Credit Crunch by Craig Petty

Credit Crunch by Craig Petty

Your credit card is in their hands. They never let go of it. Not once. And somehow, every single number on it vanishes and reappears printed on your marker. That is Credit Crunch, and the reactions it gets are genuinely shocking for how effortless it is to perform.

Craig Petty built this as a modern evolution of the classic Dicey Dots principle, originally created by the late, great Daryl, and the result is one of the strongest pieces of everyday carry magic available anywhere. The premise is immediately relatable and lands before you have even started: the best pickpockets, you explain, do not steal your wallet. They only take what is inside. And then you demonstrate something that looks exactly like that, right in the spectator's own hands.

Here is how it plays: you show a credit card and let the spectator memorise the numbers. They sandwich it between their own hands so securely that nobody could possibly get to it. You bring out an ordinary-looking marker and wave it over their hands. The numbers from the card print themselves visibly onto the marker, raised and touchable, exactly like the embossed numbers on a real card. And when the spectator opens their hands, the credit card has been in their grip the whole time but every number on it has completely vanished.

Everything is fully examinable at the end. The marker. The card. All of it.

The custom-made marker is engineered specifically for this effect and writes like any regular marker in everyday use. The credit card system is designed to sit naturally in your wallet until you are ready to perform. You are never carrying a suspicious prop. You are just carrying your wallet, the way you always do, except now your wallet can produce one of the most visual and convincing pieces of close-up magic you own.

Over two hours of expert instruction and live performances from Craig Petty are included, covering every handling detail, presentation angle, and performance nuance. And as with most Craig Petty releases, there are additional secrets hidden inside for those who go looking.

What's included:

A custom-engineered marker with raised, touchable numbers on the surface

A credit card system designed specifically for this effect

Over 2 hours of expert instruction and live performances from Craig Petty

Bonus secrets for those who look deeper

Difficulty: Beginner
Best for: Close-up, walk-around, everyday carry, table magic