nismo270r
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I've been perusing Massdrop lately keeping an eye out on when deals come up in the fountain pen realm. It seems they run group buys (they call them "drops") for Pilot Metropolitans pretty frequently with most of them being 2 pens for around $25 shipped. Not a bad deal, but only slightly cheaper than if you were to just pick them up on Amazon. I have found the Metropolitans to be a great pen for the money, and you don't have to worry too much if you lose one.
Sometimes, a good chunk of change can be saved though. A few weeks back, they had a drop on the Lamy 2000, probably the cheapest way to get into a gold nib aside from buying vintage. If my memory serves me correct, it was $104 shipped, which is at least $15 cheaper anywhere I've seen. You just have to keep an eye out though, because their prices do fluctuate even for the same products. For example, they currently have a Lamy 2000 drop running that at it's lowest price will be $119.20 shipped. This could still be a slight savings depending on the nib you want, but just like with anywhere, you have to do the math and shop around.
One pen I keep eyeballing every time it comes up is the Stipula Passaporto Reproduction. Cool little eye dropper that looks like it holds a good amount of ink for such a compact package. The last few drops have been $25-30 cheaper than anywhere else I've seen, if you can find it in stock that is. Has anyone had any experience with this pen?
There is a lot of other cool stuff that comes up if you get a chance to check it out. Things I can think of off the top of my head: leather goods, mechanical keyboards, audiophile headphones, headphone (tube and SS) amps, watches, knives, photography equipment (DSLRs, lenses, time lapse), safety razors, guitars, speakers...pretty much a lot of nifty stuff to spend your money on
If you decide to check it out, if you use this link it puts me down as a referral. Not a requirement by any means, but it it would be appreciated! Be warned, your wallet will probably hate you for it, ask PB! :lol:
https://www.massdrop.com/r/L7DNG8
Sometimes, a good chunk of change can be saved though. A few weeks back, they had a drop on the Lamy 2000, probably the cheapest way to get into a gold nib aside from buying vintage. If my memory serves me correct, it was $104 shipped, which is at least $15 cheaper anywhere I've seen. You just have to keep an eye out though, because their prices do fluctuate even for the same products. For example, they currently have a Lamy 2000 drop running that at it's lowest price will be $119.20 shipped. This could still be a slight savings depending on the nib you want, but just like with anywhere, you have to do the math and shop around.
One pen I keep eyeballing every time it comes up is the Stipula Passaporto Reproduction. Cool little eye dropper that looks like it holds a good amount of ink for such a compact package. The last few drops have been $25-30 cheaper than anywhere else I've seen, if you can find it in stock that is. Has anyone had any experience with this pen?
There is a lot of other cool stuff that comes up if you get a chance to check it out. Things I can think of off the top of my head: leather goods, mechanical keyboards, audiophile headphones, headphone (tube and SS) amps, watches, knives, photography equipment (DSLRs, lenses, time lapse), safety razors, guitars, speakers...pretty much a lot of nifty stuff to spend your money on
If you decide to check it out, if you use this link it puts me down as a referral. Not a requirement by any means, but it it would be appreciated! Be warned, your wallet will probably hate you for it, ask PB! :lol:
https://www.massdrop.com/r/L7DNG8
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