What plating would you like??
Fountain "kits" are offered in 10kt gold, gold color titanium, rhodium and black titanium. What other color would you like???
Ed,
True but not on all kits. Maybe I'm asking to much but if I'm paying $35-50 or more for a kit I want to have more input to the kit. Perhaps its more certain vendors only offer limited plating. I can understand this from an inventory point. But from a consumer point its a pain jumping from one vendor to another to another to find the kit/finish I'm looking for.
Perhaps this should be directed more to the manufacturer than the vendor.
Being just a hobbiest I have no real buying clout so I'll just have to deal with what's available. Was not my intent to start anything, just adding my thoughts to the question posed by the OP.
Carl
HEY, Carl!!!
I don't take offense at much of ANYTHING--RELAX!!!!
The problem is there are not, yet, enough penmakers turning "better" pen kits. This is the reason for the demise of the Emperor-Jr. Emperor series. Offered in only two platings each, fountain and rollerball--sounds like no big deal, right???
Yet that means EIGHT versions!!! At 500 each, a total of FOUR THOUSAND pen kits. Which took too long to sell!!
I think you will see growth in the $15 (your cost) arena. The Jr. Gent --Jr. Statesman have enjoyed a relative monopoly---look for more interest in that area.
As for the very high end pens--I'll be surprised if they don't "fade, fade, fade away". The better penmaking "guys" are trying kitless--that kills the high end market. If their kitless sells--that will be the direction the "kits" will follow.
We'll see--but with China and Dayacom both currently unpredictable, don't look for a lot of innovation from the manufacturers. They are just "dog paddling" waiting for the water to get calm, again.
(MUCH of this is MY opinion----NOT a fact---I COULD be wrong
of course that IS unlikely):biggrin::biggrin: