Here are 4 pens for your consideration. Questions and comments are welcome.

ON HOLD PENDING PAYMENT [b]Sheaffer Standard Balance (c 1936) in Golden Brown Stirate with Feather Touch 5 "heart" nib. Very good condition. Restoration just completed by Richard Binder. Imprint is excellent. Only real wear can be seen in one portion of gold trim ring below clip (see pictures). Strong clear imprint. Comes with old Sheaffer box (not sure if its the original but its the one I got with pen). $85 NOW $70 plus $5 USPS Insured Priority Shipping in CONUS.ON HOLD PENDING PAYMENT

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[/color][b]Waterman Carene Special Edition in Amethyst Bronze. 18k Fine Nib which writes as smooth as any pen I've owned! Original box, full ink cartridge and converter and paperwork. Very good to excellent condition. Pen has seen Waterman Havana brown....a beautiful line, but little use. $110 plus $5 USPS Insured Priority Shipping in CONUS.

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ON HOLD PENDING PAYMENT Parker 45 Stainless Steel Flighter. UK Model. Medium nib is smooth and wet. Remember...this the Parker with the easily found screw-in nibs so you can have the fun of easily changeable nibs to suit the moment and your personality. Pen is in very good condition with only modest surface wear from posting the cap. $25 plus $5 USPS Insured Priority Shipping in CONUS. ON HOLD PENDING PAYMENT

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ON HOLD PENDING PAYMENT [b]Parker 61 Signet (c 1960) with double grey jewels. Medium nib puts down smooth wet line. This is an impressive pen to hold and pocket...lots of compliments on the gleaming gold filled body. Excellent condition with minimial micro wear to surface...absolutely no dings or dents. This is a wonderful pen to write with as the all metal body provides important mass and is very balanced. Capillary filler has been properly and completely flushed. Easy to fill and generous ink capacity. $75 NOW $60 plus $5 USPS Insured Priority Shipping in CONUS.ON HOLD PENDING PAYMENT [b]

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There you have it. First "I WANT IT" gets it.

Regards,

Randy in Florida

PMed regarding the Parker 45. Thanks!

Parker 45 ON HOLD pending payment. THanks

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BUMP FOR PRICE REDUCTION BEFORE LISTING ON EBAY.

Hold the 61 for me. What payment method do you want? I can do PayPal, or personal check or whatever. Payment would be Friday, if that is all right with you. PM sent.

Final bump for Carene only. This pen is now Dbay for $124.95 which is close to what they sell for there. Yet LOYAL FPN MARKETPLACE still only $110 plus $5 shipping until it sells on Dbay. I'm trying !

If I didn't already own this model...I'd snap this one up! That's a great price for an amazing writer with extraordinary styling. It's brass bodied and has a little heft to it but, it balances well in the hand. The unusual shape to the nib and barrel end really set this one apart from most moderns.

P.S. No affiliation with the seller...just an admirer of the pen

I should add that the 'brass bodied' pertains only to the barrel. This is the Carene 'Deluxe' model which means the cap is actually vermeil (sterling silver plated with gold).

Although I APPRECIATE the testimonial, and while this pen shares the exact nib, body structure and writing characteristics of the Carene Deluxe, this is NOT the vermeil cap. The "special edition" Carene has a "Gold Toned" cap which is the same finish apearance and design but not sterling overlaid with gold.

Thus, the price is roughly 50% of the Deluxe. So...same writing experience, lower price.

Thanks

I apologize if I'm mistaken. But, every site I've looked at (including Waterman's) shows the 'standard' collection with caps that match the barrel. The amethyst model is no longer in production, so it's difficult say with certainty, but I have not been able to find any information that says there was a 'standard' and a 'deluxe' model with the amethyst color. Here's a site with a large size image of the pen (looks like yours) selling for $192.50 and it is described as being a vermeil capped pen. If Waterman did make a non-deluxe version of the Carene Amethyst, I'm willing to stand corrected. If you have a reference that can verify this information, I'd really like to see it.