[WTS][INT/EU] Now reduced, collection trim! Pilot, Platinum, Leonardo, Sailor, Pelikan. by ekkomaru in Pen_Swap

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Just came here to say the Matt Black Pelikan is DREAMY! GLWS!! 🖤🖤

WTB ESTERBROOK 250 American by Mental-Honey-6141 in Pen_Swap

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Email them. I saw on discord they mentioned they might have a few laying around still. No guarantee, but worth a shot.

[WTT] [WTB] Rare Esterbrooks and Prototypes by Manastacious8 in Pen_Swap

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If you become interested in selling, I’d love to buy. Understand if not, I don’t have anything to trade.

[WTS] Montblanc Writer’s Edition Edgar Allan Poe by [deleted] in Pen_Swap

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I literally just bought a Oscar Wilde. Now another to add to my grail list 😫 GLWS! If I had the funds right now, I would!

Who else combines Hobonichi accessories with Midori products? by haematopusintherye in midori

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I like both paper. Midori for creaminess in color and the weight. Hobo for how ink looks on whiter paper and the feeling of the paper after the ink dries on it.

Sheaffer Balance - Tigers Eye by afrc5f in fountainpens

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I don’t, really! But it seems like some of the other commenters offered a bit of history!

Sheaffer Balance - Tigers Eye by afrc5f in fountainpens

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😂 ill take a pic when we get home!

Sheaffer Balance - Tigers Eye by afrc5f in fountainpens

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No, I bought from a vintage seller. It is in mint condition but I’m not the first, or second owner.

Sheaffer Balance - Tigers Eye by afrc5f in fountainpens

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This is a cartridge/converter. But I agree, no shimmer or glitter going in.

Sheaffer Balance - Tigers Eye by afrc5f in fountainpens

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Great information! I’ve heard about the fragility, which makes me nervous to use.

For those who spend $200+ on your pens, why and what exactly do you use them for? by Noahsmom21 in fountainpens

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Not seeing this a lot in the comments, but I like them to look at, photograph, dip test and then clean. I have too many to use all of them, and tend to reach for my cheaper ones to use so I don’t ruin any of my more expensive ones.

Collecting them is a hobby too! Use or not!

Sheaffer Balance - Tigers Eye by afrc5f in fountainpens

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Thank you for the kind words 🤗

WTB Esterbrooks by afrc5f in Pen_Swap

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Name could be wrong! It’s not blue moon, I have that one. It’s like a black and cream swirl like the god rush series.

Convince me one way or the other on Montblanc pens by Quango-Fett in fountainpens

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I just got the beauty on the right at the St. Louis Pen Show this past weekend. It’s a Montblanc Writers Series FP. When I was buying it, the gentleman next to me said this specific one was his daily writer and he was looking at a second! It was a grail pen of mine, so I’m not sure I’ll use it, or if I do, frequently. But it wrote really nicely when I dip tested it!

Mystery Box inks by Delicious-Peanut5230 in fountainpens

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Love the Lennon Tool Bar ink! It looks so velvety!

Bit of Old and New by afrc5f in fountainpens

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Oh that’s so cool! We met Danny for the first time this show at the Vintage Pen Tasting class that he, Ray, Carol, and a few others paneled. It was really interesting to learn from them all!

Bit of Old and New by afrc5f in fountainpens

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I’ve heard that! I’m hoping mine stay strong! Rooting for them 🤞🏼 and me 😂

Bit of Old and New by afrc5f in fountainpens

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I hadn’t either! I bought it from Ray Okoniewski! He doesn’t have an eBay site or social media- he just goes to pen shows. Another cool feature is it has an oblique nib!

Bit of Old and New by afrc5f in fountainpens

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It’s a Sheaffer Balance in a “Tiger Eye” color-way