Do closed end pens sell well?

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Just curious, I see many on the forum making closed end pens, myself included but an odd thing I have noticed. The shows I have done and the folks buying from my website, no one has ever expressed any interest in them. At the shows I don't think anyone has even picked one up.

Is it just me, or does anyone else have problems selling theirs?
 
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You have to get just the right buyer. What I have found you need something to break up the closed end. Something like silver, aluminum, something that will dress up the pen. It also has to be the right shape. Check out Briam Gray's pens. He has be doing very well with his closed end pens. Also if it is a fountain pen the serious customers want gold nibs not steel. Check out Anthoney's 14k gold nibs or Lou's 18k gold nibs. And lastly it must be balanced just right. If unsure about this one track down a serious fp user have have him check out your pen.

Hope this helps.

Alan
 
Strangely, but IMO nicely, I sell more closed-end pens than anything. Most of my fountain/rollerball customers seem to be accustomed to the typical fountain pen size (the size/length of the pen with the cap *off* when you write). A good closed-end pen is very similar in size, feel, and weight to most of the classic designed fountain pens, whereas our pens that end in a metal "stud" just seem blunt and unusual to them. I usually have several of each style available.

I sell more rollerballs with the posting stud than I do closed end, but vice-versa for fountain pens.
 
I think part of the problem is most customers don't realize the extra work. They are used to seeing hardware and realize the pens are different but don't the work involved.
 
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