TXPhi67
Member
Hello all,
I would like to offer to run a group buy for Fisher Space Pen refills. While searching for some refills for my own needs, I was helped by a number of IAP members in locating a reasonable price on the refills. For those of you who may not be familiar with Space Pen refills â€" they ain’t cheap. As part of my search and discussions with a couple of vendors a discount on a volume purchase was made available. But before I get into the details on that, here is a little history and explanation on the Space Pen refills for any that may not be familiar with Fisher Space Pens.
One of they key advantages of a Space Pen is that they will write under virtually any circumstances (right side up, sideways, even upside down) and that they will write on just about any surface. The secret is in the cartridge. The first pen was actually developed specifically for the space program and had to be able to write in extreme environmental conditions as well as in Zero Gravity.
Unlike ordinary ball points and roller balls that rely on gravity to feed the ink, Space Pens are under at least 35psi pressure and use a visco-elastic, thixotropic ink with a consistency similar to that of very thick rubber cement. Couple that with a tungsten carbide ball that is machine to extremely accurate tolerances (the ball is made to a tolerance of 3/1,000,000 of an inch and the ball housing is made to a tolerance of 2/1,000,000 inch) as well as being machine with a microscopically inspected cylindrical grooved pattern, the ink is laid down with a shearing action that produces an extremely smooth and dark ink line. Additionally, since the ink already has the consistency of chewing gum there is virtually no dry of up of ink due to the cap being left off. In fact, the cartridges have an estimated shelf life of 100 years. Finally, the average cartridge has a run out of 12,000 to 15,000 linear feet compared to your average roller ball with about 2,800 feet. This means that on average, a Space Pen cartridge will last 4 to 5 times as long.
All this leads to an excellent writing pen that can be used in a number of situations that a normal pen simply wouldn’t make it.
I use Space Pens almost exclusively as I travel quite about (flying in airplanes simply does not do good things to fountain pens or even a number of roller balls) and do a lot of outdoor activities where I wind up needing a reliable pen. In fact, a Space Pen refill is perfect for hunters, GeoCache enthusiasts, Police Officers, Firemen, the Military, etc.
So, if you have done any looking around for the refills you may have found the prices as high as $7 for some of the refills.
If we can get at least 25 in a particular style, I can get them for considerably less. We can mix and match colors and line width (fine, bold, etc) within a style to get to the 25. If you are interested, please post below with the style, line width, color, and quantity. I’ll email you back with a total and payment instructions.
Instead of re-inventing the wheel, I’m going to borrow the following from some of the Group Purchases done before:
PAYPAL payments only please. Please add $0.31 + 3.0% to your total (yes include shipping and insurance) to cover PayPal charges. I will email you with your verified total and my PayPal username.
SHIPPING:
The default will be the $4.60 flat rate envelope. However, if your order is large enough I may bump you to the $8.95 flat rate box. I’ll let you know when I reply with your total. For our International friends â€" yes I will ship to you. However, your shipping costs will be more and I’ll get you totals on an individual basis.
INSURANCE:
I’m going to highly recommend that you get insurance. However, I will leave that up to you. All I ask is that when you post your order below, please specify your preference.
$1.65------$0.01 to $50
$2.05------$50.01 to $100
$3.45------$100.01 to $200
$4.60------$200.01 to $300
Last note, I’m going to keep this open until Midnight CST Friday 4/18. If any category doesn’t make the 25 count, I will let everyone know. Please do not make payment until I let you know as there is no sense in having to go back and forth with the money.
Okay, now onto the items and prices. I’ve included the “list†price from the Fisher Space Pen site for comparison to the group buy price.
Standard (Parker Style)
List: $5.00
Group Buy: $3.75
Bold, Med, Fine
Blue or Black
Universal (shorter or non-standard size pens w/o springs)
List: $2.00
Group Buy: $1.50
Fine
Blue, Red, or Black
Cross Style
List: $4.00
Group Buy: $3.00
Fine or Med
Blue or Black
1950’s Style BP
List: $4.00
Group Buy: $3.00
Fine or Med
Blue or Black
Thanks for looking and let me know if you have any questions.
Brian
Update 04/20
orgtech - PM Sent/Paid
kgwaugh - PM Sent/Paid
morecowbell - PM Sent/Paid
jim15 - PM Sent/Paid
almer - PM Sent/Paid
johncrane - PM Sent/Paid
1jaredschmidt - PM Sent/Paid
lbd2000 - PM Sent/Paid
scribblesticks - PM Sent/Paid
smitty - PM Sent/Paid
pssherman - PM Sent/Paid
binkley - PM Sent/Paid
saltwein - PM Sent/Paid
bruceA - PM Sent/Paid
shep - PM Sent/Paid
I would like to offer to run a group buy for Fisher Space Pen refills. While searching for some refills for my own needs, I was helped by a number of IAP members in locating a reasonable price on the refills. For those of you who may not be familiar with Space Pen refills â€" they ain’t cheap. As part of my search and discussions with a couple of vendors a discount on a volume purchase was made available. But before I get into the details on that, here is a little history and explanation on the Space Pen refills for any that may not be familiar with Fisher Space Pens.
