Pelikan M1000 Fountain Pen Review
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- Опубліковано 2 жов 2024
- Review of the Pelikan M1000 Fountain Pen
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Background information: history in the brand ect.
The Neutral Zone: elements about the pen that are neither good or bad, or can be good or bad depending on you.
The good: things about the pen that are good.
The bad: talking coin. Money matter regarding the pen.
The ugly: elements about the pen that should not be such as defects, design elements, and pretty much anything that if I can find, they should have found it!
It’s High Noon: should you or should you not “pull the trigger” on the pen?
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That's what I call a passionate review.
Too late. I just bought one yesterday from eBay in Germany.
Expensive cucumber! LOL I love Roy’s reviews for being thorough, objective/subjective and FUN. Not a gamer, sorry. Thanks for the truthful and heartfelt rant about Pelikan’s North American pricing. It’s a crime.
Right now Roy and A Writing Guy have the best handwriting on UA-cam hands down.
Now THIS is one Seriously serious fountain pen ❤️
I'm an Elder Scrolls fan - Skyrin and Morrowind being my biggest addictions. Thanks for giving them crap for the cost of Pelikans in the U.S. It's nuts.
I love ❤️ my Pelikans especially my M1005 Demonstrator fountain pen ✒️ !!! I love how my inks look swishing through my clear pen barrel. It’s like having a different pen each time using different color inks with my Pelikan M1005 demonstrator.
Yaaaassss! Preach! I get my birds at Cult Pens because they are much much cheaper there than buying from US sellers and you’re right, it’s complete bullshit.
This is an amazing pen. Currently deciding between the Pelikan M1000 and Visconti Divina Elegance
You have good taste! The Visconti Homo Sapiens tops my grail list, with the Pelikan M800 not far below it. The M1000 is a tiny bit awkward in my hand, so I think the M800 will be my Goldilocks.
Thank you for another excellent review. Thank you also for your impassioned criticism of the price disparity between the U.S. and foreign markets. You certain spoke for me, and I am sure for many others as well.
It had slipped my mind that the M-1000 was introduced in 1997. That is the year I bought my first one, so I got into the M-1000 at its beginning. I am usually the last one to discover anything, so this circumstance is a rarity in my life. - And I did NOT pay in excess of $1K for the pen!!!
I LOVE the physical size of the pen, and of the marvelous nib. I have only two M-1000's, a green striated one with a F nib and an all black one with a M nib. Both nibs write a bit wet. And I do not actually write with these pens. I literally PAINT my letters as with a brush. Those nibs improve my penmanship immeasurably, while being a sheer joy to use. Although my MB 149's are fun to use, there is something almost mystical about these danged M-1000 nibs. If/when asked about Pelikan products, I highly recommend them - with, of course, the price caveat.
Though I agree to support US retailers when possible but when price difference is so drastic between markets, you really cant expect customers to not save $300+ by purchasing from elsewhere. Pelikan needs to have consistent prices between markets but unfortunately until they do, customers in the US such as myself will continue to buy from non US retailers to save a lot of money that can be put to other great fountain pens.
Meh. Give me the M8. The M1k is like writing with a salami.
Also, a Montegrappa Chaos will only get you laid in a biker bar restroom.
Thanks for this. I have one that I got in the 1980s for, I believe, about $250 in the US (what most of my "good" pens cost then), and thought it might become my favorite because I do like a "big" pen. Thicker pens are generally more relaxing to work with, than squeezing those little skinny pens. But I had to admit, the girth of this one crossed a line for me - it feels like I should be gripping it with my fist - so I went back to the M800, along with the MB 149 and others that size. But it sure is a beauty. If someone is considering this purchase, I would advise them, if at all possible, to find the opportunity to actually try using one first.
It's much cheapier here in Europe, but it's one hell of a writer!
