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So I've been buying bottles of ink this morning (I've bought 4 so far) and as I was buying, I think I added about 15 to my watchlists over various sites.

My sister commented recently that I have enough ink already to last me a lifetime. So I'm curious - do you know how many bottles you have?

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I have got appx. 15. Which is too much. How do I know? Because now I HAVE TO buy a pen with a BB nib to realistically use all the ink I do not quite love (about 8 bottles of 15) in a reasonable period of time.

Seeking a Parker Duofold Centennial cap top medallion/cover/decal.
My Mosaic Black Centennial MK2 lost it (used to have silver color decal).

Preferably MK2. MK3 or MK1 is also OK as long as it fits.  
Preferably EU.

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Interesting - I am approaching 15 (actually might already be there! I haven't checked lately).

When you say you don't quite love - is it the colours, or the way they write that you don't like, just out of interest?

 

I think I just love to see the bottles on the shelf as much as actually using them.

When I start uni again in October and go to tutorials, I might just take a different bottle with me each time to try and use some of them up :lticaptd: . The only one I've nearly finished is a MB Royal Blue.

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Some of us have heavier ink habits. I go through a 30ml at least once a week.

 

But then I use my pens all day every day.

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Interesting - I am approaching 15 (actually might already be there! I haven't checked lately).

When you say you don't quite love - is it the colours, or the way they write that you don't like, just out of interest?

 

I think I just love to see the bottles on the shelf as much as actually using them.

 

When I start uni again in October and go to tutorials, I might just take a different bottle with me each time to try and use some of them up :lticaptd: . The only one I've nearly finished is a MB Royal Blue.

 

Honestly 15 bottles is perfectly fine. It all depends on how much you actually use. And how much you enjoy using many inks.

Those inks I do not quite like are either inks I got as a bargain (like Pelikan Edelstein Smoky Quartz for 3.5 quid a bottle) or colours boring to me (Pilot Blue-Black) or colours actually very nice but not (or ale no longer) very appealing to me (Diamine Asa Blue, Pelikan 4001 Dark Green and several more).

 

Also there are bottles and bottles. Are 15 bottles of 80ml Diamine a lot? Yes, perhaps a bit much for a normal user. Are 15 bottles of 30ml Diamine a lot? Wouldn't say so.

 

Just a little advice: there are many, really many nice inks, but only few are exceptional.

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Seeking a Parker Duofold Centennial cap top medallion/cover/decal.
My Mosaic Black Centennial MK2 lost it (used to have silver color decal).

Preferably MK2. MK3 or MK1 is also OK as long as it fits.  
Preferably EU.

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I have twelve bottles, four of which I won't replace when I finish them, for one of the following reasons:

  • Appearance. The ink is not quite the shade I expected it to be or has an unattractive look on certain papers.
  • Behavior. The ink does not flow well.
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I write a lot of fiction and poems by hand so maybe I can explain away my ink addiction to a necessity ha.

 

I do have some I don't particularly love so will not replace.

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I have a lot of ink. Mind you my ink collection is nowhere near Amber's league but I have more ink than I can expect to use in my lifetime. 15 bottles is not too much unless, of course, they are all the same color or they are all gallon bottles. You have variety and that is part of what makes the hobby (obsession?) fun.

 

I do occasionally finish bottles (including a 4.5 oz bottle of Nikita as well as Fireball, Visconti blue, and Ottoman rose) but some have gone years without being used. Eventually I will donate some to friends and toss the ones that go bad (expletive deleted PR black cherry). Inksters who survive me will get the rest when I no longer need them.

 

If the amount of ink bothers you there are always samples. 2 mL is consumed pretty fast.

 

Enjoy the colors.

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[...] so maybe I can explain away my ink addiction to a necessity [...]

 

You don't need to explain. If you had a 'coffee to go' every day for the cost of a 30 ml bottle of Diamine nobody would comment on that cost either, right?

 

Get as many bottles as you want and stop worrying about other people's opinion about that. :P

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81 bottles 72 different inks, yes I have too many!

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If you are emptying bottles regularly, or in the process of doing so, than you don't have too many, if you have around 62-65 bottles as I do without having emptied one in 11 years, than yes you have too many...and should probably focus on emptying a few.....well wait I did just empty a 30ml bottle of Diamine Umber.....whew...progress......

 

 

You don't need to explain. If you had a 'coffee to go' every day for the cost of a 30 ml bottle of Diamine nobody would comment on that cost either, right?

 

Get as many bottles as you want and stop worrying about other people's opinion about that. :P

 

 

When ink addiction is treated like coffee addiction within society, we can all breathe a little easier I suppose. :)

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There is a long, recent thread on this topic.

 

 

There are SEVERAL long threads on this topic. Every few months (in this case only weeks) someone decides to ask the same question.. Wish mods will merge them all in one thread.

 

 

 

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There is a long, recent thread on this topic.

 

 

Such is the case with the posts of "what is your favorite ink?" and "How many pens do you have inked at one time?"....

 

Perhaps FPN has reached a plateau in creation of purely novel topics, all are somewhat related to what has been posted previously....

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There are SEVERAL long threads on this topic. Every few months (in this case only weeks) someone decides to ask the same question.. Wish mods will merge them all in one thread.

 

 

 

C.

 

I wish members would look in the approriate forum to see if their question has already been answered. External search engine too. Moderators have enough to do as it is.

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I wish members would look in the approriate forum to see if their questin has already been answered. External search engine too. Moderators have enough to do as it is.

 

 

I was trying to be polite and non-judgemental.. .and it came across as implying mods don't have enough to do. SORRY!!.. Your message is much clearer.

 

 

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I have about 40 bottles of ink and probably twice as many samples.

 

The only time I feel bad about it is when I think about how they are organized. All piled up on a single shelf, so if I want a particular ink I may need to dig it out first.

 

Otherwise, it all gets used from time to time. I write less these days (work notes went all electronic a while back) but I keep at it.

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Oops my bad- I'll admit i didn't do a search to see if the question had been asked.

 

It was just a slow boring day at work and I was buying ink and just wondered

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