Last update: 13 Dec 2011: All links
checked. Updated a few links due to website updates, deleted the
following sites that no longer seem to be valid: John LeBlanc's
Magic Blog; Kevin King; Bob King's Magic; Cards by Martin.
I've broken the areas down into: General Magic Information sites, Magic Shops, and Christian Magic, and Wholesale Dealers.
| General Magic Information, Forums, Reviews, etc. | |
| http://magic.about.com | About.com pages on Magic. Includes beginner information, where to buy, tricks, reviews, etc. |
| http://allmagic.com | Richard Robinson's Allmagic: The Magic Show information and instruction site |
| http://www.artefake.com |
Documentations Des Arts Magiques (Documentation of the
Magic Arts) Magic Reference Guides and more! Great, but only
in French |
| http://archive.denisbehr.de | Another Source for Book TOCs: Denis Behr's well done magic book table of contents database |
| http://www.bicycle-cards.co.uk |
Philip Sweeting's Blog on
Bicycle Card availability in the U.K. |
| http://www.coinvanish.com | Dan Watkin's coin magic site; tons of great review (also listed below for Dan's products!) |
| http://www.cupsandballsmuseum.com | Bill Palmer's Cups & Balls Museum site with tons of pictures and information about the cups and balls |
| http://www.cupscon.com/ |
Cups and Balls forum! |
| http://geniimagazine.com/forum/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi | The Genii Magazine discussion forum w/Richard Kaufman |
| http://www.escamoteurettes.com/blog/
|
John Le'Blanc's Magic Blog |
| http://www.thelearnedpig.com.pa | Marko's The Learned Pig Project is a free site (registration required) offering public domain texts in electronic (HTML) format. (*recommended*) |
| http://www.linkingpage.com | The Magic Newswire: Podcasts, News, links and more! |
| http://www.magicbooks.be | Another Source for Book
TOCs: Book TOCs and discussions forum |
| http://www.magicbunny.co.uk | Magic Bunny UK Magic Forum |
| http://www.themagiccafe.com | The Magic Cafe Forum: excellent! |
| http://www.magichat.co.uk | Ed Jellard's Magic Hat: articles, tricks, and more. Some sections require registration. |
| http://www.themagicmuseum.com | Richard Mendez' The Magic Museum. Photos of classic magic |
| http://www.magicvideodepot.com | Tons of downloadable magic performance videos by many contributors (must join) |
| http://www.mylovelyassistant.com | Review site with tons of information |
| http://magicreviews.tripod.com | Harvey Nerzof's Magic Reviews site; download them all as a PDF file |
| http://www.online-visions.com | Online-Visions magic magazine. Editorial, commentary, and more. Great stuff! |
| http://www.qualitymagicbooks.com | Book information and Reviews |
| http://www.clarkwirthlin.com | Clark Wirthlin's great photos of his Chop Cup collection
(color knives, & more) |
Shopping Recommendations: My first recommendation is to try and find a good local shop near you. Sometimes prices will be a little higher than mail order, but overall this is worth it. You can see stuff demonstrated, you can see what you are buying, and if you develop a good relationship with the owner, he or she can let you in on good deals, let you weed out the good stuff from the junk, and so forth. It generally costs more to run a store front than just a warehouse (or garage!) and a web page. However, many magicians don't have stores local to them, or the local stores aren't very good, or they just don't carry what you are looking for.
This listing (in somewhat of an alphabetical order) does not represent every good shop, and note that some listings are here for the sake of the reference pages and I have never shopped there.
