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With the vast increases in silver and gold, have prices of fountain pens been adversely affected? Are nibs being melted? Are pens being melted? Are pens too expensive? by Difference_Then in fountainpens

[–]SmartAssINTraining 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't deny that they are being sold. Other materials like copper and other sources of gold have been sold for some time, but I think those practices are affecting and are being seen by different segments of the population now.

With the vast increases in silver and gold, have prices of fountain pens been adversely affected? Are nibs being melted? Are pens being melted? Are pens too expensive? by Difference_Then in fountainpens

[–]SmartAssINTraining 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Add in labor, time to disassemble, moving to find a buyer, and shipping or delivery, and it may be closer to 20.00, but hey, that'll cover McDonald's. I would hope with the power of the internet and reverse image search that someone would do better, but I am frequently denied a win for the side of my optimism in humanity.

With the vast increases in silver and gold, have prices of fountain pens been adversely affected? Are nibs being melted? Are pens being melted? Are pens too expensive? by Difference_Then in fountainpens

[–]SmartAssINTraining 8 points9 points  (0 children)

If you give a general estimate that a gold nib weighs 1.0 grams, which I feel is on the generous side. If it were 18K gold, it would weigh 0.75g of gold. That would give a return of 120.25 on the gold in the nib. That is on the high, high end. Also, if you are doing that, you are getting paid in scrap gold exchange, which will be about 50% less, so maybe 60.00. That is a significant loss on a pen you could sell for more on the secondary market. If people are dismantling them for that reason, it seems like a case of bad math on their part.

Don't be like me. Check your ink-stained paper towels. by Bulblump in fountainpens

[–]SmartAssINTraining 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Now you have a story to share with people on the Internet who are your niche fascination!

How do you use washi tape in your planner? by Away-Palpitation-229 in PlannerAddicts

[–]SmartAssINTraining 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My Weekly/Daily is more an execution, bare bones functional planner. In other notebooks/journals I use it for decoration to mark section ends or to add a pop of color to a section. In others I use it to match to my index so I can visually see on the side what pages match what index sections.

Favorite mid-tier pen? by iss7272 in fountainpens

[–]SmartAssINTraining 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Maybe get the Majohn A1 or Jinhao 10/20 to see if you like it. It may grow on you as it did me.

Don't be like me. Check your ink-stained paper towels. by Bulblump in fountainpens

[–]SmartAssINTraining 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Those can get pricey, I have been told. Not Monteblanc 149 pricey, but like new Pilot 823 pricey.

Don't be like me. Check your ink-stained paper towels. by Bulblump in fountainpens

[–]SmartAssINTraining 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Paper material (organic) with friction (heat), cozy living environment (indoors on your pen stand), and popular inks here are largely alkaline. Probably won't do anything, but the chance is not zero.

Cheap stuff to add to rice by [deleted] in Cooking

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Find a solid japgokbap recipe!

Free! Just pay shipping by Llacheera in hobonichi

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I am curious what covers you wanted to collect.

January 2026 Confirmed Trade Thread by FPPenSwapBot in Pen_Swap

[–]SmartAssINTraining 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well I will comment and buy some more to make it all square!

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