Pre-Owned Pens

Here's a real sleeper of a great writer. Our Guider Marala fountain pen looks like a great vintage classic in orange hard rubber with mottled black accents. Nevertheless, it is a preowned modern pen. You will write a very smooth medium line with its golden-alloy nib. The pen is a real tanker, too, as it has a huge barrel that simply fills with an eyedropper. Light to minimal wear. No cracks or significant wear. 14.5cm capped.

Ranga hard rubber pens have taken the collecting community by storm. We love this blue Ranga 4CS fountain pen's look. In like-new condition, it has minimal wear. We fitted it out with a converter. It comes with a box that shows more wear than the pen. You will write a fairly smooth fine line with its steel Bock nib. 14.9cm capped.

We don't think a pen has come from an ink manufacturer like this since Carter's Inx in the 1920s. Nevertheless, Noodler's Ink has made this handsome ripple design in burgundy hard rubber. There does not appear to be much--if any--wear on the cap and barrel. Unscrew the barrel to find a piston filling system. You will write a nice semi-flex line with its steel music nib. It goes from around fine to 1.5mm. There is a little feedback but not terrible. A large pen it has nice girth for those who find their hand cramps up too much when writing with skinnier pens. 15.5cm capped.

We are a sucker for Levenger True Writer fountain pens in the Kyoto design. It takes the classic black-and-pearl look and adds a blue-green flare. Subtle and beautful. Our pre-owned pen appears to be in near-mint condition with minimal wear. It fills with standard international cartridges and like Levenger converters. (We don't have one that fits at the moment.) Included are original Levenger boxes. However, we aren't sure if these were the original boxes to this pen. We put them together after finding them in a much larger jumbled up collection. You will write more of a fine line than the medium marked on the steel nib. 13.7cm capped.

This German-made luxury pen bares a striking resemblance to another--more famous--German-made luxury pen, but make no mistake, this is the Senator President. While it has an likeness similar to the Montblanc 149 in size, shape and general design, it is very much its own pen. Its two-tone 18k gold nib writes a very smooth, juicy medium line. You fill this pen by removing the blind cap to twist a piston-filler knob. Our pen looks close to new with only minimal wear from use. Plus, it comes with a very spiffy black-lacquered box with a working key lock. The box shows more wear than the pen. There is a crack in the lacquer on the lid. Some of the interior appointments are decaying a bit. Pen measures 14.7cm capped.

We wish we could tell you that this Rotring 600 is one of the classic ones from longer ago, but it is much more modern. You can tell by the crack in the barrel near the tail. You can see the brass beneath the black. Click the headline for close-ups. We've never seen a metal pen crack before. Otherwise, this pen is nearly perfect. The crack won't effect the writing. It has a firm, extra-fine steel nib that is reasonably smooth for an extra-fine nib. It fills with standard international cartridges. There is a silvery disc on the tail that has "EF" in black letters, indicating the nib size. 14cm capped.

Sailor Pro Gear Mini fountain pens are the perfect pen for the writer on the go. From small bags to shirt pockets, they fit anywhere. With the threaded tail, the cap screws on securely to make it a full-size pen when writing. Our preowned pen looks almost like new. Minimal wear, if any. You will write an extra-fine line with its 14k gold H-F nib. It is a very firm nib that has feedback, if you write with any pressure. BUT, it is smooth if you don't use any pressure at all. So extra fine, it is more like an accountant's nib. We think it is Sailor proprietary cartridges only. We include a few spares that are older and slightly dried out. 10.5cm capped.

Have you ever seen close-up photos of the roiling flames on the surface of the sun? That is what the barrels of these amazing Delta Dolcevita Millennium fountain pens look like to us. It contrasts gorgeously with the black cap and tail piece. Gold accents help, and the silver laurels around the center of the big cap ring is the icing on the cake. It might not be the longest oversized pen, but it is very girthy. Our pen includes a standard international converter and booklet. We have no idea how the booklet managed to stay with it when the box disappeared. You will write a nice medium line with its 18k gold nib. Click the headline for close-ups. Minimal wear from use. 14cm capped.