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Does anyone know if the fountain pen sac co is still in business? Their website seems to also be down. I tried contacting Peter Amis via email, but have not received any replies. He is usually very good at replying to emails within a few hours. His prices were very reasonable. Now it seems all the remaining vendors sell sacs, but at almost twice the cost!

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I usually buy them from a online pen store like Peyton, 5-star pens, etc... at about 2 bucks apiece and years of service.. that is plain cheap.

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How many sacs are you buying?

San Francisco International Pen Show - The next “Funnest Pen Show” is on schedule for August 23-24-25, 2024.  Watch the show website for registration details. 
 

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Oh goodness, I hope Peter's OK. I get my sacs from him too. He was at the L.A. Pen Show last year, perhaps someone who's attending can give an update.

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I think I heard that his partner had died.

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I have purchased mine from Pentooling. They offer a bulk pack of many different sizes that's good if you plan to work on a variety of different pens.

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One possibility is that pensacs.com had an issue with their hosting provider, and moved the site (or the provider blanked it). I've found that many (most) people with web sites haven't a clue as to how to back everything up.

 

And in a few cases, the creator of the sites for them hold the domains and site hostage.

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Does anyone know if the fountain pen sac co is still in business? Their website seems to also be down. I tried contacting Peter Amis via email, but have not received any replies. He is usually very good at replying to emails within a few hours. His prices were very reasonable. Now it seems all the remaining vendors sell sacs, but at almost twice the cost!

If they are not in business who is producing 'em? ccllvv....Did you get any sacs?

 

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I bought mine from vintagepens.com (David Nishimura) - arrived in three days.

 

 

Me too. Always good stuff and quick delivery.

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I have bought sacs feom Anderson Pens. $2 each.

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"Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind" - Rudyard Kipling
"None of us can have as many virtues as the fountain-pen, or half its cussedness; but we can try." - Mark Twain

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I have bought sacs from Anderson Pens. $2 each.

Brad

"Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind" - Rudyard Kipling
"None of us can have as many virtues as the fountain-pen, or half its cussedness; but we can try." - Mark Twain

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Not anymore. Looks like they just doubled their prices?! What a ridiculous markup:

 

https://andersonpens.com/repair-supplies/pen-sacs/latex-sacs/

 

And it looks like indy pen dance followed suit.

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It took a couple months, but Peter Amis's website is up and running again. The format of his ordering method has changed from what you may have been used to, so read his instructions and order form carefully.

 

https://www.pensacs.com

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Considering how long they've been selling the sacs for the _same prices_, I don't find that pen sac having raised the price 50 cents per sac an atrocious tariff.

 

I do believe they need to update the text, however. It still refers to their being in business only ten years since 1986.

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The Pen Sac Co is, as far as I know, the only operation manufacturing sacs. Others may offer them for sale, and they may offer somewhat lower prices because of their volume discount, but nobody else makes them. That will change as they have to replace their stock. Martin Smith at Woodbin made his, but he passed away almost 2 years ago. Peter has kept his prices pretty level for a long time, but price of materials etc do go up, not to mention the inflation rate. It effects me directly, but I'd rather pay more for the sacs that I must have for my business, than see him go out of business because he isn't making money. He keeps the pen community, and many business going, by making the silly things available. I'm grateful for that.

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