Fav game for me, Horizon New Dawn I'm playing Assassins' Creed Odyssey right now. I'm 66 years old. Your favorite game? Probably Donkey Kong... LOL, just kidding, I know it's Pac Man.
I paid 450 USD last year before lockdown in Singapore, was lucky and happy.
It's a terrible price in Korea, too~~yes~yes~please somebody fix it~~🤑my dream pen, M1000😍, what a great review!! 👍👍
oh my goodness PBR - YES!!!!! Thank God someone with some clout was able to say that "the Pelikan issue" is more than a "minor inconvenience!" I love Pelikan pens and they make sense at the European price. They do NOT make sense at the American price. Buying them from an American retailer is the equivalent of saying, "Just let someone fart in your eye, sure you can go to Appelboom, but if you're loyal and if you're a good pen enthusiast... you'll let me fart in your eye." That being said my heart goes out to our retailers. I love the people at Goulet, Goldspot, and Pen Chalet (among others) but daaaaang bro.... I don't want pink-eye.
Japanese pens are crazy expensive in Europe from import tariffs targeting Japan urged by EU pen manufacturers. Pelikan prices in US may reflect a similar factor.
Hi. Thanks for the video. Really nice. Do you know by any chance whether these pens made recently, for example in the year 2023 and later, are still showing the ink level? Some say they are not translucent anymore. Is that true?
Looking forward to the podcast. I'm guessing it's Chartpak.
Yes!!!!! I full heartedly agree with you. It’s not okay and for what it is worth, I only look at vintage Pelikans. Nothing too old with cork pistons, but the double chick nibs are the bee’s knees. 🖤
My favorite game of all time was Battle Field Vietnam. I think you mentioned your favorite is the Leisure Suit Larry series :)
My best gaming years were online Quake as a clan member (not very good either 😂) and then Counter Strike online, but that got bad cus of the cheat bots. Most annoying! 😠
I’ve often looked at M1000’s but just can’t buy one. I want something that I can carry around and not worry about as well as being great, so I got a lava Homo Sapiens Bronze Age with the cash. I had one very bad Pelikan experience with a ‘Blue O Blue’ years ago and that’s put me off really. Good review 😃👍🏻
Thank you so much do you think it’s as good as a Namiki Emperor or Montblanc 149
yesssssssssssssssssssss!!!!!!!! Not a true gamer, anymore, stayed in WOW Era, so that would have to be my fav
hugs and thanks for the on target review.
Just subscribed. M1000 is out of my price range, but interesting to know. Especially that barrel will be scratched by posting. Sinful. Thanks.
PREACH!!
Ahem. Ah, yes, I agree with your review in all its aspects.
I am indeed a gamer! It’s been difficult to gather a D&D group to withstand the tests of time, so I currently indulge in app games like Battle Bay (great but dying) and Terragenesis (awesome planet-forming sandbox). I have no clue what your favorite game is because I don’t want to seem like a creepy stalker fan. Nope, I only like you for your fountain pen enthusiasm.
Customers should be speaking to Chartpak if they have issue with the US price. The “harm” to US retailers is from the Chartpak’s markup that’s killing Pelikan here. If US retailers stop carrying Pelikan then Chartpak is to blame for killing their own market due to greed. I’m a Skyrim, Baldur’s Gate, Onward gamer
My man, isn’t the M300 in the Souveran line!? It certainly deserves to be. Of the 15+ Pelikans of all eras I’ve had and gotten rid of over the years, the mighty little M320 with its 14k fine nib is the one I regret selling the most. 😔
Totally agree! It might be luxury tariffs too! And if that's the case, then the same people who created that tariff are just losing out on sales tax while harming American businesses!
Also...my go-to game is Crusader Kings II. Haven't played III yet. Need a new computer.
