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Are you looking for... the Books · Videos · CDs · DVDs that every magician needs & wants, including the classics, the collectables, & the latest releases? the Largest Selection of Used Titles on magic found anywhere? H&R Magic Book Shop has it all!
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There were so many good reviews on this site including here on MyLovelyAssistant that I thought I was gonna enter a realm of Heaven. Unfortunately, my experience was extremely bad. It appears a few years back this store rocked and maybe it still does as a physical store but as an online business is has apparently gone down the toilet. I placed two orders just a couple days apart and neither one of them arrived well beyond the expected date. In fact, I paid for 2-4 day shipping per their terms on both orders I placed and well over 10 days later, nothing. I emailed them multiple times asking for a confirmation number or if they could check the status since no information was provided to me and received no response. I eventually had to get PayPal involved to get my money back which is currently processing. This site comes off as a scam website. I don't want to believe that....Maybe the physical store is understaffed and the online sales get neglected? That's just me trying to see the good in a business perhaps but either way, there isn't a good excuse for my experience with them.
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I wished I lived closer to this book shop.
Having purchased from H&R a few times, I was impressed. Then, on a trip through Texas, I made a stop at their shop and it was mind boggling how great these guys are. Richard had to step out for an hour, but allowed the two of us to continue browsing while he was gone, simply saying, "Lock the door if you leave before I return."
Needless to say, I bought way too much stuff while there, but all of it good stuff.
Then, last year, Charlie Randall brought enough to stock a booth here in Minneapolis, and he is just as nice a gentleman as Richard Hatch.
Their customer service is great, and prompt. The amount of stock they have on hand is HUGE. One entire room for new books, one entire room filled with used books/booklets.
My suggestion to all magic readers is to get on their email list, and regularly visit their site to see what interesting new and used things they have. The good stuff doesn't stay around for long, but you can always count on H&R to get it back in stock for you. And quickly, too.
Having purchased from H&R a few times, I was impressed. Then, on a trip through Texas, I made a stop at their shop and it was mind boggling how great these guys are. Richard had to step out for an hour, but allowed the two of us to continue browsing while he was gone, simply saying, "Lock the door if you leave before I return."
Needless to say, I bought way too much stuff while there, but all of it good stuff.
Then, last year, Charlie Randall brought enough to stock a booth here in Minneapolis, and he is just as nice a gentleman as Richard Hatch.
Their customer service is great, and prompt. The amount of stock they have on hand is HUGE. One entire room for new books, one entire room filled with used books/booklets.
My suggestion to all magic readers is to get on their email list, and regularly visit their site to see what interesting new and used things they have. The good stuff doesn't stay around for long, but you can always count on H&R to get it back in stock for you. And quickly, too.
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Basically the best book dealer this side of Andy Greget. Get on their list now! Great service and comprehensive lists sent by snail mail, as well as a very thorough site. They generally have what I'm looking for in new books but, as a collector, their used lists are what really sells them.