I saw the following Hero 100 fountain pen was sold for more than 800 on Ebay. Owning a limited edition pen makes the purchase more meaningful and precious.

The 10 Most Expensive Fountain Pens In The World

We make the choice to buy them.

Why are fountain pens so expensive. The 03 mm 02 nib is Japanese in design and Japanese pens are known for their fine distinct lines and no feathering. 3 Expensive pens are a problem only if you buy them. The most important factor in determining the cost of a pen is the material of the nib.

Steel nibs are cheaper than gold nibs. Writing on an 80 gm2 paper the ink goes strait through the paper and you can read your letter on the back side of the sheet. Whether you are coming to fountain pens for the first time or you are leaving behind the world of cheap fountain pens to explore the fancier varieties theres no denying that some fountain pens are expensive.

Mont Blanc fountain pens have never been state of the art they are just expensive. Theyre more technologically complicated. My medium fountain pen looses ink since decades and has been sent in for repair several times but nothing improved.

Talk about your heavy lifting. Aurora Diamante Fountain Pen. These high prices can naturally lead to hesitance as some prices can seem a lot of money to pay for such a small item.

I am just wondering if there is something special about the pen sold on Ebay. The reason why we choose this pen over the other is not only the price. Expensive fountain pens can be more about status than usability.

The reason why some of those pens are so incredibly expensive is because that line of pens is a status object. Its one of the reasons why fountain pens are expensive. Actually I have such a pen and I dont think it is worth so much.

In general the bigger the pen the more expensive it will be. These pens contours and surfaces are smooth and comfortable in the hand and the ink flow is comparable to that of many more expensive fountain ink pens. To a certain degree they will definitely be made with better quality materials and production processes than a 10 buck fountain pen but mostly you are paying for the brand and the ability to say I have so much money that I can easily afford thousand dollar pens.

Expensive Fountain pens write better and are much less of a strain on the handwrist when writing. Barrel nib feed ink reservoir refill mechanism possibly some sort of onoff mechanism. I happily survived 3 years of law school on a Sheaffer No Nonsense and an old Parker 45 that I found in a drawer at work.

This pen can be purchased for over 14 million and is also covered in over thirty carats of De Beerss diamonds on the make of the pen itself. Fountain pens are expensive because of high material costs and high production costs. Why are they so expensive compared to regular pens you can get for a couple dollars.

Barrel refill button or cap. We have reached the most expensive fountain pen that is on our list and the most expensive fountain pen in the world to date. Larger pens are also usually the flagship pens a company offers and therefore come with more options such as bigger nibs gold nibs and nicer body materials.

Ball point pens need pressure in order to write which can cause strain. You can take pride in the fact that you are the owner of a fountain pen that is difficult to find elsewhere. There are 3 main reasons that I can think of as to why one would have an expensive pen.

Expensive pens dont leap into our hands become permanently affixed and then extort purchase. The tip of the nib is sometimes of a different material than the rest of. There are other more expensive Parker Pens in the market today.

FIrst the material costs. Larger pens may also have a sturdier build and weigh more. Many fountain pens are sold in special or limited editions making them a rare find.

We tested a lot of expensive Parker Pens but the Duofold Centennial Fountain Pen is the only one that gives us the quality performance that an expensive pen supposed to give. Why is it so expensive. If I spent 935 on a Mont Blanc Meisterstuck 90 Years 149 Id be afraid to take it out of the house.

But you can get a fountain pen for a couple of dollars too.