On sale at isellpens.com for $12.88 ($18.88 landed price).
Pilot 78G
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You mean Pilot 78G right?
lots on eBay as well for $9.99 shipped...or is there something i'm missing as for buying from eBay...do they counterfeit $10 pens?
There are $10 Pilot 78G pens out there, go for it, I've never heard of a counterfeit. Remember, the broad nib has no iridium and may be tough for a beginner to easily master.
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Sorry. I meant Pilot 78G!
mine took over a month to be delivered
For reasons I can't fathom, people counterfeit hero 616s. I've not heard of counterfeit Pilot 78gs, but I guess anything is possible. I bought a 3 pack from some seller in hong kong, and they are nice.
1 PEN..... "For Example in most cases it costs $20.00 to ship to Canada"
fine print..... We reserve the right to charge a $20.00 restocking fee on any cancelled order
REALLY! $20 to ship me a pen to canada? come one.
this is why i don't buy from certain retailers....how can a guys in the US like WestCoastShaving or TheSuperiorShave, mail me stuff for $2-3 and a Pen from these guys, who appear to be in the USA will cost me $20+
so some of the $25 pens i'm looking at from them, end up costing $45-50
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In some cases I think the price difference is for insurance on the shipment, although paying $20 to insure a $10 item seems a little off to me as well.
In some cases I think we are just getting shafted.
I tend to gravitate to vendors that have free shipping, reasonable shipping to Canada or free shipping if purchase is over $x.xx.
On e-bay, I always use the "cost+shipping lowest first" mode to sort through stuff, and anyone who doesn't have shipping to Canada figured out gets swept aside. (That's usually American sellers, who are either CONUS-only, which I can respect, or just disorganised enough not to know how much the shipping will cost.)
And on websites, US-based retailers are particularly bad at hiding the 'where we ship to outside the lower 48' info far too often.
But there are some who combine reasonable pricing with to-Canada-friendly shipping, and they get my business.
I bought 2 78Gs (M & B nibs) from jetpens.com for $14 apiece; over $25 they ship for free. If you're outside of California, there's no tax.
I have one with a fine nib, and it's like writing with a toothpick. I was about to chuck it, but discovered it works well with a very wet and flowing ink- looks nice with Black Swan in Australian Roses, practically invisible with Poussiere de Lune.
I have the 78G with B nib which I purchased from a Hong Kong seller for $10.00 shipped. It took 2 weeks to receive it but it's my all time favorite pen. The first pen arrived with 2 cracks in the barrel but they didn't affect the pen's usage at all and the seller sent a replacement with no hassle at all once I emailed him photos.
I also have the 78G with BB nib which I purchase from a US seller for $25.00. I'm not completely sold on it yet but only because the nib doesn't work particularly well with my writing style.
Both are absolutely smooth writers though and I am in no rush to buy an expensive pen with these 2 in my pocket.
I also have the 78G with BB nib which I purchase from a US seller for $25.00. I'm not completely sold on it yet but only because the nib doesn't work particularly well with my writing style.
Both are absolutely smooth writers though and I am in no rush to buy an expensive pen with these 2 in my pocket.
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Just received my 78G M along with a bottle of Noodler's Black (from Amazon). This is my first real fountain pen in as long as I remember (my TWSBI shipped this morning according to the notification). So I supposed I should flush the pen with soapy water before loading it with ink?
The broad nib is also italic. I really like my broad nib 78G. It and the B&B Edison are the two pens I carry around all the time. Plus a Kaweco Sport.
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