Originally Posted by matt fury
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Nice to meet you, pot.
Anyway, I'd still write with a $700 pen. That's still in the range of things like Mont Blanc Writer Series, for example, and as nice as those pens are, they aren't so nicee as to never be inked. I think the MB Patron of the Arts series is where you start getting into the "Not really for writing" segment.
Actually I do have a pen I might not ink for a long time, but not because it is expensive. Its a Pelikan M205 Clear Demo. I love it because I can so clearly see the inner workings of of one of my favorite FPs, and IMO one of the best deals in modern fountain pens, the M200. Once I ink it, bits of ink will get stuck all over it, as is the inevitable case with demos.
I'll spend a bit more time with it before the inevitable inking.
I am also planning on ordering a blue demo from Mr. Binder soon, I'll ink that one immediately.