Free Pens to Students & New FPNers

[girlieg33k]

Hi folks,

 

I've been very fortunate in being able to engage in this hobby for several years now -- and most especially these days, given the woeful state of the economy. So I'm offering these pens to students and to relatively new members of FPN. (This is going to be on an honor system; no one will be asked to prove student status, nor will I check how long you've been an FPN member or lurker.)

 

Most of these pens were acquired in my first year of collecting, so you won't find any fancy Italian celluloid or Japanese Urushi -- but each one should serve its new owner well. I'll pay for all reasonable shipping costs; I'm in the US and I'll ship anywhere so long as it doesn't cost the other half of my retirement plan. :blink:

 

Below is a quick-list of the pens. A more detailed list, with descriptions and photos can be found here. The list is hosted off-site so that I can easily edit/update the page to indicate which pens are still available; editing-time restrictions here on FPN prohibits me from updating this post after 24-hours.

 

Pen 01: A.G. Spalding & Bros, Maplewood Orange Body

Nib: Medium Steel Nib

Filler: Cartridge/Converter CLAIMED

Pen 02: Crocodile, Black with Gold Trim

Nib: Fine-Medium, Steel

Filler: Cartridge/Converter (included) CLAIMED

 

Pen 03: Dacheron, Black/White Swirl, Silver Trim

Nib: Medium, Steel

Filling System: Cartridge/Converter CLAIMED

 

Pen 04: Duke #2007 Mini Torpedo

Nib: Fine-Medium, 14K (not sure, see HisNibs product page; link in Notes)

Filling System: Cartridge/Converter CLAIMED

 

Pen 05: Duke, Black with Gold Trim

Nib: Fine-Medium, Steel

Filling System: Cartridge/Converter (included) CLAIMED

 

Pen 06: Reform Bremen

Nib: Medium, Steel

Filling System: Cartridge/Converter (included) CLAIMED

 

Pen 07: Reform Calligraphy (pictured left in photo)

Nib: Medium, Steel

Filling System: Piston-Filler with Ink Window CLAIMED

 

Pen 08: Reform Classico (pictured right in photo)

Nib: Medium, Steel

Filling System: Piston-Filler with Ink Window CLAIMED

 

Pen 09: Sailor Milky Float, Pastel Green CLAIMED

Pen 10: Sailor Milky Float, Pastel Purple CLAIMED

Pen 11: Sailor Milky Float, Pastel Pink CLAIMED

Pen 12: Sailor Milky Float, Pastel Yellow (not pictured)

Nibs: Japanese Fine/Western Extra-Fine, Steel

Filling Systems: Cartridge/Converter (included) CLAIMED

 

Pen 13: Sheaffer Javelin, Cranberry with Chrome Trim

Nib: Fine, Steel

Filling System: Cartridge/Converter (included) CLAIMED

 

Pen 14: Wality 69L, Black with Silver Trim

Nib: Medium, Steel

Filling System: Eyedropper CLAIMED

 

Pen 15: Wality Copper Overlay Cap

Nib: Medium, Steel

Filling System: Piston-Filler with Ink Window CLAIMED

 

Send an email to girlieg33k [ at ] gmail.com to indicate which pens, by number, you'd like to own. Feel free to claim more than one pen -- but please also give others a reasonable chance to claim pens, i.e., don't send me an email asking for all of them.

 

Posting in this thread to claim a pen will help others know which pens might still be available -- but posting here cannot guarantee that the pen is still available. An email, first in time, gets a pen; please wait for confirmation by reply email. Also, it may take me a few hours, or even a day (or two) for me to reply to all emails. (I, fortunately, still have a day-job, but I'll reply to all emails as soon as I can.)

 

In case you missed it above, click here to view full descriptions and photos of the pens.

Edited January 28, 2009 by girlieg33k

[artaddict]

Nice offer! (Glad to see you too).

Edited January 28, 2009 by artaddict

[Mark Cummins]

Dear girlieq33k,

 

Wow! You are amazingly generous.

 

I don't know if I am new enough (I've posted a few times), but I definitely am a beginner, relearning how to write with a fountain pen.

