Pelikan M805, $281 At Amazon

[markh]

Just pointing out what seems a good deal:

 

Pelikan Premium M805 Fountain Pen F Plume

Price: $281.56 + $7.27 Shipping

 

 

https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B002MSVYQC/ref=pe_3833710_455124700_em_1p_3_lm?th=1

 

 

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[psaldana]

I've found great prices from dealers from the EU, including shipping to US and everything.

 

Just pointing out what seems a good deal:

 

Pelikan Premium M805 Fountain Pen F Plume

Price: $281.56 + $7.27 Shipping

 

 

https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B002MSVYQC/ref=pe_3833710_455124700_em_1p_3_lm?th=1

 

 

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[Mattematical]

I can't start a new thread here yet, but Amazon.com has some killer deals on M1000s from Europe at the moment, as well. Sub $400.

[WalterC]

I can't start a new thread here yet, but Amazon.com has some killer deals on M1000s from Europe at the moment, as well. Sub $400.

Be careful! When I searched amazon.com for Pelikan m1000, what showed up was $92.71. However, despite what the title said, the description seemed to be a Pelikan P205. Maybe that is a good price for a P205 (if it is really that), but a huge disappointment if you're expecting an M1000. Amazon global has different terms than US: "

Amazon Global Store UK

• International products have separate terms"

Read the terms before buying.

[markh]

I ordered the -

 

M600 Vibrant Orange Fountain Pen with EF Nib -

 

on Nov 28. Arrived yesterday, Dec 2. I paid the $5.00 extra for faster shipping ($10 instead of $5).

 

Good:

- Correct pen, correct nib, rapid shipping, in perfect condition.

 

Bad:

- Amazon charged local and state sales tax - $28. They now collect sales tax on everything, even if from a seller that wouldn't charge if you purchased the item directly. I have purchased directly from EU countries and they remove local VAT and don't add Cal. sales tax. Even with the local tax, still a considerably better deal than I could find anywhere else. The high tax amount if a California problem, not an Amazon or seller problem

 

Alas.....The only things certain are death and taxes.....

 

- Was shipped in a plain cardboard envelope, in a small thin cardboard box that just fit the pen. No packing material, no foam, etc.

 

My guess is that if I purchased this in the US I would get a fancy and large box designed to show why an expensive pen is worth the price. Since I have too many of these, I would prefer not to have to deal with it. For all I know this is how the pen is sold in the EU.

 

This is a potential risk that shipping this way could result in a damaged pen. But it arrived perfect, so it's not really fair to complain. In any case the item is covered by Amazon's return policy, so they would make good if it arrived damaged.

 

just FYI

 

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[Theroc]

Be careful! When I searched amazon.com for Pelikan m1000, what showed up was $92.71. However, despite what the title said, the description seemed to be a Pelikan P205. Maybe that is a good price for a P205 (if it is really that), but a huge disappointment if you're expecting an M1000. Amazon global has different terms than US: "

Amazon Global Store UK

• International products have separate terms"

Read the terms before buying.

 

That incorrectly-listed P205 has been mentioned several times on FPN. And despite several attempts to have it corrected it still remains.

[Vpen]

I ordered the -

 

M600 Vibrant Orange Fountain Pen with EF Nib -

 

on Nov 28. Arrived yesterday, Dec 2. I paid the $5.00 extra for faster shipping ($10 instead of $5).

 

Good:

- Correct pen, correct nib, rapid shipping, in perfect condition.

 

Bad:

- Amazon charged local and state sales tax - $28. They now collect sales tax on everything, even if from a seller that wouldn't charge if you purchased the item directly. I have purchased directly from EU countries and they remove local VAT and don't add Cal. sales tax. Even with the local tax, still a considerably better deal than I could find anywhere else. The high tax amount if a California problem, not an Amazon or seller problem

 

Alas.....The only things certain are death and taxes.....

 

- Was shipped in a plain cardboard envelope, in a small thin cardboard box that just fit the pen. No packing material, no foam, etc.

 

My guess is that if I purchased this in the US I would get a fancy and large box designed to show why an expensive pen is worth the price. Since I have too many of these, I would prefer not to have to deal with it. For all I know this is how the pen is sold in the EU.

 

This is a potential risk that shipping this way could result in a damaged pen. But it arrived perfect, so it's not really fair to complain. In any case the item is covered by Amazon's return policy, so they would make good if it arrived damaged.

 

just FYI

 

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If you buy from amazon.co.uk, not only you get 20% EU VAT off but no US sales tax.

[A Smug Dill]

Bad:

- Amazon charged local and state sales tax - $28. They now collect sales tax on everything, even if from a seller that wouldn't charge if you purchased the item directly. I have purchased directly from EU countries and they remove local VAT and don't add Cal. sales tax. Even with the local tax, still a considerably better deal than I could find anywhere else. The high tax amount if a California problem, not an Amazon or seller problem

It's been the case for a while now for Australian customers, and we had it much worse, when we were for a long while cut off from anything sold by other Amazon sites than Amazon.com.au. I still (prefer to!) order stuff directly from overseas retailers that don't slap 10% GST on top of the purchase prices in calculating the total amounts due for the sales transactions, but I think it's a bit rough to chalk it out in discussion with others as "bad" that Amazon will charge tax, as opposed to it being proper that Amazon charges tax in accordance with the applicable local regulations, but we'd like to improperly avoid paying tax due our Government on online purchases if we could get away with it.

[Misbah]

I had bad experience while buying Pelikan form amazon.com. Those come in a small tube like box instead of Real Pelikan box. Unless those are mentioned "Sold and Shipped by Amazon.com" I am not taking risk. Second important factor was the nib experience.

 

I found it is way better to order from Europe , the seller will also fine-tune the nib.