Another Counterfeit....

[bluefish65]

I reported this a few days ago, but so far no action taken yet.

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/261723285165?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

Edited January 8, 2015 by bluefish65

[HermetiC]

Report Item -> Copyright and Trademark -> Counterfeit Item or Authenticity Disclaimer -> Counterfeit, Fake, or Replica.

[PAKMAN]

Reported also.

[Uncial]

Ebay is getting flooded with these at the moment and the location of where they are coming from is often wrong too. I am right in thinking that these can be bought for around €15-20 from China?

[katerchen]

I feel sorry for the guy who actually bid $140 on this

[Guernseytim]

I've reported a few lately. I've seen one acting like a boomerang though - eBay takes it down, seller puts it back up.

[Guernseytim]

Meisterstruck Iridium Nib.... No wonder he doesn't offer returns. It's a jinhao.

[Avantix]

I messaged the buyer, let's see

[Chrissy]

You can't message the buyer, as his ID is hidden, but you can message the seller who might remove it

[Guernseytim]

I've reported it to eBay.

[chas0039]

That is one U-G-L-Y looking pen!

[I like mango cheesecake]

Anybody who sells other random stuff and the odd fp I stay away from

[bluefish65]

I contacted the seller before reporting it. I was thinking it could be a case of "pen ignorance", but after explaining how it was not a genuine Montblanc, most notably the Iridium Point nib, the response was "I had a guy look at it and he said it was real and it does have a serial number on it." There was no response after further explaining a serial number can be present on counterfeit items as well.

[I like mango cheesecake]

I contacted the seller before reporting it. I was thinking it could be a case of "pen ignorance", but after explaining how it was not a genuine Montblanc, most notably the Iridium Point nib, the response was "I had a guy look at it and he said it was real and it does have a serial number on it." There was no response after further explaining a serial number can be present on counterfeit items as well.

Then he is willing to jeopardize his 100% positive feedback for this

[inkstainedruth]

I'm not normally on this forum, but the subject header caught my eye. And that made me curious -- how *would* someone be able to tell a real MB pen from a fake? I'm not looking to buy one, either way, but it made me wonder how people are so positive that this one isn't real?

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[I like mango cheesecake]

There are lots of "tells" even for the untrained eye, first being the "iridium" on the nib. Montblanc never put that on their nibs. Lots of other tells. When you research a brand enough you get to know even the more subtle tells.

I get this a lot in watch forums as there are lots of fake watches being passed off as the real deal

[______Zaphod_Beeblebrox]

The fit and finish of this pen is what caught my eye!

[bluefish65]

I'm not normally on this forum, but the subject header caught my eye. And that made me curious -- how *would* someone be able to tell a real MB pen from a fake? I'm not looking to buy one, either way, but it made me wonder how people are so positive that this one isn't real?

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

 

This particular pen was very easy to spot The "Iridium Point" nib was the most telling, in my opinion. I'm not too knowledgeable about Montblanc packaging, but the box insert doesn't seem right and the box itself appears cheaply made. Also, the paperwork appears to be for a different item (leather bag?). Others may have more information about the c/c filling system. It appears to be a 146 or 149 model, which are piston-filled, but the 147 is a c/c filler.

 

There are several articles on ebay explaining how to spot counterfeit pens. Hate to say it, but there are far "better" fakes that are much more difficult to differentiate from the real thing.

Edited January 10, 2015 by bluefish65

[Guernseytim]

I'm not normally on this forum, but the subject header caught my eye. And that made me curious -- how *would* someone be able to tell a real MB pen from a fake? I'm not looking to buy one, either way, but it made me wonder how people are so positive that this one isn't real?

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

The muppet of a seller has a closeup of the nib, which looks chinese and states iridium.' MB use steel (in old models) and gold. Never seen an unbranded iridium before.

[benbot517]

If feel really bad for the people who bid on it.

Edited January 10, 2015 by benbot517