I'm going to my first pen show.... by Zoom!

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I'll be selling for the first time at the next show on Sunday June 7. I'll have almost entirely modern pens - Italian, American, and Japanese including Nakaya and Eboya. I invite my friends and customers to check PenTrace for the way to register and receive the link to view the show.

Rick

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I'll be selling for the first time at the next show on Sunday June 7. I'll have almost entirely modern pens - Italian, American, and Japanese including Nakaya and Eboya. I invite my friends and customers to check PenTrace for the way to register and receive the link to view the show.

Rick

That's cool, Rick. I've always admired your collection. And you would fit in with the other dealers.

It does bring out one point. Most if not all the pens being presented in the virtual show are high-end pens. And by high-end I mean the average price is probably above $500.

I was just thinking that not all pen hobbyist are advanced enough to appreciate pens that cost $1000 not to mention $2000. I mean there are literally tens of thousands of students and young professionals who are coming into the hobby, and I feel that there should be part of any pen show that will resonate better with them.

I am discussing this point with the virtual pen show organizers, so hopefully we can come up with something that can be more inclusive to more people in the hobby.

[whichwatch]

I'll be selling for the first time at the next show on Sunday June 7. I'll have almost entirely modern pens - Italian, American, and Japanese including Nakaya and Eboya. I invite my friends and customers to check PenTrace for the way to register and receive the link to view the show.

Rick

That's cool, Rick. I've always admired your collection. And you would fit in with the other dealers.

It does bring out one point. Most if not all the pens being presented in the virtual show are high-end pens. And by high-end I mean the average price is probably above $500.

I was just thinking that not all pen hobbyist are advanced enough to appreciate pens that cost $1000 not to mention $2000. I mean there are literally tens of thousands of students and young professionals who are coming into the hobby, and I feel that there should be part of any pen show that will resonate better with them.

I am discussing this point with the virtual pen show organizers, so hopefully we can come up with something that can be more inclusive to more people in the hobby.

Thanks for the nice comment, Will.

Mix of different prices is something I have been thinking about. We only get to put 20 pens into the show, and in my first attempt at that venue I'm trying to cover a range of prices. At this point, in my 20 I expect to have pens ranging from $150 to $3200 with 8 being priced at or under $500. I hope that will represent an attractive mix, and I will certainly adjust for future shows based on response, same as I have tried to do at real, in-person shows. Hope you will find something you like!

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It does bring out one point. Most if not all the pens being presented in the virtual show are high-end pens. And by high-end I mean the average price is probably above $500.

I was just thinking that not all pen hobbyist are advanced enough to appreciate pens that cost $1000 not to mention $2000. I mean there are literally tens of thousands of students and young professionals who are coming into the hobby, and I feel that there should be part of any pen show that will resonate better with them.

I am discussing this point with the virtual pen show organizers, so hopefully we can come up with something that can be more inclusive to more people in the hobby.

This is a point that I raised with the organisers a few weeks ago. I suppose part of the problem is finding a good fit between interest and length of time. As the show isn't an all day thing (just a couple of hours) it would be difficult to accommodate sellers whose principal sales were of low to mid point prices. However, given the frequency of the shows it may be possible to introduce the idea of themes, such that one show would be for certain brands or price levels. It's unclear though if this kind of approach would be well supported.

In many ways, given the short time of the shows, perhaps it is best to display harder to find (and thus more expensive) pens. I don't really know the answer.