| Magic Shops | Shops I personally recommend are noted by (***). |
| http://www.threeshellgame.com | Absolutely Magic (Andrew Pinard). La Maggiore resin
shells & 3 Shell Game items |
| http://www.abbottmagic.com | Abbott's Magic Company. A "Classic" Magic dealer with a
huge catalog |
| http://www.abebooks.com | Abe Books Search Site. Search tons of used book dealers
(not magic specific) |
| http://www.davidacer.com |
David Acer's Catalog of
books, DVD, and lots of info, videos, etc. |
| http://www.adessoverlag.com | Bill Palmer's shop for Cups & Balls and unique magic |
| http://www.theambitiouscard.com | Frank Starsinic's The Ambitious Card. Great Custom Magic: Leather Chop Cups, etc. (***) |
| http://www.ammarmagic.com | Michael Ammar Magic. Products by Michael and others, shows, tips, and a chat room. |
| http://www.carlandrews.com | Carl Andrew's page with his book and video offerings |
| http://www.chefanton.com | Chef Anton's and Whit Haydn's School for Scoundrels Store |
| http://www.dannyarcher.com | Danny Archer Magic |
| http://www.show-bizcentre.nl | Arjan's Magic Shop, Netherlands. Some unique items. |
| http://www.leeasher.com | Lee Asher's page. Catch 33 Monte and more. |
| http://www.barrysmagicshop.com | Barry's Magic Shop, Wheaton, MD. Front for a great brick
& mortar shop. |
| http://www.kbmagic.com | Keith Bennet's Magic (U.K.) for Tango Coin Magic |
| http://www.petebiro.com |
Pete Biro's own site
featuring lots of Pete's classic magic! |
| http://blackfoxtradingandmagic.com | Black Fox Trading and Magic: American Indian shells for Three Shell Game and more |
| http://www.martinbreese.com | Martin Breese International: UK magic, Digital Gen on CD, The Bendix Bombshell Wallet, and lots more! |
| http://www.bradburtsmagicshop.com/ | Brad Burt's Magic Shop, San Diego, California. Provides good advice. |
| http://www.bradburybooks.com | Bradbury Books & Beyond, Another great source for used books |
| http://www.coreyburke.com | Corey Burke's magic: Sense notes, PAYphone DVD, etc. |
| http://www.camirandmagic.com | Camirand Academy of Magic, Canada. Carries Gary Ouellet's material and unique items |
| http://www.cardsbymartin.com | Cards By Martin (Neil M. Lester). Custom gaffs for card
effects. (Note: Neil
passed away in 2009, but site is still up) |
| http://www.carneymagic.com | John Carney's Site (Carnycopia book, vids, more) |
| http://www.mcmagicwords.com | Mike Caveney's Magic Words (Linking Coathangers) |
| http://www.chazpro.com | Chazpro Magic. Manufacturer, General Magic shop. (***) |
| http://www.coinvanish.com | Dan Watkin's CoinVanish products |
| http://www.johncornelius.com | John Cornelius Magic: Pen Through Anything, Fickle Nickel, etc. |
| http://home.comcast.net/~crosewl/ | Crosewl Magic: Renaissance Faire, Custom Wood products (***) |
| http://www.thecuckoosnest.com | The Cuckoo's Nest. General site, good selection of wallets. |
| http://www.fasdiu.com | Paul Cummins Site: From a Shuffled Deck in Use |
| http://www.dananddave.com |
Dan and Dave Productions: Dan
and Dave Buck's magic |
| http://www.foolersdroolers.com | Daryl's Fooler's Droolers Magic store. |
| http://www.davenportsmagic.co.uk | Davenport's U.K. Publishers and makers of magic since 1898 |
| http://www.daytonamagic.com | Daytona Magic. Large Florida dealer, manufactures some items. |
| http://www.deandill.com | Dean Dill's magic: Dean's Box, Dean's "O" Kito, more |
| http://www.dennymagic.com | Denny & Lee's Magic Studio. Manipulative magic, new/used books. (***) |
