Originally Posted by
Jon Szanto
I want to throw in a non-pen-specific item, but worth noting: generational change.
For decades, maybe centuries, the concept of hand-me-downs and antiques and 'used goods' seemed obvious and common. Who wouldn't like a nice piece from the past, a bit of history, at a reasonable cost? well, the fact of the matter is that there is a distinct waning of interest in purchasing used furniture, clothes, and most any other item. For anyone in the last decade or two who has had to clean out a parent's house or other, you will know the situation of the thrift stores becoming more and more picky about what their trucks will take, all the way down to refusing the entire load.
Many thrift/bargain stores no longer take "dark" furniture (i.e. old wooden furniture from the past) because of a lack of demand. All of this is to mention that I have seen on numerous occasions, on various pen forums, a younger audience that finds old pens creepy. That someone else used it is icky and they would far prefer purchasing something new. Yes, there are still those who find an interest in the past, but the other phenomenon has come up often enough it is worth mentioning.
There are other reasons that a pen like this could find a new audience.
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