Using a Packet

178 entries in Cards / Sleights / Switches / Multiple Card Switches / Using a Packet
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Unknown Multiple Bottom Change brief
 		1889 Tricks with Cards 91
Stanley Collins Bottom Change with Packet
1920 Deceptive Conceptions in Magic 15
Unknown Slip Cut Packet Switch
1937 The Magic Annual for 1937 51
Edward Marlo Small Packet Bottom Transfer two small packets, bottom card transferred to other packet with bottom deal type motion
 		1956 The New Phoenix 301-348 (Issue 338) 165
Lin Searles Turnover Add Variation addition and switch variation to switch in three double-backers
 		1958 Ultimate Aces 5
James Steranko Multiple Card Switch Mexican Turnover with block of cards, switching all of them
Inspired by 1960 Steranko on Cards 43
Bob Veeser The Veeser Concept
Related to
  • MUM, Dec. 1959
 1963 Ultimate Color Separation 30
Unknown Veeser Concept with step
 		1967 A Card Session with Peter Kane 11
Edward Marlo Setting up a packet exchange... for an assembly
 		1970 Hierophant (Issue 4) 183
Edward Marlo the open double deal exchange for an assembly
 		1970 Hierophant (Issue 4) 184
Unknown Peel Off Switch
1970 Hierophant (Issue 4) 214
Edward Marlo Technical Variation of the Veeser Concept pinch grip
 		1971 Hierophant (Issue 5-6) 243
Sam Leo Horowitz Put-Back Move one card exchanged while two four-of-a-kinds are displayed and separated
Related to
  • "Switchless Switch" (Edward Marlo)
Variations 		Autumn 1971 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 6 No. 5th Folio) 456
Bob Veeser, Brother John Hamman Veeser Concept
1972 Kabbala — Volume 1 (Vol. 1 No. 7) 53
Jerry K. Hartman Covered Cop Transfer secretly transfer card(s) between deck-packet, packet-deck, packet-packet
Also published here 1972 Packet Magic 9
Karl Fulves The Undistributed Middle using pack, too
 		1973 Packet Switches (Part One) 27
Karl Fulves The Mechanical Switch
Related to 1973 Packet Switches (Part One) 33
Karl Fulves Modified Technique handling of The Mechanical Switch
 		1973 Packet Switches (Part One) 35
Karl Fulves The Reversed Middle handling of THe Mechanical Switch
 		1973 Packet Switches (Part One) 35
Karl Fulves A Technical Variation handling of The Mechanical Switch
 		1973 Packet Switches (Part One) 37
Karl Fulves The Buckle Switch
1973 Packet Switches (Part One) 46
Unknown Secret Addition and Switch partial
 		Autumn 1974 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 9 No. 10th Folio (Part One)) 796
Paul Swinford Drop-Off Switch partial
 		Autumn 1974 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 9 No. 10th Folio (Part One)) 798
Bob Veeser Veeser Concept
1975 Card Cavalcade 3 131
Unknown Veeser Concept Handling
1975 New and Novel Knowledge 51
Karl Fulves Mixed Doubles red-backed and blue-backed aces, aces transpose from those packets
Related to
  • notes on p. 312
 1976 Epilogue (Issue Special No 5) 309
Bob Veeser Veeser Concept
1976 Kabbala — Volume 3 (Vol. 3 No. 4) 49
Jon Racherbaumer P.S. Move or Secret Subtraction Handling partial switch
 		1976 Kabbala — Volume 3 (Vol. 3 No. 6) 83
Edward Marlo New Card Add deck or packet
 		1976 Kabbala — Volume 3 (Vol. 3 No. 7) 98
Jack Vosburgh, Edward Marlo Packet Switch
Dec. 1976 Pabular (Vol. 3 No. 4) 340
Jack Vosburgh, Edward Marlo Packet Switch
Also published here 1976 Classic Tackler 14
Edward Marlo Slip Cut Switch
1977 Marlo's Magazine Volume 2 242
Larry Jennings Verdnase Break Switch
1977 Larry Jennings on Card & Coin Handling 32
Bob Veeser Veeser Concept brief
 		Nov. 1978 Apocalypse (Vol. 1 No. 11) 125
Unknown Veeser Count
1978 The Card Ideas of Simon Aronson 71
Edward Marlo New Grip For V.C. (Veeser Concept)
1979 Marlo's Magazine Volume 3 75
Harry Lorayne Illogical Double Lift as Packet Switch
1979 Quantum Leaps 36
Bob Veeser Veeser Switch
Sep. 1979 The Talon (Issue 5) 56
Edward Marlo As an Ace Effect using clip palm
