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I'm moving to Philly in a few months and was wondering, are there any recommended pen stores in Philadelphia? I saw some older posts mentioning Holt's as a decent place but is there anything else?

I will be sure to drop by the Philly Pen Show next year as well. Thanks!

 

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Paradise Pens has a nice shop at the suburban King of Prussia Mall. Good selections, but don't expect any great bargains. Most of their pricing is set at factory recommendations.

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You might want to join the Philadelphia Pen Collectors group. Here is contact:

 

blackeraj@hotmail.com

 

Its a pretty informal (and friendly) bunch, we meet about twice a year and also staff a table at the annual Philly Pen show in January.

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Paradise Pens has a nice shop at the suburban King of Prussia Mall. Good selections, but don't expect any great bargains. Most of their pricing is set at factory recommendations.

 

Will check it out sometime though I'll probably be mostly window-shopping :)

 

You might want to join the Philadelphia Pen Collectors group. Here is contact:

 

blackeraj@hotmail.com

 

Its a pretty informal (and friendly) bunch, we meet about twice a year and also staff a table at the annual Philly Pen show in January.

 

Good to know! Will hopefully be in touch soon

Jason's current collection: Lamy Safari, TWSBI Diamond 540, Pilot 78G, Noodler's Nib Creaper, Noodler's Konrad, Parker 45, Parker 75, Camlin 47, Hero 329, Sheaffer NoNonsense, FPR Dilli, Pilot Parallel, Esterbrook SJ, Wearever Deluxe, Waterman Skywriter

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There aren't many FP stores that come to mind. Best bet for face to face pen acquisition is the pen show.

 

Holt's Cigars at 15th & Walnut Streets. Probably the best place in Philly to get FPs and ink in person. Modest selection of pens. Sales, when they occur, are great.

 

There is a stationery store (The Papery at 3rd & Arch Streets) that offer fountain pens (Lamy Safari and Acme) but the staff isn't knowledgeable. They don't know about converters or conversion kits. Also no ink.

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Art in the Age at 3rd and Arch has some Kaweco pens and some Life stationery as well as Field Notes.

 

Omoi down at 16th and Pine also carries Kaweco and has a bunch of Japanese paper.

 

Paper on Pine which is on 13th also has some Lamy Safaris...

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Does anyone know how often Holt will have sales on their pens? Looking at posts from a few years ago, it seems like Holts does amazing deals when they are clearing inventory.

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Does anyone know how often Holt will have sales on their pens? Looking at posts from a few years ago, it seems like Holts does amazing deals when they are clearing inventory.

 

I have made two trips to Holt's this past year. They have a nice enough selection of new pens but I've never seen a sale. I asked about sales and kind of got a vague "sometimes." Way too overpriced on any other day. You'll pay MSRP in my experience. Still, nice to actually be able to touch a pen before buying.

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