Jump to content

Mb Outlet?

erpe

By erpe
in Market Watch

 Share

Recommended Posts

plumista Rare

plumista

Posted
Posted (edited)

Two good clues for legit stores are the above mentioned 1) a real telephone number, and 2) a physical address.

 

Two other clues: 3) the company specific ID number according to the national market and companies authority general register or ministry, and 4) PayPal is a valid payment method.

 

Regarding the 4), note that fake sellers only accept credit cards, because there is no warranty nor legal actions nor support from credit cards companies: the buyer pays on his own risk, and then is completely alone. But PayPal does stand behind its transactions, can take a number of actions to defend the buyer and punish the faker effectively.

 

Do not ask me how I found it all out...

 

plumista

Edited by plumista
Link to comment
Share on other sites
  • Replies 25
  • Created
  • Last Reply

Top Posters In This Topic

  • torstar

    5

  • FrankB

    4

  • Cyber6

    4

  • shawndp

    2

Popular Days

Top Posters In This Topic

Popular Days

Recoil Rob Rare

Recoil Rob

Posted
Posted

I've been to the MB Outlet in Woodbury Commons, NY, lot's more other stuff than actual pens and ink....

My problem lies in reconciling my gross habits with my net income. - Errol Flynn

 

 

Pelikan 100's, 200's, 400's, 600's & 805,s (Stresemann), Namiki Nippon Dragon, Montblanc 149, Platinum 3776 Music Nib, Sailor Pro Clear Demo, Montegrappa Fortuna Skull, Parker 75 Laque, 1946 Parker Vacumatic, Stipula Passporto, Kaweco.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
shawndp Vintage

shawndp

Posted
Posted

I've been to the MB Outlet in Woodbury Commons, NY, lot's more other stuff than actual pens and ink....

 

 

There is actually an MB outlet there? Time to gas up the car for a little south of the border action!!!!

Link to comment
Share on other sites
FrankB Donor Pen

FrankB

Posted
Posted

plumista wrote, " ... fake sellers only accept credit cards ..."

 

I did not know that. Thank you. I won't ask how you know that little factoid - but I am curious. ;)

 

 

 

(Now, let's see if I can click the "Post" button without getting a double post.)

Link to comment
Share on other sites
torstar Antique

torstar

Posted
Posted

Two good clues for legit stores are the above mentioned 1) a real telephone number, and 2) a physical address.

 

Two other clues: 3) the company specific ID number according to the national market and companies authority general register or ministry, and 4) PayPal is a valid payment method.

 

Regarding the 4), note that fake sellers only accept credit cards, because there is no warranty nor legal actions nor support from credit cards companies: the buyer pays on his own risk, and then is completely alone. But PayPal does stand behind its transactions, can take a number of actions to defend the buyer and punish the faker effectively.

 

Do not ask me how I found it all out...

 

plumista

 

The most important is a price that isn't a 90% discount on market value.

 

I wonder if there's fake stores that know this already and don't bother with the deep discount that proves a fake immediately.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
hombreverde Near Mint

hombreverde

Posted
Posted

Two good clues for legit stores are the above mentioned 1) a real telephone number, and 2) a physical address.

 

Two other clues: 3) the company specific ID number according to the national market and companies authority general register or ministry, and 4) PayPal is a valid payment method.

 

Regarding the 4), note that fake sellers only accept credit cards, because there is no warranty nor legal actions nor support from credit cards companies: the buyer pays on his own risk, and then is completely alone. But PayPal does stand behind its transactions, can take a number of actions to defend the buyer and punish the faker effectively.

 

Do not ask me how I found it all out...

 

plumista

How did you find it all out?

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
      33583
    3. Ghost Plane
      Ghost Plane
      28220
    4. inkstainedruth
      inkstainedruth
      26772
    5. jar
      jar
      26105

  • 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...