@stux Here’s a trick with certain items. It may depend on where you are. In the U.S., for instance, the price of a new Japanese fountain pen can be quite high. It will come with all sorts of accessories and warrantees and the choice of model may be limited. You can often pay MUCH less by ordering it from a reputable ‘gift shop’ type of vendor in Japan, though you will likely get just the pen wrapped in cellophane, or in a plain gift box.
(There will also be disreputable vendors. Be careful.)