If you do a lot of kids shows, then this might be a great product for you. If you are doing adult shows and you want a wand, pick up a more professional looking one. PenguinMagic has a few really nice ones. If you are going to get this, get it for the marker. It looks cute but don't use it as a wand. The price is pretty good so you won't be losing out if you don't like it.

I really, really like this effect. I am one who subscribes to the philosophy that everything a magician owns, does or touches should be magical. This pen was a PERFECT thing to come out for me, and I am happy I bought one.

Disclaimer:

When I bought this, the pen side didn't work very well. The ink was incredibly weak. It worked, but not for anything but writing little bursts of information. The marker side however worked perfectly. Regardless, this still gets 5 stars because I am sure if the pen side worked, this would be an amazing, amazing product.

Price:

These cost almost 9 dollars. That seems ridiculously high for something like this, but it is an effective way to subconsciously reinforce in the minds of the spectators that you know what you are doing and you are a proffesional magician. Plus, these things last a while and cost not too much more than a stainless steel sharpie.

Conclusion:

Buy one of these NOW. These things are awesome and, as stated previously, really help to reinforce in the eyes of the spectator that you REALLY know what you are doing.

Three words: Do Not Buy! The pen and marker do Not work. Penguin should give a refund for this purchase and take it off the inventory.

I bought two, they look great, fit good in the hand like a common pen / sharpie - BUT they do not write. Neither the pen nor the marker.

I purchased two of the pens and neither one of the pens worked. I have asked Steve to look into the problem.

Luckily, the marker feature is the main reason that I bought this item... because the pen side did not work when I received it. No matter... I will probably just super glue the white tip "cap" onto the pen side to prevent it from falling off since I can't use it anyway.

I really like the idea of a wand that is also a marker. I'm surprised this is the first that I've seen it actually in production.

I bought this pen thinking it was a good idea and I would keep one in my pocket. First of all, the caps fall of very easily, which ruined my pants pocket. Second, the marker doesn't write on playing cards very well. It is not a permanent marker. The price is very high for this pen....

I always carry this around in my pocket so I have a pen on me, but also so I can use it as a magic wand when I'm performing. People love it when I've finished using it as a magic wand and I take off the end and show it is a pen as well! And you can give your autograph with it!! This is the perfect magician's companion!
It only got 4 stars because when signing cards it takes a bit longer to dry than with a sharpie but if you don't like signing cards, there's no problem!!

The wand pen is smaller than I expected (about the length of a Bic pen) BUT it works great for signed card/bill effects. I like it.

This is such an awesome pen. I love it. I have never seen anything like this before. Great pen/marker.
Get one soon. Seriously!
In magic,
-David Meneses