We have had many questions and requests regarding our Marketplace forum here, specifically regarding restructuring it. After a long period of deliberation, thinking, discussion, trial and error, we think we have come up with a division of (sub)forums which may help us cope more easily with the enormous amount of information currently posted by all of us in the Marketplace, and make some topics drown less in the flood of messages there. We have decided to replace the old Marketplace, which was definiteley creaking and squealing under its current load, by a new marketplace, called: Classifieds and Market Watch.
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Classifieds and Market Watch is a place for us to share anything we may have to offer or would like to be offered, be it services, pens, inks, parts, or what-have-you.
Note that this forum is divided into a few sections, allowing people to find things more easily. Please do try and categorize your messages according to the division made here, and post in the appropriate place. We will retain the right to move around topics, without notice, if we consider such topics to be more useful in other sections.
Of course, general rules and guidelines as for the whole board apply, as you can find in the FPN Guidelines (linked at the top of the page).
Furthermore, this area is NOT a discussion place, and neither does it serve for negative comments or feedback, and messages which are considered to contain either, will be removed. In case of a dispute, please try to resolve this exhaustively backchannel. Only if and when you can't agree to a workable solution between a seller, buyer and/or trader, contact the admins of this board, preferably via the Report button, which you can find underneath each message on the board here. This set of subforums is only a service to our members here, no more, no less.
Note that this forum is divided into a few sections, allowing people to find things more easily. Please do try and categorize your messages according to the division made here, and post in the appropriate place. We will retain the right to move around topics, without notice, if we consider such topics to be more useful in other sections.
Of course, general rules and guidelines as for the whole board apply, as you can find in the FPN Guidelines (linked at the top of the page).
Furthermore, this area is NOT a discussion place, and neither does it serve for negative comments or feedback, and messages which are considered to contain either, will be removed. In case of a dispute, please try to resolve this exhaustively backchannel. Only if and when you can't agree to a workable solution between a seller, buyer and/or trader, contact the admins of this board, preferably via the Report button, which you can find underneath each message on the board here. This set of subforums is only a service to our members here, no more, no less.
In the Classifieds and Market Watch forum, you will find a bunch of (sub)forums. We've listed them all here, with their subtitles, and an additional explanation in a different colour when deemed appropriate. So, here they are:
For Sale: Pens, inks, etc.
When you are selling pens, inks, paper or paraphernalia, this is the place to announce it.
No parts or tools please, there is a special place for those.
Wanted To Buy: Pens, inks, etc.
Looking to acquire pens and related gear? Post those items here.
Pens, inks, paper or paraphernalia, of course
.Wanted To Trade: Pens, inks, etc.
You have a pen or other related item and want to exchange it with somebody else? Put up a message here.
Also pens, inks, paper or paraphernalia; as before, no repetiton of the same words over and over again
.Parts and tools
In case you need a part or tool for your pen project or have a part or tool you don't need anymore, do list it here, whether selling, buying or trading.
Parts for and of pens, tools for fixing, repairing, or improving pens, whether you are selling trading, or buying.
Professional Pen Services
Nib- and penmeister services, repair, calligraphy and writing services and lessons, pen retailer offers, and distributor and dealer pen, coupon and discount announcements may be posted or requested here.
This is a forum meant for pen professionals in the first place, where general announcements may be placed, about new pens, websites, discounts, services, training, education, etc., but where (non-)professionals also may inquire for such.
Everything else to sell, buy or trade
A new camera for shooting pens, a special cycle tyre, a coffee grinder, or a three-wheeled pram? Looking, buying, trading, selling? Post it here.
Everything that is non-pens, ink, paper or paraphernalia related is supposed to go here.
Market Watch
Share your information on good deals, special discounts, second hand gems you see in stores, good shops, good service, best places to buy, announcements of new pens, paper, inks and paraphernalia, or developments in our area(s) of (fountain pen) interest ....
Referrals to ebay auctions, etc., should also go here.
We hope that with this new addition to our Fountain Pen Network, we have managed to create a place for selling, buying and trading that makes it easier for all of us to find what we need or are looking for and offer what we would like to find a new place or owner for.
We will move all topics in the old Marketplace and the Attic to the relevant subforum, as long as they are not older than 90 days. Since this is a lengthy process, we will maintain the Marketplace untill all topics are moved. New posts in old topics will still be possible, but new topics can only be created in the new marketplace forums. So, during the time it takes to move everything across, you may still have to look in the old Marketplace forum a little longer, at least for a few days to come. When the move has been completed, we will disable the old MArketplace, and you will only need looking there where you'd expect to find what you are looking for, namely in the new Classifieds and Market Watch forums.
We hope you'll enjoy our new marketplace.
Warm regards,
The FPN Admin Team
Edit:
Note that the move has been completed now. The Marketplace has been emptied and is no longer visible. We hope we will all enjoy the new and improved marketplace: the Classifieds and Market Watch forums!
Nice!
