First I must say Bic Mark-It's fine tip markers are far superior to Sharpies. While I love Sharpies range of colors, I HATE using them because of their lack of archivalness, within a couple of years they begin fading and often get a ugly hue effect around the colors. Whereas Bic Mark-Its have an almost identical color scheme but are made with an acid free formula. I use these in my visual journals. If archivalness is important to you go with Bic. I must say though I do not like Bic Mark-It's Extra fine point. I bought two six packs and there were two dried out. On the other hand I have recent bought two 36 counts and one 24 count of the fine points and have had no issues with dried out markers with the fine points. I stocked up during a deal and opened each pack and tested each marker. I LOVE THIS PRODUCT and truly hope they are around for a long time!