Lamy 2000 nib change?

[freewheelingvagabond]

I have a Lamy 2000 that needs a nib replacement. Current nib is broken. Any ideas where to get this done at cost? I live in Canada (Toronto), but this pen was purchased a few years ago at a duty free. 

Many thanks

[Karmachanic]

What does 'broken' mean?  Greg Minuskin may be able to help.

Appelboom, La Couronne du Compte, and Martini Auctions will sell you a replacement.

 

 

[A Smug Dill]

@freewheelingvagabond What exactly do you mean by “get this done at cost”, though?

 

“Get this done” implies you think of the nib change as a service and not a product, but what does “cost” mean? Are you implying that instead of paying for time and materials — with the implied effort, expertise, and guarantee of quality of service and/or consumer protections to which a retail customer would be legally entitled — you're only prepared to pay for materials at the cost of acquisition by the party performing the nib change?

 

If so, the simplest and correct answer to your question of “where” ought to be, “At home, by self-service — in your own time, and at your own risk of flawed execution and/or causing damage to the pen or the part — after you've paid the price (inclusive of retailer mark-up, and any applicable shipping charges and tax) for which the nib is offered to you in the market.”

 

Or, if alternatively you meant you only want to pay a single, all-inclusive price for the outcome, not detailed with separate line items for product and service, but hiding the mark-up on the replacement part and what the repairer charges for the work (ordering the part from his/her supplier, installing it, handling the return shipping, and managing the transaction and your account with his/her business), then any number of professional repairers in the industry, including a few who are active participants on FPN, will do that. However, then you may want to ask yourself, would you just want one name, one quote, and get the nib replacement over and done with; or would you want to compare prices, and effectively get an idea of what the mark-up is and/or how much more you're paying for the service?

 

4 hours ago, Karmachanic said:

Appelboom, La Couronne du Compte, and Martini Auctions will sell you a replacement.

 

I'm sure I've seen a Florida-based retailer offering replacement Lamy 2000 nibs for <US$70. Then there was the opportunity, some weeks ago, when La Couronne du Comte was offering a blanket 15% off all Lamy products (including standalone/replacement nibs), on top of which one could stack one of several long-standing discount codes on the Web, if “at cost” implies that the O.P. want to do some business analysis and minimise the total cost of the exercise to him/her, finding out what is the lowest possible and how far from that figure he/she settled for when finally pulling the trigger.

[Brettman]

Use Bob:

Bob Nurin
repairs@lamyinc.com
phone: +1 520-395-0183
address: 4729 E Sunrise Drive PMB #406 Tucson, AZ 85718

[Dione]

8 hours ago, freewheelingvagabond said:

I have a Lamy 2000 that needs a nib replacement. Current nib is broken. Any ideas where to get this done at cost? I live in Canada (Toronto), but this pen was purchased a few years ago at a duty free. 

Many thanks

It's not impossible to do this yourself if you buy a replacement nib and read up on how to do it before you start. However, buying a nib is expensive and you may find that Lamy could be your best option for help. They will remove the broken nib and replace it with a new one for their regular price. There's no cheap way to buy a 14ct gold Lamy 2000 nib.

[es9]

Dan Smith used to sell replacement nibs; he might still.  They are not cheap, however.  Repair might be cheaper, and Greg Minuskin is a freaking magician.  

[A Smug Dill]

7 hours ago, Dione said:

There's no cheap way to buy a 14ct gold Lamy 2000 nib.

 

Buying a new 14K gold nib to fit the Lamy 2000 should, as in will most likely, be cheaper than buying a whole new Lamy 2000 fountain pen from a particular retailer. Getting a new nib for effective total spend of less than US$100 should be easier than getting a whole new pen for less than US$100. However, I wouldn't recommend expecting to be able to get a new nib free of tax and/or import duty, although there may be online sellers who may not charge you for any applicable tax at the point of sale, and leave it to the customer's “luck” with his/her country's Customs officials as to whether tax and/or duty will be collected.

 

As I've mentioned, quite recently it would have been possible to buy such a nib for (after my calculations) no more than €60.06, plus shipping; but if the nib is tacked on to a larger order totalling €150 or more, then international shipping by DHL (including to Canada) is ‘free’. That's reasonably cheap for a standalone gold nib, wouldn't you say?

[irrigger]

Stylo.ca in Montreal sell the replacement nibs. If all you are doing is replacing the nib, it is a very simple procedure. Just search online for Lamy 2000 disassembly videos and only concentrate on the nib/section portion.

[Brettman]

Nurin did my EF replacement for $80 at the LA show... 2 years ago.