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Looking through the videos it appears to be oriented around teaching you how to…",{"id":55,"by":11,"text":56},"10011134","We aim to teach a craft, not expose secrets. All of our lessons can be done with common items, not gimmicked tricks. We want to preserve the integrity of the craft, not spoil it.",{"value":58,"source":48,"evidence":59},"People wanting to learn magic tricks, including hobbyists and parents of young magic fans",[60,64],{"id":61,"by":62,"text":63},"10009133","vblord","The concept sounds good. My son likes magic so I thought this would be fun for him to watch and learn. But it's over $100\u002Fyear. That's a lot of money for only a few tricks. Right…",{"id":51,"by":52,"text":53},{"value":66,"source":67,"evidence":68},"$9 per month for life rate; over $100 per year quoted by a commenter","maker",[69,72],{"id":70,"by":11,"text":71},"10010455","Thanks for the feedback. We agree that our value prop is weaker until we have more videos in the backlog. We are shooting more videos now, and hope to have a large library of…",{"id":61,"by":62,"text":63},[],"paid","launched","unknown",{"praise":78,"objections":91,"requests":119,"questions":144,"alternatives":159},[79],{"value":80,"source":81,"evidence":82},"Good idea and fun to learn from; a sought-after niche","commenter",[83,87],{"id":84,"by":85,"text":86},"10008471","LouisSayers","this is really cool. I'm very tempted to sign up, the only thing holding me back is knowing if I have time for another hobby :)",{"id":88,"by":89,"text":90},"10008591","FussYou","Hey I always wanted to learn magic tricks. This is a cool website. Could it help to have more for freebies like me?",[92,104,108],{"value":93,"source":81,"evidence":94},"Too little content for the price",[95,99,100],{"id":96,"by":97,"text":98},"10008863","toast76","I gotta be honest, I was super stoked to see this, and was immediately thinking \"SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY\". But after watching the two \"free\" videos... I'm actually less…",{"id":61,"by":62,"text":63},{"id":101,"by":102,"text":103},"10008592","philbarr","Yeah, I'm into card magic only. So I might pay my $9, watch all the card ones, and then cancel it. Unless the videos are REALLY good. And how much can you really cover in 12…",{"value":105,"source":81,"evidence":106},"Free lessons were not actually free",[107],{"id":96,"by":97,"text":98},{"value":109,"source":81,"evidence":110},"Free YouTube and existing channels offer similar material",[111,115],{"id":112,"by":113,"text":114},"10009456","portaljacker","Or watch one of the many free channels on youtube? Why would I pay for the small amount of content here when I could watch Scam School(https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fuser\u002Fscamschool)…",{"id":116,"by":117,"text":118},"10009351","greghendershott","52Kards on YouTube has many free tutorials at beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels: https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fuser\u002FDecksAndContests\u002Ffeatured Although I just dabble I think…",[120,135,140],{"value":121,"source":81,"evidence":122},"Let users view tricks or a full lesson for free",[123,127,131],{"id":124,"by":125,"text":126},"10009027","sambenson","A suggestion: let users view the tricks being performed without having to subscribe. I'd be more inclined to part with my cash if I could see at least one trick that I wanted to…",{"id":128,"by":129,"text":130},"10009391","gafgarian","This is basically what I was going to say as well. Are you really losing out on much if you make the \"Ribbon Spread Turnover\" a free video just so we can actually learn somehting…",{"id":132,"by":133,"text":134},"10008889","dotdi","While it is nice that there are 2 free videos which allow me to judge the picture and sound quality, as well as the speaker, I would have liked a video where I can actually see…",{"value":136,"source":81,"evidence":137},"Offer more videos and a bigger library",[138,139],{"id":96,"by":97,"text":98},{"id":61,"by":62,"text":63},{"value":141,"source":81,"evidence":142},"Show teaching style in a full free video",[143],{"id":132,"by":133,"text":134},[145,152],{"value":146,"source":81,"evidence":147},"How will users keep paying after learning the tricks?",[148],{"id":149,"by":150,"text":151},"10008440","neya","I'm genuinely someone into these kinds of tricks and I invest quite modestly into all sorts of magic toys and tricks. However, I have a question - How are you going to make sure…",{"value":153,"source":81,"evidence":154},"Is there a mobile app or DVD format?",[155],{"id":156,"by":157,"text":158},"10008699","amelius","I think the format would be better if sold as a DVD. Then again, accessing the material from a smartphone would be nice. So I'm wondering, don't there exist standard…",[160,164,168,175,186],{"value":161,"source":81,"evidence":162},"Scam School on YouTube",[163],{"id":112,"by":113,"text":114},{"value":165,"source":81,"evidence":166},"52Kards YouTube and website",[167],{"id":116,"by":117,"text":118},{"value":169,"source":81,"evidence":170},"Theory11 magic lessons",[171],{"id":172,"by":173,"text":174},"10010729","ninjastar99","Best place to learn magic online is theory11 (http:\u002F\u002Fwww.theory11.com). They work with David Copperfield, JJ Abrams, and make cool cards with MailChimp. Production quality is…",{"value":176,"source":81,"evidence":177},"Penguin Magic instructional videos",[178,182],{"id":179,"by":180,"text":181},"10009194","tonetheman","This is also a really good place to learn magic online http:\u002F\u002Fwww.penguinmagic.com\u002F Not the same business model.",{"id":183,"by":184,"text":185},"10009226","grandalf","Penguin's instructional videos are superb.",{"value":187,"source":81,"evidence":188},"Card College books",[189],{"id":190,"by":191,"text":192},"10009624","pmelendez","You could also try the old fashion way and get a Card College copy :)…",{"comments":194,"answered":31,"key":195},8,[196,199,202],{"id":197,"text":198},"10010439","Great feedback. We will look into allowing the tricks to be viewed sans explanation for free. Thanks!",{"id":200,"text":201},"10011141","We now have a full trick, The Key Card Basics, set to free. Thanks!",{"id":203,"text":204},"10011117","Just made a full video on Key Card Basics featured and free. 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