Any Pen People here?

[Dan R]

Would anyone dare at that price

People spend as much if not more on a fountain pen and use it. . But if you bought it as a collector’s piece, most likely not.

[Raza]

Shocked to say , a Lamy locked up yesterday , never known before. F701 new model ordered.

What do you mean by locked up?

[Dan R]

What do you mean by locked up?

I could be wrong, but the F701 is a retractable ball point. I figured he meant that the mechanism failed. Strela?

[Strela167]

Lamy Logo would not retract, locked out. Zebra should be here today, perhaps.

[Raza]

Ah, that’s a shame.

[Dimman]

Wow , these are low cost

https://www.ebay.com/str/laonan123/F...36203015&rt=nc

I don't know how they can sell them for that and make money. That said, if the pen doesn't work well, it'll cost quite a bit more to ship back!

Heck of a business model. They sell you junk, you throw it into the trash, they keep your money!

I did some inadvertent quality testing on one of these. It passed.




It's fairly heavy, metal body. Feels good. I have it inked with Diamine Night Sky shimmering ink and it hasn't even clogged yet. Shocked at the results.

(And that $4.76 was SHIPPED from China to Canada. Insane.)

[Strela167]

https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/7089...ntain-pen-bent

[Strela167]

https://www.aliexpress.com/i/4000094...7e9a4388Loiiiz

[Dan R]

Since it seems like we are talking about the low cost alternatives, one of the better deals I have found on fountain pens that have had their nibs tweaked (cheaky?) is from MrPen out of the UK. Especially the Italix line. I have one of his Parson's Essential and it is very well made. And the price includes ordering from a large variety of nibs. Well worth a look. A friend of mine ordered an Italix Churchman's Prescriptor and is very pleased with it.

Dan

[Kronos]

In the dirt cheap department, I have had good luck with the Hero 329 and the Jinhao 51a. The Amazon Basic fountain pen has also been solid at $9.99 in the US. Half a step up, I really like the Platinum Prefounte — it seems like it would just be a glorified Preppy, but it just feels more substantial.


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