My Review is going to be different.
First and foremost, you know the Trick deserves Five
Stars, because Penn and Teller use FLIP every night.
That said, I want to take a few
minutes and talk about Wes Iseli, who in my opinion, is a truly Class Act.
Some time ago,
after Wes initially marketed Flip (for $100), another Magician published this effect, as his own.
And he promoted it on another Magic Web Site.
Despite requests from Wes, from Penn, and
others who realized what had happened (and notified the other Magic Web Site), this Magician
continued to market an effect he - basically - "ripped off".
Wes, being the humble guy he
is, refused to get "into the fray", and let others "fight his battle".
It is with that
backdrop, that I happily paid Penguin $19.95, so that Wes can establish, and affirm, his OWNERSHIP
of this Effect.
So, you may ask, what was my opinion after giving Wes $100 a while ago?
Well, I spoke with Wes, and I chose to share what he would not, here. And after that call, I had a
new respect for Wes, and was happy to purchase the download (even though I did not need to).
Bottom Line - if Flip is not for you, then save your money; but, if you - like me - feel that
OWNERSHIP is important, then consider your purchase as a Contribution to fighting for the integrity
of Magic, Magicians, and Magical Retailers.
57 of 60 magicians found this helpful.
Love the performance, handling is fairly easy once you get the feel for it. No hard “moves” or
complicated actions, peeks, or handling. Great video tutorial, short (30 minutes) with several
applications for the method. And yes, for those of you doing coins for any period of time, you
already know this, just perhaps haven’t thought of the complete application or putting it together
as well as Wes had. Overall I’m happy with it, well, except for the price. I think Penguin is
using the Penn and Tell success to “enhance” the marketing/price for a fairly simple download. I
think $5 would have been more in line, and would have been OK with $10, but $20 was a bit much. But
again, a good video, and a neat application, with no Gimmicks, switches, and left completely clean.
28 of 29 magicians found this helpful.
Overall, a good, easy, and clean trick to carry around that you can perform at will. However, while
watching this performance on Penn & Teller I had an idea how it worked, and I was right, but I
thought I must be missing something and figured there must be more to learn so I made the purchase.
The trick is easy to do with just a little practice, but I don't think you will be able to fool the
same group of people more than a few times before they figure it out. That said, I am REALLY
surprised this trick fooled Penn & Teller, and the price point as such is far too high as a result;
something in the $5 - $10 range would be more like it.
26 of 28 magicians found this helpful.
Nice trick, but the maneuver requires good finger dexterity.
For most folks, that's OK. But it
is not OK for my arthritic fingers. I should have thought more about it before purchasing this one.
A waste for me...
23 of 29 magicians found this helpful.
Dang. Just paid twenty bucks for a trick I already knew. I figured something that fooled "P and T"
COULD NOT BE the exact same astonishingly simple thing I learned ten years ago in some old soft-back
book of easy magic tricks. But....I did. Paid twenty bucks for it. Paid twenty bucks for...wisdom.
Which I will probably just lose anyway.
11 of 11 magicians found this helpful.
No gaffes and no funny moves. Your audience always makes the right prediction on the coin flip. I
practiced about 15 times and had it down cold. My magic wife fell for it three times before she
gave me the evil eye and forced me to tell her how to do it.
What is so great is that the
coin is real. The movements look entirely natural and no one can guess how. The extra bonus is
that you get to watch the act on Penn and Teller. The breakdown in the instructions is easy to
follow too.
This will become a coin magic legend.
20 bucks is well worth it.
Highly Recommended Trick!
11 of 12 magicians found this helpful.
I watched the video where this trick fooled Penn and Teller. I honestly thought I knew how the
trick was being done as I watched it. Because Penn and Teller were fooled, I thought my simple idea
must be wrong or they would have guessed it. So, I bought the trick. Now I see that I was not wrong.
I completely nailed it. I think it is a clever idea. I think the video is clear and easy to
understand. The routine can be fun once you master the technique. The ad says that you can use a
borrowed coin. For me, I say it has to be a half dollar or something similar in size. Not many
people have a large coin like that so I wouldn’t borrow one. I don’t think I could use a dime,
penny, or nickel. In summary it’s a really cool idea and fun presentation. I just don’t thinks
it’s worth the price being charged for it.
9 of 12 magicians found this helpful.
I'd hoped for more from this trick. It's really not all that versatile. I certainly don't think it
was worth the money.
8 of 12 magicians found this helpful.
OMG, this is practical sleight of hand. This is immediately going into my repertoire.
No
need for a double sided coin, instructions are clear and easy to follow.
Please don’t buy
this, I want this magic all to myself! 🤫
7 of 10 magicians found this helpful.
I was able to do this right away and with practice, it was flawless. But after the first
performances with friends and family, a couple people figured it out right away. They couldn't see
anything, but guessed the method. Kind of surprised that it fooled Penn and Teller. But still a
good effect.
5 of 6 magicians found this helpful.