The List

Pen Nib Condition Price (USD) Box Incl Status Album
Diplomat Aero 14k Broad A1 $275 Yes SOLD Imgur
Faber-Castell Ambition Pastel Pink Steel Medium A1 $75 Yes Available Imgur
Franklin-Christoph Model 45 (original, IPO) Steel 1.1 stub (Jim Rouse tuned) B $150 FC Sleeve SOLD Imgur
Graf von Faber Castell Tamitio Marsala Steel Fine A1 $175 Yes Available Imgur
Lamy 2000 Black Amber (FP) 14k Medium A1 $600 Yes (+$25) Available Imgur
Lamy 2000 Black Amber (RB) Caran d’Ache Roller Refill Fine A2 $300 Yes (+$25) Available Imgur
Lamy 2000 Makrolon (FP) 14k Extra-Fine (M. Bacas tuned) A2 $175 Yes SOLD Imgur
Lamy 2000 Makrolon (RB) Caran d’Ache Roller Refill Fine A2 $75 Yes SOLD Imgur
Lamy Safari Pink w/ inks Steel Medium A1 $50 Yes SOLD Imgur
Parker 51 (2021) Steel Fine A1 $75 Yes Available Imgur
Pilot Custom Heritage 92 14k Fine A1 $210 Yes Available Imgur
TWSBI 580 AL Steel Medium A1 $75 Yes SOLD Imgur
Waterman Carène (FP) 18k Fine A2 $250 Yes SOLD Imgur
Waterman Carène (RB) Caran d’Ache Roller Refill Fine A2 $150 Yes Available Imgur
Nib Unit Material Condition Price (USD) Status Album
Franklin-Christoph (JoWo) #6 Medium SIG Steel A1 $59 SOLD Imgur
Franklin-Christoph (JoWo) #5 Needlepoint (Nagahara) Steel A1 $90 SOLD Imgur

Verification

The Story

  • Five years ago all my pens got packed up for moving day and never made it back out of their boxes. After some heavy sighs I've decided to sell most of my collection, keeping only those I actually used regularly. Most of these haven't ever been used, or were used only once. I thought I would do a lot more writing I guess, but the older my kids get the busier I am and I'm finding that more often than not I would rather read than write these days.

Combo Deals

  • Buy both L2K Black Amber shipped together, take $150 off the total.

- Buy both L2K Makrolon shipped together, take $35 off the total.

- Buy both Waterman Carène shipped together, take $75 off the total.

The Details

Diplomat Aero

- This Aero was ordered with the 14k Broad nib because I was going to have it turned into a stub, but never got around to it. Never used or inked, just unboxed to look at from time to time and then put back because I hadn't had the nib ground yet. Like all Aero finishes, it is beautiful and the unique shape of it is always a standout in a collection. Fits nicely in the hand and balances well. I've had others, and they were always a joy to write with. I really should have just ordered a Fine and enjoyed it. Ah well, my loss your gain.

Faber-Castell Ambition Pastel Pink

  • Pretty pen with a minimalist silhouette and subtle color. This was intended for my daughter but "I don't even like pink anymore, it's so cringe. Are there other colors? It's too small anyway" So, it got put away with the rest of my pens for the next sale post that never got posted, until now! My experience with Faber-Castell has always been positive, smooth nibs and consistent lines. Good pens all around, I would geniunely say they're a better pen than the price point reflects. No doubt a benefit of their more expensive Graf von Faber-Castell offerings. This pen is light and well-balanced, I'm sure it would be a joy for someone who likes the color or size.

Franklin-Christoph Model 45 (original, IPO)

- This pen is the original FC Model 45, in fact it is one of the IPO pens. It also has a unique provenance, this particular pen belonged to Mandy @ Franklin-Christoph and she gifted it to my daughter at the 2018 Chicago Pen Show. The late Jim Rouse tuned the nib at the show as well, and both Mandy and Jim exchanged a couple of letters with my daughter before she outgrew the novelty of pen pals. Unfortunately my daughter is a teenager now and wants makeup and handbags, so she is selling the pens she had acquired years ago. The nib on this pen is flawless, of course. The body and cap are free from blemishes, although the white filler in the lettering on the cap is largely gone due to age. One item to note is the original Model 45 was not long enough for a converter, so this is a cartridge only pen. I believe they still make this pen as the (pocket) p45, but don't quote me on that I've been away for some time. I am conservatively rating this as a B due to the white filler on the cap being mostly gone, but that is the only sign of age at all.

Graf von Faber Castell Tamitio Marsala

  • The upscale version of the Ambition, this Tamitio is a wonderful pen for those who like something in the medium to thin range. I wish it was slightly larger in length and diameter, it's just too small for me. I loved the look of it so I bought it even knowing the dimensions, but the short section and narrow body (relative to my preferences) just didn't work for me. Never wound up putting ink in it, just tested a couple lines with water and knew I couldn't hold it for long enough to write anything worthwhile. Another one that got put back in the box and tucked away. Big sad, because I love the color and overall look, just not the way it felt in my hand.

Lamy 2000 Black Amber (FP)

  • I bought this with the intention of sending it to Mark Bacas for a special nib grind, but right around the time I bought it I stopped really writing and it never got sent out. In fact it never even got inked because a M is too wide and too wet for my writing. Cap number 4136 / 5000

Lamy 2000 Black Amber (RB)

  • Bought this because I like matched sets. Immediately swapped out the Lamy Rollerball refill for a Caran d'Ache refill because they are spectacular. Used this to write my initials a lot of times when I bought my house, then packed it up for the move and never used it again. One of my favorite form factors for an FP with the convenience of a rollerball. Cap number 0040 / 1500. That white speck on the cap in the picture is not a scratch or ding, just a piece of dust or styrofoam I didn't notice when I took the picture.

