Pay It Forward 2014

[bushpig]

Thanks KBeezie, and congrats to my fellow tinkerers. We should have some fixing fun... and if anyone is worried about the nibless Serwex, I can send you a nib that fits it. Sort of paying it back... Once you've won the pen, PM me and we'll work it out.

 

It's disgusting how nice people on this board are!

 

I love it here!

[migo984]

Hi everyone

On offer for my next PIF is a Parker 51 pen. I know very little about the P51 and I haven’t tried this pen but it looks to be a nice pen in good condition. I think it is burgundy with a Lustraloy cap and probably a medium nib. It has the squared off end and I think it is a Mk III? It has a very narrow band at the bottom of the section. This is an aeromatic fill and the sac looks to be in good condition, with some translucency. The pen is made in England; this is marked around the cap. The barrel is in good order with only a few minor scratches and a couple of very small dings. The cap is a nice tight fit.

I want this PIF to go to someone who hasn’t got a Parker 51yet and who has a record of participation on the FPN forum. It is open worldwide and I’ll meet the postage costs.

To enter, just send me a PIF with a sentence or two about why you think this pen is for you.

This PIF is open until next Saturday 10^th May at 7pm British Summer Time.

 

Good luck everyone

 

 

[Joker4Eva]

Hi everyone

On offer for my next PIF is a Parker 51 pen. I know very little about the P51 and I haven’t tried this pen but it looks to be a nice pen in good condition. I think it is burgundy with a Lustraloy cap and probably a medium nib. It has the squared off end and I think it is a Mk III? It has a very narrow band at the bottom of the section. This is an aeromatic fill and the sac looks to be in good condition, with some translucency. The pen is made in England; this is marked around the cap. The barrel is in good order with only a few minor scratches and a couple of very small dings. The cap is a nice tight fit.

I want this PIF to go to someone who hasn’t got a Parker 51yet and who has a record of participation on the FPN forum. It is open worldwide and I’ll meet the postage costs.

To enter, just send me a PIF with a sentence or two about why you think this pen is for you.

This PIF is open until next Saturday 10^th May at 7pm British Summer Time.

 

Good luck everyone

 

 

Would you allow us to apply for a friend? She isn't yet a member of FPN, seeing that I haven't managed to influence her enough, but I think she'll love it!

[migo984]

 

Would you allow us to apply for a friend? She isn't yet a member of FPN, seeing that I haven't managed to influence her enough, but I think she'll love it!

 

No I'm afraid not. As I said in my post I want the 51 to go to someone "......... who has a record of participation on the FPN forum".

 

[Joker4Eva]

 

No I'm afraid not. As I said in my post I want the 51 to go to someone "......... who has a record of participation on the FPN forum".

 

 

Aye! Thanks for the clarification!

[Jbloodwo]

Hi everyone

On offer for my next PIF is a Parker 51 pen. I know very little about the P51 and I haven’t tried this pen but it looks to be a nice pen in good condition. I think it is burgundy with a Lustraloy cap and probably a medium nib. It has the squared off end and I think it is a Mk III? It has a very narrow band at the bottom of the section. This is an aeromatic fill and the sac looks to be in good condition, with some translucency. The pen is made in England; this is marked around the cap. The barrel is in good order with only a few minor scratches and a couple of very small dings. The cap is a nice tight fit.

I want this PIF to go to someone who hasn’t got a Parker 51yet and who has a record of participation on the FPN forum. It is open worldwide and I’ll meet the postage costs.

To enter, just send me a PIF with a sentence or two about why you think this pen is for you.

This PIF is open until next Saturday 10^th May at 7pm British Summer Time.

 

Good luck everyone

 

 

Really cool pif good luck to all of those that choose to enter.

