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$270 shipped isnt that great... its what i payed for mine on ebay.

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...A:IT&ih=013

I thought it was a good deal...

I guess I'm wrong... :hmm1:

 

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you know what, maybe i guess, i worded that wrong... It is an atainable deal, and your rite, for a buy it now, it is a good deal. usualy buy it now items fetch more money.

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Ok - i saw i restrained - the photo was lousy - and the pen may as well have been a fluke.

The seller's sale numbers do not jive with the price he wanted - he/she knows there is a much higher price to be had.

Yes, I wish I had clicked that button - but there is a good chance I would be sorry later :)

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Hi,

 

Strange that I found this thread....but it was I who purchased this pen (check the winning bidders ID). I think I got an awesome deal for a buy it now..I queried the seller about a few things before I pushed the button,anxiously waiting his reply before anybody else got to it...Yes the picture was bad but you could make out that it had a tri-toned nib..making this a "vintage" #149, so I asked when he bought it...what the piston threads were like, Germany or W.Germany on the clip ring, any serial number, etc..He replied quickly with all the answers that I liked. I pulled the trigger!

 

This is what I got...probably an early 1970's #149, has black resin piston threads, tri-toned nib, piston filler ring is thin and rounded, Germany on the clip ring, no serial number.Great condition with no brassing of the gold, no scratches/nicks. I have a 1960's #149 where the feed has midline grooves..this pen didn't have those, so not from the 60's. These features jive with the Pentrace article on #149's, stickied in the MB forum.

 

Best of all....the pen writes like new...smooth wet medium..I have been using it since it arrived!

 

So yes, a FPN member (new-ish) got lucky and got this pen.

 

Rick :thumbup:

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Hi,

 

Strange that I found this thread....but it was I who purchased this pen (check the winning bidders ID). I think I got an awesome deal for a buy it now..I queried the seller about a few things before I pushed the button,anxiously waiting his reply before anybody else got to it...Yes the picture was bad but you could make out that it had a tri-toned nib..making this a "vintage" #149, so I asked when he bought it...what the piston threads were like, Germany or W.Germany on the clip ring, any serial number, etc..He replied quickly with all the answers that I liked. I pulled the trigger!

 

This is what I got...probably an early 1970's #149, has black resin piston threads, tri-toned nib, piston filler ring is thin and rounded, Germany on the clip ring, no serial number.Great condition with no brassing of the gold, no scratches/nicks. I have a 1960's #149 where the feed has midline grooves..this pen didn't have those, so not from the 60's. These features jive with the Pentrace article on #149's, stickied in the MB forum.

 

Best of all....the pen writes like new...smooth wet medium..I have been using it since it arrived!

 

So yes, a FPN member (new-ish) got lucky and got this pen.

 

Rick :thumbup:

(talkinghead)

 

I think you got a good deal. Mine was a 1970's 149 in unused / uninked condition with original box and papers with an broad nib for $350.00. Mine is one of those pens that is an absolute joy to write with. It has become one of my top two writers.

 

I see the "average" ones selling on eBay regularly for $300 - $400 very often.

 

Congratulations!!

 

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I think there are currently some good deals to be had on 149s.

 

I bought one about a month ago - late 1970s near mint condition with papers from an original owner in CA for $244 including shipping to Australia.

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