Trading Post Scam Alert
We just got news from one of our friends advertising on the Trading Post that a scammer tried to steal both a pen and money. Learn the scam and protect yourself by reading this post.
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Pen News
70 Pen News posts. Shop news, pen show reports (Chicago, DC, Dallas and Ohio through 2020), holiday shipping deadlines and what came in this month. The running diary of ThePenMarket.com since 2013.
Holiday Shipping Recommendations
Well, my friends. We are less than a week from the start of Hanukkah and only 15 days out from Christmas. As such, time is running out to get those holiday purchases in the mail. The United States Postal Service seems to be slower than ever and recommends the following dates to guarantee shipping for…
Welcome to the New & Improving ThePenMarket.com
Regulars to ThePenMarket.com have seen some pretty big changes around here! From our new logo to our new website, there is a lot to explore. Hopefully, you will like the latest changes and features even more than the original site. Redesigning your favorite place to find vintage pens and pre-owned pens took a whopping 8…
Holiday Shipping Schedule
These are the United States Postal Service’s recommendations for timely holiday shipping inside the United States. With a late Thanksgiving in the United States, it seems as if this will be a short holiday shopping season. In a unique quirk of the calendar, Hanukkah starts on December 25. As such, the Christmas shipping deadlines sent…
Holiday Shipping Deadlines
A field of wild blue camas in Montana springtime has nothing to do with postal shipping speeds. However, it is pretty. Time is running out for holiday shoppers to get their orders in and arriving before their respective holidays. We likely have already missed the deadline to make sure a Hanukkah package arrives by the…
Welcome to Our New Home Page
This is what the new home page looked like on Day 1 of our refresh. Please note the “On Sale!,” “New Arrivals” and search bar. In our on-going efforts to make ThePenMarket.com to best place to buy writing instruments online, we just made some major changes to our home page. You can now search for…
Grab Some Popcorn: It’s Podcast Time
Since moving to Connecticut, I’ve befriended the artist and painter Jonathan Weinberg, who also happens to be the founder of the Charter Oak Pen Club and curator at The Maurice Sendak Foundation. (Yep, that Maurice Sendak who wrote “Where the Wild Things Are.”) This week, he invited me on to his podcast, “Drawing with Fountain…
Apologies to a Parker 51
Time and again, I’ve mentioned the fountain pen that got me hooked into this crazy lifestyle. It was my mother’s father’s Sheaffer Balance Lifetime. Yet, I have another grandparental pen that never gets much publicity. It is a Parker 51 from my father’s side of the family. This Parker 51 once belonged to either my…
Front Page News
News about ThePenMarket.com is spreading. I was lucky enough to be honored by a front-page feature in The Norwich Times! We’ve been featured before in “Pen World” magazine. However, I think this is our first time in a newspaper. Check it out: https://www.theday.com/local-news/20220406/norwich-resident-specializes-in-modern-vintage-pens ThePenMarket.com makes good front page news in The Norwich Times. It is such…
Holiday Slowdown
Due to forces outside our control, we will not be able to ship any packages from orders made between December 2 and December 12. There is a family emergency that is forcing this situation. The good news is that everyone will be okay, but we aren’t going to be able ship during this period. You…
Changes at The United States Postal Service
We love the United States Postal Service. It is cheaper and faster at sending pens across the country and around the world than any of its rivals. After the early pandemic problem with international mail, everything is going great! (It also is one of the only governmental services mentioned and mandated by the U.S. Constitution.)…
Introducing Adventure Pens
Click this photo for one of the most beautiful images of a sunrise you’ve ever seen: a sunrise over Antarctica by Nandi Kovats. Time and again I talk about how blessed I am to know so many interesting people. Today I want to introduce you to my old friend Nandi Kovats, an Antarctic adventurer and…