Just won this baby off th Bay for 17 bucks. Im really new to pens so i hope i diddnt get taken. was it worth the money? it is a Esterbrook SJ 9550

If the nib ius smooth and the sac is good it's a great deal.
If the sac needs repalced it's fairly easy to do.
Congrats!
Now go find MORE!!!

The discription said the sac is good and it takes and holds ink well. here is a pic of the nip.

Hey, that was my auction! Don't worry, the pen is great. I was "thinning the herd" and had a really tough time deciding if I should keep this Copper SJ or another. The coloring on this one is beautiful! Please, if you have any issues with the pen, let me know.

As far as the nib goes, since it's a 9550, it's a firm extra fine, so hopefully you like fine nibs. If you don't know much about Esterbrook nibs, check out this page. It tells you what all of those numbers mean on Esterbrook nibs.

Enjoy!
John

HAHAHAH!!! Thats GREAT!! This will be my first vintage pen ever!! I think i will enjoy the fine nib Im looking for something that dosent throw out alot of ink so i can write in my moleskine without it bleeding. I also have some X-feather noodlers ink on the way. Thanks for the deal :-)

That's a horrible price. As a fellow FPN member I will take one for the team and if you want to unload the pen I will send you $17.

Kidding of course.....about the horrible price part anyway

That's a really good price and a nice pen. Congrats!!

johnboz - I was watching some of your other pens and started to bid on one but I had to take the money and got the wife some landscaping for Mothers Day .............again, just kidding as she has more than earned it.