What Am I Missing On This Auction?

[bayport714]

Check out the current price on this auction http://tinyurl.com/mp27b74

You could buy a complete 2002 Parker 51 and an original DJ Parker 51 with an original cap for less than this Frankenpen pen is going to sell for.

Edited May 12, 2015 by bayport714

[PAKMAN]

They probably ended up with a broken body on their 2002 LE and are trying to salvage something out of it. The cap was the real cost in the LE anyway. It does look pretty sweet together though!

[bayport714]

They probably ended up with a broken body on their 2002 LE and are trying to salvage something out of it. The cap was the real cost in the LE anyway. It does look pretty sweet together though!

 

Pretty sweet yes but would you pay anywhere near $1000 for it?

[inkstainedruth]

Interesting. I had read about Empire caps, but I don't think I'd ever actually seen one before.

And to answer bayport714, dunno about some people but I wouldn't pay anywhere near that amount. Not even for a 51, not even for that cap.... But obviously there's someone out there who would.

YMMV

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[delano]

I wouldn't pay that much if I had the money. But I'm not an expert on the Parker 51, and especially not on the pen caps. I'm not aware of its rarity.

 

I really hate the principle of "it's only worth what people will pay." There's always an uninformed neophyte who throws the curve.

[mariom]

The original Empire caps were solid 14K gold. I suspect at least some of the bidders have't read the description carefully enough and think they're bidding on a genuine original Empire cap. Even so, I think that price is over the odds even if it was an original cap.

 

Mario

[FarmBoy]

The original Empire caps were solid 14K gold. I suspect at least some of the bidders have't read the description carefully enough and think they're bidding on a genuine original Empire cap. Even so, I think that price is over the odds even if it was an original cap.

 

Mario

I will by the original Empire caps for 1000 each almost every time they are offered to me.

 

The seller gets credit for full disclosure. There are obviously two buyers that have credit.