Montblanc 142

[kuli1961]

Hello,

I would very much appreciate your opinion on the following:

A private seller locally offered me MB 142 (do not know whether it's G, yet) duo tone nib, nib size might be "M", 14 C. On the central cap ring there is a title "Masterpiece" instead "Meisterstuck". According to the seller, the pen is in a fully working condition, no leaks, normal signs of use. Pics are of a quite small size and of a bad quality, I cannot post them here; so it's very hard to prove the seller's statement.

The price asked is about 250 EUR (still negotiable, I assume).

I am not in a position to check/test the pen with my bare hands

Assuming the seller's information is true- meaning that the pen has no damages and no repair is needed, does the price looks OK? Would it be wise to behave like"who dares, wins"?

Or, in case that the pen need some repair, e.g. piston rod, or cork/seal, leakage- shall I run away(assuming that where I live it's not possible to get the pen serviced properly)?

Many thanks!

[piscov]

If the pen is in good shape that is very good price. MB celluloid pens tend to have lip cracks, loose rings and most times need cork replacement. If this is not the case and the pen is ready to write I would go for it at that price!

 

If you need a cork replacement and a lip replacement+swagging rings you should add around 60€ + 80€ for each repair.

 

Please also consider that sometimes celluloid looks to be good but when you open the pen to replace the cork it breaks as it was brittle and that was not possible to see in the pictures and sometimes even with it in the hand you do not realize the pen has problems.

Edited February 24, 2017 by piscov

[penparadise]

 

Assuming the seller's information is true- meaning that the pen has no damages and no repair is needed, does the price looks OK? Would it be wise to behave like"who dares, wins"?

Or, in case that the pen need some repair, e.g. piston rod, or cork/seal, leakage- shall I run away(assuming that where I live it's not possible to get the pen serviced properly)?

Many thanks!

 

Piscov is right. Go for it! If the seller's informations are correct, you get a bargain.

If the pen has some problems, send it to http://www.maxpens.de

Edited February 24, 2017 by penparadise