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I like Pilot VPs, but I also don't like how expensive they are. I would really want to see a fake but functional Pilot VP up for sale, especially one with the clip on the wrong side. I would buy one if it was cheaper than the normal one.

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:doh: :gaah: :bonk:

 

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I like Pilot VPs, but I also don't like how expensive they are. I would really want to see a fake but functional Pilot VP up for sale, especially one with the clip on the wrong side. I would buy one if it was cheaper than the normal one.

 

So what you are saying is that you would knowingly support the counterfeit trade...

 

May condemnation rain down on you (and it wont be long before it does).

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Comdemnation indeed! I wouldn't support fake anything let alone a fake of a pen that isn't really all that expensive in the grand scheme of things. *summons hounds o' doom*

 

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I like Pilot VPs, but I also don't like how expensive they are. I would really want to see a fake but functional Pilot VP up for sale, especially one with the clip on the wrong side. I would buy one if it was cheaper than the normal one.

 

Parse Error, are you saying that you'd like to find an inexpensive pen which works similarly to the VP sold under its own brand?

I came here for the pictures and stayed for the conversation.

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:yikes:

 

Please don't get a fake...

 

If you like VPs so much, you can save up for one, and when you're finally able to purchase it, you'll like it even more.

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Pilot Custom, Platinum 3776, Sailor Profit are copies of Mont Blanc. And I like them...

 

Platinum, actually, copied the Capless--the Knock-18 was called. And I would love to have one...

 

Where do you draw the red line?

 

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yeah i'd like to see one. as is stated above, there's a ton of rip off 149s--they're just marketed honestly.

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Where do you draw the red line?

 

At the word "counterfeit"

From the Merriam-Webster:

1 : made in imitation of something else with intent to deceive

 

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Intentions are difficult to judge.

 

Are Pilot, Platinum, Sailor,... trying to deceive potential Mont Blanc buyers?

 

I do not know the answer.

 

Cheers,

 

Iosepus

 

 

Where do you draw the red line?

 

At the word "counterfeit"

From the Merriam-Webster:

1 : made in imitation of something else with intent to deceive

 

Cheers,

Julie

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Don't seek counterfeit just becasue you can't afford a genuine.

Look for a genuine that you can afford.

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Yeah, I just got a decimo for $45 and then a fancy stub or italic nib unit for $25. Just keep your eyes open. Somebody will want to get rid of one, and then you can make an offer.

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A VP is definitely worth its price, I just think another company could take on the click-retractable fountain pen. Or does Pilot own every patent variation possible?

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Yeah, I just got a decimo for $45 and then a fancy stub or italic nib unit for $25. Just keep your eyes open. Somebody will want to get rid of one, and then you can make an offer.

 

Congrats!

I've just picked up new VP(Blue/Rhodium/Fine) from ISellPens.com for $119

which included 2 free bottles of Noodler's ink. :thumbup:

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Yeah, I just got a decimo for $45 and then a fancy stub or italic nib unit for $25. Just keep your eyes open. Somebody will want to get rid of one, and then you can make an offer.

 

 

and i though my vp for $52 shipped was unbeatable....you, sir, got a killer deal! and i wish i could find a factory stub unit for $25 :(

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I like Pilot VPs, but I also don't like how expensive they are. I would really want to see a fake but functional Pilot VP up for sale, especially one with the clip on the wrong side. I would buy one if it was cheaper than the normal one.

 

Expensive? You can find them for $125-$150 if that is expensive then about 75% of all pens out there are "expensive" to you. Clip on the wrong side? You mean like the clip is on the left side instead of the right side? Oh wait, just rotate the pen 180 degrees! :roflmho:

I use a fountain pen because one ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture, and, if it were possible, to write a few reasonable words with a fountain pen.

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I like Pilot VPs, but I also don't like how expensive they are. I would really want to see a fake but functional Pilot VP up for sale, especially one with the clip on the wrong side. I would buy one if it was cheaper than the normal one.

 

Expensive? You can find them for $125-$150 if that is expensive then about 75% of all pens out there are "expensive" to you. Clip on the wrong side? You mean like the clip is on the left side instead of the right side? Oh wait, just rotate the pen 180 degrees! :roflmho:

 

Did you ever stop and think maybe the person does not have the same budget you do for pens? Very condescending attitude on your part, not very nice.

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I agree. $125-150 is a very substantial sum of money to me and I've only bought a handful of pens over the years for that kind of money. Most of the pens I buy are in the $40-80 range (and I still get grief from SWMBO!) ;)

 

But that doesn't mean I condone counterfeiting.

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