A while back I had discovered a fun little gimmicky magic act: The magic crane. Over a year ago, I filmed a magician who incorporated it into his stage act.
I couldn't find the one I had ordered from Seo Magic for this past weekend. Paying another $26 dollars seemed a bit harsh on my wallet, so I thought I'd check into any alternatives. (The jumbo version is $45).
I ended up finding ones on eBay for about $6, cheapest. Fortunately, the photos were accurate and not misleading. I knew exactly what I'd end up getting: Crappy folded cranes:
I don't know who they got to fold these, but you'd think they'd actually find someone who can fold at least a bit more neatly than this. How hard can that be?
The ones ordered from Seo Magic are higher quality, as far as folding neatness goes. And pricing and affordability is all relative and dependent upon how you measure and value the payback dividends.
I'm not disappointed in the ones I got off eBay, considering the price differential; and they still accomplish the trick they're meant to do.
The people at Seo Magic USA seem nice (located up in Torrance) and I may order from them again. The contact there offered to coordinate and meet with me to drop an order off instead of shipping (and last time when they shipped, it arrived pretty much next day).
Here's an alternate presentation of the magic crane:
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