Platinum Preppy Fountain Pen - 03 Fine Nib - Red Ink

The color is more hot pink than red--but a great pen nonetheless

For $3, this is a great pen. I love the clear body and the red accents, including the red nib. It's lightweight, not too thick in the barrel, and a good length even when the cap isn't posted. In my estimation, the Fine nib writes similarly to a 0.7mm Le Pen or 0.7mm Sarasa. It was well worth the purchase!

My only issue with this pen really isn't with the pen at all, but rather the ink. Instead of being an opaque true red, the ink lays down transparent (but not thin), and when dry, is more of a fluorescent red with salmon tones - the same "pink" that many other reviewers have noted. The ink also has a tendency to bleed somewhat through 20# copier paper, which is the only thing that prevents me from using the ink for highlighting. It may be worth refilling the cartridge once the ink is gone to see how a more opaque ink flows through the pen.

The Preppy's are great pens and i love having them around. At 3 bucks its hard to go wrong!

jeff stiefer

The pen is great in every sense, and I am specially fond of the nib's red color and the whole pen's practical nature. However, as a previous reviewer noted, the red ink is not red at all, it is totally pink.

I just bought this pen and am waiting for it to come in the mail. It usually takes about 1-2 days to get to me and I've ordered many times from jetpens. I read an article saying you can refill platinum preppy fountain pens with regular bottled inks by just adding an o-ring to the threads of the barrel. I am currently in love with the j. herbin and pilot iroshizuku bottled inks and am waiting on my glass pens and the platinum preppy pens to test them out. I am definitely looking forward to receiving these pens in the mail. I only wish bottled inks were cheaper... $22.50 for a bottle of iroshizuku is really taxing my wallet. overall, great buy though!