Jump to content

How Many Esties Do You Own?

leftside

By leftside
in Esterbrook

 Share

Recommended Posts

leftside NOS (New Old Stock)

leftside

Posted
  • Author
Posted

Sitting there as a Buy It Now for a week?

 

Then, there's a Reason for That.

 

If it's an auction, it's not unusual for the main orgy of activity to be in the last couple minutes.

 

Bruce in Ocala, FL

No, just available for sale on Etsy (not eBay, which I kind of don't trust anymore, after having lots of problems with auctions for guitar-related equipment...) Here are the two I'm talking about. They've been up for at least a week...

http://tinyurl.com/mcd6mky

http://tinyurl.com/lbgn9pn

Link to comment
Share on other sites
  • Replies 81
  • Created
  • Last Reply

Top Posters In This Topic

  • OcalaFlGuy

    11

  • chad.trent

    11

  • pajaro

    8

  • JesterKat

    7

Popular Days

Top Posters In This Topic

Popular Days

Posted Images

chad.trent Vintage

chad.trent

Posted
Posted

The clip is missing on the second one. That price is a little high for a nun functioning pen with no clip. The red one is on the high side too considering several have sold on eBay for less the last few days.

Roanoke Pen Club
Link to comment
Share on other sites
OcalaFlGuy Museum Piece

OcalaFlGuy

Posted
Posted

+ Pi

 

That cap makes the Copper a non-starter.

 

The Red has nice potential for a restore but for $38 shipped you are on the edge of what it should go for fully restored.

 

Bruce in Ocala, FL

Link to comment
Share on other sites
majorworks Vintage

majorworks

Posted
Posted

There's two Esties in my little pen stable. My first was a black BHR Dollar, full size, that I snagged from our own Penfisher. It's got a silky smooth 2668 that I enjoy greatly.

 

Estie #2 is a blue SJ that a neighbor gave me. After I resacced it and added a NOS 2968 from Brian, it too is a favorite. I find that the 2968 out of the box has a stub/italic thing going on. It gives me nice line variation.

 

There is a third Estie in my household, a black plastic Dollar from Fleabay that I resacced and gave to my wife after she expressed admiration for my BHR Dollar. That one came with a 2048 flexy fine.

Happiness is an Indian ED!
Link to comment
Share on other sites
leftside NOS (New Old Stock)

leftside

Posted
  • Author
Posted

+ Pi

 

That cap makes the Copper a non-starter.

 

The Red has nice potential for a restore but for $38 shipped you are on the edge of what it should go for fully restored.

 

Bruce in Ocala, FL

Thanks for the heads up. I'll look elsewhere next time I get the itch for another pen...

Link to comment
Share on other sites
chad.trent Vintage

chad.trent

Posted
Posted

Thanks for the heads up. I'll look elsewhere next time I get the itch for another pen...

 

I know a lot of people don't like using Ebay, but there are lots of deals to be had on there. Complete, resacced pens going for not much more than what those on Etsy are going for. Pens that only need a little work going for less than $20.

 

I have to be careful or I'll be broke soon...

Roanoke Pen Club
Link to comment
Share on other sites
JesterKat Mint

JesterKat

Posted
Posted

Yes, Chad, you should quit buying Esties in Roanoke, you might go broke! :rolleyes:

<Giggling mindlessly now>

Link to comment
Share on other sites
pajaro Museum Piece

pajaro

Posted
Posted

I looked up some items on that Etsy.com. You can get better items for less on ebay.

 

Somebody has a copper for sale in the classifieds.

"Don't hurry, don't worry. It's better to be late at the Golden Gate than to arrive in Hell on time."
--Sign in a bar and grill, Ormond Beach, Florida, 1960.

 

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
chad.trent Vintage

chad.trent

Posted
Posted

Yes, Chad, you should quit buying Esties in Roanoke, you might go broke! :rolleyes:

<Giggling mindlessly now>

Speaking of which... Found fully functioning sacs in two of the recent ones I picked up.

 

Just got a new batch of sacs so I'm ready to do some more sac replacements if you still need help.

Roanoke Pen Club
Link to comment
Share on other sites
JesterKat Mint

JesterKat

Posted
Posted

Speaking of which... Found fully functioning sacs in two of the recent ones I picked up.

 

Just got a new batch of sacs so I'm ready to do some more sac replacements if you still need help.

I would ask if you were free this weekend, but we got a call from a friend last night and we're off to the boonies for a quiet weekend. Next week I'm relatively free, and by then I should have a couple of cheapies I picked up that might need re-sacking that I won't worry too much about screwing up. You tell me what's good for you - I'm open until the 26th when I begin my south-bound odyssey. Whatever works, this is an unusual month for me, I usually have absolutely nothing on my calendar.

Katie

Link to comment
Share on other sites
gregamckinney Antique

gregamckinney

Posted
Posted

I just checked. I have approximately 0.2 IFBUs of Esterbrooks.

(International FarmBoy Units)

 

greg

Don't feel bad. I'm old; I'm meh about most things.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Scrawler Antique

Scrawler

Posted
Posted

I have 3, a blue SJ, a copper transitional and a black J with a huge #14 Banks nib in it. I should have 20 but I have family members who believe they should have them in my stead and have lifted them.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
jacksterp Extremely Rare

jacksterp

Posted
Posted

Only two - a green J and copper SJ with 2556 and 2668 respectively.

Fool me once, shame on you.