[imleftyoureright]

 

Sorry for the poor handwriting an pictures. This community is wonderful and I am getting to try things I would never have if it wasn't for this thread! Thank you Karl and Jess for making my day and giving me a couple more reasons to keep going back to my desk and writing. In fact thank you to all of you who share the love on this thread. I enjoy checking up on here during my breaks at work because seeing the generosity of you all always brightens a hard day.

[KBeezie]

Really cool pif good luck to all of those that choose to enter.

 

The Burgundy alone should attract some attention (there's something unique about burgundy, especially in pens, I don't usually see it on many other day to day objects, especially modern).

[KBeezie]

Sorry for the poor handwriting an pictures. This community is wonderful and I am getting to try things I would never have if it wasn't for this thread! Thank you Karl and Jess for making my day and giving me a couple more reasons to keep going back to my desk and writing. In fact thank you to all of you who share the love on this thread. I enjoy checking up on here during my breaks at work because seeing the generosity of you all always brightens a hard day.

 

Your longhand is better than mine lol (I'm out of practice). But by god, blue in a red pen? hehe j/k, hope that red magma is a conversation starter so you can get some other folks into the FP fold.

[overlander]

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Sorry for the poor handwriting an pictures. This community is wonderful and I am getting to try things I would never have if it wasn't for this thread! Thank you Karl and Jess for making my day and giving me a couple more reasons to keep going back to my desk and writing. In fact thank you to all of you who share the love on this thread. I enjoy checking up on here during my breaks at work because seeing the generosity of you all always brightens a hard day.

Congrats, that's an awesome pen. I can't wait for my Jinhao to come in the mail

Edited May 3, 2014 by overlander

[injesticate]

 

The Burgundy alone should attract some attention (there's something unique about burgundy, especially in pens, I don't usually see it on many other day to day objects, especially modern).

I nearly entered for that very reason. But I've gotten a couple things recently...and it's a medium.

[KBeezie]

I nearly entered for that very reason. But I've gotten a couple things recently...and it's a medium.

 

A medium wouldn't bug me, I kind of need a medium for balance lol. The only regular medium I use right now is a Jinhao 159 with a Medium Goulet Nib (and the Pilot's medium is more of a western fine).

[KBeezie]

Congrats, that's an awesome pen. I can't wait for my Jinhao to come in the mail

 

Yours is currently packed, but I haven't been able to send it out yet (I keep waking up after the local post office closes), but that just means I'll have a few to drop off monday morning then, once I get everyone packaged.

[overlander]

 

Yours is currently packed, but I haven't been able to send it out yet (I keep waking up after the local post office closes), but that just means I'll have a few to drop off monday morning then, once I get everyone packaged.

awesome, can't wait to get it I just got my vista in the mail today, so that should keep me preoccupied in the meantime

[WirsPlm]

OK, I have a for parts/tinkering PIF, a Sheaffer Fashion Slim pen in solid medium blue, it's quite a pretty pen and I like the way it looks but it's not balanced right for me (especially when posted) and it seems to have suffered a catastrophic cartridge failure (which may have been user error on my part the first time I tried to use the Slim cartridge, I freely admit). The PIF is the pen, an empty Sheaffer Slim cartridge that may have a leak out the back end, a Monteverde mini converter (rumored to fit the slim pens but I couldn't get it to work) and some regular Sheaffer cartridges so that you at least get something definitely useful. Just to be super clear this pen currently only kind of works although if you replace the cartridge with one that doesn't leak or with the (discontinued) Sheaffer Slim converter I'm sure it will work correctly.

 

First come first serve, US only because I don't think you could get the necessary parts elsewhere (Sheaffer is exponentially more common in the US than out of it from what I know).

[OcalaFlGuy]

Hi everyone

On offer for my next PIF is a Parker 51 pen. I know very little about the P51 and I haven’t tried this pen but it looks to be a nice pen in good condition. I think it is burgundy with a Lustraloy cap and probably a medium nib. It has the squared off end and I think it is a Mk III? It has a very narrow band at the bottom of the section. This is an aeromatic fill and the sac looks to be in good condition, with some translucency. The pen is made in England; this is marked around the cap. The barrel is in good order with only a few minor scratches and a couple of very small dings. The cap is a nice tight fit.

