The reason it took you seven years to find any pens, is because Steve Nelson, is aways a couple steps ahead of you, having already been to the sales and cleaning them out!
 
> From: penguru1@...
> To: rmelo12089@...; fountainpencollecting@...; pens@...; repairs@...; 4penslist@...
> Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2010 16:56:06 -0600
> Subject: Re: [ZossPens] Luck
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> But just think Ron;
> 
> You could of bought 56 VHS tapes instead for the same price.
> 
> Steve
> 
> (Congrats though)
> 
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> From: "Ron Meloche" <rmelo12089@...>
> Sent: Sunday, January 24, 2010 4:31 PM
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> Subject: [ZossPens] Luck
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> > Saturdays I have a small route I drive to check for garage sales. I buy VHS tapes (I want to watch) usually spending no more than 
> > 50 cents and DVDS spending no more than a dollar and LPH vinyl spending no more than 2.00. This is for each one. Yesterday I 
> > figured there would be no garage sales as it was the first dry day in a week.I started for my shop and when I was almost there I 
> > decided what the heck I would drive the route. Well I was partially right there was only one sale. I was in the sale for about 3 
> > minutes when I looked down at the edge of the table I was standing against and almost had a heart attack. There was a parker box 
> > open with a price tag of 28.00 on it. I looked closer and in the box was a parker 75 and and a parker 180. So naturally I snapped 
> > it up and went over and paid the lady.Last time I found a pen in a garage sale was 7 years ago and it was a very small duofold 
> > ring top which the lady wanted a dime for. 7 year drought but it does give me hope that 7 years from now I will find another pen 
> > To think I almost went straight to the shop.
> > Ron Meloche
> >
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