Saw this selling in a departmental store in Malaysia.
For about US$73 after discount,
Comes in a leather gift box with a very nice leather Pelikan wallet/cardholder.
Bought one as I thought it's quie a good deal.

Grats... that is a good deal, and I have not seen that on new sites.

don't know that it's rare but that's a decent price. That *was* the price for it here in the US. It's just not as sought after. But still distributed.

I think that the model you are showing is the latest in the 215 line, so it should not be rare.

Ciao
Genny

Cool.
So I got an M215 with a new design.

Hoever after writing with it, I find that the steel nib. together with the steel nib of my M150 is not as smooth as the gold nib of my M250, M400 and M60, or even the 18k nib of the new classic lines.

Read a few posts here that say steel Pelikan nibs are as smooth as the gold ones but from personal experince I don't think so.

But my intention is to swap the nib of my m250 with m215 anyway so no problem.

Richard Binder refers to this new M215 design as the "Orthogon" on his website.

-Mike

This design has been around for a year, but not every retailer carries it. The price you paid is excellent, especially after the recent Pelikan price increase.

As for Pelikan steel nibs, the quality is inconsistent. I have two XF steel nibs which are perfect. Others have reported scratchy and mis-aligned nibs. It seems to be a matter of luck.

{A} That design is not at all rare (I have it); the 215s come in a blue-black solid finish and in 3 black finishes. The 3 black finishes have palladium inlays (rings or diagonal crosses or your/my checks.
{B} Your price IS however VERY rare (I think).

Mike

DUHHH... I should learn to read more....

Actually the steel nibs (Pelikan's at least but also in general) are much better than often considered. My M215's steel nib write smoother than my M800's 18/750 gold nib.

Mike

The reason this design not found in singapore is because THEY found it not nice.

The ring and diamond m215 are selling good in singapore.

I agree with you that the steel nibs are not as smooth as the gold. I have a fine and a medium nib for my 215 and find them much less smooth than the gold nib on my old-style M800. I was thinking of ordering a medium two-tone gold M400 nib from Richard for my 215, but I' not sure it's worth the cost.

I was looking hard for that one before I settled on my 205 demonstrator earlier this year. I can't find that design in the states for less than $106 so that is a great deal.