Lamy has been selling great inexpensive fountain pens for years, and I'd wager they are better than the ones linked. But I'm not competing with Lamy (or those other guys), I'm competing with you. :tongue:
As far as what to say to a client that says something like that? How about, "that's an okay pen, but you'll never be confused for a pen snob with one of those in your pocket."
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Mike, not to put too fine a point on it but a pen snob probably woldn't be caught with one of our kit pens in his/her pocket either! :wink:
in their thinking that every pen they make should command $300 and that our main competition is Mont Blanc!
Chris let me know what you think of them. Was thinking about getting a couple myself.
That is a good idea. Put them in a parts bin after taking them apart. Junk yard pens.Yeah, I'm considering picking up a couple. Just to see. Might be a good source for feeds and nibs and sections if nothing else...
Before you run out and buy these check out this seller http://stores.ebay.com/chinesepensupplier . The one you were looking at looks very much like one of last years Jinhao pens . The quality of these can be hit and miss , if you get a good one they write well if you don't .... oh well it was under $10 so no great loss . Jinhao is one of the better of these companies along with Hero and Baoer .
John, $9 for 1st Class Int.
They weigh 45 grams without ink, so they have a nice heft to them too.
I just stripped one down....... REALLY tight!!! Don't know what glue they used but boy does it hold on!!
Edit; here's a pic of some bits that I'm likely to use/save. Small matching threaded parts are always useful especially if you can't make them.
With the exception of the pressed in parts to the original coloured blanks ( just painted brass tubes) the rest of the parts are threaded. I'm pleased that the black section that holds the feed is metal, I first thought that it was plastic.
I'll make something out of these bits today and see if it ends up worth more than the $12:biggrin:
What about the clip? It appears to have a logo or name on it.