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You can give it away, or even sell it, to your magician friends, colleagues, and website visitors. You must distribute it in its entirety without any alterations. Acknowledgement Special thanks to Jamie Salinas of Baytown, TX, and the proprietor of Choice Magic. https://JoeLibbySeminars.com 4 Free Promotional Ebook Images Choose from several images that you can download to use on your website and social media to promote the ebook. Just visit these links: Click here for Image #1 Click here for Image #2 Click here for Image #3 https://JoeLibbySeminars.com 5 About Joe Libby Born and raised in San Antonio, Texas, Joe Libby graduated from Central Catholic High School and got his degree in theatre from Incarnate Word College. At IWC, Joe had the privilege of learning his craft from some of the best stage actors in the business; these included Ronald Ibbs (The Adventures of Robin Hood, The Saint, the Caedmon recordings), his wife, Maureen Halligan (Darby O’Gill and the Little People), and Richard A. Jones (Under Siege). An award-winning entertainer and motivational speaker, Joe has brought laughter and inspiration to numerous schools, churches, and associations. He has performed in locations as diverse as family backyards to hotel banquet rooms to the old Soviet Union! His corporate clients include USAA, Century 21, Catholic Life Insurance, the Luling Watermelon Thump, Texas Association of Magicians, the Comanche Pow Wow, and NatureSweet Tomatoes. Joe was also a speaker at the Total Success Summit at the Star Casino in Sydney, Australia, where he had the privilege of sharing the stage with Arnold Schwarzenegger. https://JoeLibbySeminars.com 6 Table of Contents The Mismade Bill Drawback .......................................................... 7 The Mismade Bill Solution .............................................................. 9 How to Cash In ............................................................................... 12 Save Even More Money ................................................................ 14 Options for Switching the Bills ..................................................... 16 Q and A ........................................................................................... 19 Final Thoughts ............................................................................... 20 https://JoeLibbySeminars.com 7 The Mismade Bill Drawback One of the best close-up magic tricks, one in the repertoire of many magicians, is the mismade dollar bill. Any magic involving money automatically interests the audience. The mismade bill is no exception. Learn a little about the history of the effect here: https://magicreviewed.com/products/mismade-bill/ Think about what a magical experience this is: the magician borrows a dollar bill from an audience member, folds it up, and when it’s unfolded, the bill has seemingly turned inside out! The corners of the bill are at the center, and the middle of the bill is divided into the four corners. It looks amazing! But then . . . The magician folds the bill again and turns it back to a normal bill before handing it back to the volunteer. (Ho hum.) This seems anticlimactic to me. It would be much stronger to hand the mismade bill to the volunteer as a souvenir. Yes, they would not be able to spend the dollar, but they would have a souvenir that they would keep forever and show everybody. Not only that, but they will be talking about you as well and telling everyone what an amazing performer you are! The big problem with this is that the traditional mismade bills are cut from a sheet of uncut bills purchased from the U.S. Mint. This can end up being very expensive. The sheets (when they are available) are sold for a premium; in cutting them, several bills are destroyed, which drives up the cost of the prop. Magic dealers that offer the mismade bills sell them for anywhere from $10 to $25 each. This makes giving the mismade bill away as a souvenir prohibitively expensive unless you are commanding the kind of fees that David Copperfield or Penn and Teller make. (Ha ha!) https://JoeLibbySeminars.com 8 Fortunately, there is now a solution that not only makes it possible for you to give away the mismade dollar bill, but you could potentially make $0.75 or more in extra profit each time you do the trick! Not bad for a couple of minutes’ work, right? In this ebook, you’ll find out how to easily do this, and what supplies you will need and where to get them. I’ll even provide some suggestions for performing the trick if you aren’t that good at sleight of hand. Believe me, my sleight of hand techniques are really bad. The most complicated sleight I perform is the crosscut force! (Ha ha!) Keep reading to learn this new way to perform the classic mismade bill trick, to provide your volunteers with an amazing souvenir (an impossible object, no less), and to make some additional money without soliciting tips, even when you are already being paid by the venue that hired you! Sounds cool, right? https://JoeLibbySeminars.com 9 The Mismade Bill Solution Instead of a prop cut from a sheet of bills from the U.S. Mint, this updated version of the mismade bill trick uses a specially printed fake bill that looks extremely realistic. The designs of the bills have been altered just enough to avoid trouble and to be legal to use for entertainment purposes. These bills are the industry standard. They are made by a company that supplies them for many movie and TV productions including Young Sheldon, Hawaii 5-0, and Let’s Make a Deal. The bills are very affordable too. This means it’s possible for you to give the mismade bill to your volunteer at the end of the trick without breaking the bank. This is something they will almost surely hang on to forever since it looks so amazing. Another great thing about these bills is that they are made in different denominations. The mismade bills cut from a sheet of bills are almost always $1.00 bills. Now you have more options. In many performances, you may indeed be using the mismade $1 bill. . https://JoeLibbySeminars.com 10 For higher-end gigs, you may want to use the mismade $5 bill . . . Or the mismade $20 bill . . . . . https://JoeLibbySeminars.com 11 Or, for the right audience, the mismade $100 bill! Remember, I told you that you would be able to make some additional profit by performing this new version of the trick. Now, I can’t predict or speculate on how much you could make. But if you are at a strolling gig or working tables at a restaurant, for instance, and perform the trick several times during the event, that could mean a nice extra chunk of change for you. And a little extra money never hurts. Keep reading to get the details on that. . https://JoeLibbySeminars.com 12 How to Cash In Because these prop bills are specially printed by a supplier for the entertainment industry, they can be purchased very affordably. At the time that I am writing this, the retail price for the bills is only $24.99 per hundred, meaning each mismade bill is only about $0.25 each! That’s a huge difference