I am Fred, I stock many Delta, Nettuno, Krone, Visconti, Stipula and others. When they come in and see the prices on those, they think mine are a bargan. It's a lot easier to sell a 100.00 pen when you have a 200-500 next to it. Also makes the Jr's and others in the 45-65 range seem like a steal. I also notice most customers will ask, if I made it, before they start looking more closely. 9 out of 10 buy my pens over the other brands. Anthony