Pilot Vanishing Point problems: what real owners report

“I have Document Black and whilst it's incredibly well-behaved on pretty much any paper and is a pleasure to write with, it clogged my Pilot Vanishing Point pretty badly and has definitely stained a few pens.”

— Strange_Cod249 on Reddit

“Pilot Vanishing Point with a converter that actually does what it’s supposed to & doesn’t rattle (a $176 pen should not rattle when you shake it)”

— EvaFanThrowaway01 on Reddit

“I like it almost as much as my pilot vanishing point, which is sadly cracking and isn’t made any more.”

— SilentPotato2 on Reddit

“my Pilot Vanishing Point also dries out in a day or so and one of the two nibs I got for it was unusable out of the box.”

— 5lh2f39d on Reddit

“Pilot vanishing point. Worst pen I’ve ever bought. Never works when needed. Always always always dry. Infuriating because everyone says it’s such a great pen… it’s not. A pen that doesn’t write when needed is NOT a good pen. I’ve had three. All three are failures”

— Glum-Way-3271 on Reddit

“For me jinhao 10 press ef has a line width much more thicker than the pilot vanishing point ef !!!”

— Busy_Advance9286 on Reddit

“Of those 2, Lamy 2000 blows the Vanishing point out of the water. You should try to find people that have them already so you can try them before buying. I wish I never bought my vanishing point.”

— AMorera on Reddit

“Everyone raves about the Pilot Vanishing Point, but I could never quite write without thinking about the clip position. Somehow it sat weird in my hand. Maybe it is the way I hold the pen or just the fact that the clip was there. I wanted to like it so much, but finally returned it.”

— This-Cardiologist900 on Reddit

“It isn’t my cup of tea”

— @lord_haven1114 on YouTube

“Pilot vanishing point. I thought I’d be obsessed with the pen, but the clip just ruins my grip for me and I can’t get over it. I still use it and it was my first bigger purchase, but I definitely reach for other pens to ink up before this one.”

— teddilu on Reddit

“I think compared to nibs that are nearly always well tuned from Platinum and Sailor , I'd have to give the nod to those brands instead.”

— anonymous on Fountain Pen Network

“As a physician, the ability to use one handed is quite helpful. Unfortunately the small amount of ink is problematic as I still use paper charts.”

— anonymous on Fountain Pen Network

“Even with my Pilot vanishing point, I am forced to slow down, press gently (to avoid damaging nibs, but also because I don't have to press hard!), and think about what I'm doing.”

— denim_duck on Reddit

“It’s amazingly smooth, even smoother than my pilot vanishing point fine.”

— twelveoclock on Reddit

“It is a bit scratchy, which I wasn't expecting, and that seems to be a function of it being at EF. It isn't HORRIBLY scratchy, just a bit, and writes far scratchier than my Hero 100”

— anonymous on Fountain Pen Network

“mine did it initially. Some old posts indicate that it goes away after just a little use, and mine did stop squeaking after perhaps one or two cartridges' worth of ink.”

— anonymous on Fountain Pen Network

“I have four variants of the pen: Fermo, Decimo, Regular and Faceted. The last is more ergonomic. The fermo is discreet and engages without making noise.”

— anonymous on Fountain Pen Network

“My Decimo F nib is much more like an XF, especially when compared to my VP F, which is broader than the Decimo(though close to a Lamy or TWSBI XF nib). Interestingly, the Decimo nib is smoother than the VP nib.”

— anonymous on Fountain Pen Network

“I'd heard that VP nibs weren't well standardized; both the original and the replacement were, presumably, size F, but the new nib writes broader than the broken one had, and I miss the former fineness of the fine line.”

— anonymous on Fountain Pen Network

“sometimes I get a little, high-pitched, squeaking from the nib. I can even feel it squeak. Not really annoying, just peculiar.”

— anonymous on Fountain Pen Network