Black Ink Refill, Replaceable Ballpoint Pen Refills Compatible with Cross Ballpoint Pen, Medium Point Metal Refill 10 Pack

Came across my ink pen stuffed in a drawer and decided to see if I could find a refill. Checked Amazon and found my refill. I chose black ink over the blue it came with and like it much better. The refill was at a fair price and fast shipping made it a good purchase.

Excellent quality product. Fit 1 to 1 like originals. Very satisfied

worked perfect

Why did you pick this product vs others?:Looked like the ink in my pen, fit is identical but ink doesn’t flow as smoothly.

Excellent value. Writes well

The only issue which needs attention!! The cartridges come with a mini wax seal on the tips. If you do not recognize this, they either will not write or will smear if you do not remove all the wax. Lucky for me I have a Jeweler's loop and could see this very well since it does take a good eye to examine the tip. I can understand their concern for freshness, etc.. but the wax presence will anger other buyers if they do not know about it or cannot deal with it. I used my nail to remove the wax but I suppose you could place the tip in hot water to soften the wax? No instructions on how to deal with this is a lapse on the sellers part.

I first wrote the review following this one when I could not get the refills to advance fully in the pen. After reading a few reviews where they discussed the coating that was on the bottom of the refill so it wouldn't dry out, I inspected the refill again and found that the coating was on the bottom of the shaft as well. Once I scraped all of the coating off the shaft, the refill fit perfectly and wrote well.While these refills are supposed to be compatible with Cross pens, they are slightly shorter. The refill does extend out of the barrel, but only enough so that one needs to hold the pen virtually upright in order to write. Technically still usable.

Why did you pick this product vs others?:I thought the pen refills were a good price. They must be old dried up stock. I have to scribble on cardboard to get them to write, then if your hands touch the paper it quits writing.