https://magnus919.com/tags/baoer-388/Recent content in Baoer-388 on Notes from the Rabbit HoleHugoen© [Magnus Hedemark](https://github.com/magnus919)Mon, 04 Jan 2016 08:15:55 -0400https://magnus919.com/2016/01/baoer-388-simple-svelte-and-only-two-bucks/Mon, 04 Jan 2016 08:15:55 -0400https://magnus919.com/2016/01/baoer-388-simple-svelte-and-only-two-bucks/<p>As soon as I saw this handsome pen available <a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/361345956777">for only two bucks</a>, I had to pull the trigger and see what it was all about. I mean, sure it looked good online in a photograph. But would it hold up to closer scrutiny? And could it write worth a damn?</p> <p>There was only one way to find out; I had to buy it and see for myself.</p> <p><img src="https://magnus919.com/2016/01/baoer-388-simple-svelte-and-only-two-bucks/photo-jan-03-4-17-21-pm.jpg" alt="Photo Jan 03, 4 17 21 PM"/> <em>Size comparison between the Baoer 388 (top), Uniball Vision (center), and Lamy Safari (bottom). The Baoer is indeed a slender fountain pen.</em></p>