Just bought a lamy all star form my art store for 32 bucks. I was trying to decide between this or a retro 51 FP but the retro 's nib was too thick. here is a picture of my beauty.

Indeed a nice all round Fountain Pen from Lamy.
But you definitely did not search for a bargain

what's wrong with $32? that seems a decent price.

i diddnt have time to wait for shipping. im heading off to NC tomorrow morning and i wanted something new to bring with me. on that note. will there be problem with exploding? I will be driving up and im going from sea level to around 3200 feet. will that be a problem?