Here's a question that may apply concerning a restoration--- I paid $135 to a very well known place in NYC to have my late father's snorkel restored. It seems to work smoothly. However, when it came back, the clip is still loose and ink leaks on my finger when I touch the part where the gold of the nib ends and the black begins. Is this normal? I have this feeling this "clinic" did not do a very good job and they overcharged me. There's a part of me that wants to call them and raise hell. Click to view attachment
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I would welcome your thoughts please.

A restoration should give you a pen that works correctly, and it sounds like yours doesn't. The clip repair should add to the cost of a basic restoration but certainly should have been part of one that cost you $135.

Send it back; you should enjoy that pen.

$135.00 just for the restoration of the filling system?
Seems outrageously high to me.

Hell hath no fury like a pen-lover scorned....

Hi,

This certainly sounds like a botched (or careless) restoration job: unacceptable at any price, but particularly objectionable when the restoration charge is several times the average going rate.

I recently paid ~$100 for a snorkel filling-system restoration, with full knowledge that the figure was high. I did so because the restoration was part of a bigger job entailing work that I could not have had performed elsewhere. I'm not complaining...just offering the story by way of information.

Irrespective of the amount paid, you should probably give the restorer an opportunity to make things right. They are certainly not right as they stand.

Lovely pen, by the way - with a wonderful family connection. I hope you enjoy it, and treasure it, for many years to come.

Cheers,

Jon