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Had a couple sent to friends. I certainly cannot mail it for 99¢.

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moonejon NOS (New Old Stock)

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Thx for posting this

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junlon Near Mint

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Thanks for posting. Just ordered it. A few weeks ago, there was a post for $1.00 Hero fountain pen.

Seems China economy has slowed down quite a bit. Many local vendors got too much inventory and too little cash...

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mooshi Vintage

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My first one went through the wash and it's still working perfectly fine.

 

I think this is a fine time to invest in a second one while they're still inexpensive as a giveaway pen. :D

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Dufffader NOS (New Old Stock)

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A day after I received mine, I gave it away to a colleague that liked it.

Good to know that it is back again and time to get another one.

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mcgeechan Rare

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Not to bring a downer on cheap (but still one of my favorite) pens - I have had a fair few of these 99c black X450's fail on me. From not drawing ink to having the them leak badly.

 

I collect X450s + X750s never had a problem with writing with them except for the black X450s - something to think about.

 

If all else fails you will more than likely just get refunded your money, I did and then broke the pen down into its pieces and put it in my spare parts drawer.

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Dickkooty2 Vintage

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I have one and while I find it heavy, it is aesthetically pleasing and a nice extension to my 30-some different brands of black German pens from the 50's - 60's.



NB: the price of .99 yuan is presented as 75¢. At today's rate of C 6.4 to $1, this is actually 16¢. There is concern about the Chinese decision to lower the yuan (C = Chinese Peoples Renminbi) exchange rate to make it a part of the IMF money basket. But I think you may buy the Jinhao 450 safely at this price.

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RedScarves Near Mint

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Thanks for posting this! I ordered when it was first posted here (lurker turned member a day or two ago :D )

Still haven't gotten it yet -_-

 

Dickkooty2: I got charged $0.99USD though? (not Chinese yuan....)

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mooshi Vintage

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I have one and while I find it heavy, it is aesthetically pleasing and a nice extension to my 30-some different brands of black German pens from the 50's - 60's.

NB: the price of .99 yuan is presented as 75¢. At today's rate of C 6.4 to $1, this is actually 16¢. There is concern about the Chinese decision to lower the yuan (C = Chinese Peoples Renminbi) exchange rate to make it a part of the IMF money basket. But I think you may buy the Jinhao 450 safely at this price.

 

The link from this thread shows the price in USD. There is another thread of the same item linking to another seller that has it listed as $0.99 C. I had just bought from them and it did indeed charge me the $0.74 USD each after exchange rate.

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junlon Near Mint

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I received my $99 cent Jinhao X450 last week. It writes good, though it leaks one time (and only one time).

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Ink Stained Wretch Antique

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I received my $99 cent Jinhao X450 last week. It writes good, though it leaks one time (and only one time).

 

Oh, I bought two, from one Flea-Bay vendor or another. I'm still waiting. I hope mine don't leak.

 

Is it certain that these Jinhao X450s are, um, fully authentic?

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moonejon NOS (New Old Stock)

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Oh, I bought two, from one Flea-Bay vendor or another. I'm still waiting. I hope mine don't leak.

 

Is it certain that these Jinhao X450s are, um, fully authentic?

 

I've received mine and it's authentic. Why anyone would want to ripoff a Jinhao, I have no idea...

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