Newbie looking to start / ebay seller Junkomania

[bgg1]

Hi all,

I've been trying to cull as much info as I can before making my first purchase, but I figure I'm still better off starting with a lower cost pen so I don't blow my whole bank account at once. I came across a listing for a Pelikan 100 "vintage" pen on e-bay by seller "Junkomania," and wanted to know what people thought. The user name bothers me a bit, but I will look past that. If this seems legit, (and a decent price) I hope someone can let me know (rather than snap it up himself).

Thanks in advance,

Ben

[sbrandt]

 

I'm a bit of a newbie myself--nearly everyone here can probably give you better advice--but I have spent a fair amount of time looking at Pelikans lately. Great pens, especially the gold-nibbed ones.

 

I did a bit of searching and found the pen you are apparently referring to (hint: next time you may get more responses if you include a link -- is it this one: http://shop.ebay.com/merchant/junkomania ?). It isn't what most people would call vintage and may or may not be a good deal. If you are interested in vintage Pelikans, I would look elsewhere.

 

Many people are very fond of the steel-nibbed Pelikan M200. I haven't used one. Another great starter pen is a Lamy Safari. Also steel-nibbed. There is, of course, lots more good info about starter pens elsewhere on FPN, written by people who know a lot more than I do, so I will stop here.

 

Cheers,

Scott