Numbered (ASTOR) -- easy & effective CAAN routine, with kicker TMGS

£37.03 Buy It Now, Click to see shipping cost, eBay Money Back Guarantee
Seller: the-magic-gadget-site_(rodmcfadden) ✉️ (7,439) 100%, Location: Walnut Creek, California, US, Ships to: US & many other countries, Item: 115999570273 Numbered (ASTOR) -- easy & effective CAAN routine, with kicker TMGS.

*****  Well, THE MAGIC GADGET SITE wants to THANK all our customers who have supported TMGS for over 15 years!!   And if you are new to TMGS, you can learn more about any of our items and our fast, friendly service by visiting THE MAGIC GADGET SITE eBay store.  Share the magic!           ******

This neat routine from Astor is both easy to do, and very effective for lay audiences.  It is a card prediction, but you also end up predicting the number that the spectator will randomly select also.   It owes much to the famous "Card at Any Number" effect, with some extra bells and whistles.

One of those bells (or maybe its a whistle) is that Astor provides an online "app" that will allow the spectator to choose a random number from 1-52 -- as the spectator uses this app, the selection seems incredibly fair, since she can see the app counting past all 52 different numbers in order, so she knows the general range her random number will be in when she hits "stop" on the app.    Also, after choosing a number, the spectator can change her mind and start the app again to choose an entirely different number.  Or change her mind a third or fourth or fifth time, always choosing a different number.

So here's what happens:  a prediction card is placed facedown in the center of the table.  A deck of cards is unboxxed and also placed in full view.   The spectator then uses phone app to randomly choose a number between 1 and 52.   (see above to know how incredibly fair this random choice is).   Let's say she ultimately stops on number 31.   The magi writes 31 on a post-it and sticks it to the prediction card.    The deck is picked up and cards are dealt facedown, counting from one, up to thirty.   The 31st card is set aside next to the prediction card.  (no tricky dealing or sleights -- you really deal to the number).    The prediction card is turned up to show it is the 3 of Hearts.   The "31" post-it is placed on the face of the prediction.   The other cards in the deck are shown to be different (i.e. not all 3 of Hearts).   The 31st card (still facedown) is now turned up to show that not only is it the 3 of Hearts, but it has a bold sticker on its face with the number "31".    The other card faces are again shown to be plain (no stickers).

The use of the app to choose a random number is easily explained, as it will make the selection truly random and not influenced by psychological factors.   For lay people, the app random number selector truly enhances the effect.   

And so does the appearance of the number sticker on the chosen card.  It is a bit redundant, "since I predicted the card, so I must have known you would pick the number where that card was".  But for lay audiences, it hits them as a second impossibility.

Like most Astor items, the props are high quality -- in this case, a gaffed deck, to which you will apply some high quality number stickers,  and the online app.   NOTE:  I have this routine in my own repertoire, and found that I was unable to download the app to my phone.   But I was able to put the URL address on my home screen, and it runs perfectly from there.  (May require internet connectivity to work the app...  I am not very tech savvy about phone stuff)

 

A strong effect and a practical method.  With blue Bicycle poker cards, necessary stickers, and online instructions.  

Like most Astor magic effects, the typical price for this one is quite high, at $50.    I really like this one, but that is a lot in my opinion, so I will list this one at a better price.

  New and unused.  Opened for photography only.

+++++++++++

*****   Yes, we will combine multiple eBay wins into a single shipment to help lower the overall  shipping costs.  We hold eBay wins for up to ten days if you are still bidding on other TMGS eBay auctions.  For multiple item shipments, you pay the highest quoted shipping cost, plus half the quoted shipping for each additional eBay item.    You can also combine eBay wins with purchases from THE MAGIC GADGET SITE eBay store to leverage postage costs.   Postage for your entire shipment will be quoted when all items are combined. packed and weighed.    Rest assured, we at TMGS dislike high postage rates as much as you do, so we will work to keep them as low as possible.    ********

(Note:  apologies to International bidders, but the US Postal service has raised rates on January 27th this year, particularly for International shipments.  Our shipping charges have been adjusted to reflect this.  We are still committed to keeping shipping costs as low as possible, and will always combine multiple ebay wins into a single shipment to save you postage costs!)

Powered by eBay Turbo Lister The free listing tool. List your items fast and easy and manage your active items.
  • Condition: New
  • Type: Magic Trick

PicClick Insights - Numbered (ASTOR) -- easy & effective CAAN routine, with kicker TMGS PicClick Exclusive

  •  Popularity - 1 watcher, 0.0 new watchers per day, 117 days for sale on eBay. Normal amount watching. 0 sold, 1 available.
  •  Best Price -
  •  Seller - 7,439+ items sold. 0% negative feedback. Great seller with very good positive feedback and over 50 ratings.

People Also Loved PicClick Exclusive