I Dropped My Lamy 2000 :-( *uk*

[doctorinky]

Hello,

Fairly new to the FP community but I got a Lamy 2000 a couple of months ago. It's fair to say we're in love. It's THE pen.

First of all I didn't dare take it outside of the house, but as time went on I didn't want to use other pens. It was the one. Other pens laid unloved.

So I work as a doctor and had a very busy stressful weekend of ward cover. I wanted to do it in a nice pen; a good pen can cheer one's day enormously. The 2000 is a perfect workhorse; I'm writing a LOT (like 2 barrels worth in a 12 hour shift)

Anyway, tired, stressed, hungry me was having a non argument about something that wasn't my job when my dearly beloved L2K somehow ended up rolling onto the floor. I still don't know how. I always always put the cap on the end but didn't and well, there was a bang and a splash and that beloved L2K nib was pointing skyward. I managed to straighten it out and limp through the rest of the day with a little scratchiness - anything between EF and stub :-(

So, the question is how can I get it repaired?

Ive heard customer services are terrible but the repairs are amazing... Do I just parcel it up and send it to Germany and hope for the best?? Anyone I should contact??
Any top tips to restore life to my favourite pen???

 

[Tas]

I was going to suggest buying a second hand Lamy Ratio and swapping the nib out (I did this to mine before I plucked up the courage to micromesh it) . . . only a quick Google search brought up this incredible offer from Cult Pens (no affiliation)

https://www.cultpens.com/c/q/brands/lamy/lamy-2000

 

I'd probably start all over again and leave your mistake in the past

[doctorinky]

I was just browsing on there... did always wonder if I could justify an EF...

[sirgilbert357]

If the body of the pen isn't damaged, I'd keep it and look for a used one to harvest the nib from. When I dropped my L2k, the same thing happened to my nib. Lamy USA charged me so much to fix it, I should have just bought a new one.

 

The deal from Cult Pens works out to about 123 bucks, which isn't really that great if you're in the USA. On top of that, you'd have to pay the currency exchange rate for your chosen payment method (it's 3% for me) and hope there are no duties (shouldn't be, but...).

 

I would just hit Amazon and eBay or check out local sellers in your area. You'll get it just as fast, maybe cheaper and won't have to worry about headaches or shipping costs if you have to send it back for some reason.

 

I don't know where you're located, so take that into consideration.

[twdpens]

Sorry to learn of your mishap.

 

You have two options:

1. send it back to Lamy (either directly or via your retailer, who will have repair pouches). Lamy will fit a new nib and inform you of the repair charge (probably about £70 ish).

2. send it to a repairer to get the nib straightened. Coincidentally I have just done that very same repair for a customer, but you should ask here for recommendations rather than take this as a plug.

 

Of course there is a third option and that's to take advantage of the offer in the link above. Whilst I wouldn't normally recommend giving business to a competitor, I'm more than happy to so do when they're selling a pen at a loss.

 

HTH,

 

Martin

[Tas]

I was just browsing on there... did always wonder if I could justify an EF...

 

Ahem . . . no need to justify

(Theres a thread going on about justification somewhere)

 

Sorry to learn of your mishap.

 

You have two options:

1. send it back to Lamy (either directly or via your retailer, who will have repair pouches). Lamy will fit a new nib and inform you of the repair charge (probably about £70 ish).

2. send it to a repairer to get the nib straightened. Coincidentally I have just done that very same repair for a customer, but you should ask here for recommendations rather than take this as a plug.

 

Of course there is a third option and that's to take advantage of the offer in the link above. Whilst I wouldn't normally recommend giving business to a competitor, I'm more than happy to so do when they're selling a pen at a loss.

 

HTH,

 

Martin

 

( I looked on your site for doctorinky too )

[pajaro]

The trouble with just buying a new pen is that you still have this damaged pen you will feel the need to fix. Until you do.

[sirgilbert357]

The trouble with just buying a new pen is that you still have this damaged pen you will feel the need to fix. Until you do.

You sell the damaged pen for parts. Someone out there may have a damaged cap or barrel and want it.

 

And CultPens is not selling that pen at a loss. That price is regular street value in the USA after converting the currency...

[npweston]

+1 for The Writing Desk. They did an incredible job on a 2000 I bought from them and dropped, nib down, the very day it arrived. They didn't even scold me or clip me round the ear or anything. Kind, helpful people with fast service.

[twdpens]

And is not selling that pen at a loss. That price is regular street value in the USA after converting the currency...

 

Do you know the wholesale price of a Lamy 2000 to a UK retailer after all the discounts available?

 

I checked the price of a Lamy 2000 in the USA (from Anderson Pens, but others seem to offer the same price). Their price is USD167.20 which equates to GBP152.63 including VAT (or GBP127.19 ex-VAT) at the current exchange rate. That's pretty much the same as a typical UK price, all things considered.

 

Until just a few years ago it seemed commonplace for FPN members in the USA to suggest that a Lamy 2000 could be had for about USD100. This hasn't been the case for a long time. I do remember that the pen was about GBP90 (including VAT) in the early to mid noughties when we first started selling Lamy but even that equates to well over USD100 even then.

 

HTH,

 

Martin

[twdpens]

+1 for The Writing Desk. They did an incredible job on a 2000 I bought from them and dropped, nib down, the very day it arrived. They didn't even scold me or clip me round the ear or anything. Kind, helpful people with fast service.

Thank you. We're delighted that we were able to remedy your pen. Accidents like that happen to all of us.

 

Best wishes,

 

Martin

[sirgilbert357]

 

Do you know the wholesale price of a Lamy 2000 to a UK retailer after all the discounts available?

