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The owner's feedback is consistently good and selling is not nascent behavior for him.

That said, it says BRAND NEW Legrand, then description further down states "Up for auction from my personal collection is a NEW VINTAGE MONTBLANC MEISTERSTUCK 146 BLACK AND 14K GOLD LEGRAND FOUNTAIN PEN."

Furthermore, the pen looks weathered, but not sure if it's lighting or just needs a good polishing?

Finally, what do others think of the price? No bigs so far and it ends early in the AM, so that might work in my favor, no?

UGH.....this is my first MB FP and it is certainly nerve-wracking!


p.s. O bigs and no one watching. Is that a red flag regarding authenticity of price? Okay, I'll stop now! ;)

http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-MONTBLANC-MEISTERSTUCK-146-LeGRAND-FOUNTAIN-PEN-14K-GOLD-MEDIUM/232057452513?_trksid=p2047675.c100011.m1850&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D37437%26meid%3D8c563856094d43588c73b8d8deef72a7%26pid%3D100011%26rk%3D4%26rkt%3D18%26sd%3D252490522877


OTOH, this pen is from early 90s, is NOS, and I think I have seen this seller before, if I am not mistaken.

I also like it because it's not an auction and I don't have to decide in 4 hours at 7am, etc

Would be much obliged to hear your feedback. The seller also mentions some new standards at this time that I am unfamiliar with as a newbie.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/MONTBLANC-Meisterstuck-146-LeGRAND-First-90s-Prod-Fountain-Pen-NEW-NOS-BOX/252511848404?_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D38846%26meid%3D9c7a209e67ed4ecfbd41a8fb09012964%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D6%26sd%3D232057452513

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Neither looks particularly cheap though there are no red flags in a quick glance. You can get a good used 146 in the $200 to $250 range.

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Neither looks particularly cheap though there are no red flags in a quick glance. You can get a good used 146 in the $200 to $250 range.

 

 

Can you recommend some reputable resellers?

 

Moreover, even the brand news early 90s pen is overpriced?

 

Since I am new to this marca, I am not sure which is better, a used working pen with a writing sample, or a brand new and unused pen.

 

I thought the early 90s was a good time to buy.

 

 

Blah, blah, blad.....Zaddick, I so appreciate your feedback

 

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A reseller with a strong reputation will be able to charge a premium. If I was going to use a pen I would but it here or a similar site where people generally know and care about pens and are willing to answer reasonable questions. I would rather have a lightly used pen that is well sorted than a new one that may have issues. If I was going to juse collect a pen I would want mint I box and all that jazz. But a 146 is a pen to use since it is not rare and is a good writer.

 

Also, MB has great service and you can send in a broken pen and get it fixed up for around $100 with shipping. So worst case you can get a broken pen fixed. If you can find one on Fleabay cheap enough and in good condituon, you always have MB service as a gal back to get a pen working.

 

There are lists on this site of trusted used pen sellers so I will not try to recreate it, but user to user is usually the cheapest.

 

Good luck with your search. The 146 is a popular pen so if you end up not liking it you can always resell it. Buy smart and cheap and you might even break even or get a small profit.

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I see no quality difference in 146s from the 70s to the newest models.

The pens did get larger in the 1990s and then a little bit larger in the 2000s again I think. As you have also shown, the 1950s celluloid 146s are a fair bit smaller than even the 1970s 146s.

 

I have not heard of construction or material quality complaints between the 1970s and 1990s for 146. I do think 149's quality took a dip in the 1980s but has gone back up since the 1990s.

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