Does anyone need a real expensive pen?

As an example, here are some pictures of Liam's work in slate and copper.

[url]http://slatepictures.smugmug.com/Architecture/All-Photos/28006943_WZfZkT#!i=2365066275&k=PDgMs22 [/url]

I know that pictures numbers from 102 to 104 are his work. I don't know how to separate them from the rest.

Old School Said: I guess if I could write well I would consider a $100.00 pen, but the truth is I chicken scratch and can hardly read my own writing so I would have no use for one. Now a $7,000.00 pen would be the definition of insanity to me. I dont care how much money one had! I am much more comfortable with a keyboard and a computer.

Hey, I do my share of slate roofing and I have a hammer that costs about $120.00. I would not spent $10,000.00 for a slate hammer though, and I can make money with one of them. I know the guy that makes them and I know he is a real artist with slate and copper, I still cant imagine the value there. I will have to visit him in Vermont and see what he does. I guess he is super busy, so there is a demand there.

Well yeah! I didn't put those words together very well did I? Liam Tower makes the pens, and he also did the work on those jobs I noted. He is VERY VERY good at both. I still could not justify spending that much on one of the pens. Hey, a good slate hammer is important though.

egg Said: Well, here it is boys. Its all relative.

As unbelievable as that is on the surface, it makes so much more sense than the pen.

Rare coins have stood the test of time as an investment. You never know, he could double his money in just a few years. But chances are good he'll never lose that penny, nor lose money on the deal. This is particularly true for the ultra rare, where only the super-rich could even hope to buy it. It's a better bet than most stocks.

But a $7k pen... that's just showin' off.