| http://www.diamondsmagic.com | Diamond's Magic; Excellent Book/Video prices (***) |
| http://doceasonmagicshop.com | Doc Eason's Rocky Mountain Magic. Videos, manuscripts, and more. |
| http://www.stevedraun.com | Steve Draun's magic; source of the Real Man's Wallet |
| http://www.magicstor.com | Dr. Bob's Magic Shop. Cards, Coins, Videos, books, and custom magic. |
| http://www.el-duco.se | El Duco's Magic Supply |
| http://www.di-design.nl |
Dutch Illusion Design. Mostly
illusions, but also Giant Linking Rings |
| www.earthslargestmagicshop.com | Earth's Largest Magic Shop (ELMS)/The Magic Apple. Newsletter provides blunt reviews. |
| http://collectibles.shop.ebay.com/Magic-/14012/i.html | E-bay used and new magic listings. Buy with caution! |
| http://www.elmwoodmagic.com | Elmwood Magic of Buffalo, NY. Nice, large general magic shop. |
| http://www.emagictricks.co.uk | Emagictricks general magic shop (brick & Mortar and Internet) in the U.K. |
| http://www.empiremagic.com | Empire Magic. Good, general magic shop: |
| http://www.fabmagic.com |
FAB Magic Company: general
magic shop, manufactures some products |
| http://www.fabricmanipulation.com | Fabric Manipulation: Egg Bags and more by Lynetta Welch |
| http://www.fantasmamagic.com |
Fantasma Magic - beginner to
pro magic |
| http://www.tonyslydini.com |
D. Angelo Ferri's Tony
Slydini Website (e-books) |
| http://www.codyfisher.com | Cody Fisher Magic, featuring Cody's DVD & specialized products |
| http://www.fiveofheartsmagic.co.uk | Five of Hearts Magic Productions (Colin Rose): Quality
wood products (U.K.) |
| http://www.theflickingfingers.com | The Flicking Fingers: "The Book, or Don't Forget to Point", and lecture notes |
| http://www.fantasticmagic.com | Gary Frank's Fantastic Magic Company, Inc.. Color Knives, etc. (***) |
| http://www.industrialstrengthmagic.com | Tom Franks Phoenix Cups & Balls |
| http://www.eddiegibsonmagic.net | Eddie Gibson's unique coin magic (U.K.) |
| http://www.andigladwin.co.uk | Andi Gladwin's specialized books, and downloads (U.K.) |
| http://www.paulgordon.net | Paul Gordon's own card effects, more. Nice site. |
| http://www.featsofwonder.com/ |
Doug Gorman's Feats of Wonder |
| http://www.trickster.com | Hades Publications. Lots of unique books.. |
| http://magicfact.com | Hank Lee's Magic Factory; Huge store! Good service and carry about everything! |
| http://www.magicbookshop.com | H & R Magic Books; Great used and new books and lecture notes. (***) |
| http://www.kainoaland.com | Kainoa Harbottle's coin and card magic products |
| http://home.earthlink.net/~harlinmagic/harlin.htm | Dave Harlin's Omega Ring and more |
| http://www.harriesmagic.com | Harries Magic. Makers of quality Cups for the Cups & Balls |
| http://www.hobsonschoicemagic.com |
Jeff Hobson's website for his
signature Egg Bag routine, DVD, and props |
| http://www.hocus-pocus.com | Hocus Pocus Magic Shop, CA. Large shop. |
| http://www.houdini.com | Houdini's Magic Shop. General shop, features inexpensive
locking ring set, some unique products |
| http://www.houseofmagic.com |
Mark Burger's House of Magic
with quality Burma products |
| http://www.thehouseofenchantment.com | Jay Leslie, chop cups, ring & string, more |
| http://www.internationalmagic.com | International Magic in the U.K., founded by Ron MacMillan of "Symphony of the Spheres" |
| http://www.isawthat.com | I Saw That! Canada. Book reviews, original magic, and more (***) |
| http://www.jbtv.co.uk http://www.jbtvusa.com/ |
JBTV United Kingdom; Mark Mason's creations and much more.
