David Acer is an original in a business where creativity is a treasured commodity, and that fact alone places him on the very short A-list of top contributors to the art of magic.” - David Regal
David Acer

THE DAVID ACER MAGIC SHOP

As a lesser known sideline to his slightly more public career writing and appearing on television shows like Discovery Kids Mystery Hunters, David has been performing, inventing and publishing original close-up magic for over 25 years. This online magic shop contains some of his best (and best-selling) books, tricks and DVDs, complete with reviews and video demos . You can order any item using the PayPal system - all shipping and handling costs are included in the price. Just click on the PayPal button that corresponds with the product to make your purchase. Books and DVDs can also be autographed upon request (please specify to whom in the Paypal comment box).

ATTENTION BEGINNERS! With the exception of "Gotcha! 18 Amazing Ways to Freak Out Your Friends," these products are for INTERMEDIATE TO ADVANCED MAGICIANS. If you're just starting out, contact your nearest magic shop for advice on what to buy.

If you liked whatever your favorite book is, you'll love More Power To You!

More Power To You
The Very Best of David Acer

29 ingenious routines from over 20 years of published work, all rewritten, revised, updated and upgraded. Plus 3 brand new miracles, including David's astonishing moving-hole effect, "Wormhole"!...more info

GOTCHA!

Does Bigfoot exist? Are crop circles made by aliens? Can dead bodies climb out of their graves and show up at your birthday party? Join Doubting Dave and the Mystery Hunters as they investigate some of the world’s oldest and coolest mysteries, THEN learn how to recreate those mysteries YOURSELF to fool your friends!...more info

EXTREME CLOSE-UP

Join one of magic’s most unique personalities for 90 minutes of wildly expansive yet deeply intimate close-up mayhem! Four aces erupt from a face-down deck in a sudden, explosive display!A borrowed finger ring links to the arm of a borrowed pair of glasses!...more info

OPEN TRAVELLER

In the Fall of 2002, David Acer embarked on a multi-city tour, beginning in Edmonton, Alberta, where he and magician/comedian Rick Bronson were asked to consult for and perform at the Edmonton Oilers Home Opener vs. The Philadelphia Flyers. This DVD begins three days before the game...more info

ON SCREEN MYSTERIES

Imagine you have a few people at your home for a party, when suddenly, someone asks you to do a trick. You shrug, pull out a deck, get him to choose a card, then lose it in the pack, whereupon you turn on your TV and click through some channels until you find one you like...more info

SPARE CHANGE

Imagine this. You're at a party. Someone mentions you're a magician. "Would you show us a trick?" "No, really, I.."... "Oh, please. We just love magic." "Well, I..." A gruff man interrupts, "Maybe he doesn't have any of his gadgets with him." THAT tears it! "Actually, I could show you something." ...more info

DEADLOCK

A spectator’s ring is locked onto a padlock, then instantly transposes with the magician’s ring! At the conclusion, the spectator can open the lock and remove the ring himself – there’s absolutely nothing suspicious for him to find, and you’re clean as well! ...more info

PICKPOCKET
BY DAVID ACER

Four blank-faced cards are introduced, each with a picture of a U.S. quarter. The spectator is given a 5th card, blank-faced with no quarter. Here comes the magic - one by one, each of the quarters vanishes more magically than the last, leaving the magician with NO MONEY AT ALL on his cards! When the spectator looks at his own card, he discovers ALL FOUR QUARTERS now on its face!...more info

RANDOM ACTS OF MAGIC

Prepare to be intrigued, delighted, elated – Random Acts of Magic is an inspired and inspiring collection of more than 60 brand new, bread-and-butter goodies, tightened and refined over thousands of shows, lectures and television appearances!...more info

NATURAL SELECTIONS
VOLUME 1

OUT OF PRINT

 

 

OUT OF PRINT

NATURAL SELECTIONS
VOLUME 2

From the author of Natural Selections comes this critically acclaimed collection of innovative, practical, extraordinary close-up magic. More than 35 brand new sleights and routines with cards, coins, postcards, business cards, novels, bottle caps and more, along with 3 compelling essays and some hilarious road stories from one of Canada's premiere magical entertainers!...more info

