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Hi everyone! New to the site. Anyhow, I'll get right to the point! I'm not that much of a collector (have a few Montblancs) but there is a pen that has really caught my attention, and it is the 50th anniversary Montegrappa Ferrari pen blue/gold. Any thoughts on this pen? Would it be a good investment? Is it worth the $5000.00?

Thank you for your time. ;)

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Investment really is subjective here dinadriver. Do you want the pen? Will you enjoy the pen? If you can answer yes to those questions then it’s probably a good investment. If you’re looking for resale value a few years down the line the pen may maintain a significant percentage of its current value, but it’s a gamble on your part.

 

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I think if you're looking at it strictly as an investment, and have that much to spend, perhaps there would be a better choice, a pen that is in high demand say. I don't know if the Ferrari is that sought after. It sure is a nice looking pen, but to maintain it's collectibility value, you'd have to keep it mint, uninked, unused with the box and all it's papers. Up to you really.

 

Is it worth $5000? Not to me. ;) For that kind of money I'd rather have a Japanese Maki-E of some sort.

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As a collector, I feel that invsting in anything "Ferrari" regarding pens ins a bad idea, to me its seems that Ferrari have had a collcetion of pens by almost every fine Italian pen manufacturer, as well as their own attempts.

 

For $5000 , I would be considering a Montblanc or a Namiki, but seeing as you mentioned the solid gold attributes of the Montegrappa, I would say a Montblanc.

 

Perhaps and 888 "Patron of the Art" (I'm not that keen on the current Julius II 888 (personally) , but I think the rest of the 888s are great, as well as the hand crafted Artisan Editions.

 

I would especially consider the Charlemagne , Semiramis , Prince Regent, and the unusual Nicholas Copernicus 888 ( a very cool , burt relatively unknown) pen.

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Well, thanks for all your advice, it really is a lot of help, I'm not that much of a "connoisseur". In my case I would keep the pen uninked with all the documentation sitting on a shelf just to look at :blink: but that's about it. However, if it's not a pen that would necessarily appreciate in value then I'm not sure I want it.

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In investment terms, you're far mor elikely to find a Namiki or a Montblanc that will appreciate in value rather than a Montegrappa IMHO.

 

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As a collector, I feel that invsting in anything "Ferrari" regarding pens ins a bad idea, to me its seems that Ferrari have had a collcetion of pens by almost every fine Italian pen manufacturer, as well as their own attempts....

 

James  B)

 

How about we get more general and say that investing in pens is a bad idea. Looking at the few pens that have increased in value compared to the mass that have not. Iif you are going to buy a pen buy it because you like it and want to use it not for the investment value. For every pen that has increased in value there might be 50 that are available for 50% of MSRP months after release.

 

There are lots of other things out there that have a better long term possibility.

 

 

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I follow Kurt on this one. Investing in pens is in general a pretty bad idea. Especially in a hobby with no structure or standards. There is no way of knowing what pen will be valuable in the future. Even the vintage models that are very fashionable today could be worthless in few years, imho...

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Sorry, but I agree with Kurt and Denis. It's impossible to know today what pen will or might be more valuable in the future. At best, I think being able to recoup your original investment is about as good as it gets with pens. If you have to wait until your pen turns "vintage", well really, there is no point in that. ;) It would probably be more profitable, if one was knowledgeable enough, to take that $5000 and scout out a whole bunch of highly sought after pens offered at low prices and *maybe* sell them for higher prices and make a profit that way. But even then, I can't see one doubling their money. Possible, but IMO improbable. I think investing in the stock market would be less of a gamble.

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Well, again thanks a lot you guys. I really really appreciate all the information, I would have hated to find out the hard way :bonk: . :eureka: Since I really like Montblanc, I think I will look for something of theirs in a limited edition. As for an investment stand point, I think I'll head out to the coin store on Monday and pick up some Krugerands...

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