Good magic stores?

maenk · 10-30-2012, 06:40 PM

Well,my first thread.I think its the right place...
Last year,looking for magic supplies on the web,I found www.asmagia.com (im spanish)
I 'bought' some books and decks,hoping that the package would arrive in 24 hours.Im an idiot.They just took the money.I looked over the web and I discovered that the web was a scam.

Goodby 130 bucks.
Did something similar happened to anyone?If so,please write them to help ppl avoid them.
Can u guys advice me some safe and trusted webs?
Is this web safe(LOLZ)

?

MysteryHand · 10-31-2012, 01:53 PM

Try http://www.penguinmagic.com/ http://www.murphysmagic.com/

maenk · 10-31-2012, 10:47 PM

LOl,umbeliable.I was looking for the Tarbell books for ages...and in both pages u gave me they were on stock.Thanks!

Wyattsb · 10-31-2012, 11:41 PM

That sounds really wrong to me, and the website looks pretty legit, did you email them or contact them in any way about not receiving your stuff?

MysteryHand · 11-01-2012, 03:34 PM

Yeah ! You should contact THEM !!1

maenk · 11-01-2012, 06:49 PM

LOl,of course i did.I phoned,emailed,etc,but no answer
i even read on the internet that pple went to where the physical shop should be...and there is no shop at all...

MysteryHand · 11-01-2012, 11:41 PM

Whoa !!! That's bad

You should contact with police about this scam !!!! You MUST DO IT !!!!

maenk · 11-02-2012, 06:11 PM

well,i got informed.it seems that the page had alredy been sued..but the webpage is from Mexico,so they can take my money,and with their laws,have the right to do it.

Mark · 11-03-2012, 12:10 AM

It's weird that a scam website that has existed since 2004 still is out there. Also, I cannot find any information on AsMagia.com being in Mexico nor of them being sued. However, the laws don't matter as Mexican laws still are on your side in this case, and the website's servers are located in the United States. Going to the police and reporting it really is the only way to go. If someone gets sued for stealing your friend's stuff and the next week this person steals your stuff, you would also go to the police regardless of your friend already having sued the thief, not?

As for good stores, in Europe http://worldmagicshop.com is well-established. In Spain, you have http://www.librosdemagia.com/, http://seleccionesmagicas.es/ and some other options. As Spain of all countries has the biggest school of magic and most magic festivals, there shouldn't be a problem for you finding whatever you want.

maenk · 11-03-2012, 04:32 PM

Well,Mark you re right...Ill email them one more time.If they dont answer,ill email to PROFECO and ask them to sue asmagia
PD:Thanks for the pages Mark,awesome stuff,but ill have to save up more money

Exscaly · 01-01-2013, 06:20 PM

If I may also add, I think a decent site is www.emagicsupply.com They do free worldwide shipping. Their prices are not as great as some others, but for those who don't live in the US or UK (as most renown magic sites are based in), the lack of shipping cost is really great. I've ordered from them before, all was good.

10-30-2012, 06:40 PM	#1
maenk The N00b Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Spain Posts: 25	Good magic stores? Well,my first thread.I think its the right place... Last year,looking for magic supplies on the web,I found www.asmagia.com (im spanish) I 'bought' some books and decks,hoping that the package would arrive in 24 hours.Im an idiot.They just took the money.I looked over the web and I discovered that the web was a scam.Goodby 130 bucks. Did something similar happened to anyone?If so,please write them to help ppl avoid them. Can u guys advice me some safe and trusted webs? Is this web safe(LOLZ)? __________________

10-31-2012, 10:47 PM	#3
maenk The N00b Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Spain Posts: 25	LOl,umbeliable.I was looking for the Tarbell books for ages...and in both pages u gave me they were on stock.Thanks! __________________

11-01-2012, 06:49 PM	#6
maenk The N00b Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Spain Posts: 25	LOl,of course i did.I phoned,emailed,etc,but no answer i even read on the internet that pple went to where the physical shop should be...and there is no shop at all... __________________

11-02-2012, 06:11 PM	#8
maenk The N00b Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Spain Posts: 25	well,i got informed.it seems that the page had alredy been sued..but the webpage is from Mexico,so they can take my money,and with their laws,have the right to do it. __________________

11-03-2012, 04:32 PM	#10
maenk The N00b Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Spain Posts: 25	Well,Mark you re right...Ill email them one more time.If they dont answer,ill email to PROFECO and ask them to sue asmagia PD:Thanks for the pages Mark,awesome stuff,but ill have to save up more money __________________

10-31-2012, 01:53 PM	#2
MysteryHand Card Player with Mystery Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Posts: 106	Try http://www.penguinmagic.com/ http://www.murphysmagic.com/

10-31-2012, 11:41 PM	#4
Wyattsb Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Australia Posts: 32	That sounds really wrong to me, and the website looks pretty legit, did you email them or contact them in any way about not receiving your stuff?

11-01-2012, 03:34 PM	#5
MysteryHand Card Player with Mystery Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Posts: 106	Yeah ! You should contact THEM !!1

11-01-2012, 11:41 PM	#7
MysteryHand Card Player with Mystery Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Posts: 106	Whoa !!! That's bad You should contact with police about this scam !!!! You MUST DO IT !!!!

11-03-2012, 12:10 AM	#9
Mark Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 935	It's weird that a scam website that has existed since 2004 still is out there. Also, I cannot find any information on AsMagia.com being in Mexico nor of them being sued. However, the laws don't matter as Mexican laws still are on your side in this case, and the website's servers are located in the United States. Going to the police and reporting it really is the only way to go. If someone gets sued for stealing your friend's stuff and the next week this person steals your stuff, you would also go to the police regardless of your friend already having sued the thief, not? As for good stores, in Europe http://worldmagicshop.com is well-established. In Spain, you have http://www.librosdemagia.com/, http://seleccionesmagicas.es/ and some other options. As Spain of all countries has the biggest school of magic and most magic festivals, there shouldn't be a problem for you finding whatever you want.

01-01-2013, 06:20 PM	#11
Exscaly Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 8	If I may also add, I think a decent site is www.emagicsupply.com They do free worldwide shipping. Their prices are not as great as some others, but for those who don't live in the US or UK (as most renown magic sites are based in), the lack of shipping cost is really great. I've ordered from them before, all was good.