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OK, stopped off at another indoor flea market this morning on the way home from breakfast with some friends....

Found a Parker 21 Set in cherry condition... not a mark on the FP or Pencil.. not even rub marks on the section.... and in the original box..

The pencil still has the original eraser and a supply of lead in the barrel...

The FP may have been inked once, but it was spotless clean when I flushed it to see...

I think the nib if fine, but I have no waying of knowing from looking at it...

I will ink it later on and post an example...

Here are some pics.. for some reason I could not get a good pic of the set, but the ones of the FP came out better...

OH... It cost me $25..... my inner sense (or maybe that should be nonsense) said it sounded like a good deal.... What do you all think...

OH BTW, is there some kind of 12 step program for this new addiction.. :doh:

http://www.myfavoritepen.com/FPN/Parker21Set.jpg

http://www.myfavoritepen.com/FPN/Parker21FP.jpg

http://www.myfavoritepen.com/FPN/Parker21Aero.jpg http://www.myfavoritepen.com/FPN/Parker21Nib.jpg http://www.myfavoritepen.com/FPN/Parker21Writing.jpg

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OK, stopped off at another indoor flea market this morning on the way home from breakfast with some friends....

Found a Parker 21 Set in cherry condition... not a mark on the FP or Pencil.. not even rub marks on the section.... and in the original box..

The pencil still has the original eraser and a supply of lead in the barrel...

The FP may have been inked once, but it was spotless clean when I flushed it to see...

I think the nib if fine, but I have no waying of knowing from looking at it...

I will ink it later on and post an example...

Here are some pics.. for some reason I could not get a good pic of the set, but the ones of the FP came out better...

OH... It cost me $25..... my inner sense (or maybe that should be nonsense) said it sounded like a good deal.... What do you all think...

OH BTW, is there some kind of 12 step program for this new addiction.. :doh:

http://www.myfavoritepen.com/FPN/Parker21Set.jpg

http://www.myfavoritepen.com/FPN/Parker21FP.jpg

http://www.myfavoritepen.com/FPN/Parker21Aero.jpg http://www.myfavoritepen.com/FPN/Parker21Nib.jpg http://www.myfavoritepen.com/FPN/Parker21Writing.jpg

Nice pen set. I never seem to do well at antique stores or flea markets. Maybe it's where I am but either the pens are trash or they are being sold at the super mint box & papers price.

 

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OH... It cost me $25..... my inner sense (or maybe that should be nonsense) said it sounded like a good deal.... What do you all think...

Hey Tom,

 

I think you did very well... a nice clean set. Those 21's are excellent pens IMO.

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Tom - you are doing quite well with finding pens in the wild. I am not sure I would call that an absolute Sumgai price, but it's a good one. Congrats.

 

Maybe it's where I am but either the pens are trash or they are being sold at the super mint box & papers price.

 

That is pretty typical of the Antique market for pens. Lots of overpriced stuff or picked over junk. I have had some luck on some good deals - the $20 Parker 61, a $33 working 1949 Touchdown, a $17 Parker 51 Vac blue Diamond. Also some good 2nd tier pens - like a $5.00 Good Service ring-top. But so much gets overpriced - Sometimes I wonder who buys them - if anyone. Some pens I have been watching at the same place for two years now. It takes some luck to find the deals.

 

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Hi,

 

Nice!

 

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very nice. Kurt's right about our general area - just isn't much down here on the Gulf coast. my daughter found a snorkel for $5 in Dallas once. But then... I don't hit the antique stores anyway.

 

I'm not big on Parkers but that's a lovely set and from what I see, the color is very nice. Looks like DC blue is the perfect ink for it.

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That is pretty typical of the Antique market for pens. Lots of overpriced stuff or picked over junk. I have had some luck on some good deals - the $20 Parker 61, a $33 working 1949 Touchdown, a $17 Parker 51 Vac blue Diamond. Also some good 2nd tier pens - like a $5.00 Good Service ring-top. But so much gets overpriced - Sometimes I wonder who buys them - if anyone. Some pens I have been watching at the same place for two years now. It takes some luck to find the deals.

 

John

You can say that again...especially if you are competing with pen buyers who have an "in" with the dealers :( And as for pens that just sit there, unsold, with ridiculously high price stickers on them---yes, I too wonder who will buy them....or why the seller doesn't lower their prices and just get rid of them <_<

 

Nice Parker '21' set, Tom (and nice pics, too)! That's a really nice blue colour; it goes very nicely with the cap.

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You can say that again...especially if you are competing with pen buyers who have an "in" with the dealers

 

Don Fluckinger has a really interesting article on "5 steps to Sumagai-dom". He actually has several articles in his Extra-Fine Point series on Richards website that deal with finding pens in the wild that are interesting reads.

 

5 Steps to Sumagai-dom

 

John

So if you have a lot of ink,

You should get a Yink, I think.

 

- Dr Suess

 

Always looking for pens by Baird-North, Charles Ingersoll, and nibs marked "CHI"

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nice score thom! where are these places you're raiding (new market, frederick)? or somewhere closer to home? or is it a secret? - i can see myself yelling out, "i'll pay 25 cents more than old griz!" ;)

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nice score thom! where are these places you're raiding (new market, frederick)? or somewhere closer to home? or is it a secret? - i can see myself yelling out, "i'll pay 25 cents more than old griz!" ;)

Dave, both of these were found right here in Hagerstown. I have yet to move out to he 'BIG CITY' of Frederick.. :rolleyes:

As for trying to out bid me... tough to do with Duct tape across your lips and your hand tied behind your back.. :P :P

Of course I will be more than happy to let you know where my places are AFTER I go there again... LOL

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