Recently sold £400 worth of motorbike bits and old playstations that have been hanging round for years. No issues, took advantage of the £1 max selling fees, money payed into your bank account so...
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Recently sold £400 worth of motorbike bits and old playstations that have been hanging round for years. No issues, took advantage of the £1 max selling fees, money payed into your bank account so...
Rhodia, Clairfontaine, Leuchtturm - something to suit all budgets. Midori, Endless Recorder a bit further up the price point and anything with Tomoe River is revered by most ink fanatics as it...
Nib width is a hugely personal thing one persons love is another’s hate.
Pelikan, know a bit about these having just picked up my 17th and have nibs from Extra Fine all the way through to Italic...
In my view a modern classic and a steal at that price. I am a little biased however, I have 3 in makrolon plus a stainless steel model.:glee:
Ink thats a whole new rabbit hole 😂😂. I must have 50+ bottles and over 150 samples.
Fire and Ice is a well behaved ink suitable for everyday use, no sheen or shimmer in that one.
Diamine are...
A Montblanc Solitaire I believe.
So many choices.
Classic workhorse Lamy 2000, Pelikan available in a variety sizes (have a soft spot for them - 14 at the last count), Onoto sturdy and well built (dont overlook their steel nibs...
When you are cleaning the old mortar, paint etc off the faces with acid you are also removing the years of weathering that you get with a reclaimed brick.
I wouldn't recommend anything like...
Container prices from the far east are crippling, I work for a brick company and we have seen an increase from $750 to around $1600 - $1950 for May/June. Spot prices are around $3000 😱. I hear...
You basically have a couple of options, either squirrel proof your feeders or put out a squirrel feeder so they leave the bird feeders alone.
I used to work for this bunch, who have quite a few...
:confusion: £27.50 if you pay on the gate (£24.70 if you buy online) or if you are going in by train you can usually get 2 for 1 tickets
I went, had a fab time no problems at all.
Selfridges?
Yep MB is a good dose of marketing hype and I can say that as I work in marketing 😮 Would I buy a new one, most certainly not but some good secondhand ones can be had from well known dealers such as...
https://www.vintagefountainpens.co.uk/repairs-and-restorations.html
These guys will service your Maxima for £25ish....not bad
...if the Parker is a tad to wide you could always get the nib reground by John Sorowka for a fraction of the cost of a replacement nib 😀
I believe the Maxima is a aerometric filling system (your others are cartridge converters, piston fillers are totally different filling system that is integral to the pen and cant be removed). So...
Cheers for the insights...most lightly going to still go, you only live once! Will wait for the weekends elections then make a final decision.
Does seem to be notorious for its pick pockets. A colleague who used to live there said to be on my guard especially around the Ramblas
After some advice on visiting in light of the recent civil unrest/demonstrations.
I am due to visit towards the end of the month and wondering whether or not to postpone my trip.
Any advice...
Nothing cloak and dagger at all. Don't really know what I am selling, so at a bit of a loss how to price them, so asked for a bit of advice on forum.
Will happily take some pics and list them on...
Will send you a DM with what I have this evening :)
Hi All
Can anyone recommend reputable traders of gold sovereigns. I have some sell from the 1800 and 1900, one is an 1871 Coin of the Year which I am told is collectable??
I also have some...
Just down the road from me, live a stones throw from Blists Hill.
Its a pretty run of the mill chain hotel with a golf and spa. My firm use it on a coprporate basis for meetings and putting up...
Lastpass for me across Andriod, Mac and Windows PC