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Is this a cheap Parker knockoff? Ebay seller said it was a Parker "51" with a 12K rolled gold cap -- aargh! :crybaby: Not even close!!! :gaah: Has a bent stainless steel nib,says Parker nowhere on it, and the cap clearly is not either gold OR a Parker "51" cap. :bonk: How embarrassing to be taken in by really bad photos and a flat-out wrong description. :bonk: :bonk: :bonk:

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4119/4828432102_72ac43738e_b.jpg

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Give that eBay seller bad feedback as your last revenge! :headsmack: How does it write?

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Looks cool anyway! How does it work? How much was it? If it was cheap it may still have been worthwhile.

Need a pen repaired or a nib re-ground? I'd love to help you out.

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That seller should be beaten with briars and thorns! And reported to eBay promptly.

 

The Buyer Protection should get your money back to you.

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This post from the Pen Brands World Wide thread in Pen History forum indicates that the Crest is a Japanese pen.

 

How does it write? Nib is smashed/bent. So, not at all.

 

The pen was not cheap enough to just write off to experience. I've already asked for a refund. Will have to ship the pen back to England. Grrrr. Haven't heard back from the seller yet. Thanks for letting me vent.

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Sorry to hear about this?

 

Sounds like a pretty dishonest seller. Hopefully the seller comes good in this case.

 

BTW-why are you bidding on Parker 51's. I'm sure Farmboy can put together a 51 from parts for you. :bunny01:

 

 

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Ok, Ricky, just between you and me: I was bidding on it because I thought it had a rare, expensive smooth rolled gold P51 cap in addition to being the rarer green color. Got snookered all the way.

 

Missed the Penopoly Pen Posse because I had a family party to go to. I already asked in the Meetings/Events section if someone took photos. I wanna see pens!

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Ok, Ricky, just between you and me: I was bidding on it because I thought it had a rare, expensive smooth rolled gold P51 cap in addition to being the rarer green color. Got snookered all the way.

 

Missed the Penopoly Pen Posse because I had a family party to go to. I already asked in the Meetings/Events section if someone took photos. I wanna see pens!

 

 

I posted the pics in this thread.

 

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php?/topic/162497-pictures-from-the-penopoly-bbq-7242010/page__pid__1620894#entry1620894

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Wow, that's a bummer...

Need a pen repaired or a nib re-ground? I'd love to help you out.

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Well, the good news is the seller will give me a full refund. As always, the buyer is out the cost of shipping both ways. Better than living with this depressing reminder. So what did I learn from this? When bidding on eBay: get good photos!

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