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  1. 1. How many trades do you think it will take me to get to the Pelikan M1000?


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but you do gotta tell us what you traded for it and a pic of your WS would be cool too!

 

Bruce,

The first trade already has taken place. Check it out here:

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php?/topic/188089-wtt-one-red-wing-sung-322-celluloid/page__p__1899125__fromsearch__1#entry1899125

 

:)

WTT: Conklin Nozac Cursive Italic & Edison Beaumont Broad for Pelikan M1000 or Something Cool (PM me to discuss. It's part of my One Red Fountain Pen trading post)

WTB: 1. Camlin SD

2. 1950s to early 1960s 1st Gen MB 149 with BB nib

3. Airmail 90T Teal Swirl

4. PenBBS 355-16SF Demonstrator

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but you do gotta tell us what you traded for it and a pic of your WS would be cool too!

http://zobeid.zapto.org/image/pens/wality_and_wingsung.jpeg

 

That's the red Wing Sung in a side-by-side comparison with another Wality eyedropper pen, very similar to the Airmail pen that I traded.

 

And here's the actual pen I sent. . .

 

http://zobeid.zapto.org/image/pens/airmail.jpeg

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Review of the Airmail Eyedropper that I received in trade coming late, late, late tonight folks. Stay tuned for the link to the review. :)

WTT: Conklin Nozac Cursive Italic & Edison Beaumont Broad for Pelikan M1000 or Something Cool (PM me to discuss. It's part of my One Red Fountain Pen trading post)

WTB: 1. Camlin SD

2. 1950s to early 1960s 1st Gen MB 149 with BB nib

3. Airmail 90T Teal Swirl

4. PenBBS 355-16SF Demonstrator

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Review of the Airmail Eyedropper that I received in trade coming late, late, late tonight folks. Stay tuned for the link to the review. :)

 

Better make that late tonight... school's been killing me...

WTT: Conklin Nozac Cursive Italic & Edison Beaumont Broad for Pelikan M1000 or Something Cool (PM me to discuss. It's part of my One Red Fountain Pen trading post)

WTB: 1. Camlin SD

2. 1950s to early 1960s 1st Gen MB 149 with BB nib

3. Airmail 90T Teal Swirl

4. PenBBS 355-16SF Demonstrator

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Finally did the review of the Airmail Eye dropper that Tony was kind enough to trade me. Here is the link:

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php?/topic/189759-airmail-clear-eyedropper-pen/

 

Enjoy! :)

 

-Jonathan

WTT: Conklin Nozac Cursive Italic & Edison Beaumont Broad for Pelikan M1000 or Something Cool (PM me to discuss. It's part of my One Red Fountain Pen trading post)

WTB: 1. Camlin SD

2. 1950s to early 1960s 1st Gen MB 149 with BB nib

3. Airmail 90T Teal Swirl

4. PenBBS 355-16SF Demonstrator

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This reminds me of the guy who either started with a paperclip or doorknob, and traded his way up to a house. I forget who or how, but that I know that it's been done. Good luck!

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This reminds me of the guy who either started with a paperclip or doorknob, and traded his way up to a house. I forget who or how, but that I know that it's been done. Good luck!

 

Yes, the paper clip trading guy does seem. . . vaguely. . . familiar. . . somehow. . .

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Yup... that's the idea I'm expanding upon :)

WTT: Conklin Nozac Cursive Italic & Edison Beaumont Broad for Pelikan M1000 or Something Cool (PM me to discuss. It's part of my One Red Fountain Pen trading post)

WTB: 1. Camlin SD

2. 1950s to early 1960s 1st Gen MB 149 with BB nib

3. Airmail 90T Teal Swirl

4. PenBBS 355-16SF Demonstrator

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This reminds me of a true story I once read, where some guy (sumgai?) went from a red paper clip to a house in 20 trades. If he could do that, you should be able to get to an M1000 in far fewer.

 

EDIT: Never mind. On re-reading this thread, I see that the red paper clip story was already brought up.

