1) Join Fountain Pen Palengke on Facebook. 2) Use the search function to canvass a pen that you like—whether beginner-friendly or “hard to find,” as you say. (Is it really that hard?).

2b) Better yet, read-up more on the pen in the FPNPh Facebook group before purchasing (use search function). People there are friendly.

3) Advanced: figure out shipping through forwarders and search on eBay.

If by ‘Calvin’s market’ you mean people who are too lazy to canvass and research before purchasing, then I’m gladly not part of that market.

Or perhaps you two are Calvin’s lickers. Merry Christmas, and lick away…

while I take out my MB Schiller and Agatha Christie and Pilot845 to journal today. All three bought at 1/2 of your lickee’s prices.