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None of the prices appear exceptional based on historical pricing in these forums...I avoid the Italian pens so not counting those at all

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Price is a number. Value is product relative to price. Many pen aficionados, myself included, are willing to pay more than the "best=lowest" price in order to gain superior customer service and a guaranteed product. I bought a Platinum 3776 from penchalet.com, 14k nib, 220 usd is the msrp, he sells it for 165.66. Now, I can buy it for 132 elsewhere. Why pay 33 additional? Because Ron takes care of everything--true no hassle purchasing--it's worth the difference in price. Not everyone will agree :)

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None of the prices appear exceptional based on historical pricing in these forums...I avoid the Italian pens so not counting those at all

 

You can always buy the counterfeit items off Amazon or ebay if you are looking for a good price. His prices are competitive. You can find them cheaper - sure. But it isn't a top tier fountain pen dealer. It might not even be from a reputable pen dealer.

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When I'm pen shopping, I tend to look at as many retailers (including eBay -- I tend not to think of Amazon because a lot of the time I'm looking for vintage pens) as possible. And prices are going to include shipping charges, plus I'm looking at other stuff such as ratings and delivery times. Or buying at pen shows.

Pen Chalet is one of the the places I get weekly email ads from but I don't remember if I've ever actually bought anything from them. Possibly the reissued French-made Parker Vector in purple, but it might have been ipenstore where I got that....

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I bought a couple of times from Pen Chalet in the past 12 months. The outcomes weren't disastrous or anything, although the experience could be better if they actually knew what they had in stock. In the end, I got better "deals" from them than I was originally expecting to get, after some wrangling over their mistakes, so I haven't completely written them off as a supplier for my future purchases, but they'll have to be seriously competitive on price to get a look in.

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