Extra Find, Extra Fine.

September 6, 2014

About a two weeks ago spotted this at eBay:

A Balance II Classic Black fountain pen with a BIN price of $79.95 and even the squeeze converter is included! Looks like a steal, but wait, the shipping charge to Canada is $35.25. That's too much and will push the price up to $115.00. Well, it's still a good price but not a real deal. Shall I or shall I not?

Then, I noticed that the nib is NOT the originally supplied 14 ct solid gold Lifetime--it is substitute! A gold plated NoNonsense. Bummer. Shall I or shall I not

Last Thursday, the thingie arrived. Here it is:

No, I didn't buy the whole thingie. I just made an offer to buy the nib and it was accepted, I now own a rare NoNonsense Extra Fine gold plated nib! Never seen that before,

Edited September 7, 2014 by Pincel

September 7, 2014

Nice. I love old Sheaffer's cartridge/school pen X (304) and rarer XF nibs. This is a far cry above that and trust it will be a real treat. Hope you'll show off the results.

September 7, 2014

Nice. I love old Sheaffer's cartridge/school pen X (304) and rarer XF nibs. This is a far cry above that and trust it will be a real treat. Hope you'll show off the results.

My XF Grand Connie nib is a little finer than this but there is a perceptional difference in smoothness. This NoNonsense 23K gold electroplated XF has the glide of an F nib! The notebook is dollar store bought; fountain pen friendly. Made by Pinkfoot Co. Korea. $2.99 Cdn.115 pages.

Edited September 7, 2014 by Pincel

September 8, 2014

Looks great--and what a nice hand. All works very well together. Congrats on the unusual, fun find.

September 8, 2014

My XF Grand Connie nib is a little finer than this but there is a perceptional difference in smoothness. This NoNonsense 23K gold electroplated XF has the glide of an F nib! The notebook is dollar store bought; fountain pen friendly. Made by Pinkfoot Co. Korea. $2.99 Cdn.115 pages.

Nice handwriting, and nice Avatar.