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== RSTPA: Secondhand Pen Buying == * Do you want * to do a couple * of RSTPA * questions before * we finish out * today? * Let's do it. * First one comes * from Robert who * says, * when I went to * a flea market * in Lisbon, * I managed to * pick up a * beautiful Waterman * Concorde with * only a hairline * crack and broken * converter for just * 15 euros. * I was wondering * if you've had any * success or horror * stories of buying * pens secondhand * from markets or * any tips on how * to do so. * Yeah, * I really don't * because this is * not my category. * Like, * if me and * Robert are going * through the flea * market in Lisbon * and there's a * beautiful Waterman * there with a * hairline crack and * a broken converter * for only 15 euros, * I'm going to say * knock yourself out, * Robert, * because I don't * want to deal with * whatever comes next * with that. * Yeah, * I'm in agreement * with you. * If I'm buying * from vintage, * I want to buy it * from someone who's * already taken the * time to take care * of it for me. * I am more likely * to buy that pen * for $150 that * now works and * someone else * handled it for me. * That's just me * being bougie. * That's a good * project, right? * Like, * if you think you * can deal with it. * If that's your * thing, * then you just * go for it and * now you have a * project to learn * how to repair * these things, * right? * That's a great * thing to do. * Again, * this is back to * that context, * right? * Hey, * maybe I can get * some lower * price, * somewhat non-working * pens that I have * to clean or have * to replace the * sack on the * internals, * replacing parts, * and now I have * a project to learn * how to do that. * That's awesome. * So I don't have * any success stories * or horror stories * from that other * than if you're * committing to * that and learning * to repair and * fix these pens, * that's just * awesome. * Like, * you should buy * all of them. * But I don't have * any specifics because * I don't personally * do this. * And I'll admit * that I will * probably never * do this. * The vintage pens * that I have and * use have all * been restored by * professionals, * which I am not * one.
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