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Q1 Majohn × Wancai Mini Majohn ×
Score 7.3high confidence 7.4high confidence
Reviews read by hand 7.5 7.8
Reddit sentiment 7.1 6.9
Typical price $29 $17
Price range $15–$60 $5.16–$69
Collectors who log it 116 185
Mentions found 50 950
Filling Eyedropper Eyedropper
Nib #6 nib #5 nib · Schmidt
Nib widths Bent · Calligraphy · Extra Fine · Fine · Fude Calligraphy · Extra Fine · Fine
Length capped 111.8 mm —
Length posted 134.6 mm —
Diameter 22.9 mm 14 mm
Weight 36 g 11.9 g
Materials wood · stainless steel · acrylic · resin ebonite / hard rubber · stainless steel · acrylic · resin
Colourways 28
 46
Stocked at 7 5
For
  • Enormous ink capacity for a pocket-length pen
  • Distinctive, genuinely charming shape
  • Fude version is a cheap way into bent-nib writing
  • Cheap
  • Ink capacity that embarrasses pens five times its size
  • Genuinely pocketable, posts to a usable length
  • The cheapest way to try either brand — often under $10
  • More colourways than any other model in the catalogue
Against
  • The barrel shape is awkward for long sessions
  • Too fat for most pen cases and sleeves
  • Reviewers call it an 'at home' pen rather than a carry pen
  • Eyedropper filling means ink on the fingers and burping if you overfill
  • Tiny unposted
  • Nib QC lottery at its most pronounced at this price
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