What Pen Are You Waiting For In The Mail 2018

[Honeybadgers]

E-packet to the united states is reasonably accurate.

[inkstainedruth]

Well I've gotten the Japan Post tracking info for the Decimo, as of this morning. Hopefully it will not take too long to get through US Customs once it arrives stateside (the seller said it's generally 10-14 days because it's being sent airmail, but could take 3-4 weeks; and that there may be delays due to the time of year). But the seller did have 100% positive feedback, which is a good sign. The first bit of correspondence back and forth took a couple of days, but with abject apologies for the delay from the seller (I had asked whether there was a converter included, because the English translation with the listing was a bit odd, and I needed the clarification in order to factor in the cost of a converter if necessary).

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[Kpp80202]

Lamy 2000 (fine). Should be here on Tuesday, but the waiting is terrible!

[TaylorJ]

My LAMY Al-Star in Graphite, with an F nib, is STILL on its way...it's been 2 weeks but that's all my own fault for not double checking the address. I'm excited to finally see this babe!!

 

~Taylor

[Kpp80202]

Now I’m waiting for a Kaweco AL Sport in raw aluminum. I took advantage of Federalist Pens’ Black Friday discount and the owner’s gracious offer to check and test the nib for me before shipping (since I had a bad experience with my Sport Ice purchased elsewhere).

 

 

Happy post-Thanksgiving everyone!

[A Smug Dill]

Now on order:

• a 'stealth' Aurora Talentum Full Black (or is that 'Black Ops'?) pen with a ruthenium-plated 14K gold factory stub nib, which I've just been advised is not currently in stock, and will be several weeks before I receive it
• the twelfth Pilot Capless pen in our household, with a 'desert orange' barrel, matte black trim and a black ion-plated 18K gold EF nib
• two additional Pilot Capless nib assemblies, with 18K gold stub nibs in different finishes
• a Nemosine Singularity with a steel F nib, to join the ranks of the five dozen or so cheap, knockabout pens that won't earn a place in the wooden display boxes or leather carry cases we have

and the Diplomat Aero I ordered on Fountain Pen Day weekend still hasn't arrived, even though it supposedly left the Netherlands a week ago according to the tracking information.

 

That, and about twenty or so other pens from China ordered on 'Singles Day'.

[bbs]

A Krone Metaphor that I bought at the London Pen Show about 6 weeks ago, which turned out to have an ossified sac (it wouldn't fill, anyway, sigh).

 

Contacted Krone, who said they'd repair it, and I know it arrived at the address I sent it to, but have heard nothing and no reply to my follow-up email. Getting a little worried.

[lapostol]

A red Namisu Nova with a broad nib and an Platinum Plaisir Bali Citrus with a medium nib.

[bass1193]

Now on order:

 

• a 'stealth' Aurora Talentum Full Black (or is that 'Black Ops'?) pen with a ruthenium-plated 14K gold factory stub nib, which I've just been advised is not currently in stock, and will be several weeks before I receive it
• the twelfth Pilot Capless pen in our household, with a 'desert orange' barrel, matte black trim and a black ion-plated 18K gold EF nib
• two additional Pilot Capless nib assemblies, with 18K gold stub nibs in different finishes
• a Nemosine Singularity with a steel F nib, to join the ranks of the five dozen or so cheap, knockabout pens that won't earn a place in the wooden display boxes or leather carry cases we have

and the Diplomat Aero I ordered on Fountain Pen Day weekend still hasn't arrived, even though it supposedly left the Netherlands a week ago according to the tracking information.

 

That, and about twenty or so other pens from China ordered on 'Singles Day'.

 

Mmmmm yeah, that desert orange is such a beautiful finish!

[TSherbs]

Now, one of the new Himalaya acrylics from FPN. Nice sale.

[Andrea_R]

ready to be shipped

Edited November 24, 2018 by Andrea_R

[inkstainedruth]

And the Decimo has made it to the US! Last tracking email update has it in Queens! I'm kinda surprised -- I would have thought that coming from Japan it would have come into the West Coast, not the East Coast (not that I'm arguing, mind... ).

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[Says]

1. Pineider Arco

2. Visconti Medici Maxi

3. Pelikan 815 metal stripe...

 

among others....

My wife CANNOT know about this... This has been an exceptionally evil Black Friday....

[A Smug Dill]

I cracked.

 

Just placed an order for the (non-Century) Platinum #3776 in brown tortoise celluloid finish with an F nib, even though the price wasn't as low as I've seen this week (by a difference of about US$10), and there aren't any other discount or cashback offers in play that I just couldn't pass up.

[truthpil]

 

among others....

My wife CANNOT know about this... This has been an exceptionally evil Black Friday....

 

Bahaha I know the feeling....thankfully some items are taking weeks if not months to make it to me from overseas so that it won't seem like I blew so much cash all at once.

[sub_bluesy]

Kaweco steel sport. BB nib. Going to make another fireblue version

Laban Flora in rose gold. B nib. Been trying to get this one for a while.

Diplomat Aero in factory finish M

Also Some Robert Oster Clearwater rain ink

[AlexLeGrande]

Ranga 8b

[Cordovian]

I haven't bought a pen in a while but was browsing and, after a few glasses of wine, ended up winning the auction on this Nettuno. I have no experience with this brand but I'm hoping it writes as nice as it looks.

Edited November 27, 2018 by Cordovian

[Says]

Bahaha I know the feeling....thankfully some items are taking weeks if not months to make it to me from overseas so that it won't seem like I blew so much cash all at once.

Well my credit card bill is all coming in one...

just got my Arco! Its gorgeous!! The Pineider soft nib take some getting used to, but I love it!

[JerseyGirl0807]

Conklin Duragraph Orange Nights F nib

Karas Kustoms Fountain K Violet M nib