Gentleman Solid Silver

[Left FPN]

Gosh it is hard to convince some ebayers of what they have. I have been trying to convince this seller that the pen IS solid sterling silver. Because it says plated on the tag he will not believe me.

[SunFly]

Honest curious question, how do you know that it's a solid sterling silver body when the tag said plated?

I don't have much knowledge of fountain pen and its material, so I definitely can't tell by a glance.

[Left FPN]

The Gentleman was one of the higher grade pens at the time 89/90 and was not available silver plated. I have catalogues showing the silver models. I emailed the seller pictures from them and suggested he check for hallmark stamps which he has obviously found. The auction has now closed which is odd because he could have just amended it. The tag which after all is only attached by string has probably come from a slightly lower grade Exclusive or Executive pen.

[dboulonnais]

The Gentleman was one of the higher grade pens at the time 89/90 and was not available silver plated. I have catalogues showing the silver models. I emailed the seller pictures from them and suggested he check for hallmark stamps which he has obviously found. The auction has now closed which is odd because he could have just amended it. The tag which after all is only attached by string has probably come from a slightly lower grade Exclusive or Executive pen.

Force is right, no silver plated in Gentleman, 2 silver sterelin : godron and barley corn

This is a wrong tag, coming from another pen or box

[Xof72000]

Gosh it is hard to convince some ebayers of what they have. I have been trying to convince this seller that the pen IS solid sterling silver. Because it says plated on the tag he will not believe me.

 

You can lead a horse to water ... but you can't make him drink ...

Edited October 24, 2014 by Xof72000

[plumon]

The buyers knew since the winner paid $225 for the pen.

[Left FPN]

The buyers knew since the winner paid $225 for the pen.

It was withdrawn by the seller, he is having difficulty finding the hallmarks. They must be there or it's well worn.

[Ursus]

Well, frankly, if sellers won't take their time to look for hallmarks, they don't deserve being paid for more than plating. It is only fair that sellers who know and do their work well should profit from their effort in relation to those who sell things they know nothing about. On the other hand, it could have been the other way around and someone would end up paying too much for an item because the seller had believed the tags.

 

My uncle once got a huge marble table very cheaply because his little daughter (my darling cousin) exchanged the price tags and the salesman refused to belive my uncle when he told that she had done so.

 

Even in fountain pen stores the salespersons often know nothing about their trade. It's so sad!