Five Montblanc 149s for sale

[royhawkeye]

Would like to have a MB149 one day but these beauties here are currently beyond my reach...

 

Sean, hope your awesome 149s will find their owners soon!

 

Cheers.

[Pen Nut]

now if only you would have dropped the platinum 149 by the $25 you dropped the rest I would have been on it :roflmho:

[Multiechelon]

now if only you would have dropped the platinum 149 by the $25 you dropped the rest I would have been on it :roflmho:

 

I am happy to report that the solid platinum 149 is sold. It is a beautiful pen but it is now en route to its next destination.

 

The LE 149 was also sold. However, the other three pens are still available. I have received several PMs with interest but no firm orders.

 

2. 149 Obama "Yes We Can" - never used (all paperwork and boxes) - BB nib - $1,075

 

3. 2010 149 with rhodium plating - never used (no paperwork or boxes) - EF nib - $825

 

4. 2010 149 with rhodium plating - never used (no paperwork or boxes) - B nib - $825

 

As always, prices include US Priority Mail shipping and a $20 credit towards international shipping cost.

 

Thanks for looking,

Sean

[Ghost Plane]

Congratulations on moving such a beautiful pen. Someone hurry up and buy the BB and put me out of my misery. :bonk:

[sunnerd]

GP I think he got that BB with you in mind :ltcapd:

[Multiechelon]

GP I think he got that BB with you in mind :ltcapd:

 

Indeed, Kai is correct. Since GP was the one that helped me see the light regarding B nibs, I figured that bigger would be better and my love of large nibs would extend to BB. However, once the pen arrived, I was like "this nib is just too big" so I didn't even ink it. I know enough to know that GP doesn't like engraved pens so hopefully someone else will want this pen. If not, I may just have the nib ground down at next week's Boston Pen Show. I was going to have the nib of a 149 75th SE modified, but I may go with this YWC instead.

 

Sean

[opus7600]

If not, I may just have the nib ground down at next week's Boston Pen Show.

 

I thought that was the 16th.

[Multiechelon]

If not, I may just have the nib ground down at next week's Boston Pen Show.

 

I thought that was the 16th.

 

Sorry for the confusion. I was ambiguous in my use of the word "next." The Boston Pen Show is indeed May 15th and 16th. I will be at Richard Binder's table on the 15th.

 

Sean

[Ghost Plane]

I'd put up with the engraving if Sean didn't need to make the new pen premium back, but it's far too expensive for me. I just want the BB to write with, not as a collectable. :embarrassed_smile:

[Multiechelon]

I am going to drop the price of each pen $50. This will be the last reduction before ebay (or choosing to keep the pens for longer):

 

2. 149 Obama "Yes We Can" - never used (all paperwork and boxes) - BB nib - $1,025

 

3. 2010 149 with rhodium plating - never used (no paperwork or boxes) - EF nib - $775

 

4. 2010 149 with rhodium plating - never used (no paperwork or boxes) - B nib - $775

 

As always, prices include US Priority Mail shipping and a $20 credit towards international shipping cost.

 

Thanks for looking,

Sean

[Multiechelon]

In reaction to a PM I received today, it dawned on me that nibs for all three of these pens are the same so they are interchangeable. They are all 149 nibs from either 2009 or 2010. Therefore, I am perfectly willing to have the nibs swapped. If you would like the Obama YWC with the EF or B or if you would like the rhodium plated with the BB, just let me know and I can make that nib change happen.

 

I will also tweak the prices slightly:

 

2. 149 Obama "Yes We Can" - never used (all paperwork and boxes) - BB nib - $950

 

3. 2010 149 with rhodium plating - never used (no paperwork or boxes) - EF nib - $760

 

4. 2010 149 with rhodium plating - never used (no paperwork or boxes) - B nib - $760

 

As always, prices include US Priority Mail shipping and a $20 credit towards international shipping cost.

 

Thanks for looking,

Sean

[J Sorrell]

PM sent.

