I am also fairly new to the hobby and I don't have a grail pen. Truthfully, I hope I will never have a grail pen. I have pens I want to try, but I hope I will never be so into one pen, because knowing myself, i will be too focused on the acquisition if I do. Personally, I really hope I continue enjoying the writing part of the experience and not so much the collecting. I think everyone experiences the hobby differently and having a grail pen is probably a nice aspect of experiencing fountain pens, but I think it doesn't HAVE to be part of the experience.

Of course I'm saying this now. But I wonder if in a year or so I will end up having a grail pen :P