Now with a USA site as well! |
| http://jcrmagic.com | JCR Magic, San Antonio, Texas, general shop |
| http://www.jedinat-zaubershop.de | Christian Jedinat Magic and Juggling: good video demos in this German shop |
| http://www.joethemagician.com | Joe Jesse's Home page & Jumbo Coin Magic, Extreme Koin magic |
| http://www.joyalstack.com | Martin Joyal on the Memorized Deck, plus new and used books |
| http://www.klamm-magic.com | Klamm Magic, features ropes, linking rings, and other unique items, Gospel magic |
| http://www.bobkohlermagic.com | Bob Kohler Magic. Small shop features unique line of
quality products |
| http://www.roykueppers.com | Roy Kuepper's World of Magic Site: custom coin boxes & apparatus. Canada |
| http://www.toddlassen.com | Todd Lassen's quality custom coins |
| http://www.llpub.com | L&L Publishing. Videos and effects. Excellent catalog. |
| www.michaelleemagic.com | Michael Lee's Millennium Cups
available again at $550 (March 2009) |
| http://www.leventmagic.com |
Levent Magic - Ultimate Guide
to the Billiard Balls and more |
| http://www.leirpoll.com | Jarle Leirpoll: Pocket Power, videos, essays, and more. |
| http://www.loomismagic.com | Dennis Loomis products, DVD's and the Riser/Loomis Micro-chop cup (***) |
| http://www.lulu.com | Self Publishing e-Book & Printed Book Service, has a few Magic e-books |
| http://www.lybrary.com | Lybrary (Chris Wasshuber): e-Book site with many excellent offerings (***) |
| http://www.markleveridge.co.uk | Mark Leveridge Magic (U.K.) Unique products, downloadables |
| http://www.magicbox.uk.com | MagicBox UK: nice general magic site |
| http://www.magicbyenigma.com | Chastain Criswell's Magic by Enigma: Tag, Deface, Lecture Notes (downloadable) |
| http://www.magic.org | The Magic Depot. General Magic, downloadables, and more (***) |
| http://stagetricks.com/ | Magic-Ian's Catalog Pages. General magic, e-Bay auctions |
| http://www.magicinc.net | Magic Incorporated. Good general magic, great book catalog. (***) |
| http://www.magicjax.com | Magic Jax; Ron Jaxon's unique magic products; e-books (Note: site suspended as of
11 Dec 2011; I'll check again later!) |
| http://www.magikraft.com | MagiKraft Magic featuring magic by Martin Lewis |
| http://www.magicmakers.com | Magic Maker's Costumes. General shop, carries Indian cups
& balls. |
| http://www.magicmax.com | Magic Max. Large dealer and sells some exclusive items |
| http://www.magicnook.com |
MagicNook: Magic of Magicbob
Productions, Jim Garrish, Brian Miller Magic, the Fiki Bros,
and more |
| http://www.magic-voitko.com |
Magic Voitko: Victor Voitko's
shop featuring the Flying Linking Rings (Russia) |
| http://www.magicmethodsonline.com | Jerry Mentzer's South Carolina magic shop |
| http://www.mhmagicmagazines.com | MHMagic Magazines: used magic magazines and auctions |
| http://www.magicationproducts.com |
Magication Products: Unique
line of products including a book on Change Bag Routines |
| http://www.magic-mill.com | Millard Lichter's site & his FunTASTIC Knife Routine |
| http://www.magicproshop.com | Peter Whiteman's General shop, free shipping |
| http://www.magicsale.com | Magic Sale. General shop. Has three sets of brass three shell game cups |
| http://spoonermagic.com | Magic Spoonerisms. Bill Spooner's publications and
offerings |
| http://www.themagicwarehouse.com | Magic Warehouse. Carries wallets, more. |
| http://www.wildcolombini.com | Aldo Colombini's Wild Colombini site (formerly MammaMia Magic) |
| http://www.safetymagicshows.com | Chris Manos Magic. Chain of Chance, Police magic. |
| e-mail whm@earthlink.net | William H. McIlhany, P.O. Box 7486, Beverly Hills, CA 90212, (310) 275-3194, (310) 205-7952 (FAX). Rare video footage including Don Alan's Magic Ranch, Houdini, American TV Pioneers, Milbourne Christopher, and more. (***) |
| http://www.merlinswakefield.com |
Merlins Wakefield (U.K.)
