Platinum Preppy Nib

[garzaci]

I have a preppy EF that arrived with a damaged nib. I talked with Amazon and they told me to throw it away and they would send a new one. 

 

Is there anywhere that I can just order a new nib? I would hate to throw the whole pen away. 

 

 

**Sorry, I put this in the wrong group. Should be in the Japan group. 

Edited January 22 by garzaci
Wrong location

[A Smug Dill]

17 hours ago, garzaci said:

Is there anywhere that I can just order a new nib?

 

To the best of my knowledge, having been very heavily involved in the fountain pen hobby for the past eight years, including with an uncommonly high degree of attention to Japanese and Chinese brands in their respective home markets — no, you can't.

 

17 hours ago, garzaci said:

I would hate to throw the whole pen away.

 

You don't have to. You can keep the physical item for spare parts. Do expect that, if you want a functional writing instrument, you'll have to pay for a whole new pen one way or another, no matter what you do with what's left of this one Amazon told you to dispose of as you see fit. It's not a case of having a small gap to fill that “should” only demand a small (fraction of the) price to pay.

[mke]

Hear-say, I never tried to swap nibs into a Preppy.

Platinum Models: Nibs from Plaisir, Prefounte, and Meteor are 100% interchangeable.
Entire Section Swap: The easiest method is swapping the entire grip section (nib, feed, and housing) between Preppy, Plaisir, and Prefounte.

 

But you were looking for that.
Third-Party Options: Some third-party fude or stub nibs designed for these models can be found on sites like AliExpress. 

https://aliexpress.com/w/wholesale-preppy-nibs.html

 

Please check the sizes before ordering.

 

[AmandaW]

Maybe it's an opportunity to learn about nib repair or regrind it into a stub? At worst case you have spare parts for your new pen. Never toss a pen!

[Lithium466]

With very minor modifications, you can put a Lamy nib or similar on a Preppy. I recommend looking for some Chinese "aeroplane" nibs, some are very affordable.

[garzaci]

18 hours ago, A Smug Dill said:

 

To the best of my knowledge, having been very heavily involved in the fountain pen hobby for the past eight years, including with an uncommonly high degree of attention to Japanese and Chinese brands in their respective home markets — no, you can't.

 

 

You don't have to. You can keep the physical item for spare parts. Do expect that, if you want a functional writing instrument, you'll have to pay for a whole new pen one way or another, no matter what you do with what's left of this one Amazon told you to dispose of as you see fit. It's not a case of having a small gap to fill that “should” only demand a small (fraction of the) price to pay.

Thanks for the response

[garzaci]

14 hours ago, mke said:

Hear-say, I never tried to swap nibs into a Preppy.

Platinum Models: Nibs from Plaisir, Prefounte, and Meteor are 100% interchangeable.
Entire Section Swap: The easiest method is swapping the entire grip section (nib, feed, and housing) between Preppy, Plaisir, and Prefounte.

 

But you were looking for that.
Third-Party Options: Some third-party fude or stub nibs designed for these models can be found on sites like AliExpress. 

https://aliexpress.com/w/wholesale-preppy-nibs.html

 

Please check the sizes before ordering.

 

Thank you

[garzaci]

14 hours ago, AmandaW said:

Maybe it's an opportunity to learn about nib repair or regrind it into a stub? At worst case you have spare parts for your new pen. Never toss a pen!

True. I can't make it any worse.  

[garzaci]

13 hours ago, Lithium466 said:

With very minor modifications, you can put a Lamy nib or similar on a Preppy. I recommend looking for some Chinese "aeroplane" nibs, some are very affordable.

Thank you

[jchch1950]

On 1/23/2026 at 8:18 PM, Lithium466 said:

With very minor modifications, you can put a Lamy nib or similar on a Preppy. I recommend looking for some Chinese "aeroplane" nibs, some are very affordable.

Any photos? It is a very interesting action, in this way you can use some !.!,1.5 or 1.9  Nibs in the Preppy and Profonte models that only have a limited range of nibs.

[Lithium466]

3 hours ago, jchch1950 said:

Any photos? It is a very interesting action, in this way you can use some !.!,1.5 or 1.9  Nibs in the Preppy and Profonte models that only have a limited range of nibs.

Only some old terrible pictures. From memory the "wings" on the side of the feed (over which the nib slides) only needed to be made a bit thinner. Not sure how the feed will cope with thicker nibs, it's fine with the EF  

 

[jchch1950]

Thank you for the photos and comments.