Stealth Assassin Wallet

THE BLURB:
When Peter Nardi created the Mind Spy and Stealth he had a
very special wallet made for himself. Peter has used this
wallet for the past 3 years, and to this day only one other
person has had the pleasure of owning and working with the
incredible wallet.

This is Peter Nardi's updated version of the best selling
Stealth Assassin.

The Stealth Assassin V1.1 has all the great features of the
original but now with an extra pocket on the SUC side of the
wallet and the magnets are now stitched in place!

Please note the original Stealth Assassin is no longer in
production the new V1.1 is now the standard.

Do no be fooled by cheap imitations! The Stealth Assassin is
the wallet of choice for many of the worlds top mentalists!

Manufactured in high quality leather with a great attention
to detail, the Assassin takes all the greatest elements from
its predecessors and combines them to create something new
and powerful!

This is truly the utility device for the mentalist. Carry
the Assassin with you, and you will have a complete
mentalism act in your pocket!

The Stealth Assassin Wallet V1.1 is a 2-way peek wallet
(including the SUC peek with permission from Mark
Strivings). The effects one can perform with the Assassin
are virtually unlimited. Among them are:

-Predict a driver's license number.
-Predict a birthday.
-Predict a credit card number.
-Have a spectator write or draw anything on the back of a
business card. The mentalist can then read the spectator's
mind and tell them what is on the business card, or the
mentalist can choose to simply redraw what the spectator has
drawn.

Comes complete with wallet and 2 instructional DVDs
featuring Peter Nardi and Marc Spelmann.
The DVDs include full routines, handling, timing tips, and
bonus effects and ideas!

Disc One Running Time Approximately 54min

Disc Two Running Time Approximately 1hr 9min

MY COMMENTS:

NOTE: The new version of the Stealth Assassin Wallet is
definitely an improvement. The magnets are now stitched
into the binding and there is now a pocket on the SUC side
of the wallet. Though these are very nice improvements, I
don't think it's necessary for those who own an earlier
version to upgrade. If you use it a lot and can see how
these improvements will add to your use, then I certainly
recommend it. Also, for owners of the previous versions, if
you find that the magnets come loose, simply put them back
on using Super Glue for leather (or a similar product).
That actually works better than the original adhesive.

Here are my original comments on the SAW, which still apply:

Wow! I think it may be easier to list what this wallet
doesn't do. It won't market your act and it won't do your
taxes. All kidding aside though, it's an incredible utility
item. Since it's a version of Nardi's original Stealth
wallet, which is a peek wallet, it can certainly still do
that. But now there are at least two ways to get to that
peek. It's also got Mark Striving's Sight Unseen Wallet
principle, which means you can use it to load stuff, hold
out items, and peek (in a third and different manner). It's
also an index wallet, which means it's a smaller version of
Larry Becker's wonderful VersaWallet. Finally, it can be
used as an Out to Lunch wallet. I don't think I need to
tell you just how versatile this Stealth Assassin can be.
In fact, you can probably do an entire close-up act using it
and have a back-up act (or two!) in the wallet ready to go.

Its size is just right. It's a hip pocket wallet that can
fit easily into one's shirt pocket and most certainly can be
used, and should be used, as an everyday wallet. The only
drawback that I found is in its design. It's really a
credit card wallet and there's no space to put bills. They
have to be folded and tucked into a flap. It's not really
designed as a business card wallet, either. Nor is there a
window for IDs. But that doesn't mean you can't use it as
an everyday wallet, nor that you can't convince your
audience that it's anything but that. Peter certainly uses
it as everyday wallet and when you see his wallet on the
DVDs, you'll be convinced, too. I'm sure. I will quibble
about the packaging, though. The box is rather flimsy and
all the packages I got had damaged boxes. But the contents
inside (the DVDs and wallet) are not damaged and that's what
counts and what's being used, so it's a minor complaint.

The DVDs have over two hours' worth of routines and tips on
them spread out over two discs. Many of them are basic
routines, meaning that they are just obvious applications of
the wallet's functions. There's absolutely nothing wrong
with that, though, and the routines included will give you a
great head start in thinking about all the possibilities you
could use with this. For example, the first routine, "Short
List," is a marvelous routine to use with the index
function. In this routine, the performer explains how he
can control the outcome of a vacation decision. I set my
wallet up right away with it and impressed quite a few
people already with that effect. The DVDs also include
versions of a Mark Elsdon effect using Trivial Pursuit
cards and Stephen Tucker's Visa Cabaret, just to name
a few of the effects discussed.

This is definitely a well-designed and well manufactured
utility item. You no longer need to carry around four
different types of wallets (and a regular one!) or agonize
over
which one of your many wallets that you will use. All you
need is the Stealth Assassin. That's it. I really can't
believe that anyone would buy this and not be able to find a
use for it on an everyday basis. And since you can use this
one prop for an entire act, and as the one prop you'll want
to use to perform close-up miracles for your potential
clients, the price is more than fair. This wallet has set a
new standard of excellence and professional mentalists will
be using and discussing this until something even cleverer
and more versatile comes out. Highly recommended (as if you
hadn't guessed that).

Note: At the present time, the wallets available are only in
black.