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I was wondering if there are any Pilot or possibly Sailor pens with the larger nibs that are selling for less than $200? I assume I'll have to order from Japan directly but I am not even sure as I search ebay which models to search for.

 

My Platium 3776 is awesome and it got me thinking; so far everything I find is well over my price. Vacuum system is not a plus as I have heard they cost nearly the price of the pen to fix.

 

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I was wondering if there are any Pilot or possibly Sailor pens with the larger nibs that are selling for less than $200? I assume I'll have to order from Japan directly but I am not even sure as I search ebay which models to search for.

 

 

The list price of these pens are well above 200USD, but you can get lucky, as these pens are regularly auctioned on ebay. Pilot size 15nibs can be found in Custom 743, 845, 823 and the two wooden variants of the 845 whose names I forget.

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Thanks. This will give me some numbers to search for but no one seems to ever auction the 743 which is the best option for me. It seems that they are well over $200 even direct from Japan. Must be an expensive nib. I wonder how Platinum got the one on their 3776 and yet kept the price so low? I got mine for less than $95.

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Thanks. This will give me some numbers to search for but no one seems to ever auction the 743 which is the best option for me. It seems that they are well over $200 even direct from Japan. Must be an expensive nib. I wonder how Platinum got the one on their 3776 and yet kept the price so low? I got mine for less than $95.

the Platinum 3776 nibs are more similar to the 742 size. No 10.

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Hari its the kaede japanese maple and icchi wich is japanese yew

the Sophora and the Yew.

 

The kaede features the no 10 nib.

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This is where I purchased my Pilot Custom 823 Black Demonstrator for about $215 shipped.

 

I have not found a better price and even used ones generally cost more than this site.

 

For now, the pen is sold out but the usually show stock every other week or so.

 

http://www.stationeryart.com/pilot-namiki-custom-fountain-demonstrator-black-p-422.html

 

http://www.stationeryart.com/pilot-m-10.html?sort=4d

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Thanks guys, for the tip on the 742 and the 823. It looks like Stationary Arts doesn't carry any of the interesting nibs but at least I have some better idea what to look for and where.

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Thanks. This will give me some numbers to search for but no one seems to ever auction the 743 which is the best option for me. It seems that they are well over $200 even direct from Japan. Must be an expensive nib. I wonder how Platinum got the one on their 3776 and yet kept the price so low? I got mine for less than $95.

Well it is a 743 which is about 30000 yen in japan roughly 300 usd if the exhange rate is 100:1 yen:usd and yes japan is the only one capable of doing this stuff 3776 century like any other pens in japan is 10000 yen roughly 100 usd again at 100:1 exchange rate which seems to be not the case right now as well it seems to be like 90 ish:1 right now

Large nib on the sailor only means one thing... KOP which isnt exactly cheap compared to the other pens by it's competitor

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