• Describing vintage pens
  • Inspecting and evaluating vintage pens
  • What should I collect?
  • Pens best avoided; or, why isn't Brand X listed in any of my pen books?
  • Fakes and forgeries
  • To use or not to use
  • Mint pens with original price stickers
  • Cracks, crazing, and values
  • Discoloration and its causes
  • Pen show basics
  • Pen show etiquette
  • Buying pens at auction
  • Where have all the good pens gone?