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Old 11-05-2006, 09:17 PM   #58 (permalink)
dvw
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Yes both.

My first MB 146 cost me about $200 with a life time warranty. My rollerpen was $70 (I lost that one). The recent MB I had (a gift) accidentally rolled off my desk and the barrel cracked. I found the modern MB only has one year of warranty (60 days on the nib) and cost me $35 to repair the pen.
So you are paying a lot for the plastic.

The nib on my Cross was skipping a little (a very underrated pen, nib is rumored to be mad by Namiki). I sent in for a repair and it only cost $7. Cross, Parker and Sheaffer all have lifetime warranty. Oh, the Faber Castell also has life time warranty.

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This is my recent purchase. It's heavier than MB. But it writes well and feel pretty good and it's pretty reasonably priced.
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