How Many Pens Do You Own?

[Blue_Moon]

I had gotten to about 40, but that was too many for me. I trimmed my collection to 27 (currently). There are about eight more pens that I want. At that point, I believe I will be "done." I will probably reach a point where I will sell some of the 27 that I currently have. I've been using FP's long enough to know what I like and what I don't. I've stopped buying any pens other than three brands - see my signature, and when I get those remaining eight, I don't see myself getting any more.

[Kuscer]

Don't worry, there's always one less in your collection than you really want

[deepak23]

80+ FPs from the Hero 332 to an MB. About 40 of these are handmade Indian ebonites.

 

Three more in the mail from Shanghai.

 

And around 20 bottles of ink...

[MajesticPens]

13

[Polanova]

More than 60 (mostly vintage) - I don`t dare to count the exact number!

50 would be an ideal number for me. As I`m not a collector (admittedly I DO collect Stylomines from the 40ies), anything more than 50 gives me the willy nillys. Less is (can be) more!

Edited January 17, 2015 by Polanova

[Polanova]

 

I need to give some more pens away. And I'm embarrassed that I still have an interest in buying a few more pens.

 

Ditto

Edited January 17, 2015 by Polanova

[Sabin]

10 FP. none of them under $200.. When I get to 12 I will stop...

[Kuscer]

Note on the topic: please feel free to post an updated number if the number of pens increases or decreases

[Medsen Fey]

I'm running at about 70 including 8 or 10 cheap ones. However, I have 4 that I am preparing to sell. I haven't sold any before, so this is new for me. I hope it's not like a hydra where I cut off one and two take its place. :

Edited January 17, 2015 by Medsen Fey

[dornblaser]

5 and all inked. I have owned fps for decades but never in large numbers.

[PaperDarts]

About 40. Only two of them are worth more than $200 (and not much more than that).

[SockAddict]

I have only 8 pens inked. Don't ask how many aren't. For every pen I sell I somehow get two others to celebrate reducing the collection.

 

[SockAddict]

Okay, now I've gotta go count. I'm going to estimate about 40, but 7 of those are a set of Pilot Varsities that I'm going to pass on to my nephew, and about 7 more are various calligraphy pens that I bought in search of an inexpensive usable fine italic.

[ddyager]

Wish I could discipline myself to create a database with details for each pen/pencil ... Must be 700-800 collected over the last 20 years. Most are vintage. My daily users come from a very small group of modern pens.

[attika89]

I have 19 right now, but I'm going for blackjack this year.
I might exceed, but it's in the game....

[bsenn]

Wish I could discipline myself to create a database with details for each pen/pencil ... Must be 700-800 collected over the last 20 years. Most are vintage. My daily users come from a very small group of modern pens.

You don't use vintage pens daily?

 

Brian

[ddyager]

You don't use vintage pens daily?

 

Brian

Nope ... sometimes I have a Parker 51 or 75 in the rotation, and I have been enjoying an Easterbrook J sometimes. However, the pens that give me the most writing pleasure right now are all younger than 20 yrs. old.

[BrandonA]

More than I need. Fewer than I want.

 

Approximately 40 at last count.

Surely at you last count you'd know the actual amount and not need approximate.

 

I've not counted for a while so I think I have approximately 30.

[LuckyKate]

• 5 beautiful modern pens that work great and make me happy I'm alive on a bad day! I use these most, at home.
• 4 decent moderately priced new pens I can take out of the house without worrying about them.
• 3 Lamys (2 old safaris, I gave to my daughter and a joy I use to practice calligraphy).
• 2 vintage pens (a red esterbrook and a wahl eversharp with a nifty nib). Both work very well.
• 4 vintage pens I found years ago, not really worth restoring.

So 11 pens that work, 2 that I've lent out and 4 that don't work and probably never will.

[shedberg]

I own 15 pens, but really only use 5 of them.