Question - bought Lamy 2000

[redshade]

First I would like to say thank you to everyone on the board. From all the useful information posted I decided to buy the Lamy 2000 fountain pen with EF nib through an online vendor.

 

When I examined the pen there was tiny amounts of ink on the nib. It looks like this pen was possibly tested by another customer. Is it standard practice to sell fountain pen that have been used as new? Thanks for any help.

[Richard]

It's possible that the ink on the nib was left after the pen was tested at the factory -- I don't know whether Lamy tests its pens before shipment.

 

It's also possible that the pen was tested by the seller -- if you buy a pen from me, I test and adjust it as necessary to make it write well. I try to clean the ink out so your pen is "virgin-like," but I'm willing to bet that sometimes I don't get it all.

 

And it's also possible that the pen was sold to someone who tried it, found it not to his or her taste, and sent it back for a refund.

[Blorgy]

When I examined the pen there was tiny amounts of ink on the nib. It looks like this pen was possibly tested by another customer. Is it standard practice to sell fountain pen that have been used as new?

I know that we are all different, but I don't mind ink on the nib of a new pen. I am more interested in how well the pen writes on good paper, such as Clairefontaine. Once I received a new pen with no nib, but I did not order from that retailer again. I hasten to add that the seller was not Richard, for whom I have great respect.

[redshade]

Thank for you reponses. I tried out the pen and it writes nicely.

[TheNobleSavage]

I bought Kurts Lamy 2000 with the Broad nib and I was shocked!!!

 

Everyone said that the Safari has one of the smoothest nibs around. HA, I thought they were insane, how can a steel nib be buttery smooth as a gold nib. Well I bought a yellow one and it is one of the smoothest writers I have.

 

Well people said the same about the Lamy 2000, I thought it was all hype!! Well again, they were right. This is one of the smoothest pens around!!!

 

I never cared for the LAMY styles but boy they sure write nice!!!

 

TNS

[Dillo]

Hi,

 

Lamy does test their pens before shipment. They also tested my 2000 before returning it from a nib swap.

 

Dillon

[zxc]

I think they use Lamy Blue-Black (I'm pretty sure Dillon posted this somewhere) so if it was a Blue-Black ink, there's a larger chance it was factory tested.

Edited February 11, 2006 by zxc

[Dillo]

Hi,

 

I believe they use blue, all the new Lamy 2000 pens I have seen have a bit of the ink in them.

 

 

Dillon

[saintsimon]

I hope the DON'T use Lamy Blue-Black for testing, as that is ferro-gallic.

 

My new Lamy 2000 (from pengallery, $77, Boxing Day sales) also had some traces of ink. I first thought, it was a trial pen in their shop. But the factory trial is not really reliable, as my EF nib won't write properly without pressure. I will send it to Lamy Germany for the free repair/exchange they offered me.

 

For Europeans, here is their service center address:

 

C. Josef Lamy GmbH

Service-Center

Angelika Besemfelder

 

69111 Heidelberg

Germany

Edited February 11, 2006 by saintsimon

[roygbiv]

I hope the DON'T use Lamy Blue-Black for testing, as that is ferro-gallic.

 

My new Lamy 2000 (from pengallery, $77, Boxing Day sales) also had some traces of ink. I first thought, it was a trial pen in their shop. But the factory trial is not really reliable, as my EF nib won't write properly without pressure. I will send it to Lamy Germany for the free repair/exchange they offered me.

 

For Europeans, here is their service center address:

 

C. Josef Lamy GmbH

Service-Center

Angelika Besemfelder

 

69111 Heidelberg

Germany

I caught the same sale and bought a fine nibbed Lamy 2000.

 

 

I wasn't happy with the nib at all, as it was very scratchy and wouldn't write without some pressure. I have recently received it back from a nib exchange for a medium.

 

Needless to say, I'm still not satified. I'm thinking about selling it or trying a oblique nib.

Edited February 11, 2006 by xburninmystarsx