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77kath

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Hello,

 

I was preparing some pens for the Bay and became frustrated with a Conklin Symetric [sic] I have in its original box. It's a color I don't see on the Conklin image pages, Yellow Pearl. It has the crescent above the clip, which is indeed a spring clip. The warranty sheet has a misspelling (well an "it's" for "its") and does not resemble those I see in some of the eBay ads.

 

​Why would somebody counterfeit a $90 pen?

 

Kathleen

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Sorry, can't see how to edit. The box says "Symetric" but the pen itself is stamped "Symetrik" between the cap bands.

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Fred,

 

I saw that, but thought it might be different. Same swirly patterns, though. I actually like the pen, and it is certainly cheerful!

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Likely genuine.

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"Why would somebody counterfeit a $90 pen?"

 

In another FPN forum I just learned that counterfeit Lamy Safari's are showing up on eBay. Thats a pen that normally sells for less than $30!

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"Why would somebody counterfeit a $90 pen?"

 

In another FPN forum I just learned that counterfeit Lamy Safari's are showing up on eBay. Thats a pen that normally sells for less than $30!

That is a different story.

That pen is branded with a name different from lamy, but is a copy of lamy.

 

Is like hero 616 and parker 51......

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That is a different story.

That pen is branded with a name different from lamy, but is a copy of lamy.

 

Is like hero 616 and parker 51......

I don't think so. According to this recent thread, these counterfeits are Lamy branded

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php/topic/267633-buyer-beware-lamy-safari-on-ebay/

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I finally decided it is not counterfeit. Another Conklin from a trusted source has the same apostrophe error in the paperwork.

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I suspect that the pens are made and boxed overseas by people not entirely familiar with English.

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