I like a great pen deal as much as the next person (after all, this is the Frugal Fountain Pen). However, beware the fake Hero 616s on auction and sale sites!! I bought one for $2.99 and it is clearly a fake. I took comparison pics so you can see the difference between the real deal and the fake. I requested a refund from the popular auction site and included these pics. Caveat emptor!!! And it you happen to get a fake, report it and request a refund.
Update: I rinsed it out and attempted to fill the pen. It wouldn't even fill. The breather tube was disconnected from the feed and I could not reconnect it. The pen did write pretty well but you can only use it as a dip pen. I tried to open it up after soaking it in hot water but it wouldn't budge. Not worth $2.99 or even $1.00 IMHO.
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| Fake is on the right |
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| Fake is on the right |
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| Fake is on top |
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| Fake is in the forged package |
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| This is the ad for the fake. Oh, the irony! |
How'd it write?
ReplyDeleteHaven't inked it up yet. Waiting to hear back from the seller. Given the build quality, I am not too optimistic.
DeleteWhat???
ReplyDeleteIsn't the Hero 616 itself is a fake?
ReplyDeleteNot really. It is more of a reproduction of a pen that hasn't been commercially available for decades. It doesn't try to pass itself off as a Parker and is labeled with the actual manufacturer's mark and model #. There is no way anyone would confuse it with a real Parker 51.
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