Fake Parker Sonnet ?

August 21, 2005

Just for fun.

Link here.

It seems to tell "yes I'm a genuine Parker", it is like the former post about a fake MontBlanc .

August 21, 2005

fake or otherwise, is it just me or is it hideous?

August 21, 2005

No, it's not you. That thing does look hideous. Just another shameless Chinese knockoff.

August 21, 2005

incredible 100% positive feedback for this seller. Do always people know when they buy fake ?

August 21, 2005

incredible 100% positive feedback for this seller. Do always people know when they buy fake ?

Not always. Some people may buy into it thinking they got a good deal on a name-brand item and not realize it's a fake until later. I think most pen enthusiasts are savvy enough to know it's a counterfeit Parker when they see the pics and won't take any interest in it, but there may be a few who know it's fake and will still buy it out of curiosity.

Personally, I despise sellers who try and peddle counterfeit items just to make a quick buck as much as I despise the makers, but that's capitalism for you. You've got to take the good with the bad. All you can do as an individual who appreciates quality writing instruments is to not buy these knockoffs and educate newbies to stay away from them as well. These copies, no matter how close to the originals they may look (such as the Parker knockoffs from Hero), will never have the same quality as the original. To me they're just cheap ripoffs.

August 22, 2005

always a matter of personal viewpoint definitely, Apollo. I am disinterested in the issue basically. I don't like people who lie and won't buy from them. There is even one well-known seller who does sell quality pens, but hypes a lot of pens as "rare" when they are not. I have, thus far, not been tempted by that person's auctions even when looking for that specific item. it offends me for some reason. I guess because they are so well-known and successful on e-bay so it seems there's no reason for them to b.s. people.

at the same time, Frank Dubiel (RIP) was very proud of his stash of cheap MB rip-offs that he kept on hand (so I hear) at shows to prove to people that cost and advertising hype do not equal quality. I think he sold them for $10 a pop or something but of course with absolute openness that these were fakes.

http://members.shaw.ca/feynn/ · August 22, 2005

I have handled a number of the fake MB's and some of them are actually very well made and perform very nicely while the fake Sonnets I have seen have often looked good but been poorly made and shoddy performers.

Hero is another story as they make no pretense that their pens are anything else but Heros and some companies that are now highly regarded (such as Aurora) got their big start by making copies of pens like the 51.