Is this a fine? The writing sample looks much finer than other reviews though! Looks like an extra fine
M1000買うか悩んでいるうちにめっちゃ値上がりしてもうた
ペリカンはドイツ製なのに日本語書きやすいんだよね
ホントに素晴らしくてペリカンだけで6本買ってもうた
Thank you for this review, I like it very much. I am no PenBoyRoy, but I do have a large accumulation of fountain pens from a number of brands. From that experience, I can say getting a nice writing fountain pen is more a matter of luck than design, regardless of brand or price. However, you can improve your chances of getting a good one by buying a Pelikan fp. Thank you again.
There was a Pelikan M300 souveran as late as last year. The tiny pen is perfect for stoving inside a pocket journal or an agenda.
I showed up late after just having heard your interview with Gary Lange. It's interesting to hear all the ins and outs of a seemingly simple problem. Thanks for giving us a peek into it
Not a gamer. But I am surprised I didn't see your favorite game in the comments. Maybe I missed it? It's the Last of Us series
Why these pens are so expensive. It's a crime
Not crime,its legacy of the brand
The big bird is the Father or Mother of the small one - there were three in the past - and it is not trying to eat it.
Damn-RIGHT.... Yeah, yeah... someone needs to ‘COWBOY-UP”... Awesome review... blood-raw honesty... like no other.
I’m not really a gamer anymore, I’m all about racing or FPS back when I used to regularly play games
What about the ink window, how get to know it's time to refilling
Best fountain pen review channel. Subbed.
Wow, thanks!
I love my green EF M800!
"just kidding... Don't freak out..!" lol 🐎😂
My second Pelikan❤
I am not surprised you have to pay more in the US for an European pen, there has to be shipping and import fees and the european vat we all here have to pay. And it works in the reverse, I would never buy anything pen related from the US anymore as the shipping fees, the vat and the customs fees easily add up to more than 30% extra on the initial cost you paid. So sadly we small folk have to pay for stupid international shopping regulations ( custom, vat and import tax).
Where can you even find an authorized dealer under $300?
A grail that I have stopped myself from getting despite spotting an incredible deal.
Speaking of American, it would be interesting to hear your take on the Conklin All American Wood fountain pens. Other youtubers are alluding to its possible ties with Jinhao 9056. I think the answer is obvious, but it would still be nice to hear more opinions.
Conklin Pens are made in China. I wouldn't be surprised to learn they are made by the same people that make Jinhao.
Great review as usual, I have the M400 and M800 and I feel they are not worth the hefty price tag, nib is not smooth enough for my taste but they do look fancy. Fav games are GTA 5, marvel strike force, cyberpunk, and currently Valheim. Your passion to fix this market issue really woke me up this morning LOL
If an american can buy the pen from an EU retailer for $700 dollars, but the American retailer sells it to another american for $1000...
That says that the American retailer is the problem. It's up to them to get it right and/or fix the issue.
The buyer is only responsible to their wallet.
I'm a lifelong PC gamer. I've gone back to one of my first loves...Asherons Call...on an emulator that is a development project by the AC community.
I play on the "DrunkenFell" server and love it!
Gamer here - I love tabletop RPGs (playing D&D since 1978). In computer games, lately I've been playing Hollow Knight, Little Nightmares, and a lot of Mario Kart with the kids. :)
There is an old myth that describes the logo that you refer to as "A big bird eating a small bird" as quite the opposite; The big bird sitting there ready to be partially eaten by the chick, hacking away at its throat and slurping its lifeblood. Of course made very cute and fluffy as the years went by. But check out the original family crest. "Vulning Pelican" is good search words there.
On the games... I have very nostalgic memories of Midtown Madness 2 on the XBox. That was such a blast!
the Japanese Pens (Pilot/Sailor/Platinium) have the same situation here in Europe as, in Your discription, the Pelikan in America. I have to pay, for example, double the price for a Sailor ProGear 21K (350+€) in Germany while I could get one via Ebay from Japan for half the price. the same is for Pilot 823 etc. No idea why. Pelikan is really nice, I write with M400s and won't go out without them. M800/1000 is for me too heavy due to the metal piston component (although I have heard there is an 3rd party aluminium replacment which reduce the backweight significantly). Nice video and thanks.