I want this PIF to go to someone who hasn’t got a Parker 51yet and who has a record of participation on the FPN forum. It is open worldwide and I’ll meet the postage costs.

To enter, just send me a PIF with a sentence or two about why you think this pen is for you.

This PIF is open until next Saturday 10^th May at 7pm British Summer Time.

 

Good luck everyone

 

 

 

 

 

Migo, you give away some Seriously Righteous PIF pens!

 

 

Bruce in Ocala, Fl

[KBeezie]

 

Migo, you give away some Seriously Righteous PIF pens!

 

 

Bruce in Ocala, Fl

 

[dbarron]

Thank you, Portia of Belmont!

[KBeezie]

I just discovered the Pay It Forward corner on FPN - what a great idea! I'm offering bottles of ink that range from hardly opened, to about 85% full. I'm moving apartment yet again, and while these inks are fantastic, I think someone else here could make much better use of them. I'll ship them anywhere, but I ask that you cover the cost of shipping. I'm sending them from NYC.

 

• Noodler's Blue Ghost
• Noodler's the Whiteness of the Whale
• Noodler's Nightshade
• Noodler's Air-Corp Blue-Black
• Noodler's El Lawrence
• Noodler's Lexington Gray
• Noodler's Heart of Darkness
• J. Herbin Gris Nuage
• J. Herbin Poussiere de lune
• J. Herbin Vert Empire
• J. Herbin Cacao du Brésil
• Rohrer & Klingner Sepia
• Diamine Eclipse

I also have an orange/black Noodler's flex nib pen, and a red Lamy abc fountain pen, if anyone is interested.

There's a truck coming to move things into storage on Monday, so get in quick!

 

Thanks again for the ink Babatiki.

 

[akstorm]

Okay, Here is the PIF for April, will Be drawn on 30th of april.

 

A Nightingale, Softbound, STD size(177 × 240 mm) Lay Flat Ruled notebook. The paper is light but really nice, no bleeding, very rare feathering but there is some ghosting. (I wanted to give a Hardbound book but the shipping charges would kill me, so may be some other time )

 

*Note* If the winner is interested in Hindu Mythology and have use for a pocket book i would throw in one of the Vedic Series Pocket size(A7) notebook as well. Not including it with the pif because of its size and design. Add a line or two in the PM as to why you want this. you can see these here. (http://www.flipkart.com/pens-stationery/diaries-notebooks/notebooks/nightingale~brand/pr?p%5B%5D=facets.size%255B%255D%3DA7&p%5B%5D=sort%3Dpopularity&sid=dgv%2Cgas%2Cv3u&ref=d4605c10-b7e8-4b5a-9c0a-a0c8c8220759)

 

This is the Notebook

 

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Now the rules, It is open to everyone except for people in India (as they can buy it anyways). I would like you to tell me in a few words, why you would like the notebook and specially if you want the small one as well. As has been the discussion on this thread lately, *Entrant's Discretion is advised*, I will draw by Random.org but will not consider anyone who can not even write up a few lines. I think no one would be offended. I will Post by registered post on my cost but if the winner wants express post it would be nice if they can pay the difference. Even people who have won recently can enter as i want it to go to someone who will enjoy it. But i will again not consider people with less than 20 posts + more than 6 months old or really new (created for the PIf accounts).

 

Time for the result, there were 6 entries, So i did dice rolls to get the winner. I did 20 dice rolls, and here is the result

 

Betweenthelines - 4

 

mknoblauch - 2

artibasos - 3

mhguda - 6

Cryptos - 2

Ray Cornett - 3

 

So the winner is mhguda...... Congratulations. PM me for further communication.

Edited May 5, 2014 by akstorm