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Hi folks,

 

I have recently been looking into starting a Lamy Safari collection. I, unfortunately, am not able to purchase from Ebay, no questions asked, please.

 

So, anywhere else where I can buy rarer LE Lamy Safaris?

 

Josh

 

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There is no cheap source for the real thing. Goulet's price, here in the States, is only slightly less than MSRP. Sometimes they pop up on clearance, 10-25% discount. Rarely. Any low price that appears too good to be true is too good to be true.

 

If you have patience, you can find Lamy pens at junk shops and boot sales. The price is based on the ignorance of the seller.

I ride a recumbent, I play go, I use Macintosh so of course I use a fountain pen.

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Hi, I don't think 'limited edition' and 'cheap' go in the same sentence, it's the same problem with anything that is 'collectable', in that the sellers know they can ask for high prices and get them.

You will know the other problem with Safaris, thay are faked so often, that looking at website pictures, you cannot tell if they are the real thing or not.

Keep in mind that if a LE Safari sells well, it can become part of the main range. So not LE anymore.

I look in second-hand shops, and have had some good finds there. Just keep looking.

My only Safari LE was bought from a LAMY dealer shop about 10 years ago, no box, and it's the French blue with red clip version.

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Why not just start your collection with the next LE Safari to be issued? Buy the ink as well.

"Don't hurry, don't worry. It's better to be late at the Golden Gate than to arrive in Hell on time."
--Sign in a bar and grill, Ormond Beach, Florida, 1960.

 

 

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Hi folks,

 

I have recently been looking into starting a Lamy Safari collection. I, unfortunately, am not able to purchase from Ebay, no questions asked, please.

 

So, anywhere else where I can buy rarer LE Lamy Safaris?

 

Josh

 

 

Goldspot offers a package deal of the two most recent Safari LEs (Dark Lilac and Petrol) along with a Charcoal Safari for $100. Link.

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What they said.

Rarer and LE Safaris are NOT cheap. At the moment there's a French Blue one on eBay -- I'm watching it but not doing more than that because it's listed for a three-digit figure.... :yikes:

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

"It's very nice, but frankly, when I signed that list for a P-51, what I had in mind was a fountain pen."

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