O.K.  Probably more than any other item we have, the Bending Quarter really needs an honest review!

We've been in a "catch 22" with this effect for a long time:  OF COURSE, everyone wants to know if the quarter is SWITCHED, especially when the advertising says that the quarter "seems to remain in front of the audience at all times."  And we found ourselves in a bind, because the switch does just that:  It allows the audience to observe the coin start to finnish and they will swear there was never a moment it was out of their sight.
There is no misdirection necessary.  The audience is welcome to "burn your hands" from the moment they hand you their quarter till they see it bending in your fingertips!
MANY magicians have written to say that "the move" by itself was worth the price of the video, and once you've seen it, it makes a huge number of additional effects possible including:

Hold a coin in a flat outstreached hand, sleeves rolled up.  Give your hand a little shake, and the coin is gone.  Another little shake and the coin is back. Nothing covers the coin at any time.

Show the coin in your fingers, make a fist, open your hand and the coin is gone.  Make another fist, and the coin returns.

Grab a coin with your right hand.  Show your left hand empty.  Place the left hand under a table and slap the coin on top with the right hand.  The coin AUDIBLY penetrates the table and appears in the left hand.

These and a variety of other effects are completely detailed in addition to bending a real quarter.  We show a "full bending effect" which requires several days of practice, and also two very simplified methods that you can "practice today, perform tonight."  There's no time wasted in the video!
The Bending Quarter video was just reshot in the last month, and has been updated to include all the latest techniques.
In thinking of the "cons" with regard to the video, the only drawbacks I can think of are:  To do the full bending effect with all the nuances  requires several days of practice.  Also, if you do bend a quarter, then hand it out as a keepsake, it will cost you $.25 minimum each time you do it.  If you purchase prepared quarters from Matthew Roddy, it will cost at least $.65 each time you perform the effect.

A complete effects booklet is also included with your package, and the new video now has a section which shows how you can prepare YOUR OWN QUARTERS with just one simple tool to be bendable within just a few minutes!

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