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1. For the inks being offered, this is a pretty good deal. The cost averages out to about $10.50/bottle with shipping included - a price I haven't seen anywhere online. Another way to look at this is that you're paying regular price for 4 bottles and getting the 5th for free. If you were going to purchase at least 4 of these inks anyway, this is a great deal. If there were at least 4 inks high on my "wish-list", I'd bite. Unfortunately, I'm either not interested or not familiar with most of these offerings. I'll be sitting this one out.
2. I'm a bit of a stickler for "truth in advertising" and the second paragraph in the description is not entirely correct. Noodler's makes many inks with a wide variety of properties. Some of them are "bullet-proof", some wash away quite easily. Some resist feathering and bleed-through on most papers, others will feather and bleed on all but the highest quality of paper. Some play well with other inks and are easy to clean out of a pen, others are clearly labeled, "do no mix" with anything other than other inks in the same "line" and may require bleaching anything that comes in contact. I'm looking at you, Baystate Cranberry.
An example of the inaccuracy of the description: most inks that are quick drying are prone to feathering. Most that resist feathering take a little longer to dry. Often, these properties are mutually exclusive.
While each claim in the second paragraph is true for some inks, I am fairly confident that not all of the inks being offered provide all of these qualities. Someone who doesn't have experience with fountain pen inks or this wide variety of Noodler's inks might be in for a very unpleasant surprise. If I didn't know better, I might believe the second paragraph as absolutely true for all of the inks listed. And I would be mistaken in that belief.
That said, there are many resources online from which people can find out the specific properties of the inks of interest. I urge you to research before buying.
3. A comment was made about other sources for these inks. I generally purchase inks one or two bottles at a time and usually after trying at least 1 sample of that variety. Purchasing from a reputable online retailer - the very well-respected Goulet Pen Company was mentioned - assures the consumer of a certain level of service, selection and speed of delivery that is not necessarily provided here. Massdrop seems to do everything to "make things right" when there are problems, but it can take a while. Usual retail on individual bottles is about $12.50/bottle. GPC charges shipping at cost and is an industry leader in the quality of their packaging and protection of the product.
As usual, I'm posting my comments to help those considering participating in this drop. I do not mean to persuade or dissuade anyone and I am not affiliated with any vendor or retailer. If these are "your" colors and you were probably going to buy them anyway, I haven't seen any deal online (or otherwise) that comes close to this, but I urge you to be aware of what you are (and aren't) purchasing.
Hope this helps anyone considering this drop.
Cheers.
I will take a closer look at the copy and colors and consider adjustments to the description.