No Question -- Parker T1 is a $1000 pen

[e***@gmail.com]

wow, found this old usenet newsgroup by accident. had to post something just so i could tell my grandchildren someday. google was very young when this thread first started.

the year is now 2016. i don't think prices for t1 fountain pens have changed much since folks started this thread in 2001. i don't own a t1 but i'm sure i could get one for $500 if i looked. i do like the ballpoints as someone else pointed out. they are just as difficult to find as the fountain pen.

it is interesting to see someone say that pen shows offered wholesale pricing. i never believed that in 2001 and in the year 2016 pen shows are out of this world overpriced. most brick and mortar pen stores are gone now, having gone to the world wide web and pen shows to sell.

maybe i'll come back in another 15 years and see what things look like then.

edward martin

[ardath bey]

He he, well this was a blast from the past!
/Tony
http://parkercollector.com

[Anonymous]

Post by e***@gmail.com
wow, found this old usenet newsgroup by accident. had to post something just so i could tell my grandchildren someday. google was very young when this thread first started.
the year is now 2016. i don't think prices for t1 fountain pens have changed much since folks started this thread in 2001. i don't own a t1 but i'm sure i could get one for $500 if i looked. i do like the ballpoints as someone else pointed out. they are just as difficult to find as the fountain pen.
it is interesting to see someone say that pen shows offered wholesale pricing. i never believed that in 2001 and in the year 2016 pen shows are out of this world overpriced. most brick and mortar pen stores are gone now, having gone to the world wide web and pen shows to sell.
maybe i'll come back in another 15 years and see what things look like then.

You're just trying to make some of us feel old, aren't you Edward?

[Bud Frede]

Post by e***@gmail.com
wow, found this old usenet newsgroup by accident. had to post
something just so i could tell my grandchildren someday. google was
very young when this thread first started.
the year is now 2016. i don't think prices for t1 fountain pens have
changed much since folks started this thread in 2001. i don't own a
t1 but i'm sure i could get one for $500 if i looked. i do like the
ballpoints as someone else pointed out. they are just as difficult to
find as the fountain pen.
it is interesting to see someone say that pen shows offered wholesale
pricing. i never believed that in 2001 and in the year 2016 pen shows
are out of this world overpriced. most brick and mortar pen stores
are gone now, having gone to the world wide web and pen shows to sell.
maybe i'll come back in another 15 years and see what things look like then.

Based on what you've posted, I don't think anyone will miss you during the next
15 years.