I can't believe this went for so low. 26.50 for a transitional I thought was low, but one with an 8668 nib in it!! I took it off my snipe program too about 15 minutes before it ended because I figured it would be a last minute bid up item to much more than that! Now I'm kicking myself. Congratulations to whoever won it, if they are on this board!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ESTERBROOK-LARGE-BLUE-...1QQcmdZViewItem

What snipe program do you use? I've heard of them, but never tried one. Do those programs work well?

I use ezsniper. They charge you a small fee for each auction you win. I put 10 dollars on about a year ago and still haven't depleted the account, and that's quite a bit of auctions won on it. They work wonderful. For one it helps me stay within my budget. I set what I know I can afford and don't look at the auction until it's over. If I win I win, if I don't, that's fine. Most of them are online programs. I've won lots of stuff that way though.