Inspiration for the Vertex

[bgibb42]

Don't know if anyone else has seen these, but the Vertex that PSI sells is ALMOST IDENTICAL to this pen. And notice the price...think about that the next time you make and sell one.

http://www.bertramsinkwell.com/catalog_i3470696.html?catId=149732

 

[witz1976]

By golly isn't that interesting...good eyes

 

[Smitty37]

Pen Price????

Don't know if anyone else has seen these, but the Vertex that PSI sells is ALMOST IDENTICAL to this pen. And notice the price...think about that the next time you make and sell one.

http://www.bertramsinkwell.com/catalog_i3470696.html?catId=149732

Maybe it's just me....But I think I'd be a hard sell for a ballpoint pen at $525....even if that is a 20% discount from the MSRP.

 

[skiprat]

LOL, I don't think there is a kit pen that isn't a copy of some original.
If the original Caran d' Ache is too pricey for you then look at the Louis Codan - Paris ( made in China ) version.
I got this one at a garden centre for less than £10. Even came in a box

 

[phillywood]

I say there is nothing that you can find that chineese haven't copied yet. Huh? When people pay those kinda $525 price is just that they get to brag about the name brand I guess. but then how can we the woodworkers justify those high dollar hand crafted woodworking tools?

 

[bitshird]

I think Gary could make a carbon fiber blank, and you could have a 600.00 pen for 40 or 50 bucks. Not a bad deal .

 

[bgibb42]

I think Gary could make a carbon fiber blank, and you could have a 600.00 pen for 40 or 50 bucks. Not a bad deal .

That's exactly what I thought when I saw this pen.

 

[phillywood]

I say for $500+ pen, you'd better be signing some Mil or bill dollars contracts. Otheriwse it's too pricy to carry the darn thing.

 

[Smitty37]

PRICEY

I say for $500+ pen, you'd better be signing some Mil or bill dollars contracts. Otheriwse it's too pricy to carry the darn thing.

For that price I would expect the pen to jump out of my pocket, write my thoughts on it's own, fetch me a cup of coffee and jump back into my pocket.....just because I want it to.

 

[BobRad]

$500 is cheap

http://www.bertramsinkwell.com/catalog_c249877.html $3800 why?

 

[LarryDNJR]

http://www.bertramsinkwell.com/catalog_i2899792.html?catId=121546 $8,500.00

 

[aggromere]

If the carbon fiber blank guy sees this I would be willing to buy 10, 5 black and 5 white or silver or red.

Let me know.

 

[leestoresund]

So your marketing plan is to print a copy of each of these high price pens to show how close your's is to that and emphasize the price difference but not the quality difference.
Lee

 

[glycerine]

If the carbon fiber blank guy sees this I would be willing to buy 10, 5 black and 5 white or silver or red.

Let me know.

Do you do any casting? If you're wanting that many, you should just make your own...

 

[CaptG]

I make the carbon fiber blank for the vertex and sent some to Exotic Blanks a couple weeks ago. I need to check and see if they have any left. I sell the finished carbon fiber vertex pen for $60.00 and have sold a handfull.

Peter, I stopped doing the colors, too many bubbles in the courser weave you have with the hybrid combo colors and the solid colors just do not look good, no depth and just plain blahh looking.

 

[aggromere]

woops, can't afford 60 for them, i guess i will try to make some.

 

[turbowagon]

He sells the completed pens for $60. The blanks are $10.

 

[CaptG]

Joe is right. I edited my post to make it less confusing.