WHILE E-BAY NOW HAS CATEGORIES FOR FOUNTAIN PENS, ETC. THEY ARE TREATED AS A COLLECTORS ITEM. AS IN THE  1980'S FINE WRITING INSTRUMENTS ARE NOW BECOMING MORE AND MORE A BUSINESS ESSENTIAL. IF A BUSINESS EXECUTIVE OR SALES PERSON, OTHER  THAN LOW LEVEL EMPLOYEES (DRUG SALESMEN, ETC), ENTERS A BOARDROOM FULL OF EXECUTIVES, EACH WILL QUICKLY LOOK TO SEE WHAT TYPE WRITING IMPLEMENT IS BEING USED (CARRIED). MORE AND MORE EXECUTIVES UTILIZE THESE WRITING INSTRUMENTS NOT ONLY AS A FUNCTIONAL TOOL TO DEVELOP A SPECIAL SIGNATURE ( BLUE FOUNTAIN PEN INK AS AN  EXAMPLE),  BUT TO SIGNIFY SUCCESS. BOTH EXPENSIVE ISSUES (MONTBLANC) AS WELL AS THE REVITALIZED STANDARDS SUCH AS SOLID GOLD PARKER DO JUST THAT.

IN ADDITION, THEY ARE NOW STATUS SYMBLES, SIGNIFYING OR ATTEMPTING TO SIGNIFY STATUS SUCH AS JEWELRY.  MAKING HIGH END WRITING EQUIPMENT ( A LOW END MONTBLANC RUNS $ 350 TO $450) SPECIAL EDITIONS BY ALL KNOWN COMPANIES RUN IN THE $1,000'S. LETS MAKE THEM AVAILABLE HERE AS MORE THAN A COLLECTABLE BUT AS AN AFFORDABLE STATUS SYMBLE FOR THE CONCERTED BUSINESS EXECUTIVE TO USE TO SEAL THE DEAL. MY CPA SIGNS ALL OF HIS PREPARED RETURNS AND FORMS WITH BLUE FOUNTAIN PEN INK.