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Hello,

I write from Rome. I am a 53-year-old with a big child inside, and this child searches in small markets, in every place, fountain pens.

I'm not looking for a specific fountain pen brand, no! I think that you can fall in love with fountain pens just as you fall in love with a person. When I see a fountain pen and it has something special, it is not important how old it is, whether vintage or new, whether it is a cartridge or a piston, whether it is noble or not. Important for me is to feel that the stylograph is making me feel an emotion.

I have German, Chinese and Italian fountain pens, and I love every one of them.

Surely in this forum I will be able to learn a lot. Also to improve my English.

You will forgive me some errors, but I do not want to use the automatic Google translator.

That's all for now.

See you soon.

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Hell and welcome! I'm sure you'll enjoy your time here!

I love the way you look at (and feel about) fountain pens! I can relate! :)

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Another fellow Italian fountain pen user, welcome!

 

You're right not to use Google translator, it's not a good option. If you need help with single words I recommend wordreference.com. No affiliation.

 

I bet in the capital you can find some treasures in flea markets and vintage stores. Che fortuna~

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Welcome to Fountain Pen Network, Duke Oliver. Where are some of the most fun markets to find pens in Rome?

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Welcome, Oliver! You're in the right place, and your English is terrific.

 

I too would like to know about fountain pen markets in Rome!

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Hello and Welcome to FPN!! Glad to have you as a member!!

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Now there's some vintage markets in lot of places in town. Just for sell used things. Probably the fault of the economic crisis, but now is more simple to find a "free" market, how say:"open the hood of the car and sell!"


In this markets people are not a professionals, sell everithing they have at home.

This is a cruel reality. But, that is!


Then, there are some "no legal markets" : gypsies and other strange person open it in a field in suburbs.From 2 or 4 hours, after, when the police come, all finish.



There're certanly legal markets, but about fountain pens only, ,...I don't know about it. Every markets sell vintage's things (chairs, tables, pictures, etc.etc.)

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Hello To read i think any fountain pen that you receive by courier will always a lot of illusion. Greetings

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Hello and welcome to FPN, from Cape Town, South Africa.

 

If you ever visit Novelli Pens in Rome, say hello to Marco, from me.

 

Enjoy your time here and write with joy.

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Welcome! It’s great to have you here.

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Hello and welcome to FPN, from Cape Town, South Africa.

 

If you ever visit Novelli Pens in Rome, say hello to Marco, from me.

 

Enjoy your time here and write with joy.

And why not? Surely next week I'm going to go there, because just now you have given me a reason to go. So I can observe some beautiful pens.

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