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I've often asked myself - am I a collector or a user? Or is there a difference? Let me know your thoughts below! #fountainpen #fountainpenink *My Shop* - Bru

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/363187-what-kind-of-fp-collector-user-or-both-are-you/
I would say that I'm a user of fountain pens, but not much of a collector. I've got a list of requirements for pens, but nothing that requires spending much money. Actually, one of my requirements is that if a pen were somehow destroyed or lost I wouldn't loose any sleep over it. I only have two pens that I would hate to loose.

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Posted March 16, 2005. Perhaps there is an official definition, but I think the difference between user vs. collector is two things. Focus and purpose. The collector has a focus with goals. For instance David i collects Vacumatics. I think of him as a collector and a user.

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14 votes, 42 comments. I fall much more on the "user" side of the fountain pen hobby spectrum. I simply won't buy a pen unless I plan to use it. What

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Do you collect fountain pens? Do you mainly keep functionality in front of collecting in priorities. Or are you a balance between the 2 please?

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I've just been thinking about this but most people here are collectors or just people who use pens.. Personally I cannot just keep amassing pens without using them.. I prefer to have "my pen" , a pen that I will use everyday.... the concept of having many without using just seems distant to me..

https://www.reddit.com/r/fountainpens/comments/ir66zz/what_makes_the_fountain_pen_hobby_differenteasier/
I haven't bought a $500 pen, yet. Oh, in toto I've spent close to $1000 for pens, but I had spent an easy 3x that just for cameras when I was into the photography hobby. These days you can spend $1000 one-shot on a Cell phone, a sub-woffer, a Megasquirt, or a computer video card (the most I've paid for a video card is $400.) It's all relative.

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/333884-things-i%E2%80%99ve-learned-in-the-fountain-pen-hobby/
While it is mostly easy to go online or to a pen shop and buy pens, many of the offbeat pens, custom pens, or out of production pens are not available so easily. Be prepared to work hard, do a lot of research, be an active part of the community, spread the word among like-minded enthusiasts about the pens you are looking to acquire and above

https://bdpens.com/blogs/our-blog/fountain-pen-collecting-how-to-start-and-build-your-collection
Cleaning the nib: The nib of your fountain pen is the most important part, and it should be cleaned regularly to remove any dried ink or debris. Storing your pens properly: Fountain pens should be stored vertically, with the nib pointing up, to prevent ink from flowing into the cap. Using the right ink: Not all inks are suitable for fountain

https://www.jetpens.com/blog/10-Tips-to-Become-a-Better-Fountain-Pen-User/pt/1033
Tips to Become a Better Fountain Pen User. 1. Find time to use your fountain pen collection. A new hobby like daily journaling can help you use your fountain pens more often. Here at JetPens, we don't think of our fountain pens as collector's items, but as functional writing instruments that we use every day.

https://www.reddit.com/r/fountainpens/comments/1dna2rq/kanwrite_ef_is_my_first_ef_nib_as_a_user_of_b_and/
As a user of B and BB nib, this was an interesting addition to my collection. ... from the novice to the collector. Please join our discord server while we are shut down in protest of the recent Reddit API changes: https://discord.gg/pendemic ... A community for fountain pen enthusiasts, from the novice to the collector. Please join our discord

https://www.reddit.com/r/fountainpens/comments/s3u10i/my_top_5_fountain_pens_of_2021_i_am_a_fountain/
My top 5 fountain pens of 2021. I am a fountain pen user and not a collector so my favorite fountain pens change as my taste changes so my top 5 fountain pens may be totally different at the end of 2022. ... Great way to keep the costs of the hobby down while also enjoying what you have

https://www.gentlemanstationer.com/blog/2016/2/6/25-resources-to-jump-start-your-pen-addiction
Ed boils it down to the basics, making this one of the most heavily shared fountain-pen related posts of 2015. The Goulet Pens Blog: Fountain Pen 101. The "Fountain Pen 101" series contains explanations of terms, instructional videos, and more. A great resource for figuring out which way is up when it comes to fountain pens. Richardspens

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https://stationeryhelp.com/fountain-pen-collecting-for-beginners/
Learning to refill the pen with bottled ink is a rite of passage for fountain pen users. Different methods are depending on the type of pen you have, whether it's a piston filler, cartridge, or converter. ... Starting a Fountain Pen Collection. You may want to explore more once you've caught the fountain pen bug. Building a fountain pen

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https://endlesspens.com/blogs/ramona-writes-whats-whys-and-hows/how-to-start-your-fountain-pen-collection
Storage is vital to your fountain pen collection. Without the right tools and accessories, it will be difficult to organize and monitor your writing essentials. If you have 10 or more pens, then it's time to start looking at storage options such as the Pelikan Collector's Box . You'll also need to store everything else fountain pen-related.

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https://www.gentlemanstationer.com/blog/2021/3/6/organizing-a-pen-collection-pulling-it-all-together
Figboot on Pens Spreadsheet. Second to Fountain Pen Companion was David's "EDC Log" spreadsheet that he developed and generously released to the community several years ago. The "EDC Log" functions similarly to Fountain Pen Companion, only offline in an excel file that will automatically track your most-used pens and inks.

https://www.reddit.com/r/fountainpens/comments/1brlef5/do_you_consider_fountain_pens_instruments_or_an/
In my opinion, hobbies should be verbs, or nominalized verbs. So "photography" is a hobby, "cameras" are not. Likewise, "calligraphy", "creative writing", or "journaling" are all hobbies, but "fountain pens" are not (though if you are actually making pens, that's a pretty cool hobby).. Basically, if you can participate in a "hobby" just by buying stuff and then

https://www.reddit.com/r/fountainpens/comments/1dk5ljk/first_ever_calligraphy_pen/
Recently got into fountain pens hobby and this is my first calligraphy pen (second fountain pen) in my collection. Last slide is my first ever

https://www.reddit.com/r/fountainpens/comments/10r93ej/is_acquiring_pens_a_hobby_in_itself_or_is_the/
You've got your pen collectors. They will use their pens if they need to write something but their main aim is just having a bunch of pens. Sometimes they have a specific focus like a brand, colour, or filling mechanism. Then the ink goblins are like pen collectors but they amass inks instead of pens (many collect both).

https://www.reddit.com/r/fountainpens/comments/tkar2g/is_there_a_name_for_this_kind_of_collector_in/
im the type of person that would rather buy unusual and old rare pens than most modern mass produced pens. there's something about about getting a