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So this past week I had what may be the world's record for a sumgai moment. it certainly was for me. We have a "salvage" store locally that buys overstocks, discontinued items and returns from big box retailers then resells them for 50 cents on the dollar. You never know what you are going to find in there. From new in box BBQ grills and lawn furniture, to women's jewelry they seem to get everything. I went in to browse and came across a box of pen refills. Most of the refills were from the finer brand names that you would recognize so I started to root around in the box. At the bottom of the box was a large black box was a large rectangular shaped box of the kind that tells immediately compels you to investigate further. Upon opening the box I found a nice Pilot box and what appeared to be most of a VP fountain pen. I say most because the clip was loose in the box, along with the manual. I tried the clicker and the nib never emerged from it's hiding place. I asked the owner if the pen was a broken return showing him the loose clip and the non-moving nib. He said he got it in an odd lot and didn't know the condition. I dis-assembled the pen further to investigate and found that the cover was inside, but no cartridge. A little digging in the box and I found the converter. With the converter installed the clicker worked as expected, and I was able to reattach the clip. The store owner observed that I was making progress. I informed him I was getting there, but didn't know if it would write since I had no ink to try it with. He replied "tell you what, I know it's some kind of nice pen, but since you are going to have to work on it, how about I make you a deal?" "What kind of deal?" I asked. "How about $10 USD?" he replied. I may have broken the sound barrier going for my wallet. After a little fiddling, and an ink drop from Goulet Pens I know have a fully working Vanishing Point with a smooth as butter "fine" nib, for not much more than the price of a good cheeseburger!!!!