What Pen Would You Buy For $150

[Stowford]

If, say, hypothetically of course, you happened to come into a bit of birthday plus Christmas money, that happened to total $150, and you could spend it all on one pen, what would you buy?

[jay.is.here]

Sailor 1911 / Lamy 2000 / Pilot VP.

[usk15]

Bexley, Edison or a custom pen.

[wctang]

Something old like a restored Vacumatic or Duofold, or maybe an inexpensive pen with a fancy custom ground nib. If I had to go modern and didn't want a stub, I'd go for an Edison or a Lamy 2000.

[visvamitra]

Lamy 2000 / custom pen (Edison, 18111 pens, Jeb's Pen).

 

Or you can make a hunt and maybe you'll be able to buy Graf von Faber-Castell Guilloche on Bay of Evil.

[sirgilbert357]

I'd get the Sailor Sapporo I've had my eye on and a bottle of ink with the money leftover.

[ARVA]

I would buy a vintage Parker 75.

[purplepen]

Another Pilot Vanishing Point or Parker 21.

[Tas]

Edison Hudson, EF nib, Black. Mmm . . . .

[swanjun]

Pilot VP / Lamy 2000, definitely.

[SujiCorp12345]

Pelikan M205

[Lou Erickson]

The Pilot VP or Lamy 2000 are both solid choices, as would be the Pelikan M205.

 

Go to a reputable restorer and get a shiny vintage pen. Peyton Street Pens has lots of choices around there, and offers a warranty. Many of the vintage pens are beautiful and excellent writers. A Parker 51, if you haven't got one and like the look of them.

 

Or lurk on Greg Minuskin's web site for a stub.

[Z-Tab]

I would look for a restored Parker Vacumatic Major. Depending on what kind of deal I got, I should have enough money left over to get a few Clairefontaine notebooks and some ink.

[Helen350]

Bexley Stalwart, Edison Hudson Ruby or a Sailor Professional Gear Sapporo

[theolu]

I've been eyeing a Pilot Custom Heritage 92, Smoke with a fine nib.

 

Though an Edison would be awfully tempting as well.

[ink-syringe]

Pilot Custom 74, Lamy 2000, Pilot Falcon, Sailor Professional Gear Slim, Restored Parker Vacumatic, Faber Castell Ondoro

Edited October 22, 2014 by ink-syringe

[Redbarchettayyz]

Probably another Montblanc 14, or maybe a vintage Pelikan 400.

[erpe]

My shortlist would contain (at least) an Edison Beaumont, a Conklin Mark Twain an a Delta Italiana but there is always more, depending on my mood ;-)

[Wolverine1]

I would get a Lamy 2000 fp or as suggested, get a Pilot VP. Both of mine are wonderful pens, and have been very reliable pens, worked out of the box, and havent caused me any problems.

[Chrissy]

I might be tempted to try a Pilot VP