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I have to say that while one needs to be careful, and there are many, many ridiculous prices, and I've had bad luck with a couple of other types of items getting banged up during shipping, I've also got a few good deals on ebay: blue Pelikan m205 for about $60, milleraies Parker 75 also for about $60, and a Pelikan m100 for $25 (plus shipping) which I expected to be slightly ugly but turned out to be in perfect condition. The trick seems to be to know precisely what you're looking for, having an idea of your acceptable price and the general market price; it also helped that these are reliable pens, I couldn't bring myself to bid on Carènes for instance, knowing any previous user might have tried to flex the inlaid nib. My Vacumatic bought from a good, known seller, Speerbob, turned out to be an awesome pen, which I wouldn't buy from just anyone (old pens that can use new sacs).

 

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