Description: ***** 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 effect is (perhaps) the precursor to Tenyo's 2022 offering, Flash Cubes, since the effects of both involve square puzzle cubes rearranging themselves to instantly create a coherent picture. But Instant Portrait is easier to perform than its followup, and although Flash Cubes allows for multiple possible pictures, the simpler effect of Instant Portrait (and somewhat more mechanical method) make it as strong (or maybe stronger) effect.Instant Portraits effect looks like this: magic shows a black box, from which he dumps out 12 puzzle cubes. The cubes are mixed a bit on the table, and then six of the cubes are pushed toward the spectator. The magi keeps the other six cubes and moves them together into a rectangle shape -- the image on top is random and scrambled. The spectator is asked to do the same. Now the magi shows a small card portrait of a famous painting. Magi asks the spectator to do her puzzle -- she moves the cubes around and turns their orientations, until she has matched the portrait on the card. It takes her about 10 seconds. The magi now shows his scrambled cubes again, and covers them with the lid of the black box. "I'll do mine in the dark, and faster". Immediately the lid is lifted, and the scrambled cubes have magically rearranged to create the portrait. A mentioned, this method is more "automatic" than Tenyo's similar Flash Cubes trick. But still takes some practice to do smoothly. (In my personal set, shown in photos, the cubes unscramble to create Edvard Munch's "The Scream", but you can also make this as Van Gogh's Self portrait -- you get blank puzzle cubes and necessary stickers to create either painting. Once you pick one, it is not really an option to change it from show to show. I picked "The Scream" because I thought it was edgy, but in hindsight, I think this one looks better using Van Gogh's Portrait.) This one sells for about $24 in most places I found it, but did see it for $19 at one seller. I'll match that price since it is crazy low for this very neat Tenyo item.Comes with package and instructions in Japanese -- English instruction sheets are available on a free downloadBrand new and unused, sealed in original package +++++++++++ ***** 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!)
Price: 13.29 USD
Location: Walnut Creek, California
End Time: 2025-01-27T22:45:22.000Z
Shipping Cost: 4.65 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Type: Magic Trick