 

Both the calligraphy pen and the Sailor milky float (any color) interest me. Please put me at the end of the line and, if the pens are not claimed, remember that I was interested.

 

Thanks, Mark

 

Hi folks,

 

I've been very fortunate in being able to engage in this hobby for several years now -- and most especially these days, given the woeful state of the economy. So I'm offering these pens to students and to relatively new members of FPN. (This is going to be on an honor system; no one will be asked to prove student status, nor will I check how long you've been an FPN member or lurker.)

 

Most of these pens were acquired in my first year of collecting, so you won't find any fancy Italian celluloid or Japanese Urushi -- but each one should serve its new owner well. I'll pay for all reasonable shipping costs; I'm in the US and I'll ship anywhere so long as it doesn't cost the other half of my retirement plan. :blink:

 

Below is a quick-list of the pens. A more detailed list, with descriptions and photos can be found here. The list is hosted off-site so that I can easily edit/update the page to indicate which pens are still available; editing-time restrictions here on FPN prohibits me from updating this post after 24-hours.

 

Pen 01: A.G. Spalding & Bros, Maplewood Orange Body

Nib: Medium Steel Nib

Filler: Cartridge/Converter CLAIMED

Pen 02: Crocodile, Black with Gold Trim

Nib: Fine-Medium, Steel

Filler: Cartridge/Converter (included)

Pen 03: Dacheron, Black/White Swirl, Silver Trim

Nib: Medium, Steel

Filling System: Cartridge/Converter CLAIMED

 

Pen 04: Duke #2007 Mini Torpedo

Nib: Fine-Medium, 14K (not sure, see HisNibs product page; link in Notes)

Filling System: Cartridge/Converter

 

Pen 05: Duke, Black with Gold Trim

Nib: Fine-Medium, Steel

Filling System: Cartridge/Converter (included)

Pen 06: Reform Bremen

Nib: Medium, Steel

Filling System: Cartridge/Converter (included) CLAIMED

Pen 07: Reform Calligraphy (pictured left in photo)

Nib: Medium, Steel

Filling System: Piston-Filler with Ink Window CLAIMED

 

Pen 08: Reform Classico (pictured right in photo)

Nib: Medium, Steel

Filling System: Piston-Filler with Ink Window CLAIMED

 

Pen 09: Sailor Milky Float, Pastel Green

Pen 10: Sailor Milky Float, Pastel Purple

Pen 11: Sailor Milky Float, Pastel Pink CLAIMED

Pen 12: Sailor Milky Float, Pastel Yellow (not pictured)

Nibs: Japanese Fine/Western Extra-Fine, Steel

Filling Systems: Cartridge/Converter (included)

 

Pen 13: Sheaffer Javelin, Cranberry with Chrome Trim

Nib: Fine, Steel

Filling System: Cartridge/Converter (included) CLAIMED

Pen 14: Wality 69L, Black with Silver Trim

Nib: Medium, Steel

Filling System: Eyedropper CLAIMED

Pen 15: Wality Copper Overlay Cap

Nib: Medium, Steel

Filling System: Piston-Filler with Ink Window CLAIMED

 

Send an email to girlieg33k [ at ] gmail.com to indicate which pens, by number, you'd like to own. Feel free to claim more than one pen -- but please also give others a reasonable chance to claim pens, i.e., don't send me an email asking for all of them.

 

Posting in this thread to claim a pen will help others know which pens might still be available -- but posting here cannot guarantee that the pen is still available. An email, first in time, gets a pen; please wait for confirmation by reply email. Also, it may take me a few hours, or even a day (or two) for me to reply to all emails. (I, fortunately, still have a day-job, but I'll reply to all emails as soon as I can.)

 

In case you missed it above, click here to view full descriptions and photos of the pens.

 

[girlieg33k]

Updated: All pens have been claimed.

 

Mark, someone else claimed the Reform calligraphy pen, by email, before your post appeared in the thread. The Sailor in green has been reserved for you, however; you'll need to provide your mailing address by email.

 

Thanks, everyone!

 

K.

