Eric Jones (Magician) Eric Jones Takes your money and won't fill the order Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Eric Jones is one hell of a magician and magic instructor. In person he is very kind and very professional to talk to.  Let's just be frank, the man is the Michael Jordan of coin magic right now.

On his site he advertises his services for performances both large and small audiences. And for magicians seeking gear from his website, he offers various DVD's, tricks, coins, and gimmicks.

Do not buy from his website!  He will take your money and disappear!

Why a magician of his caliber would just flake on so many people I have no idea. Maybe he is too busy to fill the orders.  Maybe he's lazy. Maybe he expects people to wait forever to get their product because he's the famous Eric Jones, who knows.  The truth is you can't advertise a product, take someone's money and not deliver it in a timely manner. And if you can't deliver it, you email them or call them.  You don't just disappear without a trace.

There seems to be a pattern.  I'm not the only one.

http://www.geniimagazine.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=263537
http://www.themagiccafe.com/forums/viewtopic.php?topic=469826&forum=3
http://www.penguinmagic.com/p/2401    (scroll to the reviews)

So unless you are at one of his lectures and he is selling merchandise at his booth, do not give your money to Eric Jones online.  He will make it disappear and you will have to get it back from Paypal. He is full of lame excuses and, judging from these threads, has a history of leaving people hanging for months.