Jinhao 159's Falling Price

[k3eax]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/JinHao-159-Yellow-Chrome-Trim-Fountain-Pen-Medium-18KGP-Nib-Gift-/301707035313?hash=item463f2402b1

 

I had predicted a $6 price by year's end; but now that price level may be with us sooner.

[Lamyrada]

But that's the yellow...usually less desirable colors have lower prices

[Ian the Jock]

The only desirable one for me would be the black one, and you can get them for a good bit less than $6.60.

Lucky me. Hahaha.

 

Iab

[Sasha Royale]

I like the Jinhao 159. I have several to use and share. It is a big pen, and that is a lot of yellow !

[JKelly]

I like my yellow 159. I use it to keep my journal while camping, because I figure that the color should make it much easier to find if I drop it than black, for instance.

[fuadhilmy]

I can't really wait to try it, but my 159 doesn't arrive until next month.

[phonelady61]

I also love my 159 .

[k3eax]

Sorry, I had to "pull" my inaccurate posting.

Edited August 19, 2015 by k3eax

[dfo]

With the crash of the Yuan this month, who knows how low it might drop.

[Oldtimer]

I think I need one.

[Portamenti]

I just paid 6.28 CAD for one on Amazon. And a X750 and the one that looks like a Starwalker. $20 CAD total. I'll be interested to see how they measure up.

[bobje]

DFO is spot on. One intent of RMB devaluation is to make sales of Chinese products much easier. Prices for Chinese pens are definitely not going up.

[k3eax]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/6-X-JINHAO-159-Medium-NIB-FOUNTAIN-PEN-new-free-shipping-/141746246920

 

Now the those whose appetite for the 159 in insatiable, here we have six differently colored pens for $32.98. This works out to $5.50 each and approaches my prediction of $5 by year's end

[I like mango cheesecake]

In getting the orange one and mixing it with my black one to make a Jinhao-Vita.

[dfo]

It is crazy that shipping is the majority of the cost for a Jinhao.

Edited August 23, 2015 by dfo

[oneill]

Can I advise that now is the time to get one of everything Jinhao sells I started years ago and have never ever regretted it, for about $100 you could have every colour you ever wanted with every kind of Nib you ever fancied because nibs are what Jinhao are about. As gifts you can never go wrong buying this brand alongside their other brand called Baoer another superb piece of Chinese expertise. I often see posts about the ink not running and I always advise that the Convertor is given a very good wash out with a drop of dishwashing liquid plus a drop of Ammonia for good luck and you should have no more problems, if you do then what the heck the pen probably only cost you a few dollars and in most cases it would be made out of Solid Brass. For every day use I cant say too much about Jinhao or Baoer, I always have around 30 or so in my collection because I reward every tradesman who works at my place with a pen and I have never had one returned plus some of the cheeky tradesmen ask if they can have one for their children so that they may learn to write better.All I can say is "Trust Me".

[nosygrammarian]

I've had better luck with Baoer than Jinhao, but both are amazing brands for the price. I've had some nice Heros, but I like the Jinhao and Baoer pens much better, overall. I always clean my pens before I start using them, and aside from pens with manufacturing defects (I got an X750 with a hole in the cap once), I've never had any problems. I buy on eBay, mostly, and try for sellers with high satisfaction ratings. (The X750 mentioned earlier was purchased through Amazon, go figure.)

 

I haven't gotten to the 159 yet, but it looks amazing. It probably won't be an everyday user for me, because I like smaller pens (Jinhao 15, anyone?), but I can't wait to have one or two in yellow, blue, or red. They look amazing.

[bongo47]

Here's what's sad, I'm thinking maybe I should wait and see if it drips another 50 cents. Is there any chance that these are made in a factory where people are actually paid? I mean I understand the concept of volume and automation, but really I got 4 599s for 8.47. They are actually really functional Lamy-looking pens. But how can they be 1/10th the price?

[k3eax]

Here's what's sad, I'm thinking maybe I should wait and see if it drips another 50 cents. Is there any chance that these are made in a factory where people are actually paid? I mean I understand the concept of volume and automation, but really I got 4 599s for 8.47. They are actually really functional Lamy-looking pens. But how can they be 1/10th the price?

 

 

What's your point?

[bongo47]

Point is, I'm thinking I'm crazy worrying about a 50cent drop that will mean nothing to me tomorrow, all the while somehow a business model flourishes exploiting fractional profits by apparently caring little for the environment or the people who make the product. Honestly, doesn't it make you wonder how they can send a package directly to a house in the U.S., paying packaging and postage, eBay fees, retail labor, wholesale distribution labor and expenses, and all the manufactoring costs all for $ 8.47. And here I was paying a 25cent snipe fee to make sure the bidding didn't go above $9.

 

One of the things I like about fountain pens is that they can last, and therefore is a stand against the disposable culture. Does this purchase process contradict that sentiment? Maybe.

 

Do I feel guilty, not really. Do I like the pens, yes. Will I do it again, probably. Is it dysfunctional from a long term perspective, seems like it. Does it make me go hmm, definitely.