Edited January 28, 2009 by girlieg33k

[Lloyd]

[Onth]

ahh... this is an early bird special....

 

[Keng]

A generous offer indeed. Well done.

 

Mike

[Bearcat]

 

 

Girlie:

 

Very noble and generous offer.....This kind of stuff restores my faith in humanity (or a least the FPN humanity).

 

Cheers,

 

--Doc

 

 

[Cerbeos]

Very generous! Now to start up my time machine so I didn't have my Accounting class this morning!!

[PenFisher]

A very generous and gracious deed ... well done and Bravo! :clap1:

[Ink Stained Wretch]

Wow, that's very generous of you girlieg33k.

 

Had I seen it in time I'd have probably tried to sign up for some classes right away in order to qualify. Having missed it I'll just take solace in my untutoredness .

[cakibler]

Indeed a very kind gesture of you. I did something similar with a couple of user grade pens I couldn't sell on Pentrace a couple of years ago and the free pens were claimed literally within seconds. No one turns down that generous of a deal. Amazing how they come out of the wood work when the pens are free. Kudos to you

[andyk]

Hi,

 

A generous offer and it's really nice to have you back, I for one have missed your ink reviews especially the handwritten ink ones and hopefully we will now see more.

 

Sure all the others have missed you too, welcome back.

 

Andy :clap1:

[girlieg33k]

Final Update: All pens have shipped.* Emails have been sent to everyone with tracking information. If you did not receive an email with tracking information, contact me by email.

 

One last thing, another thread titled Pay it Forward 2009 has sprung up, and I'm pleased that this has spurred generosity. However, I confess to being a bit embarrassed that the topic was attributed to me. The very existence of FPN epitomizes generosity, and lots of members, before I came on to the scene, have given to the hobby and to other members. I merely followed their own example.

 

K.

 

P.S. The idea of a separate section for "Free Items" is great. Thanks to everyone who chimed in, and to Col for managing the madness.

 

*Exception: Sailor Green to Mark Cummins (above). Please provide a mailing address (to the email address in the original post).

 

Edited: Added P.S.

Edited January 29, 2009 by girlieg33k

[Col]

P.S. The idea of a separate section for "Free Items" is great. Thanks to everyone who chimed in, and to Col for managing the madness.

Quite a healthy sort of madness, though! And though you weren't the first, I don't recall anyone else inspiring the members in quite the way that you seem to have done. (I thought I might as well embarrass you some more. )

 

Btw, a pinned topic is proposed at this stage, rather than separate sub-forum. And I'm busy breaking the guidelines by discussing it in For Sale topic!

 

[Bisquitlips]

Great to have you back!

 

My compliments on your return and your great generosity!

[SOtto]

Darn, I always miss the good stuff on FPN.

[Mark Cummins]

girlieg33k,

 

Thanks so much.

 

My mailing address is:

 

617 Beaumont E.

St. Bruno, Qc J3V 2R4

Canada

 

Best, Mark

 

Final Update: All pens have shipped.* Emails have been sent to everyone with tracking information. If you did not receive an email with tracking information, contact me by email.

 

One last thing, another thread titled Pay it Forward 2009 has sprung up, and I'm pleased that this has spurred generosity. However, I confess to being a bit embarrassed that the topic was attributed to me. The very existence of FPN epitomizes generosity, and lots of members, before I came on to the scene, have given to the hobby and to other members. I merely followed their own example.

 

K.

 

P.S. The idea of a separate section for "Free Items" is great. Thanks to everyone who chimed in, and to Col for managing the madness.

 

*Exception: Sailor Green to Mark Cummins (above). Please provide a mailing address (to the email address in the original post).

 

Edited: Added P.S.

 

[calliej]

wow - gutted I missed that one

 

it would have been the one good reason to be a student

 

right now I can't think of any others that's for sure

[Mark Cummins]

Dear Girlieq,

 

My pen arrived yesterday. Very cute--so cute that my wife slyly said "oh, that's too small for your hand. It's more my size." I riposted (sorry) that when I posted the pen it fit well, but the handwriting is on the wall! So, we thank you.

 

 

Mark and Susie