# Fountain Pen Dopers: Wanna Do an Ink Swap? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 21, 2006, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fountain-pen-dopers-wanna-do-an-ink-swap/349362 "2006-03-21T23:14:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2006, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fountain-pen-dopers-wanna-do-an-ink-swap/349362/1 "2006-03-21T23:14:07Z")
I’ve got an unopened bottle of Levenger Cardinal Red and a just-barely-used bottle of Levenger Amethyst (a vivid Grapist-like purple) here beside me (50 ml each). I’ll trade for anything in the blue-green-brown family. I mostly use bottle fillers anymore, but I could accept Parker cartridges as well. Maybe even a cheapie pen if you can spare one… ---
**Author:** ![StarvingButStrong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/starvingbutstrong/32/335_2.png) [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2006, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fountain-pen-dopers-wanna-do-an-ink-swap/349362/2 "2006-04-03T01:23:28Z")
> [@Beware of Doug](#): > > I’ve got an unopened bottle of Levenger Cardinal Red and a just-barely-used bottle of Levenger Amethyst (a vivid Grapist-like purple) here beside me (50 ml each). I’ll trade for anything in the blue-green-brown family. I mostly use bottle fillers anymore, but I could accept Parker cartridges as well. Maybe even a cheapie pen if you can spare one… Hmmmm. I’m afraid all my bottles of ink are not just opened, but used to quite an extent. On the other hand, I’ve several pens I don’t use anymore…but they are definitely cheap ones. As in, mass produced and sold on cards in general stores, not low-end Watermans. ---
**Author:** ![Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2006, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fountain-pen-dopers-wanna-do-an-ink-swap/349362/3 "2006-04-03T01:32:52Z")
I’m not really interested in an ink swap, but I’d certainly be interested in discussion and review of different inks, and even pens. Stranger ---
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2006, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fountain-pen-dopers-wanna-do-an-ink-swap/349362/4 "2006-04-03T05:28:18Z")
I use Quink dark blue but I don’t suppose it differs markedly from whatever’s available elsewhere.