@mfr Was it the blue / brown swirl? If so it might take a while to get to you... I ordered one back on Feb 18th, and it won't get here until March 10th.
It's weird, most of the pens I've ordered only took a day or two, but a few are taking longer. (But not as bad as someone else that bought a V800 that took over two months to arrive.)
@mfr Could also depend on where it is shipping from. It's interesting here that many of the pens can make it in 1-2 days, but a few are taking longer. This is the only one that has taken this long, but I've had a couple take 4-5 days.
Still better than one of the other people on here that ordered a V800 and it's taken nearly two months for him.
@mfr That's one of my biggest annoyances with the way Amazon works - especially for pens. I've gotten a few nib sizes that I didn't intend to buy because it changed when I selected the pen.
It's even worse when looking at Pelikan's - I've been looking at one model, clicked a different color of pen, and had the whole model change (like from an M1000 to M400).
@unattributed Vac fillers aren't my cup of tea, but I do like the V126 and have been tempted to get a stub version. They have been offering the V126 with a stub since at least October, I had added a frosted/clear one to my wish list then.
But now I deleted that entry and replaced it with a transparent red stub V126. I'll probably cave eventually, knowing myself.
@jimp They probably introduced the Stub nibs after I ordered my pens then. (I remember when the V800 came out last year it was a standard offering, and I think it was also standard on the V200 when I ordered it.)
Either way, it is a standard option now, which is good to see. (I have a couple of stub nibs here, but don't use them as often as the Fine or Medium nibs.)
I think the V126 and P20 are the best value for anyone wanting to move away from a cartridge / converter style pen. Especially for the price.
I understand why people resist buying pens...it can actually be a bit too addictive. (I say, with nearly 50 pens in my collection.)
@unattributed I definitely have too many pens, but it's an unfortunate side effect of trying a bunch of inexpensive ones to see what I like and what seals well.
The V126 and P36 seal excellently, I've had ink in them for over a year without issues before. I'd recommend either of those without hesitation, especially now that they have stub options.
The first stub of theirs I saw was the C2000 and it's nice, but doesn't seal as well as I'd like.
The C80 stub is great, too, seals well so far.
@jimp I'm sure this is just me, but I think if you are wanting a pen to seal for a year, you're doing it wrong...lol. IMO if you don't use a pen for a month or two it shouldn't be inked.
But this is my bias, because I use my pens to write 15-20 pages a day - and sometimes more.
@unattributed It's how I prefer to use them, and with the right pens, it works. Nothing wrong about it. I keep a lot of pens inked and swap them around and don't like discarding ink when I want to use something different.
I've had a lot of pens go over a year: TWSBI, Platinum, higher-end Pilots, most Asvine, WingSung, and a rare Jinhao or Hongdian model. Some are over 2 years and still good.
And some pens I'll write empty and refill in a month or less.
@jimp As I said, this is my bias...it's the way I think because of how I use my pens (I'm generally writing 15-20 pages every day). I am, in fact, working on writing down my inked pens so I have fewer of them to worry about the ink just sitting in them.
The way to handle not wasting ink is to track what the pens are inked with. If you want to empty a pen, you check your list, and eject the ink back into the bottle. And if you want to be more cautious, after you've emptied the ink back into the bottle, you can write with it until there's no more ink in the feed. At that point, flush the pen out as normal...no ink wasted.
There are some pens that I expect to stay inked longer... In particular pocket pens, as they don't get used as often these days. But in general, I think having ~12 inked pens is sufficient (for me...).
As I said, this is just me, and the way I use my pens. I'm a case study of one...which is only useful to me. :)
@unattributed If you put ink back in the bottle you risk contaminating the bottle and spreading mold and who knows what else. Could put it into a vial but you'd never get all that back into a pen from there without a syringe, and you also have to worry about tracking/storing the vials, and so on.
That's a ton of work that is all completely unnecessary when the pens just don't dry out until I want to use all all ink.
If I want to write a bunch at a time I can use any pen no matter how it seals.
@jimp I get that mold is a risk, but from what I've read / heard, it's a pretty rare occurrence... Sounds to me like proper care and storage of inks, regular maintenance (cleaning) of pens, and being cautious about environmental concerns / risks should reduce the chance of it happening to a really low level.
IMO - I'm getting the feeling that it's not as big a concern as some have made it out to be. I think Goulet probably has the best overall take / advice (video linked below). I think the trickiest part could be handling environmental issues. (Oh, and maybe avoiding Private Reserve and Monteverde inks... Sounds like those seem to be more likely to have issues.)
@unattributed Maybe when looking globally it's not a huge concern, but I'd rather not take a risk here in my environment, which isn't the best in that regard. Also some inks become rare or hard-to-find over time, so it's better to be safe. But again, that's me and how I manage my own collection.
My preferred methods make it a non-factor entirely, and are less work and worry in the long run. It works well for me. I just had to dial in which pens have the best seal first.
@jimp Fair enough. There's another side to this: my emphasis is on writing, it's not as much on the hobby side... So I'll be going through inks a lot faster, focused mostly on the "standard" blue, black, blue black, red, green, and one or two other colors that will rotate out frequently.
IMO - if I have more than about 20 bottles on-hand (like I do now) I'll have too many.
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