Three Nice Pens Or One Nakaya

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Want a daily user that will simply make you smile every time you use it? Get the Nakaya.

 

Want a work of art? Get the Nakaya.

 

Want a hand made fountain pen produced by experienced craftsmen instead of a robot? Get the Nakaya.

 

Want a near bulletproof pen that can use almost any fountain pen ink available? Get the Nakaya.

 

Want a fountain pen that can use both proprietary cartridges and International Standard cartridges? Get the Nakaya.

 

Want a pen that will only increase in beauty and value over the coming decades? Get the Nakaya.

 

Want to save some money? Get the Nakaya before the July price increase.

 

Want to save money and get a pen that has been pretested and adjusted to meet your writing style? Get the Nakaya from Nibs.com before the July price increase.

[dapprman]

Want a pen that will only increase in beauty and value over the coming decades? Get the Nakaya.

 

It will always drop in value, just not by much comapred with other high end pens due to limited numbers.

 

Want to save some money? Get the Nakaya before the July price increase.

You're the second or third person I've heard mention price increases in July, but I can't find anything about that - can you please expand or point me in the right direction ?

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It will always drop in value, just not by much comapred with other high end pens due to limited numbers.

 

You're the second or third person I've heard mention price increases in July, but I can't find anything about that - can you please expand or point me in the right direction ?

Check this thread.

 

And about increasing in value, just look at the prices of a Nakaya from a decade ago compared to today.

[DustyR]

It will always drop in value, just not by much comapred with other high end pens due to limited numbers.

 

You're the second or third person I've heard mention price increases in July, but I can't find anything about that - can you please expand or point me in the right direction ?

 

Nakayas seem a little bit like Rolexes or high-end LE watches: Prices may drop for the first year or three (or more - depending on continued availability of new ones of the same model), but then will increase back toward street price, and sometimes beyond (and sometimes way beyond).

Edited May 23, 2016 by DustyR

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It will always drop in value, just not by much comapred with other high end pens due to limited numbers.

 

You're the second or third person I've heard mention price increases in July, but I can't find anything about that - can you please expand or point me in the right direction ?

 

Also on the nibs.com website in the news section

http://nibs.com/NewlyArrived.htm

[Arkanabar]

One thing I like about Nakaya's (and fountain pens in general) is they are very nice pens but unless you're interacting with pen people nobody will know. I like having sneaky nice things that I can enjoy without people questioning why I spent so much money on a pen(s). The only brand that most people recognize is MB.

 

If this is your first (or early) foray into fountain pens I would suggest buying a few cheaper pens, just to give you exposure to a wider variety of manufacturers and nibs. Figure out the type (gold, steel, etc) and size of nib you like. Figure out the type of filling system you like. Figure out the size of pen you like. Once you have those determined you can get a Nakaya that's best suited for you long term.

+1 on all this. If you don't yet have fairly strong ideas about what makes for suitable weight, girth, length, balance, filling system, nib width and style (flex? music? stub? cursive-italic?), and other aesthetics, this isn't the time to put all your eggs in one basket.

[zaddick]

Nakaya pens have been doing more consistent price increases so that can increase the cost of a lightly used pen or a discontinued finish. My opinion is a lot of this is a function of the mystique around the brand that gets talked about on sites like FPN. If Nakaya falls out of favor, the price of used pens will fall. There is also a bit of price premium simply due to limited production and distribution, but Nakaya could decide to change this any time they like.

 

I recommend the pens, but strongly caution against considering them as investments you can get your money back out of easily for the reasons above.

[j1020]

How about three Nakayas?