Did you know you can now order the build-your-own-Sailor-Profit-Jr. pens from afar, without visiting Ancora in Tokyo (or Sailor as an exhibitor at a pen show)?

[A Smug Dill]

I was shocked to see this on Taobao.

To me, it still isn't worth the price — and that's I why I passed on it in 2023 when I was in Tokyo — but some others may appreciate the opportunity to get such pens made for themselves even if they have to pay a premium for access.

 

 

[Ambien]

Oh neat, but honestly my pen colorways already exist, which are black and blue FP. 

[BroncoMatt]

I like the idea. Not enough to research it though.

[inkstainedruth]

So, it seems to me that Sailor is doing what they have often done in the past -- play the "mix and match" parts game.  Only now they're letting customers doing it, instead of them?   Ehhhhhh -- I'll pass....

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[A Smug Dill]

10 hours ago, inkstainedruth said:

Only now they're letting customers doing it, instead of them?

 

It's still Sailor/store staff that would be doing the hands-on assembling, unlike the Kaweco DIY Sport events that rely on pen stores to host (instead of on Kaweco's premises) and get the customers doing the assembly work.