Pelikan Blue Black Discontinued In The U. S.

[karinh]

Oh no! It's the only BB I like! Maybe I should buy another bottle to hoard just in case it doesn't reappear in a new incarnation/bottle.

[Thornton]

Oh no! It's the only BB I like! Maybe I should buy another bottle to hoard just in case it doesn't reappear in a new incarnation/bottle.

 

Try the Fountain Pen Hospital. It was the only place I could find that still had it in stock. They only 1 oz. bottles though.

[Ink Sandwich]

This is just pure idiocy, in a lot of ways. Most of all, it means alienating customers.

[calhoun tubbs]

I just placed an order for a couple of bottles with FountainPenHeaven. I can't believe that Pelikan is discontinuing one of my favorite inks! It didn't occur to me to check fountainpenhospital. Well they both seem to still have it in stock.

[Lloyd]

Is Pelikan trying to act like MB by stopping production of their best inks?

[karinh]

Oh no! It's the only BB I like! Maybe I should buy another bottle to hoard just in case it doesn't reappear in a new incarnation/bottle.

 

Try the Fountain Pen Hospital. It was the only place I could find that still had it in stock. They only 1 oz. bottles though.

 

Thanks Thornton. I'll have a look here (Singapore) first - today in fact as I am going into Orchard Road - and see if I can find some. If not I will order from the USA or UK. Thanks again.

[BobR]

I noticed that pencity.com has the large bottle in stock, according to the website. :clap1:

[piembi]

Noodler's Van Gogh Starry Nights, diluted 50:50 with water, is a pretty close match to Pel BB. At least to my poor untrained eye.

 

This is not an option for my vintage Pelikan and MB pens.

R&K Salix does work ok - but only with the real gushers. What do I do with the average wet vintage Pel?

And J. Herbin blue nuit is way to free flowing even for the average wet pen. No alternative either.

 

Maybe I have to try Lamy BB once more? But it is not my first choice if it comes to mixes with some standard blue ink .... :hmm1:

[lovemy51]

what?!!!!

 

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i ran out of words!!!!!

[Margana]

Is Pelikan trying to act like MB by stopping production of their best inks?

Yep, and most likely profit motivated. Not knocking it but it sure leaves me unhappy as a customer. Will make me look elsewhere for my next ink fix.

[DAYoung]

HULK WANT PELIKAN BLUE-BLACK. HULK LIKE THE WAY IT DRIES HIS EF M200.

 

RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRAGHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!

 

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[AlanE]

If Mont Blanc have stopped Blue Black and now Pelikan, it does reinforce the idea that they are the same ink. Ive also had problems geting Lamy Blue Black......Conspiracy Theories........

[Phormula]

I guess the reason is that it was not profitable. Pelikan ble-black is a really fantastic ink, but it must be used in the right pen, otherwise all you get is a geenish fased grey. It took me some trial and error to find the right FP to use it in and at first I thought there was something wrong with my cartridges. This high specificity made the ink not suitable for everybody. Anyway I will get some while supplies last.

Another possible reason is that the new EU regulation on chemicals created some issues, and therefore the ink had to be discontinued.

[hari317]

If Mont Blanc have stopped Blue Black and now Pelikan, it does reinforce the idea that they are the same ink. Ive also had problems geting Lamy Blue Black......Conspiracy Theories........

 

I have bottles of the older, now discontinued MB Blue/Black and the current being discontinued Pelikan Blue/Black. These two inks are very different from each other.

 

MB has replaced the Blue/Black with the Midnight blue. The new ink remains ferrogallic. The new Mb inks are Austrian, the older line was German made.

 

Best

Hari

[pigpogm]

I've just checked this with the UK distributor. They've confirmed with Pelikan that Blue-Black is not discontinued outside the US. We'll still be able to get plenty of it in the UK, and the rest of Europe.

[The Good Captain]

I've just checked this with the UK distributor. They've confirmed with Pelikan that Blue-Black is not discontinued outside the US. We'll still be able to get plenty of it in the UK, and the rest of Europe.

That's reassuring news for us then. I shan't stockpile just yet!

[eds]

Even though it's still available outside US, why would you discontinue a product at all? (Well assuming it sells well over there)

[Phormula]

Even though it's still available outside US, why would you discontinue a product at all? (Well assuming it sells well over there)

 

The most common reasons are:

- Poor sales

- Not profitable (production cost vs. sales price)

- Change in regulatory framework

[eds]

The most common reasons are:

- Poor sales

- Not profitable (production cost vs. sales price)

- Change in regulatory framework

 

Poor sales/unprofitable - would it not usually just result in a price increase?

Regulations changes - can't really argue with it.

 

Well I do hope they are going to repackage it. I quite liked the ink

[Sandy1]

Hi,

 

Pelikan Blue-Black includes an ingredient not listed in the US TSCA (Toxic Substances Control Act). That inventory list includes all allowed ingredients. (Must be a rather long list.) However, exclusion does not mean that PBlBk is toxic.

 

I am not any sort of authority on US law, but it would seem that import by individuals would not be wise; and I would not be surprised if non-US based vendors/retailers/suppliers would decline to ship PBlBk to the US.

 

As I mentioned, When you're out of PBlBk, you're out of ink.

 

Moose Feathers!

 

Bye,

S1

 

EDIT - To remove repeated text.

Edited May 20, 2011 by Sandy1