large shop, carries some unique items |
| http://www.midwestmagic.net | Tim Felix' Midwest Magic, IL; General Shop |
| http://www.miraclefactory.net | Todd Karr's The Miracle Factory; publisher of Roy Benson by Starlight, Al Baker, more |
| http://www.joemogar.com | Joe Mogar's Magic Stars Color Changing Knives, Thimble Magic (***) |
| http://www.morrisseymagic.com | Morrissey Magic: manufacturer of Cups and Balls and other magical items (Canada) |
| http://www.skeltontribute.com | Tom Mullica Supplies, including the famous Mullica Wallet |
| http://www.newyorkcoinmagic.net | New York Coin Magic: Seminars plus products by Roth, Gallo, others |
| http://www.nnmagic.com | Nielsen Magic; Posters, Vanishing bottles, etc. |
| http://owenmagic.com | Owen Magic Supreme, makers of high quality and expensive apparatus |
| http://www.jacksdeck.com |
Jack Parker's Card Magic:
Jack's Card magic products (I believe Jack Parker passed away in 2007 but the
site is still up) |
| http://www.penguinmagic.com | Penguin Magic general dealer; excellent video demonstrations, free shipping |
| http://www.lancepierce.com | Lance Pierce: Professional Entertainment Series |
| http://www.porperoriginals.com | Joe Porper Originals: Cups, Linking Rings, Okito Boxes, more |
| http://www.mallofmagic.com | Mike Powers Mall of Magic: Boston Box routine |
| http://www.professional-magic.co.uk | Paul Howard Pro Magic Catalogue U.K. |
| http://www.proline-magic.com | Cliff Wiggs' Proline Magic: Makers of nice Linking Rings |
| http://www.qualitymagic.com |
A "store" site for MartinsMagic.com;
sells one-up effects periodically (not a regular shop; see
also QualityMagicBooks.com site above) |
| http://www.redefinemagic.com |
Redefine Magic: carries
Redefine Pro Linking Rings |
| http://www.rfaproductions.com | RFA Productions Wallets, Channel One magazine. |
| http://www.richbark.com | Geo. Richbark & Co. Illinois, Manufacturer of small to
stage magic. |
| http://www.rnt2.com | Rings 'N Things II Cups and Balls, Chop Cups, Magic Wands, etc. |
| http://www.jamesriser.com | James Riser Magic: Manufacturer cups & balls, more plus lots of info (***) |
| http://www.ronjo.com | Ronjo Magic. Large dealer and manufacturer. |
| http://www.sankeymagic.com | Jay Sankey's Magic Shop -
Occasional free tricks! |
| http://www.jeffscanlan.com | Jeff Scanlan Site: Universal Thimble Set, Eugene Burger's
Thought Sender... |
| http://www.coingaffs.com/ | Jamie SchoolCraft's Precision Magic: custom coin work |
| http://www.sherwoodmagic.com | Brett Sherwood "World's Most Beautiful Cups" |
| http://www.shufton.com | Steve Shufton: Floating Match, Okito Box, DVD |
| http://www.bobsolarimagic.com | Bob Solari Magic Shop. Unique items, Chop Cup Mug |
| http://www.sterlingsteal.com |
Sterling Steal's Website: 17"
Linking Rings and more |
| http://www.stevensmagic.com | Stevens Magic Emporium. Quality company with excellent catalogs. (***) |
| http://www.stolina.de | Stolina Magie (German) Some unique products... |
| http://www.tabmantables.com |
Tabman's Magic Tables, Casino
Chip Magic, and other custom magic, now owned by Fur's Class
Magic |
| http://www.toddstrong.com | Todd Strong's Perceptual Motion. Dice Stacking and Juggling |
| http://www.tannens.com | Tannen's Magic. Old supplier, large warehouse. Carries some hard to find items. |
| http://www.tirofoginc.com |
Tirofog Inc.: Magic shop also
manufactures Eggs-Actly eggs and a few other products |
| http://www.magicbypauline.com |
Magic by Pauline Tong (Dan
& Pauline) Pauline makes some well regarded Egg Bags,
and site offers other magic as well |
| http://www.thetrickery.com | The Trickery. New Jersey general magic shop |
| http://www.trickshop.com | The Trick Shop. Features downloadable e-books. |
| http://www.diamond-jim.com | Diamond Jim Tyler's Website, features extracts from Pockets Full of Miracles book |
| http://tvmagic.co.uk | Marc Paul's TV Magic (U.K.) General shop |
| http://www.ustmagic.com | U.S. Toy Magic. Carry some unique magic |
| http://www.cupsandballs.nl | Van Dokkum's Cups and Balls site. Quality cups, wands, linking rings (Netherlands) |
