Mark Mason, JB Magic, always has the most people gathered around his magic booth at magic conventions. Whether anyone, everyone or no one buys anything, they (we) are all amazed by his presentational style, let alone the mechanics of the workings of the trick itself that he is demonstrating. He has a nice, friendly, congenial and low-pressure style of salesmanship that makes him what I call a "Master Dealer".

Originally from Leeds, England, Mark found success in magic in Blackpool where he ultimately had one of the most successful brick and mortar magic shops in the country. Despite there being hundreds of magic dealers at the Blackpool convention, magicians still trekked to the front door of his brick and mortar shop with people waiting around the block to enter the building. And at the peak of his success, he closed the building and moved to America. He settled in a small town in Florida where he can relax and create and operate his online business. Plus he is close enough to drive to a major airport to fly off to magic conventions around the world and demonstrate his unique line of magic.

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This week we kicked off the Magicians' Relief Project with a $60 gift card from a dealer going to a deserving magician in need. If you are or your know someone who could benefit from this project, then please complete the form. And if you want to financially contribute to this project, then contact me at scott@themagicwordpodcast.com for details.

We also have a contest starting this week to give away "The Stranger" app: one in Android and the other for the iPhone. "The Stranger" was just introduced this week for the Android. So the creator, Jonathan Levit, is offering these prizes to celebrate the long journey it's been to make this finally happen.