one too, but since I'm a wallet snob didn't bite

Magic Painting is great, but not at that price! And I love Bird Watcher -- but do NOT perform it for anyone adept at math I wish more Tenyo tricks came with such awesome cases (despite not knowing that the heck to do with that ribbon!)

I use a piece of cardboard with a strip of black electrical tape on it. I trimmed it to the edges of the tape. I also folded it in the middle so it would fit into my magic box.

This is a lot easier to handle than the ribbon.