Two Cross Classic Century Pens

[deathbymilk]

Hello everyone,

 

I have recently got two Cross Classic Century 10k gold filled 4502 pens. I am new to the pen collecting and I dont know anything about the pen collecting world

 

So first off, as a pen collecting newbie which I am, is there anything that I should know about Cross pens? And secondly, what is the value of these two pens I have?

 

If you want more pics I can upload more

 

 

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[ac12]

I have seen them sold for as little as $15, but not in a box.

Practical value is what someone will pay for it, which may be different that what you think it may be worth.

 

You should try to learn as much as you can about the pens that you want to collect. That may give you direction as to what other pens to collect.

 

As for your pens.

One problem with those pens is that the lube in the pen may have dried out after 30+ years. This is evident when you turn the cap to move the tip out of the pen. If it is stiff and hard to turn, you have dried lube inside the pen. I don't know what Cross will charge to clean and relube the pen.

[DavidHoward]

Hi DeathByMilk. These are nice pens, very elegant and good writers. Regarding value, I just saw these yesterday at Staples Office store, and they were selling for $55 each. As ac12 said, the real value is what you see them as. I suspect the one that does has the extra logo attachment thing on the clip will be worth less than the one that does not have it. If it was retirement gift, etc, it would have value to the recipient, but most third parties would consider that to detract from the value since they do not have the same sentiment.