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I could probably fill two pages with suggestions that would fit your description above, but I will exercise restraint.
1st- five great pens under $80, in no particular order: 1--- TWSBI 580 AL; ridiculously popular piston-filler, does not take cartridges
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2---Faber-Castell Ambition; prices vary by finish; all versions include a converter except the most basic version; takes standard international cartridges
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3--- Levenger L-Tech 3.0; a clone of one of the most desirable fountain pens ever; can be had on sale for as little as $50; converter included
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4---Online Germany Business Line; the most undervalued and underrated brand of fountain pens OR the best German-made fountain pens you never heard of; Can be had on eBay right now for $27, a fraction of its value; uses cartridges, recommend Schmidt K5 converter
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5---Delta Dolcevita Media or Stantuffo; a $300 pen that can be had for as little as $70 from an Italian seller on eBay
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2nd- recommended blues: -Diamine Sargasso Sea -Rohrer & Klinger Koenigsblau
-Seitz-Kreuznach Pacific Blue -J.Herbin Azur Bleu -Pelikan Edelstein Topaz
3rd- check out seitz-global.com for the best deals on the ink brands mentioned above. They ship free (to most countries) from Germany and the promo code "Neu05" gives you €5 off if you place an order of €25 or more. PS: McCoy has always been my favorite Startrek character :)
Dr.McCoy
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Jul 25, 2016
TherocWow! That's a great list to work with. Thanks! I'm going to head out to a local-ish writing supply store (Flax Pen to Paper) in the next few days. I'll make sure to test all of these out. Hopefully I'll get a crack at the inks too.
P.S. Dammit Jim, I'm a doctor not a scrivener! (I've been dying to watch some Star Trek recently - TOS is just outta this world great sci-fi).
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