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	* What's up, Mike Hurley? How are we doing?		* What's up, Mike Hurley? How are we doing?
	* Good. I got thrown off today by a happy new year when I went to the gym.		* Good. I got thrown off today by a happy new year when I went to the gym.

			== New Year Small Talk ==

	* It's still in play, I believe. This should be the last week. We should be done after this.		* It's still in play, I believe. This should be the last week. We should be done after this.
	* If you haven't seen people since the calendars flipped through this week, the next time you see them for the first time this year, the statute of limitations has expired.		* If you haven't seen people since the calendars flipped through this week, the next time you see them for the first time this year, the statute of limitations has expired.
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	* Yeah, it's pretty good.		* Yeah, it's pretty good.
	* Yep. It's still happening, Mike.		* Yep. It's still happening, Mike.

			== Price Increases in 2026 ==

	* If there was a yearly theme for 2026 so far, it would be the year of price increases.		* If there was a yearly theme for 2026 so far, it would be the year of price increases.
	* Would you like to kick it off?		* Would you like to kick it off?
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	* So we've talked about last week, we talked about pilot and platinum and how they pilot and platinum each have new and or refreshed slash upcoming entries in the 100 to $150 range that are steel nib pens.		* So we've talked about last week, we talked about pilot and platinum and how they pilot and platinum each have new and or refreshed slash upcoming entries in the 100 to $150 range that are steel nib pens.
	* The pilot NS, which has been around, but I think they're going to read, they're redoing it with those translucent barrels and the platinum Biso, which is just, I don't get it.		* The pilot NS, which has been around, but I think they're going to read, they're redoing it with those translucent barrels and the platinum Biso, which is just, I don't get it.

			== Sailor 1911 Large Casual Fountain Pen ==

	* Sailor also has this price range model from our friends over at Colt pens.		* Sailor also has this price range model from our friends over at Colt pens.
	* The link is called, I don't know if, I guess this is the official product name.		* The link is called, I don't know if, I guess this is the official product name.
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	* But your commentary there about the current listed gold nib prices.		* But your commentary there about the current listed gold nib prices.
	* Let's get to that now with these next couple of questions.		* Let's get to that now with these next couple of questions.


			== Listener Feedback: Tariffs, Gold Prices, and Retail Pricing ==

	* So we had two pieces of feedback sent in that I want to read both of them.		* So we had two pieces of feedback sent in that I want to read both of them.
	* So this first one comes from Fergal who says, you're both suffering from very understandable		* So this first one comes from Fergal who says, you're both suffering from very understandable
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	* the new tariff-induced retail MSRP.		* the new tariff-induced retail MSRP.
	* Yeah.		* Yeah.

			== Japanese Market Context and Inflation ==

	* All right.		* All right.
	* Context, which I have gotten from a couple of different sources have mentioned this to me.		* Context, which I have gotten from a couple of different sources have mentioned this to me.
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	* Not great, Bob.		* Not great, Bob.
	* Not great, Bob.		* Not great, Bob.

			== Sponsor: Enigma Stationery ==

	* All right.		* All right.
	* You know what is great?		* You know what is great?
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	* Our thanks to Enigma Stationary		* Our thanks to Enigma Stationary
	* for their support of this show and all of Relay.		* for their support of this show and all of Relay.

			== Shout-out of the Week: Carolina Pen Company ==

	* All right, Mike.		* All right, Mike.
	* We got our shout-out of the week.		* We got our shout-out of the week.
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	* making things in our community.		* making things in our community.
	* Yep.		* Yep.

			== Maker Pens and Community Focus ==

	* And yeah, it's,		* And yeah, it's,
	* I think that's going to be important, Mike,		* I think that's going to be important, Mike,
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	* in the community.		* in the community.
	* Yeah.		* Yeah.

			== Secondhand Pens, Vintage, and Mid-tier Steel Nibs ==

	* And I think it's,		* And I think it's,
	* you know,		* you know,
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	* So good times,		* So good times,
	* Mike.		* Mike.

			== Nib Materials: Titanium, Gold, Steel, and Palladium ==

	* So let's hit this,		* So let's hit this,
	* let's hit this feedback		* let's hit this feedback
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	* more traditional brands		* more traditional brands
	* to do a bit more of that.		* to do a bit more of that.

			== Sponsor: Factor ==

	* I don't know,		* I don't know,
	* Mike,		* Mike,
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	* of this show		* of this show
	* and relay.		* and relay.

			== Cleaning Fountain Pens ==

	* I love cleaning fountain pens,		* I love cleaning fountain pens,
	* Mike.		* Mike.
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	* because it's really		* because it's really
	* pretty simple.		* pretty simple.

			== Ultrasonic Cleaner Tips ==

	* On this topic,		* On this topic,
	* Tim wrote in and said,		* Tim wrote in and said,
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	* it's a good		* it's a good
	* option.		* option.

			== RSTPA: Secondhand Pen Buying ==

	* Do you want		* Do you want
	* to do a couple		* to do a couple
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	* which I am not		* which I am not
	* one.		* one.

			== RSTPA: Mechanical and Wooden Pencils ==

	* And Gregory		* And Gregory
	* asks,		* asks,
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	* pen addict slash		* pen addict slash
	* 698.		* 698.

			== Closing Remarks ==

	* Oh, Brad, it's just		* Oh, Brad, it's just
	* around the corner.		* around the corner.
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	* Yeah.		* Yeah.
	* Maybe.		* Maybe.

			== Contact and Outro ==

	* If you have a		* If you have a
	* question you'd like		* question you'd like

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