First Impressions Of Hero 1502 Sonnet Clone

[bob_hayden]

I actually bought this because at $4.16 US it was the cheapest broad nibbed fountain pen on eBay. How did they do it? Easy -- just put in a medium nib and sell it as "broad". ;-(

 

That aside it is the nicest of the Sonnet clones I have tried with a wet, smooth nib, though a bit stiffer than I would like. I flushed it with soapy water but did not need to tweak the nib. It seems very well made, with an exterior smooth to the point of being a bit slippery. Everything is glossy black except for gold colored trim in the usual places (and a very fancy two-tone nib). That is fine with me as what I liked abut the Sonnet was its understated looks.

 

Listed simply as a "1502" pen on eBay.

[Honeybadgers]

Could you attach a quick picture to your reviews, bob? It's hard to pin these chinese pens to a picture since they all use number systems.

[hankosaurus]

Hi Bob.

 

I looked for the 1502 pen on eBay and it comes up as a ball pen. Could there be another number on the pen somewhere?

 

Is your 1502 Hero another variation of the Baoer 388?

 

Thanks.

 

[bob_hayden]

I imagine that if you use a smart phone then you can just take a snapshot and upload it directly from the smart phone, but my cameras, and my ancient desktop computer,l do not make this easy. Nor does the FPN site!-) And, with their tiny sensors, the smart phones are well suited to close-ups. So for anything currently on eBay, the sellers photos are likely to be much better than anything I could provide, and certainly a lot less hassle for me;-) And if the item is no longer on eBay, then the review is obsolete anyway. But what I should have done is provide a search string.

 

Fountain Pen 1502 black with gold broad nib