On 2012-11-28 23:46, Dynamike wrote:
Yea, you are right Kevin. I did cut back purchasing as much as I used to throughout the year.
..."If You Treat It Like a Collector It Will Pay You Like a Collector".

On 2012-11-29 01:57, Kevinr wrote:

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On 2012-11-28 23:46, Dynamike wrote:
Yea, you are right Kevin. I did cut back purchasing as much as I used to throughout the year.
..."If You Treat It Like a Collector It Will Pay You Like a Collector".

I dunno a lot I thought was worth a lot isn't when you die and your family sells it at auction your lucky to get half.

On 2012-11-29 19:39, bowers wrote:
When magic becomes a job it isn't as fun anymore.
I do magic shows as a part time buisness.i love to collect.
and I devote my 80,000 a year job with benifits 401 and insurance
to keep the wife happy.

On 2012-11-28 23:39, Kevinr wrote:
"If You Treat It Like a Hobby It Will Pay You Like a Hobby."

On 2012-12-01 01:42, JoeSmitha wrote:

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On 2012-11-28 23:39, Kevinr wrote:
"If You Treat It Like a Hobby It Will Pay You Like a Hobby."

So they should be boring and keep doing the magic coloring book? I'm sure many kids magicians around town are pulling this magic trick out of their inventory every weekend. How embarrassing is it to do the magic coloring book routine when the audience has seen it by last clown/magician in the recent past, and you're only doing that to save yourself money. Where is the professionalism in that? You should be updating yourself and being creative.

On 2012-12-01 13:34, Kevinr wrote:

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On 2012-12-01 01:42, JoeSmitha wrote:

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On 2012-11-28 23:39, Kevinr wrote:
"If You Treat It Like a Hobby It Will Pay You Like a Hobby."

So they should be boring and keep doing the magic coloring book? I'm sure many kids magicians around town are pulling this magic trick out of their inventory every weekend. How embarrassing is it to do the magic coloring book routine when the audience has seen it by last clown/magician in the recent past, and you're only doing that to save yourself money. Where is the professionalism in that? You should be updating yourself and being creative.

Your wrong! most famous or full-time magicians. Do NOT pull out a new magic trick every weekend. Regarding the magic coloring book (which I don't use.) what you fail also to realize is most kids do NOT see a magic show every week. In fact 90 percent of kids at birthday parties when you perform it will probably be there first or only second time see magic show.

Buying more effects than you could ever use and just filling your garage always in search of the one effect that you "think" is finally gonna get you what you have been missing doesn't work. My policy currently is if it has a value over $10 (because it must be worth my time packaging it and shipping it) and is not education material (book or dvd only) and I don't use it in 24 months or less I attempt to sell it. You might have a different view. That's fine.

Lets look at your view on repetitive times using the same magic effects at shows. In the world of entertainment many people use the same stuff over and over. I would even goes as far as to say they ARE the most successful. Yes, you heard me correctly.


Some of the biggest bands in the world Rolling Stones or U2 for example what do folks come to hear? You guessed the old ones they have heard over and over.

Do you have kids? If you do I am sure you have seen your children watch that same exact episode or movie over and over and over again until its driving you crazy and you could act out the entire movie for your kids yourself.

Repetition is the key to success my friend.

Silly Billy and some of the biggest kids show entertainers have 90 percent of the same exact show and only every so often change something. In your view this might be crazy. This is part of there success!

The part time guys with 30k-50k in magic and junk they never will use sitting in the basement or garage with wife's constantly ****ed off at them when a new brown box gets delivered at the front door never go anywhere for this and several other reasons. Again, nothing wrong with this and they actually enjoy spending all there money on magic looking at it and then just like knowing they own it and its in there garage. They just want to do 1-2 shows a week and are happy with that. This is perfectly fine. However, this is not the key to success and for them that doesn't matter it's just a hobby and they are happy getting paid like a hobby doing something they loved as a child.