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Mine is fairly pale, like celery.

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I would say poor or enhanced photos. Too much yellow light there (Where's Bruce....?). Look at the nib. Esterbrook nibs are not gold. Still, you have to give the seller credit for putting on the barker hat and making the pitch.

 

p.s.- I also think the photos are slightly out of focus.

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I noticed the color variation from picture to picture. I didn't notice the "gold" nib - that sure clarifies things. Thanks for checking it out.

Life's too short to use crappy pens.  -carlos.q

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If you look at the other photos in the listing, at least one of them appears to be more "normal" a green. That being said, I was kinda of blinking at the current price. That seems fairly steep for a green with a 1xxx series nib, even if it is a Tranny. I mean, a couple of years ago I got a green Tranny with a 2556 nib and even after buying a replacement sac and paying for shipping it wasn't anything like that amount. Okay, mine isn't restored, and the toaster top jewel is cracked, but still.... And I didn't pay that much for a full J with a 9788 nib, either.

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If you look at the other photos in the listing, at least one of them appears to be more "normal" a green. That being said, I was kinda of blinking at the current price. That seems fairly steep for a green with a 1xxx series nib, even if it is a Tranny. I mean, a couple of years ago I got a green Tranny with a 2556 nib and even after buying a replacement sac and paying for shipping it wasn't anything like that amount. Okay, mine isn't restored, and the toaster top jewel is cracked, but still.... And I didn't pay that much for a full J with a 9788 nib, either.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

 

Look at the rest of the items from that seller. Every item is "Gorgeous" "Incredible", you name it. Prices over the top, but all have the option for an offer. This seller is overly optimistic, and appears to want to negotiate down his pricing, rather than have people bid it up. This seller seems to sell only pens, and a lot of them. He's got satisfied customers, and a good rating. I wouldn't be surprised if he's among us.

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Lawd a mercy. What nasty pics.

 

First he's got some hellacious overheadish tungsten lightbulb lighting, (note the shadows) that's the gold toning of the nib and browning of the background. Well past the usual end of the warming scale. Not to mention being about as overexposed as they can be.

 

Except Pics 3 and 6.

 

Those are the closest to what the pen looks like in real life. Note the difference in those two backgrounds to the overly warm ones.

 

[EDIT] On a 1-10 scale with 10 being "that's a pic of what?", I'd give those about a 7. They're bad, but I've seen

worse. There's actually a couple shots there that are about a 5. (3 and 6 again)

 

Bruce in Ocala, Fl

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Oof, I wish the bay had a rule that requires good photo white balance, exposure, and coloring. That said, I've bought pens thinking I'd get a different color bc of the bad photos but actually got the color in the photos!

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Good pictures of a good item can really sell on eBay.

I was just looking around and found a beautiful looking gray Estie for a reasonable price. The pictures made it look so good with great detail and when it arrived it looked even better.

Very happy I bought it and sent him a written thank you letter.

Pictures do sell.

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