Pelikan M800 Red Binde Is Discontinued!?

[haldane3]

All the m800 red bindes are sold out amongst the American retailers. Had to get mine elsewhere.

 

Anyone know what the word on this is? Reason for the discontinue? I felt like all the colors would be permament fixtures and now I have purchased one just as they are going phew!

 

[DrCodfish]

I too have wondered about this. I noticed over the last year that there are very few offered in the second hand market and that's why a red stripe Souveran (Probably M600, my preferred size) is on my want list. I'd hate to wake up one day to find these have crossed over into scarce/collector status.

[Robert Alan]

Hello! As far as I know, the striated red & black M800 has been discontinued although it is still shown on the Pelikan USA site. The striated red & black M600 is still available at places like RichardsPens.com, the Fountain Pen Hospital, and nibs.com . Nibs.com had a striated red & black M800 available recently, in the pre-owned section, but it must have just been sold. The Fountain Pen Hospital still has the striated red & black R600 rollerball available.

 

I imagine the red/black M800 may have been discontinued because the model didn't sell well, and Pelikan's marketing department made the decision to halt sales (just in North America?). However, in the past, the green/black M200 was unavailable for a while because of a supply issue related to the marbleized green material used for the pen. Perhaps a materials supply issue is the other possible reason for the lack of red/black M800 models.

 

I hope someone with a definitive answer can contribute to this thread.

 

Regards, Robert

[Garageboy]

Is the solid red M205 gone, as well?

[Robert Alan]

Is the solid red M205 gone, as well?

It seems most US outlets no longer have the red M205 in stock.

However, JetPens has one left (EF nib): http://www.jetpens.com/Pelikan-M205-Traditional-Fountain-Pen-Piston-Filler-Extra-Fine-Nib-Red-Body/pd/7121 .

They are also available from some eBay sellers.

 

/Robert