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Have you ever seen a really horrible third tier pen and thought: ''Oh man I want that pen!'' Then you saw it was only $6.50 and you just couldn't do it. There are so many third tier junk pens out there and it's just not fair! Share your opinions!

 

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I don't know if the Jinhao x450 classifies as a third tier, but despite the frequent skipping and frequent requirement of ink calling it still makes me look rich so I dig it :P

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I keep being tricked by Platignum.

 

They've only ever been a couple of bucks each but now they're in my drawer instead of the tip where they belong.

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What about vintage....Wearever, Arnold and those?

Some Wearever are of course second tier.....the best of Wearever.

In reference to P. T. Barnum; to advise for free is foolish, ........busybodies are ill liked by both factions.

 

 

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I refuse to use third-tier pens.

 

I much prefer my first, second, and fourth-tier pens.

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I have sometimes upgraded the nibs in third tier pens with nibs from better pens I have ruined trying to repair them. Then, horrified with the result, I retrieve the nibs and junk the third tier pens. The exercise can be fun.

 

I do not mess with Wearever pens, though. Their cheap and flimsy pens disappointed me as a kid.

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No, actually, I dont.

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I've got a few that I can't bear to part with, even though I never use them, just because the celluloid is so unique. That's about the only reason they are still with me (oh, and because I no other self-respecting collector would give me the $30-$40 I'd want to be able to part with them)...

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I've got a few that I can't bear to part with, even though I never use them, just because the celluloid is so unique. That's about the only reason they are still with me (oh, and because I no other self-respecting collector would give me the $30-$40 I'd want to be able to part with them)...

Uh...$30-$40? Think that qualifies you for the overpriced crowd.

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I do not mess with Wearever pens, though. Their cheap and flimsy pens disappointed me as a kid.

This hurts. I once paid 2.00 and now I've been shamed.

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I've got a Montblanc 344 and it is pretty nice for a third tier pen.

We had to get MB in here I suppose. Your thread is here.

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I refuse to use third-tier pens.

 

I much prefer my first, second, and fourth-tier pens.

That is obscene.

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What about vintage....Wearever, Arnold and those?

Some Wearever are of course second tier.....the best of Wearever.

You and I have thing for these don't we. Stop bidding me up on eBay.

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I refuse to use third-tier pens.

 

I much prefer my first, second, and fourth-tier pens.

Oh for the finances to purchase those 1st & 2nd tier pens! That MB Hemingway ($2,500-3,000) is a beautiful piece of workmanship; MB Dumas ($1,500-1,900) a swashbuckler; Montblanc Boheme Pirouette ($1,100). I think there are many of us who would love to be able to own anyone of these, for these pens are very easy to prefer. However, my Social Security check monthly tells me no! Oy vey

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Uh...$30-$40? Think that qualifies you for the overpriced crowd.

I was just explaining why I keep them... I never said I was reasonable! :P

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You can't eat a third tier pen. You can eat a Big Mac. Case closed.

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