Q&A Slices: Should you spring for a grail pen or try a diverse grouping of less expensive pens?

You’ve probably been asked this before, but, if you can afford your grail pen but have a small collection, would you get the grail or focus on exploring more diverse, less expensive pens so as to not plateau?

- This is a really tough question, and surely will all come down to the individual
- It probably depends a lot on the situation:
- What kind of collection are you looking to build up?
- How expensive is your grail pen?
- If you don’t actually love your grail pen, how easy would it be to sell/recoup that money?
- Have you had a chance to actually hold/write with your grail pen first?
- Minimalists will likely want to pare down the collection and go after the grail pen
- Acquirers (like myself) will want to walk before running, getting less expensive pens first and building up to pricier models
- I started out with incrementally more costly pens like the Pilot Custom 74 and Lamy 2000, which were a stretch for me at the time and I loved them, still use them regularly
- I bought my first grail prematurely, and was disappointed because I didn’t have enough experience and bought something I didn’t know enough about (Pelikan m800 with 1.5mm stub)
- I waited a long time to get a Homo Sapiens and was able to try it first, and I’ve been using it very regularly since
- I personally like to build up over time, it’s given me a lot to appreciate as I’ve grown into higher end pens, but others may not want to commit nearly as much time, effort, or money into their pens as I have
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