What is the most expensive crapiest pen ?

[goodguy]

I would like to know what do you think is the most expensive crapiest pen out there ?

 

You know when you buy a pen for 10$ and it doesnt write well or you hate something about it you are not too disapointed cause you got what you paid for but it you paid a lot of money for a pen and found it didnt match your expectation you get really (whoa there).

 

ok if you think I went a little overboard then let me refraise this

 

What expensive pen was your biggest dissapointment ?

[sleek_lover]

I would like to know what do you think is the most expensive crapiest pen out there ?

 

You know when you buy a pen for 10$ and it doesnt write well or you hate something about it you are not too disapointed cause you got what you paid for but it you paid a lot of money for a pen and found it didnt match your expectation you get really (whoa there).

 

ok if you think I went a little overboard then let me refraise this

 

What expensive pen was your biggest dissapointment ?

 

I have to say...

• The MB Sterling Solitare. I had HOPED that the folks would be meticulous when doing a $900 pen. Not so. It is just a typical MB POS. No redeeming features at all...none. I would guess the Sterling Silver is aluminum foil...but since I really don't care...
• Also, after buying it, I was sorta disappointed in the P51 SE (or "MOCK 51)...it does everything a 51 does, but truth be told, I spent $350 for a gussied up Parker 45... The only saving grace was the Marlen Chagal (NOT the Chagal LE) which is DELICIOUS...VERY TASTY....

Bill

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[FrankB]

I just cannot afford truely expensive pens. To me something in the $300 range is very expensive and I have to save up for it. My thinking is a little fuzzy right now, but I am sure my most expensive pen is my Norman Rockwell Duofold LE which, like all my Duofolds, has performed flawlessly. I have other Duofold Centennials, some Stipula Etrurias, a couple Stipula LE's, three Waterman Edsons, some higher priced Viscontis and some Delta LE's and all of them have been great performers out of the box and consistently over time. I have just one Monty B 149 and two 146's, all of which have been great writing pens. I just have not gotten a bad one yet. (He says with fingers and toes crossed!)

 

But, ya know, I have always wondered about those super expensive Krone LE's. I wonder how they write?!

[kissing]

Better keep a close watch in this one, with the fire trucks on the ready. I'll close it as soon as I see embers smoking

 

But to answer to the actual topic, I would have to say those unsuccessful Parker T-1's. I've never written with one, but apparently they didn't write so well

[inkysmudges]

MontBlanc Meisterstück 149 with the funky MontBlanc ink bottle. It was a present to myself when I made my first career change and it almost put me off the whole fountain pen scene. Endless flow problems, mediocre nib that ended up getting replaced at least twice, yadda yadda yadda.

 

In the end I spent almost as much on tweaks and servicing as I did on the original pen and it still wasn't anything above dead average for a pen 1/5 the price. I was so pleased to finally dump it and get a Pelikan M800, which I liked -- and still like -- VERY much. I kept the funky ink bottle.

 

In my opinion MontBlancs are all about the bling, which I'll admit they have in spades. I loved the look of the thing, and so did everyone else. Writing-wise though it was a perpetual embarrassment.

[Phthalo]

I don't really know of a pen which I would term both expensive and crappy... I have been lucky with my pens.

 

But to focus solely on the topic of disappointment, that would concern my NOS OMAS 1994 Celluloid Dama, which developed the notorious grip-section leak, and then began to show hairlines in the clip-plating - after three months of casual use.

 

It's been out of the country almost four months now, and Omas Italy is still reviewing the problem - no verdict yet. While I am very happy that they can even look at my 13-year old pen, another part of me is annoyed that such an expensive pen seems to have this inferior plating, and that I will likely be charged for the work.

 

But, I have four Omas Celluloid Collection pens, and I cherish them all. The Celluloid (Nitrate) is remarkable - very beautiful and very special, and so are the pre-Bock nibs. However, there is a lingering disappointment and slight wariness now.

 

So, to keep things in perspective, this disappointment is minor. I mean, I've never had a horrible nib, or a broken piston, or a cracked pen, or a pen which fell apart!

Edited August 7, 2007 by Phthalo

[Bennington1967]

I had a Pelikan M1000. Hated it. Scratchy nib, the piston was stiff and unpleasant, the whole pen was generally odious.

 

I violently disagree with those who have criticised MB. I have found their pens excellent writers, though I admit one is a bit leaky - not a big deal for me.

[sleek_lover]

I had a Pelikan M1000. Hated it. Scratchy nib, the piston was stiff and unpleasant, the whole pen was generally odious.

 

I violently disagree with those who have criticised MB. I have found their pens excellent writers, though I admit one is a bit leaky - not a big deal for me.

