I had a sale go bad as the buyer suspected a Townsend I sent her was a fake. I refunded the money and am now wondering about my pens. I have three of them, 2 purchased from different vendors on Ebay, and one bought from a FPNer. The concern was about the section being made out of plastic and the conection for the converter being made from cheap metal or plastic. The buyer was convinced that the pen may be a fake as it did not seem as well made as some other cross pens.
The buyer was also concerned about the nib not being gold or marked as gold, however, I am sure there were townsends that were steel nibbed. My other Townsends are not marked as gold either.
I have always felt they were genuine, and I have never heard of faked townsends, but now am worried that I might have been scammed. Are other townsend owners able to confirm that sections are light plastic and that the converter connection is also lightwieght, cheap feeling metal?
Full Version: Has anyone ever heard of a fake
I'm not sure what you mean by 'light', but the sections are certainly plastic. Likewise, the converter connection is thin metal; 'cheap feeling' is rather subjective.
As for the nibs: several of the Townsends (such as the Medalist) come with stainless steel nibs. Some are gold plated and some are silver coloured (I guess they are rhodium plated).
Townsends are certainly as well made as, if not better than, other Cross pens.
Hope this helps
As for the nibs: several of the Townsends (such as the Medalist) come with stainless steel nibs. Some are gold plated and some are silver coloured (I guess they are rhodium plated).
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The buyer was convinced that the pen may be a fake as it did not seem as well made as some other cross pens.
Townsends are certainly as well made as, if not better than, other Cross pens.
Hope this helps
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I had a sale go bad as the buyer suspected a Townsend I sent her was a fake. I refunded the money and am now wondering about my pens. I have three of them, 2 purchased from different vendors on Ebay, and one bought from a FPNer. The concern was about the section being made out of plastic and the conection for the converter being made from cheap metal or plastic. The buyer was convinced that the pen may be a fake as it did not seem as well made as some other cross pens.
The buyer was also concerned about the nib not being gold or marked as gold, however, I am sure there were townsends that were steel nibbed. My other Townsends are not marked as gold either.
I have always felt they were genuine, and I have never heard of faked townsends, but now am worried that I might have been scammed. Are other townsend owners able to confirm that sections are light plastic and that the converter connection is also lightwieght, cheap feeling metal?
The buyer was also concerned about the nib not being gold or marked as gold, however, I am sure there were townsends that were steel nibbed. My other Townsends are not marked as gold either.
I have always felt they were genuine, and I have never heard of faked townsends, but now am worried that I might have been scammed. Are other townsend owners able to confirm that sections are light plastic and that the converter connection is also lightwieght, cheap feeling metal?
i bought a cross ion from some guy that sells a (Potty Mouth) load of them and i think its fake. cause he sells 2 colors only and the 2 colors arent on the cross website. and ive never seen thoes colors before and i have like 20 different ions
I recently bought a Townsend rollerball from a high end department store.
The screw threads on the front section are definitely not as well finished as my older pens and you could describe the metal as "cheap looking".
I put it down to the fact that the pen (or at least some of it) is chinese made.
I can't see the store in question dealing in fakes as they buy direct from Cross.
The screw threads on the front section are definitely not as well finished as my older pens and you could describe the metal as "cheap looking".
I put it down to the fact that the pen (or at least some of it) is chinese made.
I can't see the store in question dealing in fakes as they buy direct from Cross.
sadly, it's very difficult to tell these days. having been to shanghai and seeing the racks of "montblancs" and other high-end pens being sold right next to the "louis vuitton" and "gucci" bags on nanjing road, i've decided that any top-rank pen i'm going to buy will be from a reputable dealer, with a receipt and a warranty.
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