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dylim1
May 22nd, 2018, 06:46 AM
Looking to buy your empty Goulet-style ink vials. I'm looking to buy 25 or more. I'm located in the US. Let me know if you would like to sell and we can discuss. Thanks.
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lsmith42
May 22nd, 2018, 08:37 AM
Honbay 20pcs 5ml Plastic Test Tubes Screw Cap Vial Orange Seal Cap Container https://www.amazon.com/dp/B075K7J8DZ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_zScbBbZQ8BRBJ
lsmith42
May 22nd, 2018, 08:38 AM
Honbay 20pcs 5ml Plastic Test Tubes Screw Cap Vial Orange Seal Cap Container https://www.amazon.com/dp/B075K7J8DZ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_zScbBbZQ8BRBJ

Amazon has them in all kinds of quantities... many even with Prime.
dylim1
May 22nd, 2018, 12:21 PM
Honbay 20pcs 5ml Plastic Test Tubes Screw Cap Vial Orange Seal Cap Container https://www.amazon.com/dp/B075K7J8DZ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_zScbBbZQ8BRBJ

Have you used them before? I have bought similar ones online and found that they leak when I send them in the mail.
Chrissy
May 22nd, 2018, 02:03 PM
If you want exactly the same ones that Goulet Pens (http://www.gouletpens.com/goulet-empty-ink-sample-vials/p/GP-10006) uses then why not buy them from Goulet Pens?
Jon Szanto
May 22nd, 2018, 02:16 PM
Honbay 20pcs 5ml Plastic Test Tubes Screw Cap Vial Orange Seal Cap Container https://www.amazon.com/dp/B075K7J8DZ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_zScbBbZQ8BRBJ

Have you used them before? I have bought similar ones online and found that they leak when I send them in the mail.

There are all kinds. I get them very cheaply on eBay and as for leaks? I just take a little Teflon tape and wind it around the threads. I've never had any leak in the mail. True Fact: in the early days, Goulet used to wrap Teflon tape, too. (Not sure if they do now, haven't ordered samples in eons...)
dylim1
May 22nd, 2018, 03:53 PM
If you want exactly the same ones that Goulet Pens (http://www.gouletpens.com/goulet-empty-ink-sample-vials/p/GP-10006) uses then why not buy them from Goulet Pens?

I have thought about it but the cost per vial is not cheap. I'm thinking if anyone else have vials that are not using and willing to sell it for cheap.
azkid
May 22nd, 2018, 05:09 PM
In a few months I will have a few extras.

Goulet doesn't use tape anymore (am recent sample buyer).

Maybe AliExpress has them in bulk for cheap.
Jon Szanto
May 22nd, 2018, 08:30 PM
I have thought about it but the cost per vial is not cheap. I'm thinking if anyone else have vials that are not using and willing to sell it for cheap.

Look, it just doesn't make sense to avoid the obvious. Take a look at this offer (https://www.ebay.com/itm/282906446574?ViewItem=&item=282906446574) - that is less than $0.02 per vial. Go check how much Goulet wants for them.
Chrissy
May 23rd, 2018, 12:08 AM
I have thought about it but the cost per vial is not cheap. I'm thinking if anyone else have vials that are not using and willing to sell it for cheap.

Look, it just doesn't make sense to avoid the obvious. Take a look at this offer (https://www.ebay.com/itm/282906446574?ViewItem=&item=282906446574) - that is less than $0.02 per vial. Go check how much Goulet wants for them.
Jon is right. At that price, it's just not worth trying to enter into a trade with someone. You would need to pay almost this much for someone to mail them to you.
Scooby921
May 23rd, 2018, 06:58 AM
This is what I purchased and have been using for the Mystery Inks that I've been shipping around the globe. They have a little rubber / silicone seal in the cap. Thus far I don't believe any of them have leaked during shipping. I've been taping the caps as well for added protection, but I've received no reports of ink getting past the seal and into the thread caps.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B074QKMF2G/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1
dylim1
May 23rd, 2018, 07:38 AM
Honbay 20pcs 5ml Plastic Test Tubes Screw Cap Vial Orange Seal Cap Container https://www.amazon.com/dp/B075K7J8DZ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_zScbBbZQ8BRBJ


This is what I purchased and have been using for the Mystery Inks that I've been shipping around the globe. They have a little rubber / silicone seal in the cap. Thus far I don't believe any of them have leaked during shipping. I've been taping the caps as well for added protection, but I've received no reports of ink getting past the seal and into the thread caps.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B074QKMF2G/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1


Thanks for the recommendations. I'll look into it.