New Shiny, Historically Irrelevant (bleep) From The Man Who Obviously Hates Fountain Pens

[gregamckinney]

Hi Friends,

Life is busy these days, and while I still love, use and read about pens, I don't get on FPN very often. I do, unfortunately get on eBAY often, and tonight I found this:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Brand-New-LeBOEUF-PILGRIM-COLLECTION-FOUNTAIN-PEN-OCEAN-BLUE-M-NIB/274106208415?hash=item3fd200d09f:g:0ZQAAOSwcDBd1abL

 

 

Give you one guess where grey water like this is disgorged from.

 

https://leboeufpens.com/

 

I'm not convinced one way or the other about the existence of the Soul, but if such a thing does exist, clearly not everybody has one.

 

Take care, greg

 

PS: if you still have a grandma around, give her a call today. She misses you, and you know you don't get in touch often enough.

[Parker51]

You can look at it from a few different ways:

It is a joke, an expensive joke, but a joke, one that only those of us familiar with Fountain Pens will get,

It is a vanity project to validate a rich persons interest,

It reflects a narrow focus and set of beliefs which might indicate a bit too much concentration on an idea than is prudent,

It indicates that a rather cynical marketer has discovered that many people are rather lazy and stupid and believe whatever they read on the Internet and is hoping to exploit this reality and make a few bucks on it.

In any case, I don't find it soulless at all, but I am also not one who is going to buy one.

[inkstainedruth]

I read this thread, and skimmed the two links, and my first inclination was to wonder "Does it have 'a really nice box'?"

That being said, the pen was not too bad looking, and not too horribly priced (no worse than, say, the reincarnation of Esterbrook). As opposed to a Certain Other Brand and their, um, "precious resin"..... So am I missing something here?

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[Seney724]

Hi Friends,

Life is busy these days, and while I still love, use and read about pens, I don't get on FPN very often. I do, unfortunately get on eBAY often, and tonight I found this:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Brand-New-LeBOEUF-PILGRIM-COLLECTION-FOUNTAIN-PEN-OCEAN-BLUE-M-NIB/274106208415?hash=item3fd200d09f:g:0ZQAAOSwcDBd1abL

 

 

Give you one guess where grey water like this is disgorged from.

 

https://leboeufpens.com/

 

I'm not convinced one way or the other about the existence of the Soul, but if such a thing does exist, clearly not everybody has one.

 

Take care, greg

 

 

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Yet another greedy entrepreneur trying to take advantage of a revered and august pen manufacturer's name. The brand name should be allowed to rest in peace.

 

Edited November 25, 2019 by Seney724

[gregamckinney]

I read this thread, and skimmed the two links, and my first inclination was to wonder "Does it have 'a really nice box'?"

That being said, the pen was not too bad looking, and not too horribly priced (no worse than, say, the reincarnation of Esterbrook). As opposed to a Certain Other Brand and their, um, "precious resin"..... So am I missing something here?

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

 

Guess I am just extra fussy when "that guy" turns his make a buck by slagging nothing-to-do-with-the-original garbage to "my" vintage brand most adored.

 

Regards, greg

[Seney724]

 

Guess I am just extra fussy when "that guy" turns his make a buck by slagging nothing-to-do-with-the-original garbage to "my" vintage brand most adored.

 

Regards, greg

 

+1

Exactly

And, it applies broadly to the other(s) currently doing the same................

[kazoolaw]

Took a couple minutes but found a reference to Harold R about whom I seem to remember a Pen World article mentioning his extensive involvement with fountain pens.

 

From an article on app.com it sounds like Robert searches and acquires expired trademarks.

[inkstainedruth]

So, what you're saying is that my comment about "a really nice box" wasn't so far off the mark after all....

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[Barkingpig]

And if you read the negative feedbacks from the Ebay Sellers transactions you will find he didn't always supply ANY box with the pens he delivered!

[mikerph]

I seem to remember a Leboeuf pen being advertised in the late 1980,s to 1990s. Mention of a revival was made then also. Seems like dejavu ?

[Ted A]

So is the same guy who did the same thing with Conklin, Esterbrook and others?

[inkstainedruth]

One guy did the Conklin stuff, IIRC. His son is the Esterbrook and I guess now LeBoeuf guy.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[lestylo]

Yes, Conklin (shortly before the sale to Yafa), Mabie Todd, Esterbrook (before sale to Kenro) and some other brands (also cheaply made). Some have improved in quality after he sold the brand to other wholesalers. Now he is trying copies of Leboeuf and Sensa. We shall see.

BTW: The senior Mr. R was a well respected guy in the industry.