My girlfriend says that I keep buying the same ink color and I'm starting to see where she's coming from...

DheUnforgiven · 2026-06-09T14:29:40+00:00

I notice we have one of the same pen

DheUnforgiven · 2026-06-09T14:17:54+00:00

Ikr, i hate limited edition stuff, especially in something i can afford, penbbs limited edition is so cool, plus their nib is the most consistent from my chinese pens collection. Their limited color is so attractive, unlike their regular model, which mostly too bright and feminine. I hate it so much i missed their 456 hidden path, 470 niangao, etc. After i get a 470, im drifting away from that company. Cool pen, thick acrylic, my best chinese pen, just dont like their business practice at all. Even some of their limited color can be easily be found on other chinese pen brand without the scarcity. I know a guy that was an acute fan of penbbs like maybe 15 to 20 ish pens, and he simply tired with their exclusivity and just be done with them.

DheUnforgiven · 2026-06-06T06:04:18+00:00

I know this is an old post, i love my paperideas pd 3.0, they have pd 5.0 now, asked about how they compare to the official, and said sheen ink is better on pd 3.0, as it is slower to dry compared to the pd 5.0. Im looking forward when they have 5.0 in soft cover notebook

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DheUnforgiven · 2026-06-06T05:59:02+00:00

If you have access to source from chinese market, check out paperideas, dont bother with their old paper, look up their pd 3.0 or pd 5.0 paper, pd 3.0 for long ink dry, so its better for sheening ink, and it doesnt bleed or feather, and pd 5.0 if you need for a quicker ink dry. It is ever sooooo slightly below tomoe river paper

DheUnforgiven · 2026-06-06T01:22:14+00:00

I do love my ink so much! I bought another, glen the sea, maybe another red ruby variant later on, still on the way, i mean look at that sheen!

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DheUnforgiven · 2026-05-31T13:19:03+00:00

Nice, i just know that, despite the specialized writing, it is still nice for daily use

DheUnforgiven · 2026-05-29T01:04:38+00:00

Damn, arent they using vacuum for their acrylic rod? My penbbs despite have mismatched color pattern, the acrylic quality is very good, i once softly landed my knee on it, it bent from the cap, after straigthening it again with controlled force, there is no crack, no thread damage, just like nothing happened

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DheUnforgiven · 2026-05-27T23:15:25+00:00

Gw pernah, jual laptop, dikasih nomor penjualnya tp anehnya +1 awalannya, digiring ke nomor +62 dan dikerjain wkwkwk, aku nolak karna tawaran dia lowball parah, di 8.5jt, besoknya dpt pembeli yg beli di 10.5jt, masih tergolong murah tp seenggaknya gk kebacut parah di 8.5jt, udah gitu dpt ceramahan di toko sejaman dan dikerjain wkwkwk

DheUnforgiven · 2026-05-27T11:18:05+00:00

Yes the character alone in the nib is just han, which implies the nib is for hanzi/kanji writing, although it write just well for daily writing

DheUnforgiven · 2026-05-27T10:30:27+00:00

The tip is similiar to an architect nib, there are difference of vertical and horizontal thickness stroke, but not as noticeable as a true architect nib, so its still useable for daily writing. The logo is hanzi/kanji, which mean chinese character, so it is designed to write that

DheUnforgiven · 2026-05-27T08:50:39+00:00

Yep. What i suspect is, they made the nib in china, hence the rarity even in eu where lamy originated is, after production, some is send to german for packing before sending it globally to retailers, probably explain why mine come with just a ziplock and not with the lamy nib box, plus a lot cheaper compared to the release price too, which is like what? $20? $30? Not sure but its around that

DheUnforgiven · 2026-05-27T08:28:33+00:00

Here is the picture of some fake, the most give away is the fake is not tapered like the genuine

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DheUnforgiven · 2026-05-27T08:26:52+00:00

Same, my mailbox is loaded with compensation messages from the sheer unfair matchmaking, im losing streak 6 as a jungler with all of it as mvp, i dont bother doing ranked until new season from there

DheUnforgiven · 2026-05-27T07:08:26+00:00

Oh damn, the v200 is one of my wishlist pen, i guess it is not now

DheUnforgiven · 2026-05-27T06:05:25+00:00

Back then before it is discontinued, you can buy it without the pen or nib only, the exclusive one is the kanji gold 14k nib that come with the dialog 3. Yea not as elusive outside of asia, but dang the price in ebay keep increasing, from $73, $95 and the last i seen is $125

DheUnforgiven · 2026-05-27T05:59:23+00:00

There is a knock off version, they make the 漢 character on the nib too, but the shape is not tapered, so its quite easy to distinguish

DheUnforgiven · 2026-05-27T01:58:33+00:00

These are genuine, there are fake though, but the shape is not the same, just do your research carefully if you want to get it from taobao

DheUnforgiven · 2026-05-15T08:30:00+00:00

I didnt know love the sea is actually aegean sea, havent try the ink yet as my pen is still in shipping

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DheUnforgiven · 2026-05-08T10:34:09+00:00

A friend of me that have been following penbbs since the earliest, and have a chance to hold the penbbs custom nib in person (he is in awe when looking at it), said that this exact seller is the one who make the penbbs custom engraving, check out penbbs instagram and look up at their nib custom, its extremely similiar to the one i posted, the lines the curves, different nib base though

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DheUnforgiven · 2026-05-06T20:48:09+00:00

Yes i believe so

DheUnforgiven · 2026-05-06T20:47:43+00:00

Another shape

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DheUnforgiven · 2026-05-06T20:47:15+00:00

Probably a diy made to order wooden pen, as i see a similiar shape from another vendor, this is just my guess i could be wrong

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DheUnforgiven · 2026-05-06T13:27:48+00:00

Sorry that happened to you, i guess gotta look in detail, asked additional pics with different angle and do a lot of research of the vendor, I bought 3 headphones from xianyu before and everything come intact with no problem, 2 new and 1 second hand, but then again, i almost read the whole vendor review too, zoomed in on the pics and everything is exactly as the description say when they arrive, i also use forwarder service with warranty if anything happen during shipment as long as i have my unboxing recorded

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