Best inexpensive pen to be used with a converter?

[ppenloverr]

_{:roflmho:waterman phileas and lamy safari.}

[lisa]

My current date Pelikanos take the current date Pelikan convertor.

[yumbo]

I'm surprised no one has mentioned the Pilot Knight.

[Jimmy James]

I'm surprised that nobody has mentioned the Parker Frontier. Of course, most aren't obsessed with it the way I am (3 in my collection now with 2 in the mail coming my way as we speak).

 

The Phileas would probably be my obsession instead of the Frontier if it came in more variants (my 2 Kulturs aren't as good as my one Phileas), but the Frontier is almost as good as the Phileas and can be had for less based on what I buy Frontiers for.

[punch]

_{:roflmho:waterman phileas and lamy safari.}

 

Yes. Also, my Pelikan Future takes a converter just fine. That is all that I have ever used in it until I started testing Universal cartridges.

[jonro]

My Pelikano, less than a year old, has a converter. I didn't have any difficulty getting one from Pear Tree Pens. For inexpensive pens that take converters, I think the Waterman Kultur is my favorite.

[Doulton]

I would vote for the Phileas, both for good looks, and smooth writing. Search on some of the on-line pen sites and you might find one that's not as much as Staples.

[Jimmy James]

I got my Phileas in black (and it is a stunner in that trim) for $30 at Office Depot. I have heard others describe even better sales (like 3 for the price of 2) at their local ODs. Mine came with a converter for that price, which I consider to be a major plus when it seems Waterman converters generally go for closer to $7 than the $5 I think of for other brands. That alone was good enough reason for me to not go the eBay route on that particular purchase.

Edited December 30, 2007 by Jimmy James