Was the price right?

[Seville]

http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewIt...em=250220863581

 

 

Was this price on the money or way over?

 

Philip

 

 

Edited to say ....Just to let you know that I was not the purchaser

Edited March 10, 2008 by Seville

[Hoarder68]

For my money it's way to high. I would rather have a Carene, Exclusive, or Man 100.

[david i]

http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewIt...em=250220863581

 

 

Was this price on the money or way over?

 

Philip

 

 

Edited to say ....Just to let you know that I was not the purchaser

 

 

Well, the price was "right" in that buyer and seller completed a deal, but i realize that might not be what you are asking

 

Look, there are some folks out there to whom "Patrician" means a thousand dollar or more pen. And for clean pens that is so. A superb example of better color can retail in the $2-3k range.

 

This set though looks to be something of a disaster, regarding color. The usually well preserved pencil itself is worse than most faded pens. The pen looks so discolored as to border on having a texturized surface.

 

Look. A nearmint perfect jade Duofold senior can sell $1-2k, but a trashed color pen valued only for the parts (nib mainly) can sell for $75. Similar principles can map onto the Patrician, though Patrician nib and clip have value.

 

I have seen pens better than this trade hands at $300-500 at shows, but of course, traveling to ten shows per year can cost $7-10k, so i s'pose bidding high on occasional pen is cheaper than paying all that to go to enough shows to find a cheaper example of the Patrician.

 

Below see superb color on an Onyx Patrician cap, then pic of Patricians showing best color Onyx i've seen. Yes, same color as that set.

 

regard

david

 

http://removed.xyz/penteech/watermanpatriciancapmint.jpg

 

http://removed.xyz/penteech/watermanpatricianallcol40pe.jpg

 

Edited March 10, 2008 by david i

[Seville]

Thank you David,

 

Always nice to learn something new.

 

 

Philip