Overall What is your opinion of the quality of this item? Truly this product is wonderful. I have two Tech 2s,converted to 2+, and one 3. I wish the 3 came in more colors. The multiple writing options are useful, and with Cross you can always depend on the quality. I'm tempted to pick up another since I got mine at full price. The only reason that I did give it full stars is that I've had trouble with the pencil. I've dropped, washed, and/or just worn out the pencil works and it's very frustrating not to have that part working. Cross' General quality warranty does not extend to free repairs, and anyway that means giving it up for awhile. (BTW Sorry about typos/autocorrect issues :composing thus on a smartphone means I can't see the field I'm typing in most of the time here.) Oh, and about refills: Cross seems to have the best quality, Monteverdi apparel offers fine points and more colors but mixed quality, and the jury is still out regarding Levenger.

This is a reliable instrument with a firm mechanism to switch from either of two ballpoints to pencil or the reverse. No .5mm lead seems to be able to take a great deal of pressure, but fitting in a .7mm lead barrel would radically alter the design. This multipen seems to be a partial re-design of a pen/pencil that Cross has offered for several years. The weight is substantial though not heavy, the colors (gold or red---I ordered both) beautiful. Ease of use is excellent. It is definitely true to value, especially for the price. What is your opinion of the quality of this item? This multipen is a pleasure to have and use.