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I can't post in market watch but this should likely go there. Amazon has waterman carene in fine, black with CT for $125. Am I missing something? I've never seen them near that low. Is there a risk with Amazon I am missing?

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The offer seems valid only on the black sea colour, all other colours are close or above 200$, might be a special offer.

Amazon is usually very reliable in terms of support, if you find any issue, just pack the pen, print the return form from your amazon account and return the product thorugh the post office at their expense, and wait for reimbursement. Has worked fine for me on other items. Remember not to wait too long in case of return, Amazon is cutting short its return policies...

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The $124 price is fulfilled by Amazon, but the next one on the list is actually Amazon stock. So I would pay a couple of $$ more for that one.

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Amazon's buyer guarantee extends to any item purchased off of their website. There's really no risk, especially if it's already being fulfilled by Amazon. That means you can return the pen straight to Amazon instead of dealing with a third-party seller.

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Amazon's buyer guarantee extends to any item purchased off of their website. There's really no risk, especially if it's already being fulfilled by Amazon. That means you can return the pen straight to Amazon instead of dealing with a third-party seller.

 

I know there's no difference in buyer protection, but if there's hardly any price difference, I tend to prefer the Amazon own stock item.

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It's not unusual for Amazon to offer Waterman, Cross and Parkers at heavily reduced prices from time to time.

 

I got a Carene & Cross Townsend with heavy discounts from Amazon UK. Both are working fine.

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Don't you have to pay tax if you buy the Amazon own stock?

Yes, which would bring to 135 or so. Still the best deal I've ever seen. I really wish it was the white one but at that price I can live with black I think.

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I know there's no difference in buyer protection, but if there's hardly any price difference, I tend to prefer the Amazon own stock item.

Hi Chrissy,

 

Sometimes I think Amazon is a "drop-shipper" for those "fullfilled by Amazon" sellers; i.e., those second-party sellers are actually selling Amazon inventory... and not actually having the said item in their own possession, but merely acting as an alternate outside broker for Amazon.

 

 

- Anthony

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I was advised that the only difference was that Amazon warehouses hold their second-party stocks. It may differ on this side of the pond in any case. :)

 

I forgot all about adding tax. We pay 20% tax on everything, and it's included in the price. No matter who sells it. -_-

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It's a good price, if it's sold by a third party, check their reputation; I've seen it as low as $80, still sorry I didn't have the funds at the time.

"The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt."

 

B. Russell

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Amazon does offer discounts on fountain pens sometime, time back I bought a Parker Centennial GT Lapis Lazuli on Amazon for 215 euro, today the same pen on Amazon sells for 494 euro (the new big red sells for 394 euro).

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