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e1guapo
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Mar 9, 2017
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My pen is beautiful, but it had previously been inked. Was that to be expected for this drop?
camelface
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Mar 19, 2017
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e1guapoNo I don't think so. Any way to contact massdrop about this? Fountain pens aren't clothes you try in a store, unless it was inked by Lamy in quality assurance process?
camelface
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Mar 20, 2017
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e1guapoI'm thinking of buying one myself. I love the look of these pens. How does it compare to your other pens? wat nib width did you get?
e1guapo
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Mar 20, 2017
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camelfaceThis is my only high end pen. I got an extra fine, and the sweet spot is very small for this pen, so a bit tough to right with. I'm getting used to it, but the jury's still out. When you are in the sweet spot, it writes very nicely, but outside of the sweet spot and it's very, very scratchy. If I had to do it over again, I'd get a fine instead, since the sweet spot should be slightly larger. Hopefully others will chime in as well. Good luck.
e1guapo
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Mar 20, 2017
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camelfaceSorry, I didn't mention my other pens. All of my other pens are medium, so it's hard to compare. My most used pen is a Pilot Metro, which is much wetter and easier to write with. It tends to bleed more on cheap paper, which is why I wanted an extra fine for every day use. Hope this helps.
camelface
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Mar 20, 2017
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e1guapoI have a metro as well which served me well but in the end would like something more comfortable in the hand. I know the Lamy 2000 is very comfortable to some but not to others so I should try one myself to know how it would be for me. It does concern me that the Lamy 2000 is drier than the Metro though. If I could have it exactly like the metro I would like that. Anyway, I am considering a medium or broad nib so I guess it could differ a lot in those nib widths.
MC_Freelancer
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Apr 3, 2017
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e1guapoAs a note I have noticed that brand new Lamy Safari's have blue ink in their feeds from factory testing - so depending on color that may be the case with your pen as well.
Soydominique
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Apr 12, 2017
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anyoneYeah, I was upset that I got my off Amazon, and when I flushed it, out came blue ink. Then I remembered that it was probably tested by Lamy.
ironhelixx
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Apr 12, 2017
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e1guapoI know this is an older post but just saw the comment - Lamy puts ink through their pens to test them before shipping them - you will find ink in many of them, from Safaris all the way up to their high end pens.
LarenF3D5
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Apr 13, 2017
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e1guapoSome companies will test their more expensive pens as part of QA. Or test samples to make sure tolerances are still good in production.
Maybe yours was one of the sample, or they all get tested and yours just wasn't cleaned as well? I personally wouldn't find it problematic from the factory.
Maybe yours was one of the sample, or they all get tested and yours just wasn't cleaned as well? I personally wouldn't find it problematic from the factory.
TacticalHipster
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Apr 18, 2017
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camelfaceLamy routinely tests their pens with blue ink before shipping.
Jacobus57
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Jun 28, 2017
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e1guapoA tipped gold nibb should not be scratchy. This pen is known for being a smooth writer.
I was considering this before I read that so many buyers had issues, which lead me to think the pens in the drop might be seconds.
The drop price is far below wholesale, and is the most steeply discounted pen, percentage-wise, I've seen in MD.
Musket3
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Jul 2, 2017
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e1guapoYes, Lamy checks each one of their pens with Lamy blue ink. I have 1 Safari, 2 studios and 2- 2000's. Each one had a small amount of blue ink in the nib when I flushed them before using them. Check this out, http://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/258333-are-new-pens-tested-before-shipping/
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