Reddit reviews 8 PCS Jinhao 599 Fountain Pens Diversity Set Transparent and Unique Style

Here is an 8-pack of Jinhao 599 fountain pens from Amazon for $12.69 with free shipping.

http://www.amazon.com/Lanxivi-Jinhao-Fountain-Diversity-Transparent/dp/B00L95MIJQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1459028586&sr=8-1&keywords=jinhao+599+fountain+pen


And a Platinum Preppy 7-pack (rainbow colors) for $16.99 with free shipping.

http://www.amazon.com/Platinum-Preppy-Rainbow-Fountain-Point/dp/B00IU3US7O/ref=pd_sim_229_4?ie=UTF8&dpID=51ZXAYCAZOL&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL160_SR128%2C160_&refRID=1V2M317AXM250K390K8Q

If you don't know if you like the triangle grip of the Safari, best bet would be start with the Jinhao 599, same basic shape, much cheaper to try. This link is to a set of hooded fine nib 599s, they also come in exposed nib medium.

> would love to find one that comes with multiple nibs

This is my opinion only, but there are a lot of good pens at the low end of the market price wise that are still very good pens, the Pilot Metro you have is one of them. Find out what the nib variance is using these pens, and as you move to more expensive pens, buy the nib for the task you want the pen for. Forget about many nibs for a single pen, it really is more hassle than having a pen with the nib you want.

Also note if you want to move to pens by someone like Lamy, the M you have on the Metro is more like an F or EF on the Safari, depending on the luck of your grind from Lamy.

Now for some basic recommendations, besides the Wing Sung 698, the Wing Sung 659 and Jinhao 992 might interest you. The links are Amazon, but you might find them cheaper elsewhere like aliexpress.

Hope this helps some, lots of info as you get started, but also lots of fun as you begin this journey and explore.

You can get a set of 8 Jinhaos on Amazon for just $8.30 shipped.

In case anyone else wants to do this next year,
these things are super cheap, and all come with a converter!

I was curious about the deal so I checked out Amazon as well. The price is crazy low! Especially since they all come with a converter. I assume that it's being imported directly from China since the estimated delivery is so long.

For the curious: http://www.amazon.com/Jinhao-Fountain-Diversity-Transparent-Unique/dp/B00L95MIJQ?ie=UTF8&keywords=Jinhao%20Fountain%20Pens&qid=1465346477&ref_=sr_1_5&sr=8-5

Now to get ink in all of those colors. Anyone know of any good yellow ink? :P

I bought this 8 pack on Amazon, with 2 day prime shipping for $11:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00L95MIJQ/ref=psdcmw_1085704_t2_B00JEVNGC0

Lol there was a photo I upload but it got deleted. Well here are the links... https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B00L95MIJQ/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A3DWYIK6Y9EEQB&psc=1

https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B071W4WNMY/ref=ox_sc_saved_title_1?smid=A7RM57FDIWEJ0&psc=1

This is the pack I bought! The price has actually one down a lot since I bought them in August; they were around $15 then.

This was my initial thought. Safaris are definitely hard to kill, but a little too expensive to be handing to a young child. 599 would hopefully be almost as durable and only a couple bucks each. Get an 8 pack on Amazon right now for under 10 bucks, that should last till middle school.

Jinhao 599 are the ones that look like safaris,
Jinhao 599A are the ones that look like vistas,
Wing sung 6359 are the ones that look like Al stars.

EDIT (providing links): for 599:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00L95MIJQ?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

For 599a: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01GB9MDW6/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_D6AwCbTSNCWB1

For 6395: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07MKY8WDB/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_r8AwCbVF3R4XB



Good luck!

Awesome picks.

This is also a good collection:

• Fountain Pen Refills $8.70
  
• Fountain Pens $11.89
  
• A book to finish $9.89

Ah, sorry. Best I found on amazon.in was an 8-pack for 1155 Rupees:

https://www.amazon.in/Jinhao-Fountain-Diversity-Transparent-Unique/dp/B00L95MIJQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1519739251&sr=8-1&keywords=jinhao+599

I haven't thought out a price and won't have pics on hand until after work, but I think this would fit the bill and your price point:

• 5 or so unused and barely used Jinhao 599s
  
  
• 5 packs of 7 different colors international cartridges
  
  
• A nearly full bottle of Waterman Mysterious Blue
  
• A couple of syringes for eyedroppers
  
• A couple of B5 dotted notebooks
  
• A faux leather pen roll

I purchased an orange 599 with the knockoff Lamy nib and it was alright, but did have skipping problems.

I just bought this 8 pack of 599a pens for $14 shipped prime. If I can get most of these serviceable, I will be set!

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00L95MIJQ?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00

There's lots of items on Amazon where you get 4 or 5 wing sung or jinhao pens for like $10-15.


These

Or these


Or maybe these..

What the heck, Are those Jinhao 599s from the 8 piece set?
https://www.amazon.com/Jinhao-Fountain-Diversity-Transparent-Unique/dp/B00L95MIJQ/
Are they any good? OMG they got a set of platinum preppys for $15 too. I might bite on this too.

https://www.amazon.com/Jinhao-Fountain-Diversity-Transparent-Unique/dp/B00L95MIJQ

$11 for 8 pens. I absolutely love them, they are so much fun to write with.