SEVEN BY MICHAEL HOUT

A regular invitee at Fechter’s Finger Flicking Frolic, and a frequent guest on David Acer’s MagicWorks shows in Montreal, Michel Huot is one of the industry’s best kept secrets. His material has appeared in Genii, Magic and Natural Selections, Vol. II, but this is his first solo collection, and it contains simple riches the likes of which are rarely seen!...more info

SEVEN BY PATRICK KUFFS

An insanely dynamic entertainer and innovator, Patrik Kuffs has made smash-hit appearances at the Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal, the International Battle of Magicians in Atlanta, and on such varied television shows as Popular Mechanics For Kids, Ad Lib and Urban Magic, with David Acer and Richard Sanders....more info

SEVEN BY RICK BRONSON

A multi-talented writer, comedian and television host, Rick Bronson is the go-to guy, the consultant for, the confidant of some of Canada’s finest magicians! The Tourist, a television series he created, hosted and co-wrote, is now a hit in 22 countries, and his recent national comedy special, Comedy Now Presents Rick Bronson, was among the highest rated in Canadian history!...more info

NOMEN OMEN

NOMEN OMEN
Special Edition!

This is an easy, inspired double prediction that has fooled some of the best minds in magic! A deck is introduced with the name of a person (or celebrity, or company, or whatever – YOU DECIDE!) on the back of every card...

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Some of the TV shows David has written for and appeared on are now available on DVD. MYSTERY HUNTERS, POPULAR MECHANICS FOR KIDS, GRAND ILLUSIONS, and more! CLICK HERE for deals and details!

 

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Some of the TV shows David has written for and appeared on are now available on DVD. MYSTERY HUNTERS, POPULAR MECHANICS FOR KIDS, GRAND ILLUSIONS, and more! CLICK HERE for deals and details!

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Video Of The Week

 

David Performs "Overtime" from MORE POWER TO YOU.

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SPECIAL OFFERS!

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David is caught "mid-miracle" on the cover of the October, 2010 issue of Genii magazine. The issue includes an article on David by L.A. writer David Regal (Everybody Loves Raymond), an article by David himself on the use of magic on the TV series Mystery Hunters, and 5 of David's tricks (3 never-before published!), plus all the magazine's regular features. Buy an autographed copy here for $10 U.S. plus postage and we'll throw in a FREE COPY of David's 2010 lecture notes, AFTERBURNERS (11 tricks, including "Cellular Production," "Flatline," "The Immiscible Eight," and more).

Autographed Genii + Afterburners - $10 U.S. plus $8 first class air l in North America

Autographed Genii + Afterburners - $10 U.S. plus $15 airmail to Europe

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Buy ALL 3 OF DAVID'S LECTURE DVDs together for $40 US in North America ($45 US international). EXTREME CLOSE-UP, OPEN TRAVELLER and ON SCREEN. That's a $90 value for $40!

$40 U.S. plus $5 airmail in North America

$40 U.S. plus $15 overseas airmail to Europe

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Buy ALL 3 "SEVEN BY" BOOKS (SEVEN BY MICHEL HUOT, SEVEN BY PATRIK KUFFS and SEVEN BY RICK BRONSON) together for $15 U.S.plus postage. That's a $37.50 value for $15!

$15 U.S. plus $3 airmail in North America

$15 U.S. plus $10 overseas airmail to Europe

Acer treats everything in his immediate environment as potential threats, or possibilities. Every situation evokes an assessment, a riposte, a goad, an amusing or telling observation... He is funny-cool.” - Jon Racherbaumer

I have travelled magic’s sandy, palm-covered shores and finally found the golden coconut that is David Acer! Absolutely fabulous!”- Simon Lovell

"Sa magie est l’une des plus efficaces et interessantes qui soient!” [His magic is among the most effective and interesting there is!"] - Hivaldo, ARCANE (France)

David Acer is my favorite tall Canadian. Wait a minute, I forgot about Gary Kurtz. David Acer is my second favorite tall Canadian.” - Michael Close, MAGIC

"David Acer was extreme before it was cool to be extreme, and he has video to prove it." - Bill Duncan, M.U.M. Magazine