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Hi All,

I just won a Chinse eBay auction of a LA EXECUTIVE GLOSS BLACK FINE NIB FOUNTAIN PEN RESIN BARREL METAL CLIP

 

this one: http://www.ebay.com/itm/LA-EXECUTIVE-GLOSS-BLACK-FINE-NIB-FOUNTAIN-PEN-RESIN-BARREL-METAL-CLIP-/400802939984

 

Paid $4.25 + $1.78 shipping. It should arrive in about 4 weeks and then I know if it really is a Lamy Safari including a converter :D

 

Cheers,

Cees | NL

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You'll probabaly find when you get it it will be a Hero which isn't a horrible thing but it is a bait and switch they go for around 5-10 dollars.

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The price is right, but I am not sure it was made by Hero - their Lamy Safari look-alike at least has their name on it instead of Lamy's. This seems like a much more blatant rip off - if "La Executive" is not affiliated with Lamy, they have stolen the design of both the pen and the packaging and then had the gall to slap Lamy's name on both. If this isn't a Lamy - which seems likely, given the price and, sadly, location of the seller - I hope Lamy takes note of this one, though trying to get Chinese companies (or laws) to adhere to international standards of intellectual property rights is quite the struggle (impossible?), from what little I know of it!

 

Let us know what you really have, Cees - if you can figure it out - when you get your new pen. Curious minds want to know! :P

 

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Let us know what you really have, Cees - if you can figure it out - when you get your new pen. Curious minds want to know! :P

 

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Will do!

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I'm betting all the pics are legit Lamys. I just don't expect the item you receive to match the pics. This is a common tactic (real pics, but dubious verbiage for the description) from sellers in that region...

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I'm betting all the pics are legit Lamys. I just don't expect the item you receive to match the pics. This is a common tactic (real pics, but dubious verbiage for the description) from sellers in that region...

Deceptive practice indeed, but that does sound like a good theory. If so, I would think this needs to be brought to eBay's attention - a seller's photos not having anything to do with the actual product received would seem to be a violation of eBay rules/policies...isn't it?

 

Let's hope instead that Cees gets an astonishingly good deal on a legitimate Lamy Safari! :D

 

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Deceptive practice indeed, but that does sound like a good theory. If so, I would think this needs to be brought to eBay's attention - a seller's photos not having anything to do with the actual product received would seem to be a violation of eBay rules/policies...isn't it?

 

Let's hope instead that Cees gets an astonishingly good deal on a legitimate Lamy Safari! :D

 

Holly

Yes, it would certainly violate the terms and conditions of the site.

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Frankie Safari.

In reference to P. T. Barnum; to advise for free is foolish, ........busybodies are ill liked by both factions.

 

 

The cheapest lessons are from those who learned expensive lessons. Ignorance is best for learning expensive lessons.

 

 

 

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I won this one, http://goo.gl/NgqK1s

 

If it shows up and isn't a LAMY as pictured, I'll file a complaint through PayPal and return the POS.

Depending on where it's from, that might cost you more than just keeping it. Edited by sirgilbert357
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Depending on where it's from, that might costs you more than just keeping it.

That's a possibility, I'm not sure how PayPal buyer protection works. The auction was free shipping. If nothing else it will get reported as a fraudulent auction. I'm not to worried about the $10.50.

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Well guess what .... the pen just arrived by registered mail (!!) and it is the real thing.

Not a bad deal at $6 for a Safari including a genuine Lamy converter :D

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Well guess what .... the pen just arrived by registered mail (!!) and it is the real thing.

Not a bad deal at $6 for a Safari including a genuine Lamy converter :D

 

Wow - 44 minutes after you posted confirmation, and the seller's other similar item has already been bid up above $20.

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I admit that I am surprised, but that is a bit of a sumgai deal for a genuine Safari. Well done, ceac!

 

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Seriously. I am very surprised. Makes me wonder how the seller is getting them or making any profit off them. Course since the other bids will go higher now, profit shouldnt be a problem. Edited by sirgilbert357
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The OP Does Know that there Are FAKE Lamy Safaris Marked Lamy from China, right? (There are threads here about them, usually more desired SE Safaris but if they can make a fake SE they can surely make a fake plain Black one.)

 

I'd compare that pen Very Closely to a KNOWN Lamy Safari...

 

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Lol after sawing your first post i bidded for the same item but dark blue colored lamy and won it! Paid 10$ for the pen and looking forward to receive it.

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