Gold nib for Lamy Safari?

[johnsi02]

Interestingly enough, I was in my local B&M (Art Materials, Fargo, ND) the other day, and this subject came up. I am not particularly interested in putting a gold nib on my Safari, but I was looking for a different nib and the manager there always has lots of information. He said Lamy will not allow a store to stock gold nibs. If a customer wants a different gold nib on a Lamy, the store has to send it in for a swap for them. I am not sure what Lamy's reasoning is, I didn't ask, but do find it a bit puzzling. What would there be to lose?

JS

[tomgartin]

http://www.aesica.net/random/thread-necromancy.png

[Wheatflower]

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HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Excellent, tomgartin, most excellent. I am a mod on a game company's official forum, and we have (and enforce!) a strict anti-necromancy rule. I am continually baffled at this forum's lack of such a rule.

 

That being said, I have fantasized about getting a gold nib for my Pearl Al-Star, because then the nib would match the body. I'll probably never do it, but it's fun to think of.

Edited September 1, 2013 by Wheatflower

[sargetalon]

 

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Excellent, tomgartin, most excellent. I am a mod on a game company's official forum, and we have (and enforce!) a strict anti-necromancy rule. I am continually baffled at this forum's lack of such a rule.

 

That being said, I have fantasized about getting a gold nib for my Pearl Al-Star, because then the nib would match the body. I'll probably never do it, but it's fun to think of.

 

What is the acceptable time limit on a thread before it goes dead?

[Uncle Red]

Lamy USA has the gold nibs for sale, why they won't sell them to dealers is beyond me. I wish they'd make a gold BB or a 1.1 stub.

[JonSzanto]

I *so* want to post the Monty Python clip "Bring out your dead", but I'm certain it would violate a rule or two.

 

Necroposting is ultimately funny, in it's own way...

[Wheatflower]

 

What is the acceptable time limit on a thread before it goes dead?

 

Three months and/or having fallen to page 3. The 'page 3' part is, I think, for the benefit of the games with smaller playerbases and thus less traffic: a topic could be current for them for some time, and yet still not get a post within the 30 day limit. I don't think this is a one-size-fits-all situation, however: FPN gets a LOT more traffic, and if I was making the rules I'd have to think for a while on what a useful cut off would be.