Jump to content

Engeika No Pilot

Cryptos

By Cryptos
in Market Watch

 Share

Recommended Posts

Cryptos Antique

Cryptos

Posted
Posted

Title pretty much says it all. Was just looking at Engeika site and even though I have a login for it there are no Pilot/Namiki products anywhere to be seen. Does anyone know if this is a temporary thing, or a new direction for the vendor?

Link to comment
Share on other sites
  • Replies 9
  • Created
  • Last Reply

Top Posters In This Topic

  • anton1978

    2

  • hari317

    1

  • JLS1

    1

  • morbidsteve

    1

Popular Days

Top Posters In This Topic

Popular Days

Intellidepth Extremely Rare

Intellidepth

Posted
Posted

Noticed that a couple of days ago when I was looking for a Pilot. I ended up at j-subculture.

Noodler's Konrad Acrylics (normal+Da Luz custom flex) ~ Lamy AL-Stars/Vista F/M/1.1 ~ Handmade Barry Roberts Dayacom M ~ Waterman 32 1/2, F semi-flex nib ~ Conklin crescent, EF super-flex ~ Aikin Lambert dip pen EEF super-flex ~ Aikin Lambert dip pen semi-flex M ~ Jinhao X450s ~ Pilot Custom Heritage 912 Posting Nib ~ Sailor 1911 Profit 21k Rhodium F. Favourite inks: Iroshizuku blends, Noodler's CMYK blends.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Lou Erickson Vintage

Lou Erickson

Posted
Posted

I noticed it, too. There are a few things, but they're not in the menus; a search finds some. But not much. Didn't know if it was that they're not dealing with Pilot any more or if they've messed up their website. It's a bummer, as I've gotten a couple of nice Pilot things from them.

--

Lou Erickson - Handwritten Blog Posts

Link to comment
Share on other sites
JLS1 Collectors Item

JLS1

Posted
Posted

Engeika hasn't stocked Pilots for a while now: just Sailor, Platinum, Parker & Wancher. FWIW, I think Pilot's stopped selling to Taizo/Engeika, or the pipeline of intermediaries between them has been closed.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
hari317 Museum Piece

hari317

Posted
Posted

They stopped carrying Pilot a few years back too, then they resumed but only visible after you have logged in.

 

I think they will resume selling Pilot, it is just a matter of time, in the meanwhile, there are many sellers with similar prices or even lower than Engeika but as of now under the radar of the price watchdogs at Pilot or their dealers in other regions.

In case you wish to write to me, pls use ONLY email by clicking here. I do not check PMs. Thank you.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Nisl New

Nisl

Posted
Posted

I wrote them an email because I wanted to try different nibs on a pen. It was just during the switch from visible for members to not visible in the store at all.

They told me their stock on pilot pens is sold out right now, but they would contact me later, if they can get the pens I requested again. They are doing an inventory of their pilot items this moment. The message didn't say if they would just make an inventory of their last pens or if they would restock on them.

 

Long story short: I don't have any real information about the matter ;-)

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Camillus New

Camillus

Posted
Posted

I bought a Pilot from them this February and recently checked back and found them all missing...I emailed them and got this reply:

"Hello,

We are very sorry that the Pilot section is now under maintenance

We will put the items of Pilot back soon

Best regards"

 

So hopefully they are returning!

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing

  • Most Contributions

    1. amberleadavis
      amberleadavis
      43844
    2. PAKMAN
      PAKMAN
      33582
    3. Ghost Plane
      Ghost Plane
      28220
    4. inkstainedruth
      inkstainedruth
      26771
    5. jar
      jar
      26105

  • Upcoming Events

  • Blog Comments

    • Shanghai Knife Dude
      Links to web pages or articles about Chinese typesetting, signwriting, etc.

      By Shanghai Knife Dude · Posted

      I have the Sailor Naginata and some fancy blade nibs coming after 2022 by a number of new workshop from China.  With all my respect, IMHO, they are all (bleep) in doing chinese characters.  Go use a bush, or at least a bush pen. 
    • A Smug Dill
      Skeleton of a primer for a budding hobbyist

      By A Smug Dill · Posted

      It is the reason why I'm so keen on the idea of a personal library — of pens, nibs, inks, paper products, etc. — and spent so much money, as well as time and effort, to “build” it for myself (because I can't simply remember everything, especially as I'm getting older fast) and my wife, so that we can “know”; and, instead of just disposing of what displeased us, or even just not good enough to be “given the time of day” against competition from >500 other pens and >500 other inks for our at
    • adamselene
      Skeleton of a primer for a budding hobbyist

      By adamselene · Posted

      Agreed.  And I think it’s good to be aware of this early on and think about at the point of buying rather than rationalizing a purchase..
    • A Smug Dill
      Skeleton of a primer for a budding hobbyist

      By A Smug Dill · Posted

      Alas, one cannot know “good” without some idea of “bad” against which to contrast; and, as one of my former bosses (back when I was in my twenties) used to say, “on the scale of good to bad…”, it's a spectrum, not a dichotomy. Whereas subjectively acceptable (or tolerable) and unacceptable may well be a dichotomy to someone, and finding whether the threshold or cusp between them lies takes experiencing many degrees of less-than-ideal, especially if the decision is somehow influenced by factors o
    • adamselene
      Skeleton of a primer for a budding hobbyist

      By adamselene · Posted

      I got my first real fountain pen on my 60th birthday and many hundreds of pens later I’ve often thought of what I should’ve known in the beginning. I have many pens, the majority of which have some objectionable feature. If they are too delicate, or can’t be posted, or they are too precious to face losing , still they are users, but only in very limited environments..  I have a big disliking for pens that have the cap jump into the air and fly off. I object to Pens that dry out, or leave blobs o

  • Chatbox

    You don't have permission to chat.
    Load More

  • Files






×
×
  • Create New...