 		1980 Marlo's Magazine Volume 4 114
Karl Fulves Diagonal Switch 4&4, mixing process for Oil & Water
Related to 1980 Color Quik 27
Karl Fulves The Outjogged Switch
1980 Color Quik 32
Unknown The Block Pushoff
1980 New Stars of Magic (Vol. 1 No. 12) 5
Steve Beam Maeb-Y Veeser Variation right hand buckle as cards are counted from right to left
Related to 1980 Card Tricks from Mount Olympus 16
Peter Marshall Veeser Switch Handling
Nov. 1982 Apocalypse (Vol. 5 No. 11) 700
Bob Veeser, Dave Walker Veeser Concept Variation
1982 Fork Full of Appetizers 41
Unknown Diminish Lift Switching Sequence
1982 Packet Tricks 32
Philip T. Goldstein Partial Switch two four 2, using two packets of four cards each
 		1983 The New York Magic Symposium — Collection 2 25
Herb Zarrow, Michael Skinner Block PushOff Technique
1983 The New York Magic Symposium — Collection 2 48
Bob Veeser Veeser Concept brief
 		Aug. 1983 Apocalypse (Vol. 6 No. 8) 806
Edward Marlo Partial Biddle Switch using double break
 		1983 Marlo's Plus Package 30
Edward Marlo Cover Pass Packet Switch
1983 The Card Puzzle 20
Edward Marlo Switchless Switch Variation
1983 Facsimile (Issue 1) 13
Edward Marlo In-Jogged Add On three methods, deck and packet
Inspired byVariations 1984 Marlo's Magazine Volume 5 179
Edward Marlo Side-Jogged Add On using packet or deck, see also page 215 for tip
 		1984 Marlo's Magazine Volume 5 183
Edward Marlo On The Side-Jog Add On tip for add on on page page 183
 		1984 Marlo's Magazine Volume 5 215
Edward Marlo Switchless Switch Variation
1984 Marlo's Magazine Volume 5 341
Bob Veeser Veeser Concept brief
 		Sep. 1984 Apocalypse (Vol. 7 No. 9) 970
Stephen Tucker Card Switch
Oct. 1984 Pabular (Vol. 8 No. 8) 1264
Peter Duffie Strip-Out Addition with Packet
1984 Close-Up to the Point 14
Unknown Veeser Concept from Erdnase Break
1985 Korem without Limits 159
Frederick Braue Secret Addition Switch
1985 The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 5) 21
Derek Dingle, Jerry K. Hartman Secret Subtraction Handling
1985 Daryl's Psychological Assembly 7
Bob Veeser, Earl Nelson Veeser Concept brief
 		Aug. 1986 Apocalypse (Vol. 9 No. 8) 1241
Edward Marlo Spread Pass Addition with variations
  • Delayed Addition
  • Off The Face Switch
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1986 Thirty Five Years Later 20
Edward Marlo Packet Switch riffle shuffle position
Related to 1986 Thirty Five Years Later 33
Jack Vosburgh, Edward Marlo Packet Switch
Also published here 1986 Mirage 19
Bob Veeser, Dai Vernon Veeser Concept Handling
1987 The Commercial Magic of J.C. Wagner 34
John C. Wagner The Wagner Switch
1987 The Commercial Magic of J.C. Wagner 135
Edward Marlo Fifth Peel Finesse four cards biddle counted into left hand and all switched
Inspired by
  • Fifth Peel (Ed Marlo, MUM, Dec. 1959, p. 284)
 1987 Inside Out (Issue 2) 2
Dai Vernon Switch
1988 The Vernon Chronicles — Volume 2 171
Larry Jennings Static Switch used here with small packet in left hand
 		1988 The Cardwright 70
Bob Veeser The Veeser Concept
1989 The Secrets of Brother John Hamman 200
Edward Marlo Buffaloed Packet Switch partial packet switch, illogical double lift
 		1989 So Soon? 14
Bruce Cervon, Brother John Hamman Hamman Count Switch
1989 The Black & White Trick 145
Edward Marlo Slip Switch
1989 Randy Wakeman Presents 67
Roy Johnson Noughts and Crosses follow the leader, described with ESP cards
  • Card Displacement - Method No. 2 (Veeser Concept)
Also published here 1989 Silver Special 7
Edward Marlo Multiple Mexican Turnover see also page 51
 		1990 That's It 33
Wesley James The Carry Count (4-4) bottom card stays into place, one of four hidden, note on the Veeser concept
Variations 1990 Pasteboard Perpensions 4
Bob Veeser Veeser Concept
1990 Focus 48
Edward Marlo Veeser Concept Handling
1990 Cardfixes 72
Bob Veeser Veeser Concept
Feb. 1991 Apocalypse (Vol. 14 No. 2) 1895
