What is your favourite cheap pen?

[Dragonmaster Lou]

I think my favorite cheap pen would have to go along with many people here. I truly enjoy my Baoer 388. Its a bit lighter and looks pretty nice to boot. After that it would be my Jinhao x750. Great great pen. Though I am consider "cheap" to be under $10. Hands down would be the Pilot Metro. It goes with me everywhere.

I've got a Jinhao x750, but the ironic thing is that I've upgraded it so much (new nib and converter) that it isn't quite as "cheap" as it used to be. The upgrades I put in it probably cost about 4-5 times the actual cost of the pen! Next time I get a cheap pen, I'm probably going for the Pilot Metropolitan too.

[manoeuver]

I enjoy the Pilot Penmanship a lot.

my Jinhao 159 is fun to use also. its sub-$10 price point is distracting when I use it.

[Sailor Kenshin]

To me, a 'cheap' pen is under $10. So if I'm permitted more than one favorite...then (after the Hero 616) ... the Platinum Preppy, and Pilot's Varsity/V-pen.

For some odd reason, I've seen a lot of Preppy-haters, but I usually have a cup full of them ready, and I don't even count these into my pen rotation. They always start, and come on, they're what...four dollars?

[KrazyIvan]

My Pilot 78G and Pilot Metropolitan have been in frequent use as of late.

[Laurie]

Well I started this thread and going to add another pen that has become my favourite lately. It is a pen so meets the criteria. It is a self made pen holder with a Nikko G dip nib fitted to a self made oblique brass nib holder. Total cost would probably be under $10. It has great flex and is a great pen to do your copperplate exercises which I have been doing for some time.

[Misfit]

A Snoopy pen that came from China for $4.89 and free shipping.

[Cob]

I imagine that the OP's intention was to identify new pens that may be purchased cheaply since individuals may well have found vintage gems at bargain prices.

In fact it was finding a Mabie Todd Jackdaw in a charity shop for £5 that started me off... However the only new pen I have ever bought, and I have about 75 pens here at the moment, is a Wing-Sung 590. This came supplied in its box delivered for about £9. Apart from the fact it is enormous (160mm capped) and holds a colossal quantity of ink via its aerometric filling system, it writes smoothly and is utterly reliable and was from the start; great value. I doubt I would ever buy a cartridge pen.

Cob

[Sandy Fry]

Any of my many Parker 45's....Pilot Metropolitan....Kaweco Sport....pilot petite1...Luoshi 358B ( the little "cigarette" pen ).

David

[JFB]

Out of my new pens my current fav sort of cheapie is my Sheaffer Sargaris, but my Jinhao 992's, Wing Sung 659 and SKB F20 are all very serviceable. The SKB, especially is always ready to go. I've purposely left in in a drawer for weeks at a time and it's wet and ready to go every time.

Pax,
John

P.S. I haven't even realized it but I've been using my Jinhao 163 pretty regularly for the past week quite happily. SO I'll have to add that to the short list.

[penwash]

This guy is only $32 shipping included:



NOTE: Sheaffer 14K nib not included, I upgraded it.

[RocketRyan]

For being cheaper than a sharpie the jinhao 992.

[urushi4u]

Lamy Nexx. Better than any safari.

[eicart0523]

Mine is a pen that says Blackwoods. Its an unknown brand but a neck of a writer.





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[Chrissy]

Lamy Nexx. Better than any safari.

I'm quite a fan of my Lamy Nexx M pens. I also think the rubberised type grips are better than those on the Safari or the Al-Star, and I believe the 'M' pens have much nicer caps and clips than the standard Nexx pens have.
The only thing I have against the Nexx pen at all is that the grip won't fit into Diamine 30ml plastic bottles. So when the bottle is not full, it's difficult to fill the pen. Safari and Al-Star grips don't have this problem.

[Lady Onogaro]

Lamy Nexx. Better than any safari.

I'm quite a fan of my Lamy Nexx M pens. I also think the rubberised type grips are better than those on the Safari or the Al-Star, and I believe the 'M' pens have much nicer caps and clips than the standard Nexx pens have.
The only thing I have against the Nexx pen at all is that the grip won't fit into Diamine 30ml plastic bottles. So when the bottle is not full, it's difficult to fill the pen. Safari and Al-Star grips don't have this problem.

I like the Nexx M pens, too (I have three of them). I like the grips and I just like the look of them.

[Lady Onogaro]

Oh, I have to say that the Perkeo is a lovely writer! It's only $16.00 and comes in fun colors.

I also have several Sailor Clear Candy pens that I still enjoy using, though perhaps they don't make those anymore.

[Wile E Coyote]

Namiki Emperor Vermilion.

[fountainpagan]

Majestic, around 1940

[TSherbs]

For being cheaper than a sharpie the jinhao 992.

Same

[TSherbs]

Lamy Nexx. Better than any safari.

I don't consider this pen inexpensive, but I have it and like it a lot.