from $25.00 each! Do the trick during a performance with the $1.00 bill, and you have made an extra profit of $0.75! If you’re performing at a higher-end gig and can perform the trick with either a $5 or a $20 bill, your profit of course is much higher! If you are performing at the home of a celebrity, such as a sports figure or movie star, and he or she gives you a $100 bill to perform the trick . . . well, just think about that for a moment: you’ve made an extra profit of $99.75 in one shot! That may not happen very often; but even if it occurs once, that would be pretty awesome. Now, before anyone accuses me of being only interested in money, that is not true. One of the main goals of performing is to create happy memories and memorable experiences for your audience. But let’s get down to brass tacks: if you are a working performer, you have to make money so you can pay your bills. And performing this version of the mismade dollar bill avoids the possibly awkward situation of soliciting gratuities from your audience members. Plus, the volunteer who gave you the bill gets a really unusual souvenir, which continues the creation of happy memories and memorable experiences after the actual performance. It sounds like a win-win situation to me. I have some more good news for you. It is possible to obtain these bills at less than full retail price, which increases your profit even https://JoeLibbySeminars.com 13 more when you perform the trick. I’ll tell you exactly how in the next chapter. You’ve come this far; don’t stop now! https://JoeLibbySeminars.com 14 Save Even More Money Thanks to the arrangement I have with this company, I can offer you an even better deal on purchasing the bills. It’s very simple: use the link below each image to purchase the stacks of 100 mismade bills that you prefer, and you will get an additional 10% off your total order at checkout. It’s another big win for you! For a stack of 100 mismade $1 bills, use this link: https://collabs.shop/1wkq59 For a stack of 100 mismade $5 bills, use this link: https://collabs.shop/32dwwv . . https://JoeLibbySeminars.com 15 For a stack of 100 mismade $20 bills, use this link: https://collabs.shop/yyatp6 For a stack of 100 mismade $100 bills, use this link: https://collabs.shop/lqzf76 Be sure to use those links every time you need to reorder bills so that you can continue to save that additional 10%. It all adds up! You are still going to need to switch the real bill for the mismade bill in performance. If your sleight of hand skills are up to snuff, you should be able to do the switch that way. But if, like me, you need some help in that area, I have a few options for you to consider. Let’s look at those in the next chapter. . . https://JoeLibbySeminars.com 16 Options for Switching the Bills You need a way to switch the real dollar bill for the mismade bill, or you obviously don’t have a trick. If you can perform the trick either purely by sleight of hand or with the aid of a thumb tip, then you may not need the information in this chapter. That said, I’m going to provide you with some magic options that will allow you to perform the switch of the bills without sleights. Of course, you’ll still need to rehearse to get a smooth and entertaining presentation. One option is Buddha Papers. The photo shows a set of Buddha Papers that I own, rebranded as “The Phantom Folder.” I have actually had this since the mid-1970s, and it has held up remarkably well! Buddha Papers are available for many magic dealers. This link will take you to a set that you may want to consider: Click here for Buddha Papers Another option is a Himber Wallet. It makes sense to use this prop for a performance since wallets are made to hold money. https://JoeLibbySeminars.com 17 If you need a Himber Wallet, you can get one at this link: Click here for the Himber Wallet As I am writing this ebook, there is a new magic product on the market called The Maverick. This is a pouch designed for magicians and mentalists to carry props. It also has several magic features built in. One of these features is the ability to easily switch one object for another. I think this would be a superior method for a lot of people since the object is only out of sight for a split second. If you own The Maverick, you understand what I am saying. If you don’t yet own it, the switching feature is fully explained in the video tutorial for the product. https://JoeLibbySeminars.com 18 The Maverick is a bit more expensive than the other props I’ve mentioned. But for a working performer, it really is worth it. I highly recommend it. You can learn more about it and purchase one if you are interested at this link: Click here for The Maverick Of course, there are other magic props that can switch one object for another too, and you may have something in mind already. But if you don’t, one of these options may be right for you. https://JoeLibbySeminars.com 19 Q and A Q: Are the mismade bills made with the same type of paper that the U.S. Mint uses to print dollar bills? A: No. These mismade bills are printed on good-quality paper, but it’s not the same kind the Mint uses. They do feel different than the real bills. However, I don’t think your volunteers will really pay attention to that because they will be so surprised by the strange appearance of the inside-out dollar bill. Q: Can the mismade bills be folded down into eighths? A: Because of the paper that is used, I find the mismade bills get bulky when folded into eighths. But you can experiment and see what works for you. If you are using a switching device like the ones described in the last chapter, folding the bill into quarters should be sufficient. Q: After performing the trick, what do you do if the volunteer asks for his real dollar bill back? A: Give the real bill back. It’s not worth getting into a disagreement over. But I think most audience members will be delighted to have this impossible object as a souvenir. This will be especially true if you begin by telling them that they won’t be able to spend the bill when they get it back, but they will have a souvenir that they will hang on to forever. Q: I’ve seen mismade $2 bills advertised on a couple of magic websites. Will this company be coming up with any new denominations of mismade bills? A: I don’t know the answer to that. However, if the company decides to print mismade $2 bills or mismade $10 bills, for instance, it would be on their website. https://JoeLibbySeminars.com 20 Final Thoughts I hope this ebook has helped you realize the possibilities of this new version of the mismade dollar bill trick. Now you can make some additional cash when you perform the trick, and you can give your volunteers an unusual souvenir that they will love! And they’ll tell their friends and colleagues how YOU magically transformed the dollar bill! It’s a winner all the way around. If you have any questions that were not addressed in this ebook, by all means shoot me an e-mail at success@JoeLibbySeminars.com. I’ll follow up with you as soon as humanly possible . . . maybe even sooner! Wishing you success always,