Alex Elmsley A Biddle Displacement with Follow The Leader application
 		1991 The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 1 116
Edward Marlo Marlo's Convincing Layout Sequence for assembly
 		1991 The Olram File (Issue 8) 12
Unknown Veeser Concept brief
 		1991 Cavorting Ladies 2
Edward Marlo Biddle Switch Variation
1991 The Minotaur (Vol. 3 No. 2) 13
Jerry K. Hartman Covered Cop Transfer secretly transfer card(s) between deck-packet, packet-deck, packet-packet
Also published here 1991 Card Craft 66
James Swain Switching sequence
Inspired by 1992 Don't Blink 105
Bob Veeser Veeser Count
1992 The Wild Card Kit 24
Unknown Biddle Switch with Erdnase break
 		1992 Fechter's Finger Flicking Frolic — Session 1992 1
Roy Johnson Kreise und Kreuze follow the leader, described with ESP cards
  • Umschicht-Methode Nr. 2
Also published here June 1992 Intermagic (Vol. 17 No. 1) 7
Edward Marlo Spread Pass Addition with packet or deck, variations
Also published here 1992 A Final Farewell Lecture 29
Edward Marlo McDonald Aces Switch-Out
Also published here 1992 A Final Farewell Lecture 33
Ernest Earick Slip Cut Switch
1993 By Forces Unseen 47
David Solomon Veeser Concept Variation
1994 The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 51) 929
George McBride Flip-Over Switch
1994 Roger's Thesaurus 214
Unknown Veeser Count
1994 Bound to Please 70
Edward Marlo New Card Add Aces on face of deck shown and rest of packet or deck spread, then Aces put on table, up to three are switched
Also published here
  • The New Tops, Apr. 1975
 1995 M.I.N.T. — Volume II 210
Edward Marlo, Aldo Colombini Slip Switch Variation
1995 What's Up Deck? 85
Jerry K. Hartman Covered Cop Transfer secretly transfer card(s) between deck-packet, packet-deck, packet-packet
Also published here 1995 After Craft 14
Bob Farmer The Trapez Switch
Variations 1996 The Looking Glass (Issue 1) 26
Jerry K. Hartman Hartman Addition partial switch between two packets
 		1996 The Art of Astonishment — Book 1 (Issue Super Magic) 137
Bob Veeser Veeser Concept
1996 Magie Duvivier 72
James Swain The Swain Drop Switch cards apparently just taken off deck and dropped on table
 		1996 Miracles with Cards 157
Brother John Hamman Swivel Switch
1999 21st Century Card Magic 37
Unknown Veeser Switch
1999 Close-Up & Personal 50
Aaron Goldberg Insta-Mix
Inspired by Apr. 1999 Onyx (Issue 7) 35
Karl Fulves Put-Back Move Variation one card exchanged while two packets are displayed and separated
Inspired by 1999 Discoverie (Issue 1) 3
Brother John Hamman Undercount Switch cards counted off bottom of packet, a card is counted back
Related to 1999 Cyber Sessions 130
Bob Veeser, Dai Vernon The Veeser Concept
Related to
  • "Discourse on a Move" (Ed Marlo, MUM, Vol. 49 No. 7, Dec. 1959, p. 280)
 2000 Card College — Volume 4 839
Neal Elias Let's Not Forget The Four Aces switch-out addition with Twirl Pass
 		2001 New Card Controls 88
James Swain Push-Though Switch
Jan. 2001 Genii (Vol. 64 No. 1) 81
Bob Veeser Veeser Count switch for a layout of the indifferent cards in an assembly
 		2002 Scams & Fantasies with Cards 22
Bob Veeser Veeser Concept Handling
2002 Penumbra (Issue 2) 14
"Magic" Christian Stelzel The Switch switching two of three cards, while turning one card over
 		2002 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 4 57
Bob Veeser Veeser Concept
2003 Free From Filler 4
Roberto Giobbi Packet Switch Handling
2003 Card College — Volume 5 1261
Karl Fulves Passing Over Daley Delight Switch variation in which two packets are used and one card of each transferred to the other
 		2003 Off The Books (Issue 8) 142
Karl Fulves Passing Over Visibly Daley Delight Switch variation in which two face-up packets are used and one card of each transferred to the other
 		2003 Off The Books (Issue 8) 143
Luis H. Trueba Bocadillo Invisible
Also published here
  • "La Circular de la EMM" No. 188. 1994. P. 246.
