Can You Help Value This Sheaffer Legacy With Custom Nib?

[kavanagh]

Dear FPN Colleagues,

 

I was given a Sheaffer Legacy 'Heritage Look of Leather Red' Fountain Pen as a birthday gift and then had the nib customised to 0.6mm cursive italic by Deb McKinney - wet and smooth with line variation, about six years ago.

 

The pen has hardly been used and has been sitting in my drawer.

 

I wanted to ask your opinions on what the pens value is in today's market taking in to account the model and customization ?.

 

Thank you and much appreciated.

 

I've attached a picture below.

 

http://s23.postimg.org/6bifxbbqj/P1040622.jpg

 

[kavanagh]

Sorry, I forgot to mention it has a standard sheaffer ink converter fitted ( and not the touchdown filling system).

[OcalaFlGuy]

Recently on The Bay a like new leather look Blue with a B nib went for $150 shipped. New ones Aren't selling at BIN of $250. I would add $40-50 for the grind myself.

 

If It were me, I'd say in the $175-200 neighborhood.

 

While a C-Worder may also want the TD "converter" Ron Zorn has said the regular converters work just as well if not better.

 

Bruce in Ocala, Fl

[sexauerw]

Bruce, this is a Legacy Heritage, it doesn't have the Touchdown mechanism. So the TD converter wouldn't work in this pen. The Touchdown/CC filling system was only used in the Legacy I and II pens, not the Heritage.

[OcalaFlGuy]

I learn something every day.

 

Thanks Bill.

 

Bruce in Ocala, Fl

[kavanagh]

Thank you guys.

[Paul80]

Hi

 

I just got a nice near mint condition Legacy 2 and paid around £120 from a well known USA Based Pen seller.

 

Personally I don't think a custom grind would add any value unless its done by someone well know and is being sold on that basis and can often have a negative effect on the price. Some buyers don't like their pens being played around with.

 

There are quite a few Legacy 3 pens on eBay with their BIN prices the silly side of £250 but they are always there and never sell, I would suggest somewhere between £100 to £150 would be more realistic if you want it to sell, unless you have time on your hands and don't mind waiting for the must have it buyer to come along.

 

Paul