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I thought I was done collecting pens--I had over 300 a few years ago and have pruned that down to about 100 of the best ones--but I just realized that I still can't resist a good buy when I see it. My wife and I are visiting San Diego to see our daughter (always a good excuse for Comic-Con ) and we...
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Reduced Vat When Importing Antique Pens To Uk
Goudy posted a topic in Fountain & Dip Pens - First Stop
I just noticed this myself and thought it might be helpful to other people buying antique (>100 year old) pens from outside the EU. Although most imports over £15 are charged at 20% VAT when passing through UK customs, antiques are eligible for a lower rate of 5%. Details here (scroll down to paragr... -
Many years ago, my former brother-in-law found out I love fountain pens and every holiday presented me with all sorts of old pens that he'd bought at various and sundry estate and garage sales. I've had them for a long time, but never tried to use or repair them. Now, looking at all the folks who ar...
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I'll be visiting Paris in a couple weeks and thought I'd take the opportunity to scope out some flea markets for pens. I've read with envy about people in Germany and Portugal coming up with great finds, but how are the Paris markets for pens? Which ones should I go to? Are there any particular tim...
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Ok, so today my missions were to pick up some shellac for a Parker 51 I'm sorting out, and off to the stationery store for some paper ... BUT NO, I HAD TO DRIVE BY THE ONLY YARD SALE IN TOWN ! So I offer her $20 bucks on this pile of kindling, lug it home and surrender 4 hours of some extremely ra...
