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I have been looking for a Sharpie blue 0.7mm Rollerball without success unless I'm willing to pay ~$9 S/H.

 

What are the better rollerball options that are NOT needle point, available in blue, modestly priced (~$5) and, available in the normal retail chain or with cheap shipping?  Anti-washing ink is a bonus.

 

I assume Rollerballs aren't popular due to drying out and requiring a cap but, I could be wrong.  Gels seem to dominate, in fact I purchased a dual pack Black and Blue 0.7mm for $3 at a local Dollar General store!  G2's were slightly less.

 

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Sid

On a quest for better pencils and pens in rural East Texas. :)

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Staples sells them by the dozen for $26 or $27. If you pick them up at the store, there's no shipping charge, even though those cretins will end up shipping that single box via ups or fedex to the store and eat that cost (no wonder they're closing stores left and right).

 

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I have a lovely P75 Cisele ballpoint and wanted a broad refill for it. Ordered a Monteverde P44 Broad Gel and was blown away by the smooth writing, almost made me give up on the fountain pen!  Just another option if you have a ballpoint that takes a Parker refill.

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When it comes to a liquid ink rollerball, I find that Pilot makes an excellent one in their Precise V7 and Precise V7 RT. The RT version is really nice, because it is retractable. However, it also must be noted that the ink formula seems slightly different between the capped and retractable versions, perhaps to prevent the RT versions from drying out or leaking.

The Precise line of pens always comes with a needle tip. If this doesn’t suit you, their less-popular VBall might. 


Pilot Blue ink is quite pretty and deep looking without being garishly bright.
 

https://www.pilotpen.us/categories/rolling-ball-pens/

Can’t comment on shipping, since I have Amazon Prime 😐

 

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