Availability Of Platinum 3776

[holgalee]

Nearly 3 months ago, I ordered a Platinum 3776 Chartres Blue with extra fine nib from a Japanese online shop, but the pen is still not available. Apparently, the vendor goes through a distributor, who claims that Platinum is not giving the exact date for the availability of the pen.

 

I'm quite surprised as I've read of others getting their 3776 pens from Engeika/Taizo (not the shop I'm using), but have not seen such a long waiting period. Is this common? I've been offered a refund or credit but I really want the pen.

[Sridhar]

Get the refund and order from Taizo (no affiliation - just a satisfied customer) after confirming availability

[Faisel]

I received my 3776 Chartres Blue towards the end of March having placed the order just after Christmas. I had ordered it from Taizo and actually had my order cancelled by the end of February as Platinum were out of stock and not giving an ETA on availability. I only got my pen after Taizo gave me a refund. I suspect that you'll have a bit of a wait. I don't think Platinum expected this pen to be as popular as it has been.

[Hewson]

Definitely try Taizo he's good at working with the companies and getting custom orders in quickly and EMS is fast as hell.

If not, I suggest taking your search to eBay. It only costs ~$110 AUD which is roughly $100 USD from eBay. You pay a small premium but they have the stock and it'll ship it within a few days!

[maverink]

Yes try ebay or rakuten marketplace I bought my bourgone red 3776 only Chartres blue with bold was avbl all the best with your purchase

[Pen2009]

The stock nibs for Chartres Blue and Bourgogne are F, M and B. EF nibs were order made. I had to wait about a month. I was told there are lots of manual processes to create the EF nib.

 

I am still awaiting the #3776 Black on Black with UEF.

[jkingrph]

I just got a couple of the new ballpoints from kyoto.pen.store(Noriko Ichikawa) to match my 3776 pens in Chartres Blue and Bourgogne. It took 5 days from Japan to Tx.

[Tenkai]

Get a refund to be safe. If you actually get it, just pay him back.

 

I ordered a Platinum Pin Stripe Sterling Silver pen from him. Before I ordered he told me that he had one in stock and asked me to quickly make the order. I made the order a couple of hours later and I got the shipment (with other stuff) but not the pen.

 

After prolonged period of FB/email pestering he replied that there's no stock and it would never come again. Sigh. Made it worse because it was like almost a $500 pen >__<

[Faisel]

Get a refund to be safe. If you actually get it, just pay him back.

 

I ordered a Platinum Pin Stripe Sterling Silver pen from him. Before I ordered he told me that he had one in stock and asked me to quickly make the order. I made the order a couple of hours later and I got the shipment (with other stuff) but not the pen.

 

After prolonged period of FB/email pestering he replied that there's no stock and it would never come again. Sigh. Made it worse because it was like almost a $500 pen >__<

Did he refund you the price of the pen?

[holgalee]

Thanks for all the suggestions. I didn't get my pen from Engeika but Pencils.co.jp. I've decided to wait for the pen. It may be a long wait. >_<

[Barzi]

I have purchased the Blue Platinum #3776 from Taizo just a few days ago.

He did mention that it would take some time to ship.