One of they key advantages of a Space Pen is that they will write under virtually any circumstances (right side up, sideways, even upside down) and that they will write on just about any surface. The secret is in the cartridge. The first pen was actually developed specifically for the space program and had to be able to write in extreme environmental conditions as well as in Zero Gravity.
Unlike ordinary ball points and roller balls that rely on gravity to feed the ink, Space Pens are under at least 35psi pressure and use a visco-elastic, thixotropic ink with a consistency similar to that of very thick rubber cement. Couple that with a tungsten carbide ball that is machine to extremely accurate tolerances (the ball is made to a tolerance of 3/1,000,000 of an inch and the ball housing is made to a tolerance of 2/1,000,000 inch) as well as being machine with a microscopically inspected cylindrical grooved pattern, the ink is laid down with a shearing action that produces an extremely smooth and dark ink line. Additionally, since the ink already has the consistency of chewing gum there is virtually no dry of up of ink due to the cap being left off. In fact, the cartridges have an estimated shelf life of 100 years. Finally, the average cartridge has a run out of 12,000 to 15,000 linear feet compared to your average roller ball with about 2,800 feet. This means that on average, a Space Pen cartridge will last 4 to 5 times as long.
All this leads to an excellent writing pen that can be used in a number of situations that a normal pen simply wouldn’t make it.
I use Space Pens almost exclusively as I travel quite about (flying in airplanes simply does not do good things to fountain pens or even a number of roller balls) and do a lot of outdoor activities where I wind up needing a reliable pen. In fact, a Space Pen refill is perfect for hunters, GeoCache enthusiasts, Police Officers, Firemen, the Military, etc.
So, if you have done any looking around for the refills you may have found the prices as high as $7 for some of the refills.
If we can get at least 25 in a particular style, I can get them for considerably less. We can mix and match colors and line width (fine, bold, etc) within a style to get to the 25. If you are interested, please post below with the style, line width, color, and quantity. I’ll email you back with a total and payment instructions.
Instead of re-inventing the wheel, I’m going to borrow the following from some of the Group Purchases done before:
PAYPAL payments only please. Please add $0.31 + 3.0% to your total (yes include shipping and insurance) to cover PayPal charges. I will email you with your verified total and my PayPal username.
SHIPPING:
The default will be the $4.60 flat rate envelope. However, if your order is large enough I may bump you to the $8.95 flat rate box. I’ll let you know when I reply with your total. For our International friends â€" yes I will ship to you. However, your shipping costs will be more and I’ll get you totals on an individual basis.
INSURANCE:
I’m going to highly recommend that you get insurance. However, I will leave that up to you. All I ask is that when you post your order below, please specify your preference.
$1.65------$0.01 to $50
$2.05------$50.01 to $100
$3.45------$100.01 to $200
$4.60------$200.01 to $300
Last note, I’m going to keep this open until Midnight CST Friday 4/18. If any category doesn’t make the 25 count, I will let everyone know. Please do not make payment until I let you know as there is no sense in having to go back and forth with the money.
Okay, now onto the items and prices. I’ve included the “list†price from the Fisher Space Pen site for comparison to the group buy price.
Standard (Parker Style)
List: $5.00
Group Buy: $3.75
Bold, Med, Fine
Blue or Black
Universal (shorter or non-standard size pens w/o springs)
List: $2.00
Group Buy: $1.50
Fine
Blue, Red, or Black
Cross Style
List: $4.00
Group Buy: $3.00
Fine or Med
Blue or Black
1950’s Style BP
List: $4.00
Group Buy: $3.00
Fine or Med
Blue or Black
Thanks for looking and let me know if you have any questions.
Brian
Update 04/20
orgtech - PM Sent/Paid
kgwaugh - PM Sent/Paid
morecowbell - PM Sent/Paid
jim15 - PM Sent/Paid
almer - PM Sent/Paid
johncrane - PM Sent/Paid
1jaredschmidt - PM Sent/Paid
lbd2000 - PM Sent/Paid
scribblesticks - PM Sent/Paid
smitty - PM Sent/Paid
pssherman - PM Sent/Paid
binkley - PM Sent/Paid
saltwein - PM Sent/Paid
bruceA - PM Sent/Paid
shep - PM Sent/Paid