Lamy 2000 Makrolon (FP)

- This L2K got used for one full fill, maybe two? I had sent it to Mark Bacas right after I got it and he tuned up the EF nib and it writes super smooth, if a little bit wet for my liking. Honestly I can't even call that a problem, it glides like a larger nib and lays down enough ink to show off the color without saturating the page. It's a great nib, like all of Mark's work. I just found myself not really using this pen, because when I did sit down to write I always reached for something from the "keeper set."

Lamy 2000 Makrolon (RB)

- Bought this because I like matched sets. Immediately swapped out the Lamy Rollerball refill for a Caran d'Ache refill because they are spectacular. I think I wrote someone a letter with this once? Maybe I just wrote about that jumping fox a few times though. Packed it up for the move with all the rest and never used it again. One of my favorite form factors for an FP with the convenience of a rollerball.

Lamy Safari 2011 Pink w/ inks

- Like the Faber-Castell Ambition above, my daughter decided that she didn't want this because it was pink... she never used it, just left it in a box in the back of her closet. It was a special edition when I bought it, looks like it is a standard offering now. So I'm going to throw in all of the Dark Lilac and Copper Orange cartridges I have left.

Parker 51 (2021)

  • Bought this because my mother in-law gave me her vintage Parker 21 and I wanted something similar that I wasn't afraid to use or lose. Except I never used it. I took it out of the box and looked at it a couple of times, but never bothered to ink it because it lacked the sentimental value of other pens and just didn't resonate with me. Includes the box, papers, and all Parker ink cartridges I have.

Pilot Custom Heritage 92

  • A new, never used Pilot CH92 demonstrator with the wonderful 14k Fine nib. I have a fascination with demonstrators, but an OCD reluctance to ever fill them with ink because it would drive me mad if I couldn't get it perfectly clean! I wish I had realized that before buying a number of demos, but the paralysis of deciding which ink should go into it always kept me from even trying it out. I deferred to my CH912 with a PO nib instead, because... it isn't a demonstrator. Well, this pen (and an Opus 88 Koloro) taught me something about myself without ever being inked.

TWSBI 580 AL

- Honestly I don't know why I bought this. I'm sure I had a reason at the time, but I can't remember what that is now. I had already owned a 580AL before in silver and parted ways with it. I think I bought this for one of my kids because they wanted "a clear pen" like mine, but then they kept letting their pens dry out and I kept having to clean them, so I never presented the gift. Anyway... it's a medium sized piston filling demonstrator, in a color I don't think they make anymore, with a dependable steel Medium nib. Can't really complain about the TWSBI 580AL, don't really need to hype it either!

Waterman Carène (FP)

- The beautiful Waterman Carène in Black Sea. It's a fantastic pen, surprising heft thanks to the brass core under the lacquer, but so well balanced it just kind of settles comfortably in your hand. The inlaid nib is gorgeous, and smooth out of the box. Of all the pens I have ever owned, the only nibs I have been more impressed with out of the box came from S.T. Dupont on the Liberté and the Line D. Honorable mention to the Caran d'Ache Léman, probably a tie with the Waterman Carène. Suffice it to say, this pen is a joy to write with and really is the last one I decided to part with.

Waterman Carène (RB)

  • The beautiful Waterman Carène in Black Sea. It's a fantastic pen, surprising heft thanks to the brass core under the lacquer, but so well balanced it just kind of settles comfortably in your hand. Again, I bought the rollerball because I like matched sets. Immediately swapped the original refill out for a Caran d'Ache rollerball refill. I think you see the trend here... might have wrote a letter or couple pages in my journal with this, but even that I'm not sure of. I don't think the rollerball ever actually got used... It's only being sold because the fountain pen is going too...

Franklin-Christoph #6 Medium SIG nib (Audrey Matteson)

- A lovely steel nib ground by Audrey, I added it on to a pen order and never swapped it in. Now I don't have a pen to use with the nib so... time for it to go.

Franklin-Christoph #6 Needlepoint (Yukio Nagahara)

- I love needlepoint nibs. This one is almost without peer. The only reason I am selling it is because I have #5 and #6 needlepoints from Masuyama that I still use, which makes this one redundant. Trugh be told though, I am not going tobe upset if it doesn't sell because it doesn't take up a lot of space in the pen parts box and it's nice knowing there is a spare needlepoint just in case I have a need for it.

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  • No longer accepting returns, ate too many shipping costs just because people changed their mind about a purchase.
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Bonus Content

Since you made it to the end of the post, have a look at the keepers!

Pen Nib Album
Parker 21 Steel Fine
Pilot Custom Heritage 912 14k Posting Nib
Montblanc Meisterstück Solitaire Martelé 18k Fine
Montblanc Meisterstück Solitaire Martelé Montblanc Rollerball Refill (Medium)
Visconti Homo Sapiens Dark Age 23k Palladium EF Cursive Italic (M. Bacas) / 18k Fine
Visconti Homo Sapiens Dark Age Caran d’Ache Roller Refill Fine
Waldmann Tango Lines Franklin-Christoph #5 Steel Needlepoint (M. Masuyama)
Waldmann Tango Lines Caran d’Ache Roller Refill Fine