hi

[antonio]

hi,

 

my name's antonio. i'm from vancouver. 'always liked fountain pens. i'm not really a collector but have two montblancs.

[Elaine]

Welcome Antonio! I think you'll find that a lot of us here are "not really collectors". I'm an accumulator. I buy pens that I like at the moment without a thought to where it fits in my "collection" or how much it will be worth in the future.

[KCat]

welcome to FPN, Antonio. As Elaine said - i think most of us here are accumulators/enthusiasts with of course a handful of exceptions.

 

I hope you enjoy the forum and look forward to hearing more from you. it's a fun place here... a little wacky at times. but we do love our pens and ink.

[Ann Finley]

Hello and welcome! Like many here, my accumulation of pens has several mini-focuses but no hard and fast direction. No need to consider yourself a collector to fit in here. ...You'll probably find yourself accumulating inks and papers before long--but it's fun! Jump right in!

 

Best, Ann

[Maja]

Hi Antonio and welcome to FPN!

 

I live in Vancouver, too, and collect primarily vintage pens (Sheaffers for the most part). There aren't any stores here that sell vintage fountain pens, but I think we are pretty fortunate to have a few stores that sell new pens, at least.

[JeffTL]

Welcome, Antonio. What ink do you like to use in your Montblancs?

 

As for stores that sell vintage pens, Maja, have you ever tried antique stores, which are most everywhere? Obviously antique store pens are very likely to need rpairs, but on the other hand, they're often pretty cheap. Watch out for antique stores where the staff wouldn't know a fountain pen if it squirted their eyes (or somewhere where they don't even know they have any) -- that's where you can get great deals.

[Maja]

Welcome, Antonio. What ink do you like to use in your Montblancs?

 

As for stores that sell vintage pens, Maja, have you ever tried antique stores, which are most everywhere? Obviously antique store pens are very likely to need rpairs, but on the other hand, they're often pretty cheap. Watch out for antique stores where the staff wouldn't know a fountain pen if it squirted their eyes (or somewhere where they don't even know they have any) -- that's where you can get great deals.

Hi Jeff,

Yep, I've found some good deals at antique stores. Vancouver has quite a few though, and I have a feeling that the other pen collectors in the area frequent them regularly or (worse, in my case) have cornered the market by asking dealers to set aside all writing instruments for them. This makes it rather difficult to get "sumgai" finds....but it's the thrill of the chase, as they say

 

Thanks for the tips,

~Maja

[southpaw]

Hello Antonio. Like the others, not a collector, just a user/accumulator. Glad you found us and hope you enjoy our little corner of the web. Feel free to hang out, read, and post whenever you feel like it. Look forward to getting to know you better and seeing you around the boards.

[antoniosz]

Hi Antonio,

 

Welcome to FPN. Collector or user everyone is welcome here.

I like your name

 

Antonios

[amin]

Welcome from another recently new member. In the past couple weeks I have learned that this is an extremely helpful/kind group of folks. One of the cool features of the board is that it hosts pics as attachments, so if you have a digital camera, I'd love to see your pens!

[Guest Denis Richard]

Hi Antonio !

 

Welcoem to FPN. You won't be the only canuck around here

 

Denis.

[Mannenhitsu]

Hi Antonio and welcome to the FPN!