| http://www.vernetmagic.com | Vernet Magic, manufacturer's of multiplying balls, TTs, etc |
| http://www.vikingmagic.com | Viking Manufacturing. Carries Collector's Workshop items as well. |
| http://www.visualmagicshop.com | David Evangelista's Visual Magic Shop: Magnetic Hold Out and other unique items |
| http://www.alanwarnermagic.com | Alan Warner quality custom wood products |
| http://www.whenyouwishmagic.com | When You Wish Magic and Collectibles: hard to find lecture videos & more |
| http://www.rpaulwilson.com | R. Paul Wilson's Inner Secrets: Books, Videos, Downloadables |
| http://www.wizardcraft.com | Wizard Craft, a whole line of magic, carries O'Connel wallets from London |
| http://www.woodencigars.com | John Rogers Wooden Cigars; custom cigars of wood and magic effects |
| http://www.wundergroundmagicshop.com | Metro Detroit, Michigan Brick
& Mortar shop |
| http://www.mymagic.com | Meir Yedid Magic, carries and produces effects, videos, etc. |
| http://www.shaunyee.com | Shaun Yee's Magic (Italy) |
| http://www.jimzeemagic.net | Jim Zee's Magical Enterprises. Dice Stacking, Okito Boxes |
| Christian & Family Magic |
These sites either specialize in Gospel Magic or at least carry some Gospel Magic products. |
| http://www.axtell.com | Steve Axtell's puppetry page with a few illusions |
| http://www.beebepublications.com | Carries Berg's "Sermons in Chemistry" |
| http://www.kidhelper.com | Creative Children's Ministries: with downloadable Object Lessons |
| http://www.fcm.org | Fellowship of Christian Magicians organization home page |
| http://www.ginnmagic.com | David Ginn's books and more for the Gospel Magician |
| http://www.laflinmagicstore.com
|
Duane Laflin Magic. Gospel Magic Author. |
| http://www.larocksmagic.com | La Rock's Fun & Magic; General magic and a decent Gospel Magic selection |
| http://www.onewaystreet.com | Children's ministry with puppetry & illusion |
| http://www.gospelmagic.com | Doc Haley's Gospel Magic products |
| http://www.daytonamagic.com/categories/GOSPEL-MAGIC/ | Daytona Magic carries some Gospel Magic |
| http://www.vanishingrabbit.com | Brent Smith's The Vanishing Rabbit Magic Shop in Alberta, Canada. Small shop, some Gospel Magic |
| http://www.tricksfortruth.com | UK Gospel Magic site with active forum (Note: site suspended as of 11 Dec 2011; I'll check again later!) |
| WholeSale Dealers | |
| http://www.chusmagic.com |
Chu's Magic Co., Ltd. Hong
Kong. Features Julia Chen and Andy Comic Magic Sets and
"bargain" tricks |
| http://www.ezmagicrobbins.com | D. Robbins Inc., Wholesale Distributor, also handles Sam Delal (Electrofun, India) imports |
| http://www.funinc.com | Fun, Inc. Magic Wholesale Distributor (operates Royal Magic and Hampton Ridge lines) |
| http://www.magia.com.ar | Bazar de Magia: Argentina |
| http://www.funtimemagic.com | Funtime Innovations Private Limited (formerly Electrofun Magic); manufacturer and distributor in India (Sam Dalal). D. Robbins distributes their stuff in the USA. |
| http://johnsonmagicproducts.com | Johnson Products, Inc. Machine shop, manufacturer of coin
gaffs, Cups & Balls. |
| http://www.magicity.com/ | Magic City Wholesalers |
| http://www.makmagic.com | MAK Magic wholesale distributors (also handles Mark Mason's JB Magic line from U.K.) |
| http://www.magicmakersinc.com | Magic Maker's Inc. Makes some good stuff but also some "knockoffs" |
| http://mikamecraft.ocnk.net |
Mikame Magic - Fine crafted
magic from Japan |
| http://www.murphysmagic.com | Murphy's Magic Supplies: Wholesale Only |
| http://www.sascomagic.com | Sasco Magic: wholesale manufacturer of over 150 coin gaffs and tricks |
| http://www.showbizmagic.net | George Schindler's Show Biz Services: several unique items |
| http://www.sterlingmagic.com | Sterling Magic wholesale manufacturers of coin gaffs |
| http://www.tangomagic.com | Tango Magic of Argentina: wholesale coin tricks and color changing knives (knives discontinued) |
| http://www.udaysmagicworld.com | Uday's Magic of India |