De La Rue Onoto 3000 Pen C1912

[pbrian95]

Looking to buy a De La Rue Onoto 3000 pen C1912

This is the listing on ebay:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/252715692141?_trksid=p2055359.m1431.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

 

I was wondering how much these pens usually go for and how high I should bid. Any thoughts?

[praxim]

That looks a nice pen. I have bought similar for less than the GBP 132 I see as I write (and with 3 days to go), but they were younger pens and with at best 9C gold bands. As a well known and trusted seller, his auctions tend to attract snipes at the end. For Onotos, he is one of a small group of British sellers whose prices or auctions basically represent a market price in the longer run.

 

The one thing that makes me shudder about his auctions is the massive flex he seeks to extract from the nib as a selling point, to the extent I worry for the nib's welfare.

[richardandtracy]

With that nib & in that condition... I wouldn't like to guess. It's above what I'd be prepared to pay, given the other limitations of the design (they splatter & gurk unless you pay a lot of attention to them while writing), despite the fact I love Onotos of that vintage. A fully gold sheathed one may go for £500, so factor down a good bit.

 

Regards,

 

Richard.

[butchixanhdo]

That looks a nice pen. I have bought similar for less than the GBP 132 I see as I write (and with 3 days to go), but they were younger pens and with at best 9C gold bands. As a well known and trusted seller, his auctions tend to attract snipes at the end. For Onotos, he is one of a small group of British sellers whose prices or auctions basically represent a market price in the longer run.

 

The one thing that makes me shudder about his auctions is the massive flex he seeks to extract from the nib as a selling point, to the extent I worry for the nib's welfare.

 

 

hi, so how flexible is the nib of this pen compared to a good flexy waterman?

[praxim]

I do not seek to flex nibs rather than simply writing so I may not be a reliable guide here. I would say my old Onoto nibs (nos 2, 3 and 3/ST) are softer in feel than my Waterman #2 nibs of the same period. For me that is a difference rather than an advantage.

 

Editing... the most obviously flexy nib I own is the #5 in a later Onoto 6234 (or two).

Edited January 13, 2017 by praxim