Flex Under 90 Usd?

[balanemate]

Hi,

 

is it possible to get Waterman flex (52,301 - anything goes) under 90 bucks?

Carene stub is superOK, but i would like to go flex for a letter writing.

 

br

marius

[ENewton]

Peyton Street Pens in Santa Cruz has some options, including (according to their website) a Waterman 301 in your range. I have bought multiple items from Peyton Street Pens within the past year and have been very satisfied, both with the pens and with PSP's customer service.

[balanemate]

thank's, I checked the pen. Looks fine, I asked for shipping price, I hope it would not be crazy (like 20-30 usd)

 

marius

[ink-syringe]

Yep. Probably not a sexy BCHR pen but you might get a mid-century Waterman that flexes nicely for low dollars.

 

You have to be a little lucky though. Which pen flexes, how easy it flexes, and how well the feed keeps up is a (bleep) shoot unless your seller knows about flex.

 

I have a Sheaffer Statesman with a surprising amount of easy flex that was super cheap. That was just luck of the draw.

[sidthecat]

I've developed a habit of questioning eBay sellers about the flexibility of their nibs, and I've frequently gotten back useful information.

 

That said, Peyton Street has really nice, well-priced pens and they're very good at describing the flex of their items.

[balanemate]

like always I calculate how much i can spend, then start looking form item near the top price and finally i buy item near twice my budget ( i realllly appreciate high quality)

so now i have to decide between Mercedes Dublo Flexy 14C Om and Waterman W3. Both looks superb

 

[sidthecat]

I like the way the Mercedes writes. I was thinking of buying it myself but I got enough pens.

[sidthecat]

We picked up a lovely little Waterman ringtop in red ripple for $110. It's over your maximum but I mention it because it's a rare color and has a nice gold band on the cap, so it was a relative bargain...if you clean it yourself and install the new sac that it needs. I'm sending it out, so add 30-50 bucks, but at the end one has a pen that some people would sell for three bills. It's useful to know just a little more than the sellers.