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Hi everyone,

 

I have for some time been considering to acquire an Eversharp Skyline. All reviews I have read about this pen are gleaming, it has an interesting design, and by what I have heard, one of the best flexible nibs ever produced.

 

I would like some advice about where to buy from online, as I currently live in Bulgaria. So, if anyone of you has had any experience with this pen, I will appreciate it if he/she shares it with me.

 

Cheers!

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LOVE the Eversharp Skyline. The last one I got was from David Nishimira at Vintage Pens.com. Very good restorer and seller.

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Correction - Peyton Street Pens. Great customer service. Hope you find what you are looking for. The skylines are wonderful pens.

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Skylines can have very excellent flex nibs, although I generally experience that their flex is still eclipsed by many older pens like a Doric or any number of Watermans. The reason why people snap them up so readily is you usually find them for considerably less money than most other vintage flex pens. As of now, the common going price for a really flexible-nibbed Skyline seems to hover around $120 on eBay, a fraction of what an older Waterman pen would go for in the same condition.

 

If you want to just get a good quality Skyline that's professionally restored, I'd say the websites recommended are good choices. If you want to save a bit of money, and you're confident about your restoration skills, you can try and get one unrestored on eBay and then do the work yourself. You can often grab Skylines that just need a new sac for under $50, and from there it's an easy job.

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Another option to consider: I bought my flex-nibbed vintage Skyline from Greg Minuskin at this year's LA Pen Show. He sells online at gregminuskin.com and has Skylines listed there on a regular basis.

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