You are right about the massive price difference. I live in Germany, and luckily I like the Fountain pens here. Ordering from outside the EU is expensive. Not sure what kind of sale they had today but I ordered the Black version with a Medium nib for half the price you are talking about here. I love my M800 redstripe with Broad nib. I hope I enjoy this one as well. Great review.
I've always wanted an M1000, but even though green is my favorite color I've just never liked the stripes w/ black cap. I think I'll hold out until I can afford an M1000 Raiden(some day!). Do table top games count for being a gamer? My favorite childhood game would be Command and Conquer Red Alert, or maybe stoned Tony Hawk. I'd guess you would like something high energy/run and gun like a first person shooter, so maybe Call of Duty? or Halo? Great review , thanks!
I came over to fountain pens from pocket knife collecting. Most of my knives cost more than my most expensive pens. I haven’t purchased a new knife in quite a while because I’m no longer ok with the price gouging. For that same reason, I will not buy a Pelikan from any US retailer. I did buy a used M400 through eBay which writes fabulously, so I would love to have an M600 or M800 - but never for the US retail price.
Great review. My favorite game is probably A Feast for Odin. I’ve been getting into board games recently. They always work, never require additional DLC, and are accessible. But for a video game, Hades. Great narration and unpretentious gameplay.
Great review. Thankfully I live in Europe, so the pricing is not a problem - it's still a lot of money, but it represents good value for such an amazing pen. There currently seems to be a significant shortage of Pelikans (M1000, M800 and M600) - I suppose working from home, being bored and cutting down on commuting costs must be driving the good people of the UK online seeking pen perfection. And with the M800 and M1000, they'll get it.
I've settled for an M600 as my largest Pelikan as the M800 is a bit to heavy for my liking and the M1000... well, that's just a monster. I have several 400 (vintage and new) and those are also very fine writers for me. The pricing in the US reminds me of the japanese pen price making. At home those are rather reasonable priced but if you want to buy them from an official retailer out of Japan, they are very expensive. So I bought my Pilot, Platinum and Sailor pens on ebay from private sellers in Japan. Those sellers sometimes also offer models only intended for the japanese market (i.e. inexpensive models with steel nibs instead of gold ones). Most Pelikan models offered in Germany also have much lower prices than in the US (but still cost significant amounts of money).
Prices for used/vintage Pelikans on ebay have risen a lot during the last months as there are more and more people with unspent travel money ready to be spent for anything collectible.
Great rant roy, when I was a kid 12-13, me and friend biked over to the next town to play "russian attack" arcade game at a bowling alley, now a days I'm playing this fucked up game, we call living...
How about... For me, it's Fallout: New Vegas, swapping places with Skyrim. As for you, Last Of Us with those creepy mushroom zombies.
"An expensive cucumber" cracked me up🤣
Also, I'm a gamer, and?I absolutely adore The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim!
Love it
The difference between paying $500 and paying $800 for one pen is meaningless to me. I can't believe I wasted $70 on a solid titanium pen.
I'm a fan of Cities: Skylines, I love building cities especially on PC when you can install mods and download custom content. I haven't tried any of TLOU.
Same in Eu for japanese pens. A 80 usd pen here costs 170 euro . I bought a m400 istead of a sailor
Give it to them PenBoy. Nice review of the pen. I guess I'll be waiting.
My favourite game would have to be Bloodborne. Absolutely brilliant.
That's what an honest review combined with truthful and passionate advocacy looks like.
lol we in Europe have to pay VAT usually so its the other way around for most other companies pens. So stop whining and buy this one pen from europe...
That's fair. I get pretty excited when I see the VAT removed from my purchases since I'm in the US.
Intense! But we'll put. People speak with their wallets and that big a price difference is unacceptable for any product.
