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One day a few weeks ago I was looking at Pilot 78G's on eBay, I noticed that they were offered in B and BB nibs. Now I can't find any trace of the BB nib anymore. What happened? Aren't they being made any longer? Did sumgai buy them all while I blinked?

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I have one. They are very nice. Check with Norm Hasse at hisnibs.com. Also Speerbob has carried then and Todd at isellpens.com.

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I have one, puchased on eBay from SpeerBob, and, for the price, it's excellent. It gets used all the time for writing in cards, or if I am doing instructional cue cards. Took me a while to get it to work properly. I'm difficult to train.

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I have one. They are very nice. Check with Norm Hasse at hisnibs.com. Also Speerbob has carried then and Todd at isellpens.com.

+1 I got mine from hisnibs. Be aware that these are not rounded BBs - they are 'Italic-ish, stub-like' nibs that vary the line width depending on nib orientation. i.e. Down stroke is wider than side stroke. IIRC the BB has a max line width just over 1mm. -- BR S1

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I have found eBay seller pokydaddy (not affiliated) easy to work with, and responsive to questions about availability of specific Pilot pens. I did not query him/her prior to ordering my most recent batch, because I once got some BB nibs, and some people requested refunds, because they wanted B vs BB, and I did not notice until they returned the pens.

 

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+1 I got mine from hisnibs. Be aware that these are not rounded BBs - they are 'Italic-ish, stub-like' nibs that vary the line width depending on nib orientation. i.e. Down stroke is wider than side stroke. IIRC the BB has a max line width just over 1mm. -- BR S1

+1 I got mine from isellpens.com and it is a stub. It was at first little dry nib, but after working with the nib, now it puts a wet line. As Sandy1 said, down stroke is wider than the side stroke.

A good inexpensive pen to have. I wonder how medium and fine point would write.

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+1 I got mine from isellpens.com and it is a stub. It was at first little dry nib, but after working with the nib, now it puts a wet line. As Sandy1 said, down stroke is wider than the side stroke.

A good inexpensive pen to have. I wonder how medium and fine point would write.

 

i have a fine-pointed 78G, and overall i'm happy with how it writes. it's not an italic nib though, only the B and BB are that in this model apparently; the M and F are ball nibs.

 

it could be a bit wetter, in my opinion, but it puts down a nice thin line and only seldom skips or hiccups. there's a very little scratchiness against the paper, but that may be because it writes on the dry side. then again it's still a very new pen, and i'm hoping it might smooth out with use.

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That is expensive. Try this place. It is less than half the cost of the asking price on eBay.

 

I came across this place after I purchased mine from other place where I had paid $15.

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The price is good, but I don't see the BB nib in their lineup.

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That is expensive. Try this place. It is less than half the cost of the asking price on eBay.

 

I came across this place after I purchased mine from other place where I had paid $15.

 

The price is good, but I don't see the BB nib in their lineup.

If you are looking for a stub then 78G B is the one you are looking for. Checkout the nib pictures of the B nib pen on the site above.

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