Hello folks.. I haven't been posting here for a while and after I tried the Hero 234 ink, I HAVE to share my thought on this one. I went back to China few months ago and picked up a bottle of Shanghai Hero 234 Black Fountain pen ink for ~¥4 (0.79 CAD or 0.64 USD) in a stationary store. Due to busy schedule I haven't looked back on it when I returned in Canada. My Parker bottle is running dry and I do not like my Montblanc Permanent Black ink, so I decided to check it out. This ink is truly outstanding for its price tag, I used it with an Fine/XFine Pilot Elite for a couple days and I have a writing sample below with a water spilling test. Awesome flow, wet inkWATERPROOF!!!!Color becomes grayish after drying, a little bit of shading.That.awesome.price However from I can see from eBay it costs more than what I paid for since we're overseas... but remember the next time you make a trip to China/HongKong, do yourself a favor and bring a couple bottle of this marvel, you won't regret it! http://i.imgur.com/GArW9W7.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/HftkkRF.jpg http://i.imgur.com/xKAnTKv.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/NnY5LcC.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/3vm188t.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/dPOouVJ.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/bwj3h6N.jpg http://i.imgur.com/G8VTlpR.jpg