Which pens don’t count?

[catbert]

A question prompted by something Wuddus wrote in another thread. https://fpgeeks.com/forum/showthread...l=1#post254660

When you count your pens (if you count your pens), do they all contribute to the total size of your collection/accumulation/big ol’ pile o’ pens or do you leave some out — and if so, which and why?

I used not to count duplicates, 'spares', colour variants, nib variants, etc. Now, all complete fountain pens count, functional or not, unless explicitly bought for parts or to give away, mostly because the previous method of counting did very little to reduce the total (which was the aim, if I am honest) and was confusing. Writing instruments other than fountain pens still get counted separately, though.