Some Penbbs Inks Available At Vanness

[white_lotus]

There's been mention and a few reviews of inks out of China by a group of fountain pen and ink aficionados; they are PenBBS by name. They have been fairly difficult to obtain as one had to use the Chinese sales sites which typically don't take Paypal, and CC transactions can be a bit risky.

 

Today I was cruising over at Vanness and noticed they had a section for these inks. So they have 36 inks up now. The PenBBS range is extensive but I think sometimes they are really just special or limited editions. So if you find an ink you just love to the ends of the Earth, be aware that it could disappear one day, never to return. Rather than thinking of them as an ink company or business, they are more like pen fans making inks. At least that is my understanding.

 

They've made some interesting inks, and there might be some to your fancy or worth tossing in some samples when ordering something else.

 

 

Edit: And it looks like these have been popular as many bottles are sold out with only samples available.

Edited October 11, 2017 by white_lotus

[crahptacular]

I ordered a handful of samples as soon as I saw they were available at Vanness a few weeks ago. There are not a lot of pictures/swatches for the colors available, so it was a bit of a fun surprise to see what the inks actually looked like when they arrived. I have no idea how Vanness decides which inks to carry (I get a feeling they are only produced in batches on demand/without a regular schedule) so who knows how consistent the offerings will be.

 

I'll eventually get around to reviewing all the ones I have, so that others might feel a bit less uncertain as to what they are purchasing

[Barkingpig]

Thank you for this heads up!

 

I found one that looks interesting & was also happy to see they had the Noodler's Golden Aspen ink.