Editing The Pen Addict 291/transcript (section)

== High-End Pens ==


'''Myke Hurley:''' I, my high-end value, I think, is $400 is what I consider to be, like, high-end. I start questioning, like, severely questioning at $200. That's where I'm, like, you know, like, that mid-range between, like, $2 and $4. What am I really getting? That's where I really start to think about it, but I'm still likely to make purchases in that range. $400 is where it's, like, maybe once every year or two, right? Right. But I buy, like, a single pen for that for more than that amount of money. Like, I really have not purchased many pens over, like, $300. Mm-hmm. Um, so, yeah, I have to really sit and think. I feel like in the last year or two, kind of my typical average purchase is, like, $250. Yeah. Because that's just what I'm buying now. It's fewer, but, but grander. Yeah. So, like, the $250 to $300 range is kind of where most of my purchases seem to be falling these days.

'''Jim Cantore:''' Yeah, I think I hit the peak dollar amount towards the end of last year. I was, like, spending too much on pens that, you know, may not get as much use as some other pens I enjoy that are, you know, a third of the price, things like that. So, I've really tried to kind of think about those types of things more this year. But then you walk into a pen show and you're like, ah, so that's what I'm trying to avoid.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Yeah, it's very easy to get that feeling when you walk into a show. You know, like, two days ago, I was just poking around on a couple of websites and I was looking at some inks and stuff. And then I just went, I just started looking at King of Pen again. Yeah. I think I'm going to buy one of those this year.

'''Jim Cantore:''' That one's been absolutely worth it for me. Yeah. That was, yeah, that was a very expensive pen.

'''Myke Hurley:''' I think that is going to be my, I think that's going to be my big purchase pen-wise this year. I think we'll be a Sailor King of Pen. I'm going to put off the Nakaya again. And I'm totally cool with doing that. I really, like, I have just this feeling of, like, reaching the logical end, right? Like, of, like, the maximum, like, the furthest I can go. And it feels like a Nakaya. So, I'm totally cool with putting it off, right? Because it is, like, the logical maximum of where I'm willing to go value-wise and also just, like, quality-wise. Right? Like, just reaching that level is, like, that is an end point. Not that I'm saying I'm stopped buying pens at that stage. But, like, it feels like the end of how far I'll go down the line. And then it's kind of just bouncing back and forward. So, I'm cool with putting it off again. But purely because, like, I love Nakaya's. They're beautiful. They're wonderful things to use. I can't remember the last time I was so excited when I actually tried a pen than I was with the King of Pen at DC. Like, I had, I mean, this is wild. I don't know if anybody can sympathize with this, but I had, like, goosebumps when I was using it. Because it was just so perfect. It was just so perfect. Like, I couldn't believe how well that pen fit me. Like, in every sense. So, that's probably going to be my big purchase this year. And I'm going to wait for a pen show. Because there's no way I'm buying a pen like that online. Like, just no way. No way. Right.

'''Jim Cantore:''' Good move. So, yeah. You know, this is something we'll talk about throughout the year. And, you know, it's a good place to be. I mean, shoot. I would like to spend less on fountain pens. I've kind of hit that peak where, like, I've got, like, all the things I've wanted that I've found very, very enjoyable. And I think buying something in that higher end right now would just be to buy it. Not to, like, totally love it. So, I want to see what happens. So, yeah. I think I'm pretty confident in, you know, how I feel about making these purchases.