Gauging interest in an Akkerman Ink group buy? *UK only*

[hunnymonster]

Just been looking at them... and I'm entranced by the bottle as much as the ink 31 colours to choose from.

http://www.vulpennen.nl/en/inkt-and-vullingen/AkkInkt000.html

You can see one here... [video=youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qu5vMAQwG8s[/video]

Here's chrisbell's hero reviewing one [video=youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21ANzXB9LBY[/video] thankfully oriented correctly.

They do ship to the UK - but shipping is a flat €14.50 per shipment (at least that's how it seems)... which makes one or two bottles rather expensive per unit and since we're talking about 150ml bottles - you probably don't need too many in your lifetime...

However - the table below hopefully illustrates the potential for savings (ignoring anyone wanting two or more ) including onward UK shipping by Royal Mail small parcel (it appears that we are still allowed to send ink through the post...)

Inks / Delivered (£) (need to add Paypal fees on top)
1 / 28.73
2 / 22.71
3 / 20.71
4 / 19.70
5 / 19.10
6 / 18.70
7 / 18.41
8 / 18.20
9 / 18.03
10 / 17.90

If I was to do this, it would most likely be after Christmas/New Year - no more than 10 bottles... of course if someone else wants to take up the reins...

 

[chrisbell]

RE: Gauging interest in an Akkerman Ink group buy?

I might well be up for a bottle.

 

[majortom]

I 'd be interested too.

 

[hunnymonster]

Changed the unboxing video for another review....

 

[chrisbell]

Seems as though it's going to be a very small group buy...

 

[hunnymonster]

Indeed. However even 5 bottles total makes a decent dent in the €14.50 flat shipping when the cost is socialised.

 

[joe mcclaine]

Dagnabbit! I saw the image of the youtube clip and thought this 'Akkerman' was a codeword for Iroshizuku Ink.

Shame that.

 

[hunnymonster]

Fraid not. Might it be more interesting to others if you lost a proportion (up to 20-30ml) from your 150 but got the same in samples of the other colours that we collectively order? (Obviously would have to think about what to decant the samples into then...)

 

[chrisbell]

Fraid not. Might it be more interesting to others if you lost a proportion (up to 20-30ml) from your 150 but got the same in samples of the other colours that we collectively order? (Obviously would have to think about what to decant the samples into then...)

Good idea! sbrebrown likes sample vials (not dissimilar to the Falcon tubes I used extensively in research labs).

 

[chrisbell]

Any further interest in this? What do you reckon, HM, can three of us justify it?

 

[hunnymonster]

Well - even after RM take their bit - it's still around £8 per bottle cheaper assuming 3 bottles total. Obviously we could all go for more bottles each

 

[chrisbell]

Well - even after RM take their bit - it's still around £8 per bottle cheaper assuming 3 bottles total. Obviously we could all go for more bottles each

Unfortunately, I can't justify or find space for more than 1 bottle.

 

[hunnymonster]

Sheesh. What would Sbrebrown say?

 

[chrisbell]

Sheesh. What would Sbrebrown say?

I couldn't give a toss, frankly. I enjoy his videos, but the man has ADs coming out of his ears.:icon_razz:

 

[Roefisher]

I'm in!

And a big thank-you to hunnymonster for the opportunity to try these wonderful looking bottles of ink.

I'll go for two;

No. 8 Diep-Duinwaterblauw
No. 22 Hopjesbruin

Cheers,

Mark

 

[hunnymonster]

No rush. Not planning anything until the New Year to let the effing Royal Mail sort their shit out ;-)