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125th Anniversary Bicycle Cards

admin — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:02:16 +0000

A fitting way to celebrate 125 years of Bicycle Cards, the USPCC have released these Anniversary edition cards. They feature a distinctive Vintage aesthetic with a signature metallic foil face on the special edition tuck case.

The deck is sealed with a commemorative 125 years deck seal and features 2 jokers, one from 1885 and one from 2010. Each playing card is marked with 1885-2010 on its face.

I suspect they will become collectible. Now available at MagicNevin for only £4.99.

Trick of the Month – February 2010

admin — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 09:12:24 +0000

More recommendations from Bicycle-Cards.co.uk

	Now this one ticks a lot of boxes. Firstly, it is full of excellent card magic from some of the world’s best card men. Secondly, the proceeds are going towards a good charity (follow link for details). Thirdly, it is actually on special at the moment so only £16.00.
	Angelo Carbone has been producing clever magic for years. Here’s a nice way to start your Bicycle Card set – by making the deck float above your table! (The gimmick will work with other packs too.) £15.49
	OK, so this isn’t card magic, but I love close up magic of all kinds. The ‘Coin Unique’ is one of the most versatile and clever gimmicks in the repertoire, and this is an amazing achievement – a £2coin/50p version. Precision engineering. £44.03

Best Magic Deals

admin — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 18:24:42 +0000

We recently became aware of the Best Magic Deals website. It is dedicated to finding discount codes and special offers – in fact just the sort of thing that a lot of our readers like. It is run by a real Card Magic man so I’m sure there will be stuff of interest to us Bicycle Cards fans. And of course, we will continue to provide the most up to date information specifically for a UK audience, right here…

Another free pack of Bicycle Cards & DVD Bargains!

admin — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 10:11:49 +0000

This time from Magicians Cave. They’ll include a free deck with all orders over £5 placed before January 31st. Why not head on over to Magicians Cave.

Whilst we’re on the subject of bargains, Alakazam are having a DVD Sale with some amazing discounts on all sorts of Card Magic and other magic DVDs. Well worth a look.

Free pack of Bicycle Karnival Cards… but you have to buy a t-shirt!

admin — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:47:29 +0000

The BBM boys have branched out into clothing with this UV-inked Karnival Joker t-shirt. It’s £14.99 and comes with a free deck of Karnival Cards. Kan’t say fairer than that!

Mad Friday – 15% off at MAPro Magic

admin — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 21:40:54 +0000

Between now and Friday 15th 10pm, you can get 15% off all orders over £20 with the code ‘madfriday’.
Might be worth a punt… http://www.mapromagic.co.uk/

Save Tally-Hos (and Bicycle Cards too?…)

admin — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 14:29:15 +0000

Since the USPCC is under new ownership, they are apparently discontinuing a number of their card ranges, much loved by magicians. Therefore, can I commend this petition to Save the Tally-Hos to all lovers of card magic…

More new Bicycle Karnivals on the way – Renegades!

admin — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 17:43:04 +0000

Here’s a sneak preview of the latest playing card offering from BBM – the Karnival Renegades. More info as it comes, of course. They are also releasing some tee-shirts this year featuring some of the Karnival artwork.

And does anyone have any thoughts on the new Phoenix Deck (from CardShark)? A thread on Magic Cafe is suggesting it might be a replacement for the Bicycle Deck. We will wait and see. If you want to try them out for handling, the Card Collection are now stocking them in the UK.

VAT Rises and Bicycle Cards

admin — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 21:21:35 +0000

Happy New Year to you! We have been round and double checked the prices on our Cheapest Bicycle Card Finder so you can make sure you are still getting your cards for magic at the cheapest price in 2010!

The good news is that the VAT rise doesn’t seem to have made a lot of difference yet. Only one price rise since the last check. Though sadly a couple of smaller dealers no longer seem to have websites so have possibly felt the crunch.

Hope you’re continuing to enjoy your card magic. If you want to take part in a survey to find the best card trick – follow this link to Vanishing Inc.

Trick of the Month – January 2010

admin — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 16:58:54 +0000

This Trick of the Month is also Trick of the Year and Decade! Happy New Year from Bicycle-Cards.co.uk.

	This isn’t brand new, but I hadn’t seen it before. The perfect opener to a series of Bicycle Card magic tricks! Brilliant visual magic – see the demo. £27.99
	Spending time with a John Bannon DVD recently has reminded me how much I enjoy his work. This is an extremely fine introduction to his clever, subtle magic, and is worth the price for the 4 Ace tricks alone. £24.99
	When I’m talking to non-magicians, the trick they most often ask about is ‘the one where the chosen card ends up behind the car window.’ Here is a great little version of this effect from the ingenious David Forrest and now the DVD version is reduced to only £13.99