 

The word VIOLENT and marque MB in this forum will get you a reputation as a member of the EPC. And will cause flame-wars the likes of which will bring out the WET SQUID..ER...WET SQUAD--and that is NOT PLEASANT...

 

Thus, a gentle and gentile piece of advice from one whose back looks like Robert Deniro's in BACKDRAFT...just roll with the punches, take the anti-MB comments, like we anti-MBer take our shots and be done with it.

 

Bill---who has not ALWAYS been the voice of reason in these situations...

[HDoug]

...

Thus, a gentle and gentile piece of advice...

 

You probably mean "genteel"...

 

Anyway, we'll take it that way.

 

Doug

 

[meanwhile]

The MB Sterling Solitare. I had HOPED that the folks would be meticulous when doing a $900 pen. Not so. It is just a typical MB POS. No redeeming features at all...none. I would guess the Sterling Silver is aluminum foil...but since I really don't care...

 

Maybe if you peel back the foil, there will be chocolate inside???

 

[sleek_lover]

...

Thus, a gentle and gentile piece of advice...

 

You probably mean "genteel"...

 

Anyway, we'll take it that way.

 

Doug

 

 

Doug...

that is my lesson for the day...

DO NOT BE PROFOUND AND POLLYANNA BEFORE SUFFICIENT COFFEE!!!

 

Yes..

Genteel...will change it later...

[Lloyd]

My greatest FP disappointment was a DT Densho. Kevin, one of the best dealers in existence, let me try 3 of them and all of them skipped for me. I loved everything about the Densho: looks, comfort, nib feel, tank-size, etc.. But, I couldn't get one that wrote for me without skipping.

 

Thanks for bringing back sad memories.......

 

[omasfan]

Without the intention of causing any flame wars and based on my individual experience (which does not claim generalizations) I would have to say the MB 149 Meisterstueck.

I have been intrigued by their classical form and so I test-drove some at a nice old-fashioned fountain pen store. The pens were nice but nothing like my beloved celluloids. The plastic was shiny but then... there is also some nice and shiny plastic on my computer and my alarm clock ... (by the way, the plastic label on my fuze bottle is also very glossy)

 

Anyway, the greatest disappointment was the nib. I love the classical look of the MB nib, but writing was a disappointment: dry and rather scratchy fines every single one of them. How can one pay the full retail of such a pen (about $600 if I am informed correctly). IF equipped with a good nib, this pen should retail for approx. $250. I think that would be an adequate price.

 

Just my opinion, so PLEASE no flame responses!!!!!

 

 

[StickMan]

I've got a mid 1990's MB that looks like a 144 size. I bought it new, and it really hasn't lived up to the $300 price tag.

 

It's not that smooth, sprays ink in the cap on a constant basis, and actually sprays across the page if you draw a horizontal line from the left to the right at any kind of speed. It will probably end up in the Marketplace sometime soon.

[Lloyd]

It's not that smooth, sprays ink in the cap on a constant basis, and actually sprays across the page if you draw a horizontal line from the left to the right at any kind of speed. It will probably end up in the Marketplace sometime soon.

Sounds tempting...I can't wait....

[Sciopod]

Edson. Must be the only person in pendom that didn't like this pen - just couldn't get on with it at all, nib never wrote how I wanted it to (changed it twice), flow was unreliable, ergonomics were all wrong for me. Just goes to show that you can't please all the people all the time.

[MYU]

My greatest FP disappointment was a DT Densho. Kevin, one of the best dealers in existence, let me try 3 of them and all of them skipped for me. I loved everything about the Densho: looks, comfort, nib feel, tank-size, etc.. But, I couldn't get one that wrote for me without skipping.

 

Thanks for bringing back sad memories.......

That's too bad Lloyd. I know of several people that use a DT Densho with much success. I wonder if it was a combination of several things that contributed to your disappointment. Did you try several different inks and on different paper?

[ramshacklemann]

The MB Sterling Solitare. I had HOPED that the folks would be meticulous when doing a $900 pen. Not so. It is just a typical MB POS. No redeeming features at all...none. I would guess the Sterling Silver is aluminum foil...but since I really don't care...

 

Maybe if you peel back the foil, there will be chocolate inside???

 

I'm neither for nor against Mont Blanc but this comment made me chuckle......$900 chocolate ?? :roflmho:

 

[eytim]

I would like to know what do you think is the most expensive crapiest pen out there ?

 

You know when you buy a pen for 10$ and it doesnt write well or you hate something about it you are not too disapointed cause you got what you paid for but it you paid a lot of money for a pen and found it didnt match your expectation you get really (whoa there).

 

ok if you think I went a little overboard then let me refraise this

 

What expensive pen was your biggest dissapointment ?

 

Parker 100. In design, performance and warranty standing behind the pen. In my opinion this is the lousiest.

 

[sdnk2001]

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Edited September 9, 2007 by sdnk2001