 2003 La Magia Española del Siglo XX 215
Luis H. Trueba Bocadillo Invisible
VariationsAlso published here
  • "La Circular de la EMM" No. 188. 1994. P. 246.
 2003 Magia y Dramagia 82
Woody Anderson Packet Switch
2003 Variations Revisited 17
Bill Taylor Alternate Count/Display intro switch for reset
 		2003 Variations Revisited 22
John Bannon The Discrepant Fat Block Switch here for Ace assembly
 		2004 Dear Mr. Fantasy 18
Edward Marlo, Bob Veeser Veeser Switch with Marlo's Fifth Peel Handling
2004 Dear Mr. Fantasy 28
Wesley James Veeser Concept Handling
2004 Enchantments 29
Wesley James The Veeser Concept and Alignment Assurance
2004 Enchantments 425
Wesley James Veeser Concept Handling
2004 Enchantments 455
Peter Duffie, Robin Robertson Flip-Over Packet Switch Chapter 6 - "A variation of a Frank Garcia packet switch"
 		2004 Diamonds from Coal 36
Theodore Annemann Jinx Switch
2005 Ackerman 2004 33
Brother John Hamman Up The Ladder Switch
Sep. 2005 Genii (Vol. 68 No. 9) 83
Frederick Braue Braue Addition
Also published here 2005 Overlap 49
Bob Veeser Veeser Concept
2006 Power Plays 28
Michael Powers Peel Switch two cards peeled off packed into left hand, one switched for bottom card
 		2006 Power Plays 64
David Solomon Throwing Packet Switch cards apparently turned over onto packet but really slid underneath to bottom
Also published here
  • LVMI Lecture Notes
 Nov. 2006 Antinomy (Vol. 2 No. 4) 14
Bob Veeser Veeser Concept
2007 The Magician's Ltd Cookbook 24
Karl Fulves Mechanical Switch Actions are almost identical to an Elmsley Count
 		2007 52 Memories 30
Bob Veeser Veeser Concept
2007 52 Memories 123
Edward Marlo Veeser Concept Variation Fifth Peel procedure
 		2007 The Wisdom of Solomon 156
Luis H. Trueba Substitution Move
2007 The Wisdom of Solomon 185
Edward Marlo Veeser Concept Handling
2007 Marlo on Erdnase 201
Jerry K. Hartman Cut Cover Twist-Around Pass used to switch face-down cards in a packet for others that were seen to be face up
Also published here 2007 Card Dupery 108
Luis H. Trueba Bocadillo Invisible
2007 El Placer de la Magia 123
Steve Beam The Third Finger Buckle packet held in right-hand end grip, third finger buckles bottom card
  • The Partial Packet Switch (Veeser type switch)
Also published here 2008 Counter Attack 7
Bob Veeser, Brother John Hamman Veeser Concept
Mar. 2008 Antinomy (Vol. 4 No. 1) 11
Harvey Rosenthal Overload Move with packet
Also published here Oct. 2008 Antinomy (Vol. 4 No. 2) 23
Fred Robinson Switch Count
2009 The Magic of Fred Robinson 206
Edward Marlo K.B.V. Move Biddle Steal type of move
Related to
  • "Discourse on a Move" (Edward Marlo, M-U-M, Dec 1959)
 2009 Route 52 37
Herb Zarrow Zarrow Block Switch
2009 Prolix (Issue 6) 389
John Bannon PDFB Switch "Packet Discrepant Fat Block Switch"
Also published here 2009 Six. Impossible. Things. 21
Bob Veeser, John Guastaferro Veeser Concept Handling
