Nononsense Bicentennial Model

[Zookie]

I just picked one of these up, MIB, at a local flea market for $5. The dealer had 6 or 7 of them.

It's got a nice medium nib and new cartridge. I'm thinking of going back and buying the rest, he said he'd give me a deal for the rest.

Should I?

[penrivers]

No, because then you know this pens are so tough and sturdy like tanks that you wont explore the infinite pleasures found in other trade marks (mainly meaning NIBS).

Edited October 26, 2014 by penrivers

[NinthSphere]

Nononsense in general sell for ~20usd on the bay. I'd pick them up to resell.

[bogiesan]

I say pick them all up and give them away to or trade them with your fountain pen friends who would like to have a nice old fashioned Sheaffer. Yes, you could sell them for $20-50 in various places (bicentennial memorabilia is a different market from pens) but imagine the pleasure you would be giving to your pals instead of faceless strangers from the interwebs. If you sell 4 pens for $30, you're only netting about $100 and remember you've got to pay yourself to get the pens and handle the auctions and package/mail them.

[mknoblauch]

I say pick them all up and give them away to or trade them with your fountain pen friends who would like to have a nice old fashioned Sheaffer. Yes, you could sell them for $20-50 in various places (bicentennial memorabilia is a different market from pens) but imagine the pleasure you would be giving to your pals instead of faceless strangers from the interwebs. If you sell 4 pens for $30, you're only netting about $100 and remember you've got to pay yourself to get the pens and handle the auctions and package/mail them.

 

Bogiesan is right.... I clicked on your topic because I immediately recalled a "buy it now" for $29.95/ best offer listing on eBay by SpeerBob for one of these that I had seen in the last week or so (maybe you had seen the same one). I quickly found it again and it ended with no takers (http://www.ebay.com/itm/Sheaffer-No-Nonsense-Bicentennial-Flag-amp-Eagle-Fountain-Pen-In-Box-Italic-Nib-/231358205972?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item35de061014&nma=true&si=f3BPcILwS%252FMUjJ9LfNpwWOeFKhM%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557).

 

SpeerBob runs a huge store, so I am sure the new listing is an automatic relist, but you have to value your time. How long would it take to sell those pens?

 

I would approach them as a deal that will allow you to immediately gift pens to new users, grow the collections of fellow pen-addicted friends, or save them for presenting a really cool fountain pen to each of your nephews/ nieces or grand kids.

[speerbob]

Hi, I usually get $25-$30.00 for them. Pick them all up to sell. Cheers, BOB