Hi, all. I found this forum in the Antiques Roadshow Insider magazine - my father passed it onto me - so to whoever may read this that might be in charge of forum PR; it worked!
I've been into pens for about 10 years now, ever since my grandfather gave me a Shaeffer Vac-fil tha was my grandmother's back in the day. I had it repaired and enjoy using it, but wasn't thinking "collector".
My wife saw I enjoyed it but wouldn't take it out of the house, so she bought me a Parker Sonnet, which I actually carried for years, and that's how I got the bug.
As of now I have 12 pens and rotate using them. Nothing rare or impressive, but I do like my MontBlanc F. Scott Fitzgerald pen and I have a Waterford that has the most amazing red finish.
I live in Colorado, just west of Denver. I also have a 1968 Plymouth Barracuda I am restoring, so I guess I'm just a retro kind of guy.
I don't know too much about the hobby, so I'll just be reading here for awhile. Hope I can eventually contribute.