Refillable roller ball pen?

I've been using standard drugstore and Staples roller
ball pens. The last two or three I bought ran out of
in in one (1, ONE) day. That means in a month I'll
have to spend $40.00 for pens. Ballpoints cramp my
hand.

Is there a refillable roller ball pen akin to classic
fountain pens? What's the price range?

TIA.

PS I actually do collect pens, since I irrationally save
many of the empty pens because it just infuriated me to
buy something with that engineering and then throw it away.
I have only several dozen, though.

Contrarian writes:

Is there a refillable roller ball pen akin to classic
fountain pens? What's the price range?

The only one I've seen is the Versicolor roller ball from Levenger.
It takes fountain pen cartridges... you might also be able to use a
converter with it, but it doesn't come with one.

--
Alan Shutko - I am the rocks.
Love, like youth, is wasted on the young.

Try using something like a Uniball Vision Elite - this has a visible,
and large, ink reservoir. If you can run one of these out of ink in a
day you must have more than the output of Stephen King in his prime
producing years.

Alternately buy a 'classic' fountain pen like a Parker 51 in fine -
you won't need any cartridges, and they are rather smooth writing
pens. As they are vintage you are not even causing pollution for the
prodution of a new one.

Alan Shutko wrote:
Contrarian writes:

Is there a refillable roller ball pen akin to classic
fountain pens? What's the price range?

The only one I've seen is the Versicolor roller ball from Levenger.
It takes fountain pen cartridges... you might also be able to use a
converter with it, but it doesn't come with one.

Just found the Lyra Calypso at this site:

http://www.stores.ebay.com/id=1317891&ssPageName=L2

It is a rollerball which accepts standard international cartridges or a
convertor.

Don't know how long it will hold up, but it's a great idea.

Contrarian wrote:
I've been using standard drugstore and Staples roller
ball pens. The last two or three I bought ran out of
in in one (1, ONE) day. That means in a month I'll
have to spend $40.00 for pens. Ballpoints cramp my
hand.

Is there a refillable roller ball pen akin to classic
fountain pens? What's the price range?

TIA.

PS I actually do collect pens, since I irrationally save
many of the empty pens because it just infuriated me to
buy something with that engineering and then throw it away.
I have only several dozen, though.

Pelikan makes a cartridge rollerball.
They are well under $20.00
Paul

"Contrarian" wrote in message
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I've been using standard drugstore and Staples roller
ball pens. The last two or three I bought ran out of
in in one (1, ONE) day. That means in a month I'll
have to spend $40.00 for pens. Ballpoints cramp my
hand.

Is there a refillable roller ball pen akin to classic
fountain pens? What's the price range?

TIA.

PS I actually do collect pens, since I irrationally save
many of the empty pens because it just infuriated me to
buy something with that engineering and then throw it away.
I have only several dozen, though.