Platinum #3776 Century 'Sansui' writing sample in Pilot Iroshizuku Sui-gyoku

I ordered this — which has been sitting in my ‘idle interest’ watchlist — recently on Amazon.co.jp when I saw it was suddenly offered at a nothing-to-be-sneezed-at discount, in spite of the product listing stating, “Usually ships in 1 to 2 months.” I was really surprised to see Amazon Japan actually getting a unit in, and was preparing for shipment, in under a week!

As soon as this was shipped, it seems Amazon Japan isn't selling or accepting orders for this pen model any more.

I didn't realise it was such good timing and such a limited opportunity at the time, as I wasn't aware of Platinum's recent announcement of upcoming price increases effective 1/1/2023, let alone know by how much the price is going to go up.