Jinhao 599 For Less Than $2!

[tony1000]

Believe it or not, I scored a Jinhao 599 on eBay for less than $2.00 with shipping and handling from China! I have reviewed this pen before and gave it high marks for the price. Now, it is an even better value....

 

More here:

 

http://thefrugalfountainpen.blogspot.com/2015/02/jinhao-599-for-less-than-2.html

[Beechwood]

Thanks for the tip off, just bought the same for GBP 0.99, I really dont know how they do it after mailing charges

[Ian the Jock]

Me too.

I bought a red 599 and a 599a demonstrator for GBP 0.99 each a few weeks ago, and they should be here any day now.

Talk about value for money.

 

Ian

[g_t_vigilante]

I also got lucky on a bid on EBay and managed to get 11 Jinhao 599s for $18.25 shipped. I do not know how many colors are available, but here is the selection I bought (minus the solid red, which I have already wrapped as a present for a friend):

 

http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk241/gtv_photos/image.jpg1_zpsb2r286uy.jpg

 

They arrived yesterday, only taking nine days to arrive from China. I have inked the black solid with Noodler's X-Feather, and it writes very smoothly. More so than my x450s. I hope the nibs on all of these pens are as nice.

 

Here is the X-Feather on some cheap lined paper in a journal (my first use of the ink as well):

 

http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk241/gtv_photos/image.jpg1_zps6cvxvjp7.jpg

[Skyppere]

Believe it or not, I scored a Jinhao 599 on eBay for less than $2.00 with shipping and handling from China! I have reviewed this pen before and gave it high marks for the price. Now, it is an even better value....

 

More here:

 

http://thefrugalfountainpen.blogspot.com/2015/02/jinhao-599-for-less-than-2.html

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What is the pen pictured? It's gorgeous!

skyppere

[Ian the Jock]

It's the Jinhao 599 that was bought for less than $2, that's being raved about.

[Sasha Royale]

[dan in montreal]

Nice find. I got a bunch of 599 demos just after Christmas for a little bit more (around 3.00 shipped if I recall) and I agree with the OP. It's a good model. Indeed, great pens to experiment with. Even a klutz like me can grind the nib to a stub without freaking out if things go sideways.

The only thing that bothers me is the fact the ring that sits between the section and the body of the pen keeps falling off when I unscrew the barrel - I guess I'll just have to glue the thing on. Very minor annoyance. And to think these pens, equipped with converters, are cheaper than even a Platinum Preppy... Great value indeed.