I know that I had two in the same color. I knew that I wouldn't be keeping it forever. I've never even inked the "duplicate." But...

I just sold a beautiful P51 Cordovan DJ with a pristine GF cap to a co-worker. She's giving it to her 14 y/o son (I know! Nice mom, huh?) as a birthday gift. He goes to a private school where they actually still use fountain pens. I let it go for what I believe is a VERY reasonable price, which is essentially what I have in it (no sumgai deal by any means at $250, but I'm telling you that the condition is fantastic).

I've sold a few P51 SJs in the marketplace, couple MBs, and even a Vacumatic on the bay and have never had even an inkling of seller's remorse. For some reason I can't identify, this sale is bothering me. Not to a point that I’d consider giving her money back or something ridiculous like that, but I’m surprised that I’m thinking about it at all. Maybe it's because I just got the pen back from being restored two weeks ago and haven't had much time with it...

I keep trying to remind myself that it's going to a good kid that I know, so I'm encouraging the hobby in a younger generation (and I know this kid well enough to know that he'll appreciate and care for the pen).

Why is this one tough? Maybe I’ll feel better about it next time he’s in the office and I see him using/carrying it.

Actually it does I think I've sold about 200 pens here and there and granted there have been a few times that I have repurchased the pen most of the time I am selling it because it just doesn't fill a niche and I can let it go. Then again I'm a pen user so I don't have the matched group mentality. So if it doesn't perform it goes.

Kurt

I think this is the best thing to do! Dont worry about it, there will always be another 51 just like it.

Now if it was a Triad or something, that would be different...

George

Triad?????

Whazzat????

regards

david

ugh...


george