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Was Last Week The Week Of Esterbrooks?


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I had no intention of buying anything, but I browsed eBay a while back and there were some really nice deals.

There was a blue pastel set with the case that sold just over 35 dollars, a pink pastel that sold under 25 dollars, and a grey Dollar pen for about 25. I think they all needed new sacs, and they weren't all in the greatest condition, but still!

When I checked again today, the best deals I can find are just the usual colors and models for 25 to 30 dollars.

Maybe many people were on vacation then? Or now is when the back to school bidding wars begin?

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Pastel pens/sets in "not in the greatest" condition often have FP cap edge cracks, the pastels are prone to that. A cap crack(s) somewhat seriously hits the ending price. I would be reluctant to bid much unless there were clear pics or the seller had gone over the cap edge closely and Swore no cracks.

 

Unless they are the early HR Dollar pens in black, Black condition, for some reason, people don't seem to go so strongly for them. I'm not sure why,

there's no jewels to break and they look primo Artsy Deco-ey to me. Some of the Copper Dollars are Particularly striking. Though the clips are usually attached just fine, as I understand it, clip surgery on one of them is Difficult.

 

For some reason, IMO, nice Esties often slide "under the radar".

 

Bruce in Ocala, Fl

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This one didn't have a clear photo of the nib, but the body seemed fine:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ESTERBROOK-LADIES-PINK-FOUNTAIN-PEN-/181487794316?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2a4183f88c&nma=true&si=In%252FtRqG0VNKgyHvbrjIzIY%252B9sRY%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

 

Yes, the blue pastel fountain pen in the set did have a crack at the cap.

 

Can't find the link to the grey dollar pen.

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I personally LOVE the dollar pens though, but I'm sorta 'meh' about the looks of the regular J series pens. This time I suppose I'm lucky I'm in the minority because then I'll get better deals.

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There have been a lot of Esterbrooks up this week. I've noticed that there were two sellers that seemed be clearing house. I got the Icicle from one of them. This would have been the week to pick an Estie or two for under $20.

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I don't regret not getting anything. I have enough. Season of the year. End of summer coming, people are wistful and enjoying the nice weather. Summer has been mild here in Michigan. How's that summer been in Florida? I remember it wasn't too bad, with sea breezes, in the east coast, but Central, water temp in the pool was 106 degrees F. at six feet down. West coast around Cape Coral and the armpit in Pensacola were usually sweltering. One August day I was jogging along the Bayfront Parkway in Pensacola, by the bay, when a horrible thunderstorm broke. It was a megarelief.

"Don't hurry, don't worry. It's better to be late at the Golden Gate than to arrive in Hell on time."
--Sign in a bar and grill, Ormond Beach, Florida, 1960.

 

 

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I got two Esterbrook pens on ebay this past week. Both are supposedly in nice condition with new sacs, etc. Can't wait to give them a try. I especially like the looks of the red pen.

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/121398749519?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/121398747029?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649

 

 

These will be my first Esterbrooks.

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I scored two skunks for $20. J's, good imprints, jewels solid and intact, 9556 nibs look good on both. I was pleasantly surprised because I stopped buying pens almost entirely for the past year and a half or so because I have a ton of them (bad excuse, I know) and because the prices were getting ridiculous for what I was used to when I started collecting a few years ago.

Steve. Just plain ol' Steve.

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I got two Esterbrook pens on ebay this past week. Both are supposedly in nice condition with new sacs, etc. Can't wait to give them a try. I especially like the looks of the red pen.

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/121398749519?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/121398747029?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649

 

 

These will be my first Esterbrooks.

 

 

I hope you enjoy them. I was watching that black one.

 

Likewise, enjoy! Yeah, I was watching both of them, actually. There have been a lot of interesting Esties about lately.

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I picked up a couple to learn repairs, and have at least 2 bids out for more. I'm calling dibs for anyone watching! B)

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For anyone looking, there is a seller on eBay clearing the estate of a former Esterbrook salesman. There are a few interesting things listed now. This one is really cool, and I can't really afford to go in deeper. Passing all this along.

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Esterbrook-Aqua-Blue-Salesman-Sample-1554-Nib-Fountain-Pen-/161392169961?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2593b913e9

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Haven't looked at the Bay of Evil for a couple of weeks (other than the posts for "Something you've been watching has been relisted" sent to my email. But I did pick up a 9555 nib at DCSS last weekend -- that's one I've been wanting for a while now, and a also sacs to repair the most recent two J pens (both blue) which I had picked up recently -- one in the wild at a tiny antiques shop in New Stanton, PA, that I found by accident (both the shop and the pen ;)).

I must say, I've actually done pretty well on getting pens with 9xxx nibs, or just the nibs themselves (the most recent Blue J had a 9556 nib on it -- and it was only $20; cap jewel is cracked, but that's okay with me).

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

"It's very nice, but frankly, when I signed that list for a P-51, what I had in mind was a fountain pen."

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Haven't looked at the Bay of Evil for a couple of weeks (other than the posts for "Something you've been watching has been relisted" sent to my email. But I did pick up a 9555 nib at DCSS last weekend -- that's one I've been wanting for a while now, and a also sacs to repair the most recent two J pens (both blue) which I had picked up recently -- one in the wild at a tiny antiques shop in New Stanton, PA, that I found by accident (both the shop and the pen ;)).

I must say, I've actually done pretty well on getting pens with 9xxx nibs, or just the nibs themselves (the most recent Blue J had a 9556 nib on it -- and it was only $20; cap jewel is cracked, but that's okay with me).

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

 

The silver J I bought has a 2668 on it, but also included new 9556 and 9550 nibs. All that for $27.

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