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Seeking upper half of Pilot Vanishing Point barrel (as in attached photo) in good condition, black preferably but any colour would do.

 

My partner's Vanishing Point has suffered grievously over the years, and now the plastic lining (a component of the retraction mechanism) of the top half of the barrel has disintegrated. Nevertheless, he is very attached to the pen and would like to keep it working.

 

Price negotiable.

 

Many thanks!

 

(Mods, please feel free to move to classifieds if more appropriate)

 

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If you send it to Pilot for service, they will take care of you.

 

Many thanks, but I suspect Pilot would take one look at the much-salvaged pen and decline to deal with it :)

 

 

You can purchase just the barrel from various sellers ~20-30$ USD

That's helpful, can you give me some names, please? If they're US-based, though, it may not be worth it. Edited by bbs

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Engeika, at his webpage, frequently lists VP parts under Pilot>Fountain Pen Parts

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I was about to mention the same - Engeika had a yellow/black combination there at one point, a fountain pen ode to the bumblebee!

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I was about to mention the same - Engeika had a yellow/black combination there at one point, a fountain pen ode to the bumblebee!

Ha, I'd like that; he doesn't! Anyhow, Engeika is sold out of all parts at the moment :(

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I had emailed him about the same product a couple of weeks ago and didn't hear anything back.

 

If you contact him and get a different answer, please post and let me know!

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I had emailed him about the same product a couple of weeks ago and didn't hear anything back.

 

If you contact him and get a different answer, please post and let me know!

Hi, finally got round to emailing him, and got a reply after a couple of days, saying he would try to get more in very soon and would let me know. I'll either post here again or PM you when I hear more!

 

Best wishes, Sue

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Thanks- a PM would be fantastic!

 

Hi, finally got round to emailing him, and got a reply after a couple of days, saying he would try to get more in very soon and would let me know. I'll either post here again or PM you when I hear more!

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Hi, finally got round to emailing him, and got a reply after a couple of days, saying he would try to get more in very soon and would let me know. I'll either post here again or PM you when I hear more!

Best wishes, Sue

He answered the same in November. Time is relative.
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I confess, I bought a 'bumblebee' (yellow and black) VP body back in late October. I wanted another colour, but they didn't have any - and no ETA on their arrival. I *suspect* the bumblebee is a mash-up (the top of a black pen spliced together with the bottom of a dark yellow pen), but the chrome furniture matches up, and it looks pretty good. I don't think I'd have bought a straight yellow (and all black would have been dull), but I'm glad I went with this option (and seriously, for under US$30, why wouldn't I?!).

 

Then I bought another VP nib (a black-coated stub, from Anderson Pens, before the price increase came through), and now I have one more nib than body. I can swap them in and out... or I can hope and pray that Engeika *do* find some more bodies to put up on their site. So, here's hoping!

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He answered the same in November. Time is relative.

Ah. That's not so reassuring. However, I bought another black VP before Christmas (not from Engeika) which turned up with a misshapen nib. I was really busy last month and didn't get round to returning it, and now my emails to the seller on eBay are not getting through .... So we're going to try to fettle that nib ourselves and cannibalise the barrel. Probably more cost-effective in the long run.

 

Will still PM if I hear from Engeika though!

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