After my teacher lending me his m400, I've decided to get a Pelikan to come with me to college. I'll only be looking for a 2xx level pen, hopefully finding a demo version still available. Unfortunately, I can't find any so far, even at Peartreepens.

I'll be going to the DC pen show in August (My first!!!) and I am wondering if I should wait to buy a Pelikan then, or if I should just buy one now. Your opinions?

First of all, you've made a good choice purchasing a Pelikan. I'm in college and I've been using my Pelikan M200 in class a lot. I believe that Fahrney's Pens (no affiliation) still carries the M205 demonstrator. I was able to get one with a fine nib a little over a month ago. I've never been to the DC pen show, but I've heard good things.

I don't know about demonstrators, but Richard Binder (http://richardspens.com) sells M200's and M215's.

I'm looking to buy my first Pelikan as well but we'll see, Pilot has some pens in its line that quite strike my fancy

-Zac

You can't go wrong with the M2xx demos. I've a a couple of them and prefer these babies to my other more upscale pens. You can try www.pengallery.com. (no affiliation, etc). They did have some in stock the last time I looked.

You're going to have so much fun with your M2xx!

Don't forget the Citroen Pers M200 Version is still available in fine & medium

Couldn't agree more on the choice of Pelikan. Nibs.com says they have one red m200 demonstrator left. I'm sure this will be the first of a fine collection.