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I recently directed my attention towards Pelikan, and intended to purchase an M200 (just for starters, to see how Pelikans are) but eventually decided not to, mainly because I love vintage pens. I find them a lot more reliable and beautiful (so far I have a few Parker "51"s and a few Esterbrooks). So, my question is, are there people here on the forum restoring vintage Pelikan pens? Or, are there any reputable sellers on the eBay or other online stores, preferably from Europe? The series has no importance to be (100, 120, 140, 400 etc), I just want a vintage Pelikan fountain pen. Thank you.

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I would check the Pelikan offerings from penboard.de and martiniauctions.com, as well as from this ebay seller. I have purchased pens from all of them and would gladly do so again. Each have many Pelikans for sale so you should have a relatively wide choice.

 

I'm sure others will chime in with their preferred European sellers as well.

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I've been very happy with the vintage Pelikans I've bought from Rick Propas at his website. His prices are higher often than items you'd get on eBay or here at the FPN classifieds. But the quality is correspondingly higher, and he absolutely stands behind the pens.

http://www.thepenguinpen.com

 

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I will second the recommendation for Rick Propas. He has an excellent selection of pens available, too.

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No one knows more about Pels than Rick. You don't make a purchase from him, you invest in a fine writing instrument backed with knowledge, care, and service. QED

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Let me add my voice for Rick Propas, whom I have also bought from and had good experiences with. I had mistakenly read that the OP was looking for sellers from Europe only.

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I've not dealt with Rick Propas, though I've visited his website often. I'm sure he's A-1.

 

That said, just to give you options, Rolf Thiel I have dealt with and he is excellent and cost effective as well. His web info shows that he has a new site under construction per below. I'm not associated with him in any way. I've just had good experiences and excellent service from him.

 

 

 

We are working on a new web presence.

Visit the meantime, my e-Bay shop: http://stores.ebay.de/missing-pen

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For orders and questions, we are of course still accessible:

Tel: 0 63 27/97 67 35
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Let me add my voice for Rick Propas, whom I have also bought from and had good experiences with. I had mistakenly read that the OP was looking for sellers from Europe only.

I'm actually only looking for sellers from Europe indeed...the VAT is too high in my country ...I can't afford to pay 24% extra just because it's from outside of the EU.

"The truth may be puzzling. It may take some work to grapple with. It may be counterintuitive. It may contradict deeply held prejudices. It may not be consonant with what we desperately want to be true. But our preferences do not determine what's true..." (Carl Sagan)

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thePenguinpen.com or nibs.com

 

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The OP just noted that he was looking for European sources for vintage Pelikans. thePenguinpen.com and nibs.com are both in California (and nibs.com rarely has more than one or two vintage Pelikans for sale...)

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Just won http://www.ebay.com/itm/261316235777?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649 ...Can't wait to write with it. What do you think? I think it's worth the price, and it's a very beautiful pen.

"The truth may be puzzling. It may take some work to grapple with. It may be counterintuitive. It may contradict deeply held prejudices. It may not be consonant with what we desperately want to be true. But our preferences do not determine what's true..." (Carl Sagan)

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Wow! Very nice Dragos! I'm sure you'll love it. ost some writing samples when you receive it.

 

Enjoy!

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I have a contact who also is/was a FPN member that has a 1952 400 and a 1953 100N for sale right now. He is in Australia. I am buying a NOS 120 II and a 205 from him and getting a terrific deal. (I am in the US)

 

http://mbm47.net/sale.php?tab=1

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@dragos -- Looks great! Let us know what you think once you've had an opportunity to write with it.

 

I myself am currently waiting on this one, purchased last week on the bay:

 

http://img1.iwascoding.com/4/2013/10/24/EB/92E7154F70014BC09F29C02CB73B8E63.jpg

 

:)

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