Sellers on Aliexpress and Taobao

[mke]

Could someone of you share a list of the most important Chinese fountainpen sellers on Taobao, Aliexpress (and or Ebay)? Other sellers also if you have.

I would like to include it in my list of shops which you can find here:

http://mkengel.de/pensales/pensforsale.html

It would speed up the inclusion.

 

Thank you.

 

p.s. I am at the beginning and have a list of 200 shops world-wide which I check one by one and which are not yet included. Be patient, it might take a while until the list becomes really useful.

[Dan Carmell]

365Day Stationary Store on AliExpress is a favorite of mine, they answer questions and are always helpful. They are quick to get new models. Good prices—after the introductory markup!

 

Chinese Pen/St Penpps has custom nibs and good prices. 

 

I could mention 2-3 others that have good prices and a wide selection but you’d think I was talking baby talk: RuiRui, DayDay and Pappihot! 😂 

[mke]

4 hours ago, Dan Carmell said:

a favorite of mine

Thanks Dan. I added the two with fountain pens on the front.

 

[irony]

Pappihot has been a good vendor for me as well.

On 5/8/2024 at 3:53 AM, mke said:

 

RuiRui, DayDay and Pappihot

 

[niuben]

You can browse the official website then find the Taobao shop like 英雄 金豪 弘典 君来

[Penguincollector]

    I like MIRUI for pens and leather 48 slot pen holders. They have all sorts of office supplies, both cute and serious. DINGYI sells pretty shimmer inks. 
 

  Not a particular store, but stuff marked “choice” gets stateside really quickly and is usually on sale and less with coins. 

[Stefan-Ionut-Marius]

On ebay would be :   Office_supplies_pen and YCPENS .

[mke]

On 5/8/2024 at 1:02 PM, Dan Carmell said:

Pappihot!

It is your fault that I bought this pen on Pappihot. 😁

 

2024 Majohn A1 Metal Press fountain pen sliver Striped pattern EF

 

 

 

[mke]

Thanks everyone for answering. I will add the names to my list.

[lukeap69]

AliX sellers I made multiple purchases with no issues:
DayDay WritingHouse
Pappihot
365Days Stationery
MQ Stationery
Pens Supplier

 

Sellers I avoid:
Mary's Stationery
CR Stationery

[irony]

Another seller I can recommend is:  Creative Infinite Stationery Store

The package arrived in record time to the States ....but packaging was minimal at best.

I am always surprised that the pens arrive without damage.

Bubble wrap is our friend.

 

[Dan Carmell]

4 hours ago, lukeap69 said:

AliX sellers I made multiple purchases with no issues:
DayDay WritingHouse
Pappihot
365Days Stationery
MQ Stationery
Pens Supplier

 

Sellers I avoid:
Mary's Stationery
CR Stationery

CR Stationery is a problem, low prices but they don’t mail the pen and make excuses!

[Dan Carmell]

5 hours ago, mke said:

It is your fault that I bought this pen on Pappihot. 😁

 

2024 Majohn A1 Metal Press fountain pen sliver Striped pattern EF

 

 

 

Happy to take credit!

[A Smug Dill]

15 hours ago, Dan Carmell said:

CR Stationery is a problem, low prices but they don’t mail the pen and make excuses!

 

As far as I've observed, Mary's stationery Store, CR Stationery Store, and Pappihot Official Store (and, a long while ago, pcmos Official Store when it was still selling fountain pens) are very closely related to each other, if not outright just different storefronts of the same mob.

 

My most recent several orders from Mary's (for dozens of Jinhao Shark pens) turned out OK and were promptly delivered. Orders with CR Stationery Store… well, there appears to be two logically separate sellers by that name, one of which has the SuperDeals offers — such as <US$14 HongDian N8 Maple Leaves, <US$13 Majohn A2, and <US$5 HongDian 1843 — and doesn't accept (for Choice shipping orders) any coupons issued by “the other” CR Stationery Store. In my experience, most times it does fulfil its SuperDeals offers, but sometimes it's just happy to let a paid-for order quietly expire and automatically refunded.

[Dan Carmell]

Good to know—if Mary’s is connected with CR, I will avoid them in the future. 
 

365Days is definitely the same as the Lusfer Store and lately I’ve wondered if Dayday is as well, because they often introduce pens in lockstep with 365Days. 

[lukeap69]

1 hour ago, Dan Carmell said:

CR Stationery is a problem, low prices but they don’t mail the pen and make excuses!

Similar issue I had experienced with CR and Mary's Stationery that's why I put them on my avoid list. It appears we had the same experience. Good to know.

[mke]

I wonder how many stores have the same owners. Recent orders from three sellers (Montiel, Guangmao, Literary Gift Store) all went through a ware-house at Shatian Town.

Or do the ware-houses specialize in to-be-shipped-to areas?

 

What I realized is that

a) the shipping fees are higher and

b) the shipping is much quicker and

c) delivery in Japan is through one of the main delivery agents (in my case Yamato).