I saw this pen on Ebay and thought I had to have it. I dropped out when my bid of $250 was outbid, it eventually sold for $888. What a beautiful pen.

Bob


Pelikan 400

WOW ... way to rich for my blood...
And to think it started at $35.... did they have a reserve on it????

I think the reserve was $150.00

Bob

Sounds like he didn't know what he had.... I bet he was shocked at the final price...
HECK, I don't know what he had..

heck, sounds like we need a PVPP representative!

Gorgeous pen. I try not to look at vintage Pelikans for fear of sobbing historically.

Interesting pen. $888? No way.

That's a Pelikan 400 in "mother of pearl" or "light tortoise." Sold in the early 50s in Argentina.

There's also a mother of pearl 400NN.

If anything, I'm surprised it didn't go for a bit more.

MarkVB

and i suppose you have one....

hmph!

talk about greedy - wouldn't even sell me one of your cheap 200s...

(i'm kidding of course, Mark. I wouldn't sell any of mine either.)

Actually, I don't. I only have the mother of pearl 400NN.