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I picked the exact same pen up in mint condition last month for £8.50.

 

I think this seller is off their tree and trying to fund the purchase of a ladder.

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I saw one the other day - a Lady Sheaffer I think - said "Excellent condition" and it looked like the nib had been removed with a hammer. Section just ripped to bits. I wish I'd have saved a copy, it was priceless :-)

 

Not sure if you'll be able to see this. £50 - excellent condition (needs new nib unit) ..,

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LADY-SHEAFFER-GOLD-SEASPRAY-FOUNTAIN-PEN-/311547914699?hash=item4889b3e9cb%3Ag%3AfCEAAOSwe7BWwOPg&nma=true&si=cbGqex2LQEUGk9Mod%252FPczEsk4sM%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

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Well it did say "diver coloured band not tested" although I am not sure what a diver coloured band is.

 

And did you notice that the pen has waving (not Waverly) nib? :lticaptd: :lticaptd: :lticaptd: :lticaptd: :lticaptd:

“Don't put off till tomorrow what you can do today, because if you do it today and like it, you can do again tomorrow!”

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I saw one the other day - a Lady Sheaffer I think - said "Excellent condition" and it looked like the nib had been removed with a hammer. Section just ripped to bits. I wish I'd have saved a copy, it was priceless :-)

 

Not sure if you'll be able to see this. £50 - excellent condition (needs new nib unit) ..,

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LADY-SHEAFFER-GOLD-SEASPRAY-FOUNTAIN-PEN-/311547914699?hash=item4889b3e9cb%3Ag%3AfCEAAOSwe7BWwOPg&nma=true&si=cbGqex2LQEUGk9Mod%252FPczEsk4sM%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

 

Whatever section-ravaging condition 'welcome2stay's' Lady Sheaffer has, it appears to be catching:

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TWO-LADY-SHEAFFER-FOUNTAIN-PENS/311571718271

 

(see last photo!)

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The bomb-damaged Lady Shaeffer is the same in both auctions. Welcome2Stay is the seller in both sales. Amazingly, the seller has 100% buyer satisfaction from over 3000 sales. Unbelievable!

 

Cheers,

David.

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Yay for optimistic eBay descriptions! Nothing says "nice condition" like a nib reaching for the sky, or 'working order' like a squeeze converter missing its sac. Form an orderly queue!

 

Oh, that one photo of the nib was just painful.... :sick:

And I thought the Emerald Pearl Vac I returned to the seller had a bad nib....

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I saw a listing not too long ago that offered a pen in "Excellent condition" with tines that hadn't visited each other in many years. Perhaps it's a new definition of the word.

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I saw a listing not too long ago that offered a pen in "Excellent condition" with tines that hadn't visited each other in many years. Perhaps it's a new definition of the word.

 

 

Perhaps the sellers cannot get their heads around the notion that the buyers might actually want to write with their pens.

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