I LOVE LOVE LOVE that Wearingul Frankenstein ink. I ordered mine with a Scribo and didnt realize it was a glimmer ink lol. I love it so much I cant bring myself to switch it out. I know cleaning that pen will be a challenge.. Thanks for the video.
I am excited to have a larger size! I only had a smallish sample before and was very conservative with it. Shimmer samples can be weird too. I dont know if they always give a correct impression of how much or how little shimmer is in the actual ink. Wearingeul inks almost always make me happy!
@@WhimsyofThings agreed on Wearingul inks. The Frankenstein was my first and I have since added 4 or 5 more. I feel they perform quite well. Although I was a little disappointed by Anubis. I think I expected a darker base color. But such is the way of things.
I got the ink muddler a while back and was also surprised by how small it was. Loved seeing what you got. I picked up a few things and also made sure to have a budget and a list of the things I wanted. It definitely helps.
Yeah, i am not sure about the muddler! I definitely made a lot of assumptions about its size that were not based in reality at all. It would be a great tool to bring to an ink meet up or something since you can write and swatch with just that one thing. The list and budget really help me keep things under control, I am glad to hear you do the same! Thanks for watching!
Coincidentally, I watched your video the week before Thanksging. Pen Chalet had a similar deal on the Magna Carta 600 whicjlh is on my watch list. I ordered the same deal and its arriving quickly. My question to you is about the gray deals on Amazon. I bought a Pilot 912 FA on Amazon for quite a bit less than pen stores. I have been eying s custom urishi 845 and they are 60% of retail. Your thoughts?
That is a great question. I know several people that have ordered grey market pens and have had no issues at all. They have received legitimate pens and were happy with the experience. I guess the issue comes in with the warranty. I have personally never had to do a warranty claim and I get so many of my pens second hand that it usually isn’t even an option. I guess it is one of those buyer beware situations and i would stick with listings that allow returns. I don’t have a huge ethical issue with it (other than general Amazon ooginess) since those pens are priced so much higher for the western market. The custom urushi 845 is a beautiful pen! I love love love the red version.
Also, funny you should mention the background music. It is bugging me too! You all are unfortunately victims of my videography and editing learning process and I highly appreciate anyone brave enough to suffer through my learning curve ◡̈ thank you so much for the compliment!
Mostly the penswap board on Reddit. I have also gotten a couple things from Ebay. Some of the Discord servers out there that are run by other creators will have a for sale section.
Actually, just remembered another place! Pen Realm has a decent used pen section too that I like to keep an eye on. The extra bonus there is that the nib can be tuned for free and/or you can order a custom nib grind at the same time
Thanks for the video. I enjoyed when you walked through your wishlists and talked about which ones you typically see secondhand, etc. I have my eye on a Magna Carta. I was thinking Mag 650 but idk even know why I picked it necessarily. It seems like most Magna Carta Mags I see are 600s. Maybe I should pivot (or research more 😅)?
Thank you! I am working on the Mag600 review next/now and both the 600 and 650 are great pens. I think that Goldspot is the only place that has the 650 right now, which is why you see it more. Maybe? Just a guess. Honestly, i think it comes down to which body style you like better, they both use the same nib. I think you can generally get the 600 for less, especially if you don’t want one of the stacked resin versions (though that purple stacked resin 600 is still roaming around in my brain!)
I have two nib assemblies from Osprey - a zoom nib and a double broad architect I want to try. I don’t know if either will work well, but they are both nib types I haven’t tried yet and if they aren’t great, I’ll just pull them out.
I like your way of talking about pens...!
Thank you so much!!
I LOVE LOVE LOVE that Wearingul Frankenstein ink. I ordered mine with a Scribo and didnt realize it was a glimmer ink lol. I love it so much I cant bring myself to switch it out. I know cleaning that pen will be a challenge.. Thanks for the video.
I am excited to have a larger size! I only had a smallish sample before and was very conservative with it. Shimmer samples can be weird too. I dont know if they always give a correct impression of how much or how little shimmer is in the actual ink. Wearingeul inks almost always make me happy!
@@WhimsyofThings agreed on Wearingul inks. The Frankenstein was my first and I have since added 4 or 5 more. I feel they perform quite well. Although I was a little disappointed by Anubis. I think I expected a darker base color. But such is the way of things.
I got the ink muddler a while back and was also surprised by how small it was. Loved seeing what you got. I picked up a few things and also made sure to have a budget and a list of the things I wanted. It definitely helps.
Yeah, i am not sure about the muddler! I definitely made a lot of assumptions about its size that were not based in reality at all. It would be a great tool to bring to an ink meet up or something since you can write and swatch with just that one thing. The list and budget really help me keep things under control, I am glad to hear you do the same! Thanks for watching!
Coincidentally, I watched your video the week before Thanksging. Pen Chalet had a similar deal on the Magna Carta 600 whicjlh is on my watch list. I ordered the same deal and its arriving quickly.
My question to you is about the gray deals on Amazon. I bought a Pilot 912 FA on Amazon for quite a bit less than pen stores. I have been eying s custom urishi 845 and they are 60% of retail. Your thoughts?
I Forgot to mention, your reviews are elegant and thorough. The background music isn't my favorite, but your videography is on the money.
That is a great question. I know several people that have ordered grey market pens and have had no issues at all. They have received legitimate pens and were happy with the experience. I guess the issue comes in with the warranty. I have personally never had to do a warranty claim and I get so many of my pens second hand that it usually isn’t even an option. I guess it is one of those buyer beware situations and i would stick with listings that allow returns. I don’t have a huge ethical issue with it (other than general Amazon ooginess) since those pens are priced so much higher for the western market. The custom urushi 845 is a beautiful pen! I love love love the red version.
Also, funny you should mention the background music. It is bugging me too! You all are unfortunately victims of my videography and editing learning process and I highly appreciate anyone brave enough to suffer through my learning curve ◡̈ thank you so much for the compliment!
Where do you usually look for second hand pens?
Mostly the penswap board on Reddit. I have also gotten a couple things from Ebay. Some of the Discord servers out there that are run by other creators will have a for sale section.
Actually, just remembered another place! Pen Realm has a decent used pen section too that I like to keep an eye on. The extra bonus there is that the nib can be tuned for free and/or you can order a custom nib grind at the same time
Thanks for the video. I enjoyed when you walked through your wishlists and talked about which ones you typically see secondhand, etc. I have my eye on a Magna Carta. I was thinking Mag 650 but idk even know why I picked it necessarily. It seems like most Magna Carta Mags I see are 600s. Maybe I should pivot (or research more 😅)?
Also, thanks for the prices! It drives me nuts when people don’t share prices. Very helpful.
Thank you! I am working on the Mag600 review next/now and both the 600 and 650 are great pens. I think that Goldspot is the only place that has the 650 right now, which is why you see it more. Maybe? Just a guess. Honestly, i think it comes down to which body style you like better, they both use the same nib. I think you can generally get the 600 for less, especially if you don’t want one of the stacked resin versions (though that purple stacked resin 600 is still roaming around in my brain!)
What nibs do you have coming that you plan to switch in the Narwhal?
I have two nib assemblies from Osprey - a zoom nib and a double broad architect I want to try. I don’t know if either will work well, but they are both nib types I haven’t tried yet and if they aren’t great, I’ll just pull them out.