Fool me twice; damn

There goes that fox again.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
OcalaFlGuy Museum Piece

OcalaFlGuy

Posted
Posted

I just checked. I have approximately 0.2 IFBUs of Esterbrooks.

(International FarmBoy Units)

 

greg

 

BWAAHAAHAA!

I don't care who you are, that's Funny right there.

 

Greg, how does that convert to GAUs (Galactic Anderson units)?

 

Bruce in Ocala, FL

Link to comment
Share on other sites
OcalaFlGuy Museum Piece

OcalaFlGuy

Posted
Posted

None but I am tempted...

 

Well, if you really are tempted, make a few more posts, decide which Estie pen and nib interests you the most then holler back in here to try out the Estie Loaner program.

 

We even have a couple pens IN the UK for cheaper postage "loaner" fees.

 

Bruce in Ocala, Fl

Link to comment
Share on other sites
FarmBoy Museum Piece

FarmBoy

Posted
Posted

I just checked. I have approximately 0.2 IFBUs of Esterbrooks.

(International FarmBoy Units)

 

greg

If you figure out a good way to organize and store them let me know...

San Francisco International Pen Show - The next “Funnest Pen Show” is on schedule for August 23-24-25, 2024.  Watch the show website for registration details. 
 

My PM box is usually full. Just email me: my last name at the google mail address.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
FarmBoy Museum Piece

FarmBoy

Posted
Posted

BWAAHAAHAA!

I don't care who you are, that's Funny right there.

 

Bruce in Ocala, FL

It was a good one wasn't it.

San Francisco International Pen Show - The next “Funnest Pen Show” is on schedule for August 23-24-25, 2024.  Watch the show website for registration details. 
 

My PM box is usually full. Just email me: my last name at the google mail address.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
JonSzanto Antique

JonSzanto

Posted
Posted

It was a good one wasn't it.

 

Complete agreement. BTW, since you are here: I saw the pics from the raffle. It is time to move from FarmBaby to FarmKid.

"When Men differ in Opinion, both Sides ought equally to have the Advantage of being heard by the Publick; and that when Truth and Error have fair Play, the former is always an overmatch for the latter."

~ Benjamin Franklin

Link to comment
Share on other sites
kharrisma Mint

kharrisma

Posted
Posted

Two: a copper J with a chipped barrel jewel (didn't show on fleabay) that was utterly clogged, but the original E sac still present, in good shape, and full of old, nasty green ink; and a cobalt blue in transit (another ebay); won't know if it's a J, LJ, or SJ until it's here. Common, ho-hum nibs, though; that's a separate hunt altogether. Lusting for the flexies! (the Ahab is a stiff semi-flex at best, though I still like it). Almost have the wife ready to agree to let me snag a vintage wet-noodle, or superflex; don't really care too much what make, though I am partial to the exotic-looking swirls and rippled hard rubber.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing

  • Most Contributions

    1. amberleadavis
      amberleadavis
      43844
    2. PAKMAN
      PAKMAN
      33563
    3. Ghost Plane
      Ghost Plane
      28220
    4. inkstainedruth
      inkstainedruth
      26747
    5. jar
      jar
      26101

  • Upcoming Events

  • Blog Comments

    • Shanghai Knife Dude
      Links to web pages or articles about Chinese typesetting, signwriting, etc.

      By Shanghai Knife Dude · Posted

      I have the Sailor Naginata and some fancy blade nibs coming after 2022 by a number of new workshop from China.  With all my respect, IMHO, they are all (bleep) in doing chinese characters.  Go use a bush, or at least a bush pen. 
    • A Smug Dill
      Skeleton of a primer for a budding hobbyist

      By A Smug Dill · Posted

      It is the reason why I'm so keen on the idea of a personal library — of pens, nibs, inks, paper products, etc. — and spent so much money, as well as time and effort, to “build” it for myself (because I can't simply remember everything, especially as I'm getting older fast) and my wife, so that we can “know”; and, instead of just disposing of what displeased us, or even just not good enough to be “given the time of day” against competition from >500 other pens and >500 other inks for our at
    • adamselene
      Skeleton of a primer for a budding hobbyist

      By adamselene · Posted

      Agreed.  And I think it’s good to be aware of this early on and think about at the point of buying rather than rationalizing a purchase..
    • A Smug Dill
      Skeleton of a primer for a budding hobbyist

      By A Smug Dill · Posted

      Alas, one cannot know “good” without some idea of “bad” against which to contrast; and, as one of my former bosses (back when I was in my twenties) used to say, “on the scale of good to bad…”, it's a spectrum, not a dichotomy. Whereas subjectively acceptable (or tolerable) and unacceptable may well be a dichotomy to someone, and finding whether the threshold or cusp between them lies takes experiencing many degrees of less-than-ideal, especially if the decision is somehow influenced by factors o
    • adamselene
      Skeleton of a primer for a budding hobbyist

      By adamselene · Posted

      I got my first real fountain pen on my 60th birthday and many hundreds of pens later I’ve often thought of what I should’ve known in the beginning. I have many pens, the majority of which have some objectionable feature. If they are too delicate, or can’t be posted, or they are too precious to face losing , still they are users, but only in very limited environments..  I have a big disliking for pens that have the cap jump into the air and fly off. I object to Pens that dry out, or leave blobs o

  • Chatbox

    You don't have permission to chat.
    Load More

  • Files






×
×
  • Create New...