M800 "pf" Nib

[PJohnP]

2 hours ago, Bo Bo Olson said:

We are living in the Golden Age of Inks............sometimes that is a sad thing.

 

I'm not so sure that I agree with that last sentiment.

 

Inks are an affordable luxury - within some bounds - for most folks, where the fancy limited/special/bespoke pens are a bit out of reach for many. 

 

I used to "reward" myself for lengthy periods of business travel with the purchase of several inks.  Given that I traveled every month, for some periods, every week, this set me down a path of purchases.  I eventually drew that to a close when I had an immense supply of inks in terms of one person's use.

 

As a corollary, there's a now somewhat debunked economic theory * referred to as "The Lipstick Effect".  The theory held that people will purchase even lower cost "luxuries" during periods of upheaval or depression when other purchases are dropped or deferred.

 

Who knows, perhaps we can begin a new economic theory based on fountain pen inks...

 

 

* Here is a 2022 article on the topic : With Recession Threatening, The Lipstick Effect Kicks In And Lipstick Sales Rise (forbes.com)

[Bo Bo Olson]

1 hour ago, PJohnP said:

sometimes that is a sad thing.

My wallet has me in court for wallet abuse....I keep opening it, looking for something called 'money'.

I have a 100 inks and ...Want More...why I don't know? I'll never use up what I have.

[PJohnP]

1 hour ago, Bo Bo Olson said:

My wallet has me in court for wallet abuse....I keep opening it, looking for something called 'money'.

I have a 100 inks and ...Want More...why I don't know? I'll never use up what I have.

 

Did I not include the clause "within some bounds" in my post ?  <deep chuckle>

 

I'm just updating a long overdue inventory of inks, thanks to a friend's very helpful example, and while I don't think I have as many bottles of ink as others here on FPN, I have a sizable number.

 

The good part of that is we'll have to live many more years to use them all !  <arched eyebrow>

 

 

John P.

[roshpens]

15 hours ago, Penguincollector said:

It’s the man that created the Penman inks. Similar to Penman Sapphire, I think the name is Scribe Indigo. It’s supposed to be better behaved. I keep meaning to try it but keep getting distracted by literal shiny things (i.e., more pens and shimmer inks). It’s beautiful.

Thank you !

[Penguincollector]

You’re very welcome, @roshpens!