What Eversharp Pen Set Is This?

[mitto]

I have just picked up this Eversharp pen set. I can't seem to identify what model the pen was and when was it produced. If anyone could help please. Would also like to know about the approximate value of the set. The pen is in working condition. These are the seller's low quality pics. The pen set is still on its way. Would appreciate fellow FPNers help.

 

Thanks in advance.

[KBeezie]

Looks sorta like an Eversharp Symphony.

[cherylmarie]

I think it's a Symphony 701, based on the narrow band around the cap. I also bought one of these recently.

[mitto]

Thank you. After looking for the pen on a few sites I too am of the view it is a Symphony 701. Did I do well paying $48 for the set?

[KBeezie]

Seems a little high to me, the completed sales on ebay shows them selling both as single pens and sets for around 15 to 25 on average it seems like. But I don't know if the 701 falls under those same averages.

Edited May 24, 2015 by KBeezie

[mitto]

Seems a little high to me, the completed sales on ebay shows them selling both as single pens and sets for around 15 to 25 on average it seems like. But I don't know if the 701 falls under those same averages.

Well , at peytonestreetpens.com the set is offered for $110.

 

http://www.peytonstreetpens.com/eversharp-symphony-701-fountain-pen-set-blue-medium-very-nice-restored.html

 

At (bleep).com only the pen is offered for $120-135.

 

 

http://www.(bleep).com/websitesales/forsalewahl.htm

 

But may be you are right. I may have overpaid.

Forgot to mention the set is in fully restored condition.

[KBeezie]

Well , at peytonestreetpens.com the set is offered for $110.

 

http://www.peytonstreetpens.com/eversharp-symphony-701-fountain-pen-set-blue-medium-very-nice-restored.html

 

At (bleep).com only the pen is offered for $120-135.

 

 

http://www.(bleep).com/websitesales/forsalewahl.htm

 

But may be you are right. I may have overpaid.

Forgot to mention the set is in fully restored condition.

Collector and shop sites are not a good indicator of market value. You can ask any price you want on a product, but if no one is buying it at that price, it's not really worth that price.

 

The eBay completed sales search gives a better idea of what people were willing to bid up to on a number of them.

 

 

Edit: "Fully" restored would probably be cleaned up a bit better (ie: just replacing the sac isn't fully to me), but if it's working and you're happy with it, then it's good.

Edited May 24, 2015 by KBeezie

[mitto]

Collector and shop sites are not a good indicator of market value. You can ask any price you want on a product, but if no one is buying it at that price, it's not really worth that price.The eBay completed sales search gives a better idea of what people were willing to bid up to on a number of them.Edit: "Fully" restored would probably be cleaned up a bit better (ie: just replacing the sac isn't fully to me), but if it's working and you're happy with it, then it's good.

I agree. But keep in mind there is no ebay in Pakistan. Meaning nothing can be bought from ebay while in Pakistan. The goods on ebay simply would not be shipped to Pakistan. I once bought nib sections for $25 each for my Sheaffer pens from ebay through an agent in the UK and the price went up to $57 each upon reaching Pakistan. I am sure the set would easily sell in Pakistan for $ 80. Nontheless, you may be quite right saying I have overpaid judging from the prices of sold items on ebay.

Edited May 24, 2015 by mitto

[cherylmarie]

I paid less, around $20. But it was not restored, it was sold with no guarantee that it would even work. It did clean up pretty well, but it is not flawless. It writes well, but is very wet, with a lot of nib creep.

[mitto]

I paid less, around $20. But it was not restored, it was sold with no guarantee that it would even work. It did clean up pretty well, but it is not flawless. It writes well, but is very wet, with a lot of nib creep.

Mine is guarented. It went to a reputable restorer in Karachi on seller's cost before being shipped to Islamabad. It is the low quality of the pictures by the seller taken before restoration that do not show the restored condition of the set. Further, the set is shipped without advance payment on the basis of " cash on delivery" and , hence , fully guarented. Edited May 24, 2015 by mitto

[welch]

I think $48 for a restored Symphony set is a fair price. In the last five years, I've seen a Symphony fountain pen sell for $25 - $50, depending on the sac (re-sacc'ed or ??), the cap ("slipper" or later well-turned metal or crudely machined metal or plastic), or nib.

 

Further, I've seen that many Symphonies do not post well. Might be that the barrel has softened, gone out of shape, or maybe some were not intended to post. I have a couple that post well: a slipper cap with a heavy inner-cap, and a plastic cap, for instance. No idea why...just guesses without evidence.

 

About five or six years ago, this sub-forum had a thread entitled, approximately, "I'm beginning to like the Symphony". Perhaps Symphony prices have increased to follow Skyline prices? As in, "Since the Skyline is valuable, the Symphony must also be valuable".