In a message dated 1/31/2006 8:46:51 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, christopher1.meisenzahl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: Beyond the usual suspects of Montblanc and Waterman (whose gleaming LeMan 18-karat gold fountain pen with gold iridium-tipped nib retails in the neighbourhood ... Sigh. The 18kt LeMan has gone up in price; it is 17,500.00. I thought 15,000.00 was SO reasonable. satrap penny-pinching ========================================================= To Unsubscribe: Send email to fptalk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. The email that you then receive MUST be replied to per instructions to complete the process.