Source for Papermate Tikky by Rotring Ballpoint Pens

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On a visit to Poland in the summer of 2008 I picked up an inexpensive pen that I just loved. I liked it in the store, but alas I got the last ones they had in stock. After I got back to the US I found that I loved this pen and wrote with it for months, but alas it disappeared from the desk. Not a big deal since it was very inexpensive, around US$4, but I missed the way it wrote. My wife is jealously guarding the other one from my covetous paws.

The pens have "Papermate Tikky by Rotring" written upon the side. I believe they are item #S0770920 on this page. I'd love to pick up a box of a dozen with blue ink. I have contacted a reputable seller here in the US and he tells me that Rotrings aren't imported to the US any more.

Can anyone help me source these through a reputable shop? I'd prefer to deal with a seller in the US, but liked them so much I wouldn't mind to go further afield.

Failing that, I may have to send my relations out to get more for me and then mail them along to me.

Alternatively, I suppose I could pick up blue Rotring ballpoint refills (if I could find a good source) and use them in another pen and achieve the same wonderful writing experience. But it seems the refills are more expensive than those wonderful, inexpensive Tikky pens I fell in love with.

[HenryLouis]

Pen and pencil set on ebay...

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Unfortunately that's not the same item--it's a different, more expensive one. I could get about 10 of the pens I'm looking for for that $$.

I do appreciate the attempt, though.

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Sent the specs to my mother-in-law today. I expect to be getting a pen or two in the next month or so.

Thanks to all who looked at this thread. Please do let me know if you happen to see a reliable source for these great everyday pens.

Interestingly, researching these has me toying with the idea of getting a fountain pen. One thing that I have discovered since I joined these forums is that I seem to be an enthusiast the German design aesthetic in watches, cars, and writing instruments. Astounding that one can learn a lot about oneself through such hobbies, isn't it?