I have a bunch of the cheap Heros, the 616s or whatever, they are nice for having a lot of different inks available. So they would fit the bill for what I want, if ink would actually flow and if they write nearly as well as the one pen that works! Also, it seems like it would be fun if someone admired one of these pens to be able to just give them the pen!Īlso, I like having pens loaded with a bunch of different inks, ready to use. I do like the idea of having a nice, good looking heavy broad tip fountain pens to carry around without worry about losing them or anything. I am not looking for a great pen in these Chinese versions. I have excellent vintage Waterman and Schaeffer fountain pens to use if I am actually doing extenive writing, which is not very often these days. Both, as I say, very pretty and quite heavy. The other is a B351 HUASHILAI, supposedly, in an acrylic colorful barrel design. I think one of the pens that does not work is a Hero in a Confucius commemerative design. They are heavy and really quite good looking and are not that I know of stealing US designs such as the cheaper Heros do. These are pens selling for around $1.00 a piece, with around $9.00 shipping. The price sure seems right, if the ink would flow! The feedback ratings are pretty high, with lots of sales under each. Not sure that makes any sense to me, anyway, and no sign of damage in shipping.Īnyone have any similar issues or have any ideas as to what might be wrong with the pens?Īlso of some concern is that the seller seems to be the same in each case, but is using two different names. The seller is sending me replacement pens in each case, after I paid another $1.50 for insurancce, supposedly because he though the nib might have been cracked in shipping. The ink will not pull up into the converter from the nib or flow down from the converter to the nib for two of them. I have bought three Chinese fountain pens recently on EBay.
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