 

I checked the price of a Lamy 2000 in the USA (from Anderson Pens, but others seem to offer the same price). Their price is USD167.20 which equates to GBP152.63 including VAT (or GBP127.19 ex-VAT) at the current exchange rate. That's pretty much the same as a typical UK price, all things considered.

 

Until just a few years ago it seemed commonplace for FPN members in the USA to suggest that a Lamy 2000 could be had for about USD100. This hasn't been the case for a long time. I do remember that the pen was about GBP90 (including VAT) in the early to mid noughties when we first started selling Lamy but even that equates to well over USD100 even then.

 

HTH,

 

Martin

 

 

I'm not sure what kind of tone you are taking with that first statement. I'll choose to read it in the most charitable way possible, despite my feeling that isn't really how it was meant. No, I do not know the exact price of a wholesale Lamy L2k. And I would ask you if you knew, for sure, exactly what Cult Pens pays for their L2k's. I get that you're in the business, but you aren't Cult Pens.

 

Prices are different depending on where you buy. I've bought two L2k's brand new and never paid more than 130 USD. Now, that price certainly could have gone up lately, its been about two years since my last L2k purchase.

 

But I also added the caveat of "it depends on where you're located". I mentioned the USA, not the UK. I just wanted to point out that if someone is in the USA, like me, then they might want to shop around. Not that the Cult Pens price is BAD -- it isn't. I said that. It's actually pretty good -- unless you have to send it back. And that is ALWAYS in the purchasing decision for me. Shipping from the USA to the UK on an insured item worth over 100 USD is going to quickly make that pen more expensive than buying from Anderson Pens. But I think I'm well within my rights to question the selling "at a loss" statement given my purchasing history and the fact that Cult Pens probably gets a discount on pricing since they buy in volume. You're welcome to disagree and prove me wrong. I don't mind being wrong and if I were shown the actual wholesale packing list that a Lamy is costing Cult Pens more than 123.00 USD, I would gladly admit I was wrong. But it also isn't THAT serious for crying out loud...so...

 

As a side note: I also almost never see Goulet or Anderson pens with the best prices on pens. I buy a lot of stuff from both of them, but not pens. I would if they had the best price though. They both give excellent service. It is possible to get an L2k for roughly the Cult Pens price here in the USA and not have to worry about shipping costs should one have to send it back.

 

Just one example, a Lamy 2000 on eBay, brand new in box for 135.00:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/LAMY-2000-FOUNTAIN-PEN-MAKROLON-14K-FINE-NIB-NEW-IN-BOX-L01F/362426599252?hash=item54624f0754:g:nroAAOSwx4Ramgfu:sc:USPSFirstClass!75206!US!-1

 

Another one, also NIB for 125.00, all nibs up to OBB available (but from Germany):

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Lamy-2000-pen-8-different-nib-size-in-stock/253489501889?hash=item3b0526d6c1%3Am%3Am5Y57hQKiDvlZuBM7nhIG8Q&var=552673822082

Edited September 25, 2018 by sirgilbert357

[sirgilbert357]

 

Until just a few years ago it seemed commonplace for FPN members in the USA to suggest that a Lamy 2000 could be had for about USD100.

 

 

A few years ago, I recall seeing a Lamy 2000 in broad nib on Amazon for exactly 100.00 USD, free shipping. It was brand new in box, ships and sold from Amazon. I wanted it badly, but knew the broad was too much (I've got a medium and it's pretty "broad" for a medium, lol). It happens from time to time, but not often. Massdrop is another place I've seen them for about 120.00, if I recall correctly. But that isn't as easy as just placing an order and having a pen in your hands 4 days later. Maybe just enough people are seeing good deals to get that kind of rumor started...

 

I think the world economy has shifted a bit in the last few years, so I'm not surprised if Lamy has started raising prices a bit.

[1nkulus]

A few years ago, I recall seeing a Lamy 2000 in broad nib on Amazon for exactly 100.00 USD, free shipping. It was brand new in box, ships and sold from Amazon. I wanted it badly, but knew the broad was too much (I've got a medium and it's pretty "broad" for a medium, lol).

 

At the moment you can have the L2K delivered for $114 for US customers from Cult Pens and they have the full range of nibs in stock.

Pretty close to Massdrop without the wait. You can request them to test it prior to dispatch.

[hbraerae]

Another vote for the writing desk.

 

I've never sent it back to Lamy for repair but I knew someone who did and it took way too long.

[1nkulus]

Do you know the wholesale price of a Lamy 2000 to a UK retailer after all the discounts available?

 

I would say £80-85?

 

I am assuming the US retailers get it cheaper and hence Massdrop can offer low prices.

[dapprman]

Contact Lamy through their website first and see what they say - ask them where you stand. Their support can be very good. I dropped my dialog 3 and put a sent in it. I was open about it being my fault and expected to be charged for the replacement barrel - in the end all it cost me was a recorded delivery post to German and some time (they are slow and lousy at comms) - check first though.

[1nkulus]

You could also swap the nib from a Lamy 99, if you can locate one.

[sirgilbert357]

 

At the moment you can have the L2K delivered for $114 for US customers from Cult Pens and they have the full range of nibs in stock.

Pretty close to Massdrop without the wait. You can request them to test it prior to dispatch.

Oh, wow my math might have been off. I got 123.00 I think. And that was before the 3% currency conversion my bank charges on the credit card transaction. At 114, that's a good deal. Customs fees are always a possibility, but should be minimal on something that price.

[1nkulus]

Oh, wow my math might have been off. I got 123.00 I think. And that was before the 3% currency conversion my bank charges on the credit card transaction. At 114, that's a good deal. Customs fees are always a possibility, but should be minimal on something that price.

 

My math is off.

$123 is correct, the 3% conversion would be on top (card dependent).

Not a bad deal from a reputed seller.

 

There should be no custom fees as it is under $800, IIRC.