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I just looked at nibs.com/ classic pens and found the tiny plastic steel nibbed Kaweco sport for about 180 USD! Whats that extra $150 for? Any Ideas?

You, too, can own your very own Pelikan 200, with italic nib. Buy it through Amazon UK, and it can be yours for only a shade more than GBP2,637 (+P&P). Hurry: there are only three left!

So I finally made it to a nice art store that carries fountain pens in the city (that's SF for us central/northern Californianers) and was delighted to finally get to look at, touch, and test out several of my wish list pens before committing to purchase. I tested out a Lamy 2000, which was very nice, though a bit light for my liking, as well as some others the clerk recommended that were on the "heftier" side. While I was there I wanted to check out the Pelikans, specifically the m200's and the lower price tier models (sub $200). And I gotta say - wow was I not impressed. I had suspected they may be overpriced from my research online, but after handling them - cheap feeling plastic, stainless steel nib, and close to $200? When I remarked on this the clerk told me I was "paying for the name". Now, I can't comment on vintage Pelikans or the higher tier ones, but honestly, my Pilot Metro feels higher quality than those I sampled today. Not to mention you can get a Vanishing Point or Lamy 2000 for around the same price or less. What am I missing? I did pick up a 1.1 stub for my Safari and I am loving it!

Everyone who has been on this site for the past week would've seen a certain topic on overpriced pens. Many comments (including my own) involved discussion of the Montblanc 149 (and 146). I could argue both for an against Montblanc's 'prestigious', or high prices. Why does everyone instantly bring up MB when talking about expensive pens? And pens costing more than they should? I can think of more than 5 other pens (and I don't know that many makes/models) that are, IMO, priced more 'ridiculously' than the 146 and 149. Is it just because everyone knows of MB, and it is the most expensive pen THEY know of, even though there are many more that barely any people know of? If you think the 146 and 149 are overpriced, what do you actually think they are worth, and what would you be happy paying for them new? Tom.