The magician removes a ball point pen from his coat pocket and writes the name of a spectator or a magic word on a piece of paper or napkin. He then places the pen on the paper and rolls it up inside forming a tube. After a few magic words, the paper tube containing the pen is crumpled up into a ball! The pen apparently has completely vanished! The magician then takes the pen out of his pocket (or anywhere else desired). The pen may be immediately inspected.
Very easy to do.
Tips for variations on the basic routine are also provided.