It has been sone time since I visited this site but I am in a position where I need to sell some Fountain Pens, both current and vintage. I am considering e-bay but some posts suggest this may not be the best way. I would appreciate any advice. The current pens include a Mont Blanc, Namiki...

Hello, I have an M800 that is about a year old. I bought it after reading a number of opinions in this group, for I wanted a single do-it-all pen. I am very happy with it and would like to thank all those whose contributions proved so useful. One thing, however, is that the refill mechanism seems...

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Hi all, I recently received an aerometric Parker 51 Mark I that belonged to my grandfather. The nib, feed and hood were not properly aligned, and only a limited amount of ink could be drawn in; the pen wrote nicely, though. Thus, following the description...

I am interested to hear what other pen enthusiasts do with their pens once they have amassed a sizable collection? Do you keep your pens in drawers? Do you keep them in cylinder cannisters like coffe mugs and what not? Do you buy a fancy pen display case to show your friends when they come to...

I posted this question on the FPN, but ACPP may be a better place for it... My interest is in fountain pens, but every once in a while I do acquire a BP. Does anyone know how to date a Waterman Sapphire? If anyone is familiar with them or has reference info, what features are...

Had the first snow of the year today. Among other things, this means that I'll soon have appointments in the new year. Does any one have suggestions on agendas? I was looking around today. Clairfontaine has a student agenda that is decent and reasonable priced. I'm not crazy about their paper,...

I was at a science fiction convention this last weekend and got some information from a guy using a low-priced (but still eminently serviceable) fountain pen. I showed him my Namiki Vanishing Point and his head exploded. "That's SO cool!" he said. When he'd gotten his head back together, I showed...

Got back from the NY Pen Show, accompanied by an Aikin Lambert "W.H. Sherred Pen." It's a beautiful jade green, a lever-filler. It's about the same size and shape as a Waterman 52, and writes similarly to it, too. Anyway, does anyone out there know anything about this company and where it came...

Whenever I refill my Waterman Hemisphere I end up with small air bubbles in the ink converter. I wash and thoroughly dry the pen between fills so I would expect air to be in the ink chamber. I dunk the nib deep into the ink bottle and draw up the ink slowly by turning the converter knob. I would...

Hi, Has anyone had any luck traveling on airplanes post-October 1, 2006 with a filled Visconti travelling ink pot? Like others I have had no problems with bringing fountain pens in my carry-on or on my person -- on both domestic and international (e.g. Taiwan) flights -- however I have had a...

Nobody will find small amounts of Pu-239 in pencils and after smuggling enough of them into the USA, they will build a bomb and KABOOOOM ! So check all pencils for Plutonium or the USA are doomed !

What on earth has this to do with fountain pens I hear you ask? Well, for those who've seen the movie, there's a shot of Tippi Henderson nearing the beginning of the movie when she has just arrived at Bodaga Bay. She's about to deliver a pair of love birds and she decides to write a note. She...

Hello all, I picked up an early Triumph nib pen. It has a visulated section and is marked 1000. What i failed to notice was that the nib is askew. It points a bit to the left when seen from behind. There is also a bit of a gap between the section on the upper right (again, looking from behind)....

There is a petition calling on SIR RICHARD BRANSON to look in to the feasibility of creating a website to compete with eBay. Details here. http://www.gopetition.co.uk/online/19657.html

An extraordinary new pen.... Posted by Giovanni Abrate on March 11, 2004 The curtains part, the wraps are off: we can now announce an extraordinary new pen that will be introduced to the public at the Pen Show in Atlanta, in just over a week. This new pen is the result of over one year of design,...

Hi everybody! It's been a few months since I posted here, but I thought I would let everyone know that I've recently been asked, and agreed to, moderate the Pen Forum at www.ThePuristS.com, which is one of the most highly regarded Internet discussion sites for fine wris****ch and...

I have fountain pens from several different makers. What I am looking for is a good black ink from one maker that would work in all of them. The types a Namiki Falcon, Pelikan M800, an older Sheaffer, a couple of Cross, Parker Sonnet, Aurora, and Waterman. Thanks for your time and efforts. Don

The pens are here, finally! Travis posted on Pentrace board, that they were shipped on 6/29, but the package was postmarked July 5th. It's been very frustrating experience when weeks go by without any communication from Travis. Not until I began posting on the very same boards that he posts his ads...

I have never seen Mr. PENMART01, but does one need to see someone to have an idea of him? Mr. PENMART01 is not made of flesh and blood. Mr. PENMART01 is a fountain pen, a highly limited edition. In fact, there has been made only one pen ever. It's a reliable fountain pen that doesn't write much,...