Currently Inked #42 | 22 July 2017

July 22, 2017 Matt

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Hey Pen Friends! It’s been a rather long while since I’ve been able to do a good Currently Inked video! Now that the review season is over, I should have a bit of time to focus on answering more of your questions!

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- Pelikan Edelstein Smoky Quartz (Courtesy of Goulet Pens) – Stay tuned here on penhabit.com for more info about the giveaway of this ink. (3:45)
Q1: How do you sell or giveaway inexpensive pens?
- Get involved in the community and get yourself known before trying to sell
- Pay it forward (i.e., use your inexpensive pens to create new pen junkies…like a multi-level marketing scam, but with stationery!)
- FPGeeks.com Forum
- Pen Addict Slack
- Reddit Pen Swap
Q2: What’s a good notebook for me? (7:20)
Currently Inked: Carolina Pen Company Urushi Pen (9:50)
- Inked with Robert Oster Signature Mediterranean, although I think the sample I have may be mislabeled, because I don’t see the ink anywhere online! Oops!
Q3: Discussion about shopping for pens online (13:20)

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Regarding online retailers, a standout when it comes to high-end pens is Chatterly Luxuries. Chatterly Luxuries gets the first consignment of many pen models, commissions and offers many limited editions, usually has the best prices, and has great personal customer service. I recently bought a pen from Chatterly Luxuries that other US online retailers are offering for $350 more. Granted, this isn’t very helpful to those who are looking for a pen that costs less than that price difference.

There are also, I think, advantages to purchasing pens direct from nibmeisters who also sell pens, such as John Mottishaw and Dan Smith. You can usually get a good price and a faster turnaround on custom nib work for a pen you purchase from a nibmeister, and even if you don’t have any custom work done you can be confident that the nib will come to you perfectly adjusted and writing as it should right out of the box.
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Something to note if you’re buying from Canada is that you WILL pay duty at the border, and it means that you’ll probably also pay a brokerage fee to the shipping company. So on top of the exchange rate killing you, you’re paying more on top of that at the border.

The good Canadian sites that I know of are WonderPens and Stylo.ca.

Currently Inked #42 | 22 July 2017

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