As well as being a performer he was involved in the merchandising of "magic tricks" and was employed by the Gamages department store in central London, 1905-1914.

"[3] Goldston supervised the publication of Houdini's book, Handcuff Secrets (1909) and published his Magical Rope Ties and Escapes in 1921.

In response to this, Goldston wrote that "It is a fact that many of the cleverest members of my profession have selfishly carried their secrets to the grave.

"[6] In his book Sensational Tales of Mystery Men (1929), he suggested that Chung Ling Soo's death was the result of a planned suicide.

[3] He believed psychic phenomena and spiritualism to be real; however, he also wrote that many mediums were frauds who used conjuring tricks.