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Hi Group,

 

The second trade has already been arranged... I will provide details later. :)

 

-Jonathan

WTT: Conklin Nozac Cursive Italic & Edison Beaumont Broad for Pelikan M1000 or Something Cool (PM me to discuss. It's part of my One Red Fountain Pen trading post)

WTB: 1. Camlin SD

2. 1950s to early 1960s 1st Gen MB 149 with BB nib

3. Airmail 90T Teal Swirl

4. PenBBS 355-16SF Demonstrator

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The second trade has already been arranged... I will provide details later. :)

 

A member kindly offered to trade the two pens shown below for my Airmail 69TS. It seemed like a great trade, and I had not tried either of these pens before. So I agreed. I am not eagerly awaiting these pens to "cross the pond" so that I can review them for you folks.

 

So what do you think of this trade? Any ideas for inks I should test? I was going to stay with Noodler's Heart of Darkness to keep things uniform throughout the trade process...

 

1. Wearever Pennant

http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r209/igorhurl/Pens/DSCF5211.jpg

 

2. Stypen UP!

http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r209/igorhurl/Pens/DSCF5207-1.jpg

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WTT: Conklin Nozac Cursive Italic & Edison Beaumont Broad for Pelikan M1000 or Something Cool (PM me to discuss. It's part of my One Red Fountain Pen trading post)

WTB: 1. Camlin SD

2. 1950s to early 1960s 1st Gen MB 149 with BB nib

3. Airmail 90T Teal Swirl

4. PenBBS 355-16SF Demonstrator

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Any comments anyone? Anything in particular I should look out for in my review?

WTT: Conklin Nozac Cursive Italic & Edison Beaumont Broad for Pelikan M1000 or Something Cool (PM me to discuss. It's part of my One Red Fountain Pen trading post)

WTB: 1. Camlin SD

2. 1950s to early 1960s 1st Gen MB 149 with BB nib

3. Airmail 90T Teal Swirl

4. PenBBS 355-16SF Demonstrator

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The Stypen looks heavy and imbalanced. Also, the transition between barrel and section looks pretty severe. Interested to see if it feels as bad as it looks (to me!)...

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The Stypen looks heavy and imbalanced. Also, the transition between barrel and section looks pretty severe. Interested to see if it feels as bad as it looks (to me!)...

 

It's made almost completely of plastic and isn't heavy in the least, actually - I have a Bic Turn and Up which is the same pen with different branding. I haven't particularly noticed the section step on it, but equally I haven't used mine much. I bought it more as a curiosity than anything.

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The Stypen looks heavy and imbalanced. Also, the transition between barrel and section looks pretty severe. Interested to see if it feels as bad as it looks (to me!)...

 

It's made almost completely of plastic and isn't heavy in the least, actually - I have a Bic Turn and Up which is the same pen with different branding. I haven't particularly noticed the section step on it, but equally I haven't used mine much. I bought it more as a curiosity than anything.

 

Ditto, I also have a Stypen. I got it at a stationery store in France years and years ago...it's a neat little pen, with a twist-up nib so it's tiny when capped and fits in a very small pocket.

 

Not fancy at all, but I bought it when I was still new to fountain pens and liked it enough to keep it for sentimental value.

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Update:

The Sypen UP and the Wearever Pennant are currently inked up and being used. Evaluation is underway. A review is imminent. :) Stay Tuned...

WTT: Conklin Nozac Cursive Italic & Edison Beaumont Broad for Pelikan M1000 or Something Cool (PM me to discuss. It's part of my One Red Fountain Pen trading post)

WTB: 1. Camlin SD

2. 1950s to early 1960s 1st Gen MB 149 with BB nib

3. Airmail 90T Teal Swirl

4. PenBBS 355-16SF Demonstrator

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I'm having trouble finding a converter to fit the Stypen UP. I have several sizes, but the one I used leaked for some reason. Does anyone have experience with this pen?

 

Also, I'm thinking of using some other color besides Noodler's HoD in the Wearever. Anyone have any advice? I have basically any color you can think of and can make any color (i bought CYMK colors in noodlers, plus I have whiteness of the white whale)

 

Thanks for the advice,

Jonathan

WTT: Conklin Nozac Cursive Italic & Edison Beaumont Broad for Pelikan M1000 or Something Cool (PM me to discuss. It's part of my One Red Fountain Pen trading post)

WTB: 1. Camlin SD

2. 1950s to early 1960s 1st Gen MB 149 with BB nib

3. Airmail 90T Teal Swirl

4. PenBBS 355-16SF Demonstrator

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