You seem to not consider tax laws. Europe has a VAT tax that I am sure get tagged on to the pen when they sell to US distributors. (I don't know or actually care for sure.) Plus there may be import tariffs and of course shipping fees to the US. The lower price is Europe may be before taxes and fees?? What is the actual final price to the customer in Europe??
But whatever, 'free markets' rule. This is just another example of how gov't screws everything up that they touch.
In Germany, you can get one at about €400 (tax included) from an authorised retailer
Amen, brother! Great pen ... great review and editorial, too!
is that an Extra-Fine nib?
I am curious as well. @PenBoyRoy is it a F or EF in your writing sample?
Great vid! And Nier Automata is my favorite game!
just getting started out with no mans sky! its lit
Mount and Blade Warband on PC
Although another brand, my point is still the same if it were a Pelikan. I go where the price takes me. I got my Visconti cheaper from the EU instead of the UK and at that, includes shipping and the nib being tuned and tested. I paid all the correct VAT, etc but why should I pay a UK seller £70 more just cus it’s in the UK? Not gonna happen.
Do you mind sharing where you bought it from? Am in the market for a visconti voyager
@@fountainpens5199 - hey 🙂 It was from Pen-Venture and Emy is the owner and nib meister also. I’m in UK so I got hit for import costs but that’s expected and I work it all out first. Dang. 😂
i love your dialogue. cute, funny, informative. thanks!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Not really a gamer, but favorite game is zelda ocarina of time
My favorite game is classic Traveller the role-playing game. Although if you meant favorite video game, then it would be Minecraft.
This is great info! Thanks!
I love the M1000/M1005, great pen. Being from Europe, I am in the lucky to buy them for somewhat reasonable prices. I also wouldn’t want to pay the prices in the US. With that said, it is hard to not try to get another one, or two. And yes, they get scratches very easily, that is pretty much the only downside.
Does this happen on the Raden version as well? I guess they'd be lacquered in the same way.
@@wbhurt I don’t know, I don’t have a Raden. But I don’t think they are the same. The regular Pelikan Pens don’t really seem to have a lacquer on them. More just like polished plastic. Whereas my M815 has some kind of coating on the parts where the stripes are.
@@herrkeks8509 interesting. I have a M800 Grand Place. I'll have to go inspect it closely and see if it has any scratches. I really baby it. Thanks for the reply.
@@herrkeks8509 OH NO! My M800 does have wear! It's barely visible at this point but it is there. I've had the pen for about 3 years and keep it in a soft leather case, and baby it when I use it. It shows up as a slightly duller polish where the cap covers the barrel. Gentle buffing did not remove it. dang that's super disappointing. I assume that means it will get worse with time. Oh well, glad to know now so i can adjust my expectations. Maybe the pen will get more use because I'll be less worried about minor damage :)
@@wbhurt On the black parts with a flash light I can see tiny surface scratches just from sliding it in and out of pen cases. On the site right at the edge of the piston to the end of the pen. On the Palladium plated cap band I also see in normal light less shiny spots. They are were they touch the inside fabric wall of the pen case. I slide it in always in the same direction and so I got 4 lines from each wall of the case. The fabric didn’t seem rough, but apparently it was more that the ones in other cases, sadly it is the cap of my favorite M1005. :(
"Writing with an expensive cucumber!" LOL. . .. classic!
$300 or less for a M1000? I live in Germany and can't think of any way to legally get a M1000 for $300 (250€). For that price you not even get the nib alone.
@PenBoyRoy: Please share your source for that price.
A M1000 in Germany will cost you around 450€ ($550, always inclunding vat), at official retailers 500€ ($605).
Add shipping cost and margin for the distributor and $800 is absolutely resonable!
He said “300 less” 😊
@@bry_o You're right. Sorry, my fault.
All good!
are you a f...... nationalist or fountain pen buyer ?