"Money Fakeout" (#70)

"MONEY FAKEOUT" (#70)

(This trick is just for fun--be careful !!)

Ask someone to lend you $20 to put in an empty matchbox, you then also put $20 in. (You must point out the fact that you have also put in $20) Say to them that you will sell them the matchbox for $30. Believing that they are in for a bargain (spending $30 to buy a $40 matchbox). But the trick is that because they already have put in $20 they are in fact losing $10. (In total they have spent $50 for a $40 matchbox, and you get $30 instead of the $20 you started with.
It is fun to see if they catch on !! ...don't keep the money......