2010 One Degree 124
Juan Tamariz The Staircase Change
Nov. 2010 Genii (Vol. 73 No. 11) 70
John Bannon Le Temps Style Packet Switch
Also published here 2011 Bullet Party 57
Unknown Small Packet Strip-Out Addition
2013 The Magic of Steven Hamilton 96
John Bannon PDFB Switch "Packet Discrepant Fat Block Switch"
Also published here 2013 High Caliber 35
John Bannon Le Temps Style Packet Switch
Also published here 2013 High Caliber 151
Unknown The Veeser Switch
2013 High Caliber 292
Dr. Jacob Daley Daley Switch
Related to
  • Daley Switch (see Hugard´s Magic monthly, Vol. 5 No. 12, May 1948)
 2014 Blomberg Laboratories 103
Axel Adlercreutz Switch using the Interlock Concept
2014 Blomberg Laboratories 104
Bob Veeser The Veeser Concept
2014 Blomberg Laboratories 170
Unknown Veeser Concept Handling
July 2014 Genii (Vol. 77 No. 7) 32
Jack Carpenter Elegance In Motion (A Card Switch) Veeser Concept substitute, Elmsley count grip
 		2017 The Expert's Portfolio No. 2 24
Steve Beam The Third-Finger Buckle
  • The Partial Packet Switch
Related toAlso published here 2017 52 19
Luis H. Trueba Substitution Move see also p. 41
 		2018 Solomon's Secrets 36
David Solomon Four-Card Switcheroo & Effect four Jacks transpose with Aces in a glass one by one, duplicate
Inspired by
  • "Twist in a Glass" (Paul Hallas, Magic from the Overground)
 2018 Solomon's Secrets 161
Lorenz Schär Variation on Trueba's Bocadillo Invisible similar to switching cards using a cull
Inspired by 2019 Cards Against Reality 113
Frederick Braue Braue Addition and Switch
2019 Gagnon Unfiltered 13
Nathan Colwell, Edward Marlo FUFU Sequence with small packet
 		2019 Silhouette (Vol. 1 No. 2) 16
Jerry K. Hartman Multiple Count Change peel-off switch
 		2019 Tesseract 39
Steve Reynolds Bold Switch two quartets, three cards switched
 		2020 Output (Issue 8) 10
Larry Jennings Secret Subtraction with a Verdnase Break
Inspired by 2020 Mr. Jennings Takes It Easy 288
Allan Ackerman Interlock Packet Switch Vernon utility move
 		2021 Output (Issue 15) 35
Steve Reynolds Switchless Packet Switch Switchless Switch as full packet switch
Inspired by
  • Fifth Peel (Ed Marlo, MUM, Dec. 1959, p. 284)
  • "Switchless Switch" (1956 Card Annual)
 2021 Output (Issue 17) 5
John Bannon The Discrepant Fat Block Switch with credit information
 		July 2021 Genii (Vol. 84 No. 7) 64
Jeremiah Zuo Biddle Switch Handling
Dec. 2021 The Disclaimer (Vol. 1 No. 9) 226
Frederick Braue Braue Addition
Also published here 2022 Talk About Tricks (Issue 1) 154
Yannick Chretien End Grip Switch for two quartets
Also published here
  • MAGIC, Aug. 2004
 2022 Talk About Tricks (Issue 1) 324
Jerry K. Hartman Cut Cover Twist-Around Pass used to switch face-down cards in a packet for others that were seen to be face up
Also published here 2022 Talk About Tricks (Issue 1) 392
Edward Marlo Fifth Peel Switch
2022 Instructions for a few Miracles 22