Waterman Phileas

[Charles Skinner]

Where can I buy a new Waterman Phileas?

 

C, S.

[RMN]

Try ebay.

 

Some shops MAY still have some NOS but you'll just have to walk in to those.

 

D.ick

Edited June 16, 2014 by RMN

[Ambien]

Ebay since Waterman discontinued them a while ago. They tend to go for high prices for what is initially a $25 FP.

[OcalaFlGuy]

A nice looking Red one went for a couple bucks over $30 in The Sunday Picks yesterday, it just needed the end piece glued back on, no biggee,.

 

The Phileas is a remarkably good, originally inexpensive pen. I'll stop Just Short of saying it has attained a small cult following <sideways glance over at

our own Waterman forum. > This HAS driven the prices up Much Higher than when Office Despot(?) was blowing out the $9.99 Phileas gift sets a few years ago.

 

Bruce in Ocala, Fl

[rbrummer]

I've got a new blue one with the box, never inked. I was trying to find the sales record to confirm what kind of nib as there isn't anything indicated on the box, but the nib has an "M" imprint.

 

I'm also not up on the protocol for conducting business here as I normally limit myself to reading.

[OcalaFlGuy]

I've got a new blue one with the box, never inked. I was trying to find the sales record to confirm what kind of nib as there isn't anything indicated on the box, but the nib has an "M" imprint.

 

I'm also not up on the protocol for conducting business here as I normally limit myself to reading.

 

Far be it for me to provoke the Admods, I do enough of that already, but RBR I *think* I know the rules. You can't post an ad in the Classifieds here until you are a member 30 days and have 30 non-Chatter posts, BUTTT, you didn't post here FIRST that you had any Phileas, Charles posted that HE wanted one.

 

I don't believe there is any rule that would prohibit you two from taking the transaction back channel, coming to a meeting of the minds there and doing the deal Outside of the Classifieds.

 

<Whispering; I myself find placing a Classified here a pain. I've sold numerous pens making hints in posts and completing the deal back channel via PM.>

 

Bruce in Ocala, Fl-I also have a Blue one and a Black one myself.

[Sasha Royale]

A dozen years ago (I think.), my Waterman Phileas cost me $12. It was a blue one. In 2012, it was announced that the Phileas

would be discontinued. I immediately acquired another blue one. It cost me $45. What are you willing to pay for a NOS Phileas ?

$135 ? $160 ? $185 ? So, I have one, and I don't need the money. I think it is going to cost $200 .

[OcalaFlGuy]

It was either Staples or Office Despot that blew out the Phileas gift sets about 6 years ago. A Phileas, little booklet and bottle of ink.

 

$9.99

 

Bruce in Ocala, Fl

[rbrummer]

Bruce, thanks for pointing out the critical stuff on the selling. I knew there some constraints hence not an outright inquiry/offer to sell by any channel untili I'd had a chance to investigate myself.

 

Frankly I'd never bothered to pay much attention to the pen and was surprised that they have apparently become somewhat desirable being more vintage oriented myself. I feel like mine came as some kind of incentive along with another pen purchase.

[Yaakova]

The Waterman Phileas was the first "good" pen I ever owned. I grew up using the Sheaffer Cartridge Pens (cost a dollar and came with five free ink cartridges, plastic barrel/chrome cap) before I graduated to Sheaffer's No-Nonsense line.

[gweimer1]

There's one listed in the Ebay Sunday picks that ends in just under an hour.