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Hi All

 

When i started bidding on this pen it was disclosed as a MB149. since the bid ended very low, i knew i was in for some trouble and it wasn't one of the deals of the year ...

 

I was at least hoping for a 146. Turns out that it is a 145. Now comes the nervous part, is this a FAKE.

 

While i have parallel got in touch with the seller and informed him that this is definitely not a 149 which he reconfirmed to me before i made the payment. I want to know if it is a fake in which case there is no choice, in any other circumstance i think it should be up to me to decide to keep it or return it.

 

What i am upset about is that the feedback shows taht he has sold some MB pens before. 149 and 145s, so he should know the difference. Why i am overtly worried is that there is one feedback of fake.

 

Anyways less talking and some pictures (pardon the images from iphone).

My real worry is the first picture which has the pump and the mont blanc logo. I have not come across such a pump.

 

 

 

 

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The converter clearly is fake and posibly is the entire pen.A close up of the nib would be of help.

 

+1 on the converter

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Thanks for the prompt response.

 

Yup even i thought the converter was fake.

 

If you think the feed is also fake it is time to return the pen.

What are the chances of original nib with a fake feed?

 

I will post a picture of the nib in the morning.

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I think the probability of its being original is zero. Why would someone fit fzke feed and converter to a genuine MB?

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I'm a little bit confused. The pen was advertised as 149, but seller informed you it's not 149 and you still purchased that pen, "hoping it's a 146"? Then after receiving something that looks like 145 you are still not sure it's fake?

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Thanks for the prompt response.

 

Yup even i thought the converter was fake.

 

If you think the feed is also fake it is time to return the pen.

What are the chances of original nib with a fake feed?

 

I will post a picture of the nib in the morning.

Sadly there are no chances of anything on this pen being authentic. :(

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Please, no name-n-shame here. There is a proper forum if you must but even then please be sure the seller actually deserves the shame and was not simply ignorant.

 

 

 

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I'm a little bit confused. The pen was advertised as 149, but seller informed you it's not 149 and you still purchased that pen, "hoping it's a 146"? Then after receiving something that looks like 145 you are still not sure it's fake?

Apologies, I meant, I reconfirmed with the seller before making payment that it is in fact a 149 and only after receiving his confirmation that it is a 149, I made payment.

 

Please, no name-n-shame here. There is a proper forum if you must but even then please be sure the seller actually deserves the shame and was not simply ignorant.

I will not shame him. That is why i have not put a link to the sale. He replied saying that he is a re-seller and sells what he has bought.

He infact has more positive on pen sales then negatives, this could be a bad apple.

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Apologies, I meant, I reconfirmed with the seller before making payment that it is in fact a 149 and only after receiving his confirmation that it is a 149, I made payment.

 

I will not shame him. That is why i have not put a link to the sale. He replied saying that he is a re-seller and sells what he has bought.

He infact has more positive on pen sales then negatives, this could be a bad apple.

More positives than negatives? There shouldn't be any negatives!!!

 

Demand a return and full refund, how can anyone claim it's a 149... The photos on the listing were real?

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You don't have to return a fake pen. Just start an ebay claim because the seller has sent you a fake pen. Then you get your money refunded, and you don't have to return any fake goods. The distribution of fake goods is illegal.

 

That may help to focus the seller's mind about passing on fakes that he has bought without properly checking them out.

 

ebay clearly say that you can't list fakes, and before you go ahead and list a Montblanc item, a box comes up with big red letters saying that before you proceed to list it, you are confirming that it is 100% authentic.

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