Platinum Fountain Pen, Preppy, Fine Nib, Violet (1716282.0)

This has the look of a lower end pen, but performs surprisingly well. In terms of how it writes, it’s a good example of the finer nibbed Japanese pens.The fun part is the cartridge that comes in the pen matches the color of the pen, so this one came with a purple cartridge. Now the cartridges are proprietary, so you will need to do one of three things:1- Pick up more cartridges. Amazon has an amazing variety of them, including more of the purple. The two-packs are a bit pricey by cartridge standards, but the ten packs (sadly, no purple there) are about average. At the time of this writing both were the same price. Unfortunately, it looks like the 10 pack doesn’t come in purple.2- Pick up a converter. Amazon carries that as well. Those are a little expensive out the gate (they cost more than the pen) but cheaper in the long run. And they give you a much wider variety of ink options.3- Refill the cartridge using a pen syringe. Again, Amazon has that. I’d be careful to check the reviews and get one that doesn’t “stick” (Wikult is good). When in doubt, just refill in the sink so you won’t have a mess. This gives you all the advantages of the converter, but it’s cheaper and pulls in more ink. The downside is that injecting your pen looks a little like a little mad scientist.Aesthetics definitely take a back seat to functionality in this pen. You get the size of the nib printed right on the barrel. You can see the amount of ink left right through the barrel. It’s an extremely comfortable pen for a long writing or drawing session. This lays a great line. No skipping. No leaking. No problems.If you want to try the Japanese-style nibs, and don’t want to invest in an expensive pen to start, this is an excellent first pen. You’ll get the full experience of the nib at a tiny fraction of the cost.

I got one purple and one green pen to try them out. They work great. They come in cool colors and don’t dry out. I’m definitely going to be buying more.

…And by horrible, I mean there was no packaging at all. In fact, the pen had been tossed in the box my other goods came in and was in two pieces, just rattling around in the bottom. I’m surprised the plastic casing wasn’t cracked. Guess I lucked out.The pen itself is a winner. I’ve used Preppy Fountain Pens for years and they’ve never disappointed.

I had high hopes for this pen, but it's really not very good. You're better off with the Ohto Dude, which is 20 bucks but always works flawlessly. The Preppy is a cheap substitute and not worth the ten bucks they want for it.

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I like it! Use it everyday

Le preppy, un classique.On peut re-remplir les cartouches ou même en faire un eye dropper en mettant un peu de graisse silicone sur les joints et pas de vis du corps.La capacité devient conséquente, la plume bien protégée par le système du capuchon ne sèche pas vite.L'écriture est agréable, la plume dans ses différentes épaisseurs peut s'utiliser en dessin.A mettre dans sa trousse.

Alles super, leider jetzt doppelt so teuer

Ho la passione per le stilografiche da sempre e sapevo che le Platinum sono parecchio costose. Sono giapponesi e questa è già una garanzia. Non sapevo invece che hanno anche una linea scolastica economica la Platinum Preppy. Nonostante il prezzo veramente piccolissimo fa arrossire altre marche economiche (credetemi che ne ho provato tante). Scorre che una favola, non sbava, la punta è precisissima 😁insomma non potevo non fare un disegnino veloce, giusto? 😍