[youstruckgold]

PM sent on YWC

[Multiechelon]

As an update, the YWC is now sold but it was fitted with the EF nib. Therefore, one Rhodium-plated 149 has a B nib and the other has a BB nib. Here is the updated listing:

 

3. 2010 149 with rhodium plating - never used (no paperwork or boxes) - B nib - $760

 

4. 2010 149 with rhodium plating - never used (no paperwork or boxes) - BB nib - $760

 

As always, prices include US Priority Mail shipping and a $20 credit towards international shipping cost.

 

Thanks for looking,

Sean

[Multiechelon]

As an update, 149 with BB nib is now sold. Only the 149 with B nib remains. Here is the updated listing:

 

3. 2010 149 with rhodium plating - never used (no paperwork or boxes) - B nib - $760

 

As always, prices include US Priority Mail shipping and a $20 credit towards international shipping cost.

 

Thanks for looking,

Sean

[Multiechelon]

I am dropping the price of the remaining pen $25:

 

3. 2010 149 with rhodium plating - never used (no paperwork or boxes) - B nib - $735

 

As always, prices include US Priority Mail shipping and a $20 credit towards international shipping cost.

 

Thanks for looking,

Sean

[Stiliketheblues]

I am dropping the price of the remaining pen $25:

 

3. 2010 149 with rhodium plating - never used (no paperwork or boxes) - B nib - $735

 

As always, prices include US Priority Mail shipping and a $20 credit towards international shipping cost.

 

Thanks for looking,

Sean

 

I have been following this thread for the last few days and have hesitated to purchase primarily because I donot understand the benefit or use of the Rhodium plating and the resultant price spike. Please excuse my noobness(exp at MBs) but what is the purpose of this step? Does it in any way enhance the writing or is it just a cosmetic thing?

[Multiechelon]

I have been following this thread for the last few days and have hesitated to purchase primarily because I donot understand the benefit or use of the Rhodium plating and the resultant price spike. Please excuse my noobness(exp at MBs) but what is the purpose of this step? Does it in any way enhance the writing or is it just a cosmetic thing?

 

This question is perfectly reasonable. Rhodium plating the 149 is purely a cosmetic thing. There are a set of fountain pen users (myself included) that prefer silver-trim pens versus gold-trim pens. While Montblanc provides the 146 in both types of trim, the 149 of course only comes in gold trim.

 

So the way to think of this pen is that in February 2010 I bought a new 149 and then I had it rhodium plated. It is fair to say that if someone is going to buy a new 149 and get it rhodium plated, the cost will be more than $735. However, if one is not interested in a rhodium-plated pen then this price is not worth it because even a new-in-box 2010 149 is probably only going to sell in the $600s.

 

Thanks for asking. I don't think the question was unreasonable at all.

 

Sean

[aget19]

ooohhh how i would love to pull the trigger and get this pen - if only for the Rhodium plating. Whoever gets this baby will be a very happy camper

[Stiliketheblues]

I have been following this thread for the last few days and have hesitated to purchase primarily because I donot understand the benefit or use of the Rhodium plating and the resultant price spike. Please excuse my noobness(exp at MBs) but what is the purpose of this step? Does it in any way enhance the writing or is it just a cosmetic thing?

 

This question is perfectly reasonable. Rhodium plating the 149 is purely a cosmetic thing. There are a set of fountain pen users (myself included) that prefer silver-trim pens versus gold-trim pens. While Montblanc provides the 146 in both types of trim, the 149 of course only comes in gold trim.

 

So the way to think of this pen is that in February 2010 I bought a new 149 and then I had it rhodium plated. It is fair to say that if someone is going to buy a new 149 and get it rhodium plated, the cost will be more than $735. However, if one is not interested in a rhodium-plated pen then this price is not worth it because even a new-in-box 2010 149 is probably only going to sell in the $600s.

 

Thanks for asking. I don't think the question was unreasonable at all.

 

Sean

 

Hey Sean,

Thanks so much for clarifying! Makes complete sense...

I am not a huge golden trim fan myself, but I can live with it. Now if I was sure that MB was my everyday pen... I would happily pay the extra.

All the best with the last of your sale...

Just to satisfy my curiosity, how in the world did you end up with so many versions/copies of the same pen!! I am assuming u r not a dealer. I am in the early stages of this hobby, and u have gotten me worried about my future!