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    Default Mystery Inks #63, #64, and #65

    Is it time for frozen popsicle ink samples? And is Canada getting mail again? (Yes!)

    Mystery Inks is now open to FPG veterans, n00bs, newbies, and lurkers. You volunteer, I send free ink, you write with it and post your thoughts and observations. Guessing is welcome, but not required. There is nothing to "win" aside from perhaps personal satisfaction that you recognized it. No guess is confirmed until the mystery ink is finally revealed. The point of the Mystery Ink threads is an unbiased review. Fear not about the quality of your handwriting or sketching abilities. We don't care. We are all appreciative of those with the gift of artistic ability, but how well you draw or write doesn't impact your ability to test an ink and provide your opinion on it.

    I will act as the Procurer, Packer, and Post Office Porter. This ink flight will consist of 1 packet containing 3 inks, each vial filled with 3mls of Mystery Ink labeled MI-63, MI-64, and MI-65. There will be 9 packets available and only 2 of the packets will be for overseas participants due to the high cost of postage ( US$19.45 ). If you are international, please let me know. If there are more sign-ups for overseas participants than slots, then I will run a Random Number Generator to pick. As per past tradition, if you are brand new to Mystery Ink you will have a Priority Spot!

    The inks in this ink flight are dye based, not pigmented, no shimmer and not iron gall. I don’t use any of the Noodler’s Bay State inks, so there won’t be any in the ink flights I send out.

    Post below if you would like to volunteer to receive a free ink flight. I'll leave this open until 12 Noon PST Monday January 20th.

    All the Best.
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    Default Re: Mystery Inks #63, #64, and #65

    Happy New Year junglejim!
    If one is available for me as an overseas participant then I would love to take part as long as I don't take the place of someone new.
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    Default Re: Mystery Inks #63, #64, and #65

    Jim, if no one new is participating, I would be honoured to participate and discover new inks. Thank you as usual you for generosity

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    I'm in as long as it's not taking the spot of someone new
    And thank you as always for hosting JungleJim

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    Default Re: Mystery Inks #63, #64, and #65

    Not new to the forum but am to the game, so I'll take a shot if I'm edible.
    That was posed to be eggable. ELIGIBLE!
    Thank you Auto Cowreck!

    (omg their gaining on me!)
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    Quote Originally Posted by ~JJ View Post
    Not new to the forum but am to the game, so I'll take a shot if I'm edible.
    That was posed to be eggable. ELIGIBLE!
    Thank you Auto Cowreck!

    (omg their gaining on me!)
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    I'm sorry that has to be the funniest auto correct I've seen in a while and I didn't even notice it until I read the rest of your post

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    My tablet's in heat.

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    Mystery Inks sign-ups are now Closed.

    We have:

    International -- Chrissy and Yazeh
    US -- mreeveshp and ~JJ

    I will try to get these Mystery ink packets shipped out by Thursday.

    ~JJ can you please PM me your address please?

    All the Best.

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    Default Re: Mystery Inks #63, #64, and #65

    Thank you Jim. Looking forward to receiving them

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    Thank you junglejim. I'm looking forward to seeing them.
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    Default Re: Mystery Inks #63, #64, and #65

    From one JJ to another, my regrets but probably best I withdraw for now. Please check your PMs for more detail, someone else can step in, & thanks anyway for the opportunity!

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    ~JJ, always happy to have you join us with Mystery Inks at any time!

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    Thank you junglejim, looking forward to see what interesting inks we get to try this time and as always thank you so much for such generosity in hosting this for us.

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    All Ink Flights have now been sent. Please post on the forum when the packets arrive safely.

    As a kindly reminder, do not post any impressions or ink colours until after all the participants have received their package. Part of the fun of Mystery Inks is discovering what colours have been chosen for this round!

    Many thanks.

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    I am happy to confirm that despite having to endure fires at one end plus very windy and rainy storms at the other end of their journey the owls have successfully managed to safely deliver my mystery ink samples in perfect condition.
    As they were only posted from California US on the 23rd and today is 28th in Berkshire UK I assume the jet stream played an important part.

    Thank you junglejim.
    Last edited by Chrissy; January 28th, 2025 at 08:34 AM.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Chrissy View Post
    I am happy to confirm that despite having to endure fires at one end plus very windy and rainy storms at the other end of their journey the owls have successfully managed to safely deliver my mystery ink samples in perfect condition.
    As they were only posted from California US on the 23rd and today is 28th in Berkshire UK I assume the jet stream played an important part.

    Thank you junglejim.
    Thank-you for posting, Chrissy. That seems to be a new MI record for UK delivery!

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    Wow that was super fast @Chrissy. Mine seemed to play musical chairs somewhere in LA.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Yazeh View Post
    Wow that was super fast @Chrissy. Mine seemed to play musical chairs somewhere in LA.
    I spoke to the very nice lady at our local US Post Owlery and she thinks the Owl carrying your packet got lost due to the smoke from the fires in Los Angeles. Your ink flight was just transferred today to a Canadian Owl in British Columbia.

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    Quote Originally Posted by junglejim View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Yazeh View Post
    Wow that was super fast @Chrissy. Mine seemed to play musical chairs somewhere in LA.
    I spoke to the very nice lady at our local US Post Owlery and she thinks the Owl carrying your packet got lost due to the smoke from the fires in Los Angeles. Your ink flight was just transferred today to a Canadian Owl in British Columbia.
    It's good to know that Owls are so dependable
    Ne supra crepidam

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    I've filled three pens so, unusually, I'm ready to start writing and might not be last.
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