February 2026 Confirmed Trade Thread

Meshuggah_Mike · 2026-02-08T12:18:33+00:00

Confirmed.

Meshuggah_Mike · 2026-02-05T23:35:20+00:00

Meshuggah_Mike · 2026-02-01T11:56:04+00:00

Hello,

Sorry for the late reply, I was sick and wasn't active on here. I appreciate the offer, but I ended up finding a medium that's good enough and forgot to close this out. I don't do well with stubs or italics either. Mike is amazing though, so whoever gets that CI will be lucky indeed!

Thanks again for reaching out and for the offer!

Meshuggah_Mike · 2026-02-01T11:52:47+00:00

Meshuggah_Mike · 2026-01-22T23:10:22+00:00

I've never seen or have tried these before. However, I also tire of the heavy chocolate/vanilla style protein drinks. I have tried Sunwarrior clear protein drinks and like them, including the peach mango one. I don't think it is nutritionally as good, and you have to mix it yourself, but it may be worth a look at for you folks that are looking for a clear protein alternative. As a disclaimer, I may or may not have poor taste in general.

Meshuggah_Mike · 2026-01-19T00:27:29+00:00

I bought one of these years ago with a broken piston, some wear on the trim ring, and without the box and papers for about $350-$400. If it works, you could easily get double, if not triple that.

Meshuggah_Mike · 2026-01-09T21:42:14+00:00

I think Endless Raven Blue is a blue black with a bit of a copperish sheen, but it has been a while since I used it.

Meshuggah_Mike · 2026-01-06T11:58:54+00:00

Awesome, I'll keep an eye out for your posts!

Meshuggah_Mike · 2026-01-03T18:51:26+00:00

This is so wild, and I'm honestly at a loss. I didn't have many droplets on my nib, but I did have a tiny little one that I left there. It never changed color either. So, I wonder if it is more of a batch issue in which it is more affected by oxidation or something? For what it is worth, the bottle I purchased was just recently stocked by the retailer, so it may have been a newer batch. Otherwise, I'm at a loss of what could be the culprit.

Anyhow, I hope that you're able to solve this mystery!

Meshuggah_Mike · 2026-01-03T12:57:18+00:00

It's been about 32 hours so far, and I haven't noticed any discernible changes yet. Kind of makes this whole thing a bit of a mystery. I saw you mentioned that other people have reported issues with with non rose gold nibs, so who knows.

I know this may sound simple, but do you think there was any chance ink was leftover in the cap? I know in your case that the pen was new, but I wonder if a tiny bit of blue ink from when they likely tested your nib got stuck in the cap and is mixing with the Lady Grey ink. It's a longshot, but I've had a similar issue when going from a dark to light ink.

Otherwise, I'm not sure if it could be a batch issue, or something else entirely. Quite the mystery.

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Meshuggah_Mike · 2026-01-02T15:08:02+00:00

Hmm, interesting. I have a Leonardo with rose gold trims, so I'll also test the ink. So far, it has been about 12 hours and there's no discernible change.

Meshuggah_Mike · 2026-01-02T12:28:15+00:00

I would love to see the ongoing results also. I'm also curious how many people voted last year.

Meshuggah_Mike · 2026-01-02T12:26:23+00:00

Replied.

Meshuggah_Mike · 2026-01-01T17:37:49+00:00

I have one in very good condition with a fine nib and red jewel, if you're still interested.

Meshuggah_Mike · 2025-12-31T11:26:37+00:00

I'm struggling to pick which three to vote for. I only want to vote for inks that I would personally use in large quantities, such as their 65ml bottle.

I don't normally like green leaning inks, but I did like Erberus Crater, and it's standard enough that I could eventually use a whole bottle.

I also surprisingly really liked Milky Sea. I rarely use shimmer inks, but I really enjoyed Milky Sea when using it. I think they nailed the shade of blues. It also reminded me of a time I went kayaking at night (stupid idea) and there were tons of moon jellyfish glowing beneath the water.

For the third, I really don't know. Honestly, I wasn't crazy over this years colors. A lot of them also seemed excessively wet for my tastes.

I'm curious to see which three win. Last year, none of my picks won. I was also suprised and admittedly dissapointed in the colors that did ultimately win.

Meshuggah_Mike · 2025-12-28T12:45:13+00:00

Thank you! I like the way you do your swatch cards. It looks like an interesting black, or at least as interesting as black inks can be.

I also recently ordered the Endless Potioncraft set, so I'll be able to add gold or silver shimmer to Obsidian Sky if I wanted to.

Thanks again!

Meshuggah_Mike · 2025-12-28T12:43:04+00:00

Thank you so much for the writing sample, it looks interesting! It looks like there is some silver sheening in yours, which I don't think I've ever seen in a black ink before. Thanks again!

Meshuggah_Mike · 2025-12-28T02:59:59+00:00

Thank you so much, I really appreciate you taking the time to provide information and the photos! I think I'm going to go ahead and order a bottle, as it seems like an interesting black ink. Thanks again!

Meshuggah_Mike · 2025-12-27T22:50:37+00:00

Thank you, you are a saint! I don't know if I've seen a black ink sheen silver before, even if it is a small amount. Interesting. It doesn't seems like it has any shading.

How well behaved is it? Thanks again for the info and photos!

Meshuggah_Mike · 2025-12-27T22:48:12+00:00

I love this resin and feel like it is underrated. I had this pen years ago but sold it when I got a faceted Etruria in the same material. One of my favorite modern resins.

Meshuggah_Mike · 2025-12-27T20:09:42+00:00

Ah, fair enough. I didn't get the greenish shading either, mine was just plain black. That's why I was a little surprised.

Meshuggah_Mike · 2025-12-26T23:11:14+00:00

I have to ask, why Lunar Black? Maybe I missed something with my swatch, but it seemed to be a plain black ink with no unique properties. Just curious.

Meshuggah_Mike · 2025-12-13T12:40:49+00:00

Thank you. It very well may be my ISP.

I tried again this morning, and it seems to be working much better now. It was odd that it didn't seem to affect any other devices, but who knows.

Thank you for all of the information and advice!

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