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Brilliant!

Meanwhile, we should start a "Keep Conway Stewart classic" society -- dedicated to preserving the classic models : )

I've set up a WordPress blog as a start, that'd make it a nice place to have a group blog and links to other blog posts and FPN threads about Conway Stewart pens.

 

http://conwaystewartclassics.wordpress.com/

 

(Still working on it)

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Deirdre, couldn't you create a thread for this - since you are the founder and all. I'll be happy to join!

 

Meanwhile, we should start a "Keep Conway Stewart classic" society -- dedicated to preserving the classic models : )

I've set up a WordPress blog as a start, that'd make it a nice place to have a group blog and links to other blog posts and FPN threads about Conway Stewart pens.

 

http://conwaystewartclassics.wordpress.com/

 

(Still working on it)

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*****the dandelion flickr is right here*****

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Great idea Deirdre :) Think you need to add Johnathon's Book of Numbers to your links to get the importance of the vintage pens in there. Afterall, look how many of us are getting all excited about lever fillers.

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Deirdre, couldn't you create a thread for this - since you are the founder and all. I'll be happy to join!

Good idea. :)

 

Here's the thread.

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Meanwhile, we should start a "Keep Conway Stewart classic" society -- dedicated to preserving the classic models : )

I've set up a WordPress blog as a start, that'd make it a nice place to have a group blog and links to other blog posts and FPN threads about Conway Stewart pens.

 

http://conwaystewartclassics.wordpress.com/

 

(Still working on it)

 

How wonderful, Deirdre!

I will be happy to be a contributor.

 

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Just to close the loop on this thread, as it were, we've included the Spring Sale -- extended through the end of May -- on our site along with the regular bespoke prices, for which we checked with Conway Stewart.

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Just to close the loop on this thread, as it were, we've included the Spring Sale -- extended through the end of May -- on our site along with the regular bespoke prices, for which we checked with Conway Stewart.

 

As I suspected, the new bespoke prices Mary Burke quoted earlier in this thread are MSRP and that the actual selling price is approximately 75% of MSRP, depending on the AD. My interest is purely academic now.

 

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Just to close the loop on this thread, as it were, we've included the Spring Sale -- extended through the end of May -- on our site along with the regular bespoke prices, for which we checked with Conway Stewart.

 

As I suspected, the new bespoke prices Mary Burke quoted earlier in this thread are MSRP and that the actual selling price is approximately 75% of MSRP, depending on the AD. My interest is purely academic now.

 

Hi,

 

The new bespoke price in the newsletters are published prices as from May 01. A dealer cannot sell any new bespoke orders at 75% off as that would be well below their cost price. This is one of the reasons why the spring sales event offers such great value for money.

 

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Mary

 

 

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Just to close the loop on this thread, as it were, we've included the Spring Sale -- extended through the end of May -- on our site along with the regular bespoke prices, for which we checked with Conway Stewart.

 

As I suspected, the new bespoke prices Mary Burke quoted earlier in this thread are MSRP and that the actual selling price is approximately 75% of MSRP, depending on the AD. My interest is purely academic now.

 

Hi,

 

The new bespoke price in the newsletters are published prices as from May 01. A dealer cannot sell any new bespoke orders at 75% off as that would be well below their cost price. This is one of the reasons why the spring sales event offers such great value for money.

 

Kind regards,

 

Mary

 

Think he means 25% off of MSRP.....but I'd buy a few at 75% off :thumbup:

 

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Just to close the loop on this thread, as it were, we've included the Spring Sale -- extended through the end of May -- on our site along with the regular bespoke prices, for which we checked with Conway Stewart.

 

As I suspected, the new bespoke prices Mary Burke quoted earlier in this thread are MSRP and that the actual selling price is approximately 75% of MSRP, depending on the AD. My interest is purely academic now.

 

Hi,

 

The new bespoke price in the newsletters are published prices as from May 01. A dealer cannot sell any new bespoke orders at 75% off as that would be well below their cost price. This is one of the reasons why the spring sales event offers such great value for money.

 

Kind regards,

 

Mary

 

Mary, I think you've misunderstood my post: I didn't say they would be sold at 75% off MSRP, I said they would be sold at 75% OF MSRP; in other words, a 25% discount. One could only truly hope to pick up a bespoke CS at a 75% discount to MSRP rather than the 25% discount being offered by some AD's.

 

Bryan

 

"The greatest lesson in life is to know that even fools are right sometimes." Winston S. Churchill

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Just to close the loop on this thread, as it were, we've included the Spring Sale -- extended through the end of May -- on our site along with the regular bespoke prices, for which we checked with Conway Stewart.

 

As I suspected, the new bespoke prices Mary Burke quoted earlier in this thread are MSRP and that the actual selling price is approximately 75% of MSRP, depending on the AD. My interest is purely academic now.

 

Hi,

 

The new bespoke price in the newsletters are published prices as from May 01. A dealer cannot sell any new bespoke orders at 75% off as that would be well below their cost price. This is one of the reasons why the spring sales event offers such great value for money.

 

Kind regards,

 

Mary

 

Mary, I think you've misunderstood my post: I didn't say they would be sold at 75% off MSRP, I said they would be sold at 75% OF MSRP; in other words, a 25% discount. One could only truly hope to pick up a bespoke CS at a 75% discount to MSRP rather than the 25% discount being offered by some AD's.

 

Thanks for the clarification.... If it helps, the Spring Sale is at 60% OFF list bespoke price :)

 

Mary

 

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I find it interesting that mint vintage prices havent increased in line with new CS prices. Obviously they are two distinct markets, but so many CS enthusiasts are buyers of both, that economic theory suggests that a significant number will switch from new to vintage as the price of the new pens rises so dramatically, thus pushing up vintage pen prices. When a mint vintage CS 58 can be had for, say, $200, one wonders.

 

This is the main reason why I will not buy a modern CS pen yet. That, and the fact that not all the models seem to be available as a lever filler, which to me is so much nicer than the cartridge/converter filler. Captive converters aside, it's still not the same.

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Looking for Vintage Conway Stewart pens in blue marble to buy or trade.....

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