Product description : This is a little tool disguised as a sharpie which will allow you to pretend drawing black line on people's cloth or skin and directly erasing it, leaving nothing.
Price and where to buy it : This is sold at $24.95 and you can find it in nearly every Murphys partner (so you can get it at your favorite magic shop).
What you get : You get a little package with the gimmicked pen inside along with a link to a very brief explanation video. The video is not the best quality I've seen but it does the job. But due to the nature of the gimmick, it's pretty much self explanatory.
The pros and the cons : Here is the core of my review, let's begin with the cons, as I will usually be doing, I prefer to keep the good things for the end.
THE CONS :
It can be perceived by the spectators more like a gag than a magic trick. I've no problem about that but be aware this is not a « magic trick » by itself.
I've broken the plastic end of the sharpie after having carrying it for a day, this may be because of how the gimmick is installed inside so be gentle with the pen and take care of it.
THE PROS :
It's a quick, instant and fun thing to do, even more on women (not being sexist there) but they do react more than men and sometimes, you will get priceless reaction.
The pen does not write and this is perfect for any pen routine (check Greg' Wilson's work) because you won't put black pen on your ear or cloth which is a very nice thing.
The gimmick is built inside a sharpie so you can completely switch it in and out without anybody noticing. The quality of the whole thing seems fine even if mine breaks, you can take it out quite easily and make another one with it.
I think with a little bit more thoughts, you could do more « magic » trick with other than writting on people or wall, this has potential, you just have to work a little bit to find out what more it can do.
Overall rating : I quite liked this product, it's not a revolution but it's a nice thing to carry around and a nice addition a pen routine : 3/4 hearts for me.
As for the difficulty level, it's self working 0/5 stars !
Similar products : This gaff may have been used before but I don't think it has ever been put into a sharpie which makes it workable so it's the way to go if you want to achieve this effect, you won't be disappointed.