Imitation/Replica Montblancs

[tmcneil82]

Anyone ever try these? Or any other brand of imitations?

 

http://www.replica031.com/Replica_Pens/Replica_Mont_Blanc_MB0041.html

 

Price looks ok for a fancy looking pen, i just wonder if the quality is ok. Obviously i wouldn't expect it to be the same as MB quality, but curious if it is at least worth the 20 bucks

[Fuddlestack]

Not with a bargepole. Don't care how good they are, they have no right to use the name.

[greggy]

i aggree, why people buy these things is beyond me. if you want to get rid of $29 pm me and i will send you my address.

[Anna Cecilia]

As well as the dubious ethics / legality of this kind of business, maybe you could ask yourself if you really need a (more than likely) low quality pen just because it sports a Mont Blanc logo. You can get nice looking, decent, inexpensive pens from reputable companies that will probably write better and last longer. That's just how I see it though.

Edited March 20, 2010 by Anna Cecilia

[kwpalzang]

Since we don't know how well this pen can write, how about getting a Lamy Safari for just a tad more money, it's really a great pen in my experience. I'm sure you'll find many people on this forum that will agree with me, it's a great writing, and very sturdy pen.

[Juicyjones]

Wow those replica pens look horrible. They would stand out as (Potty Mouth) something fierce if you set them next to a real Mont Blanc. Those would look cheap sitting next to a Pelikano. In the photos half of the caps don't even sit on the pens correctly, when screwed all the way in.

 

For 30 bucks you can buy a pen that writes pretty great, and looks pretty good too.

[FrankB]

I have a "replica" Virginia Woolfe that I got just to try an imitation MB. The pen is fairly well made, and the steel nib is okay. It writes well enough. The pens you picture do not appear to be replicas of any MB pen model that I am familiar with. I agree with Fuddlestack that this seller is misusing the MB name.

[hardyb]

This might be worth reading:

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php?/topic/139166-fake-pens/

[jar]

The replica market is one of the real dangers in life today. While fake Montblancs or ST Duponts or Pelikans or Parkers may not be life threatening, the same folk that think it's fine to fake an MB are also faking baby foods, medicines, car, train and plane parts.

 

Don't buy or support fakes.

[PigRatAndGoat]

I would never consider buying a fake (or "replicas" as they now call it to make it sound better). It would be for all the wrong reasons. I pay what I pay because I believe in the quality, love the heritage, and the classic design; not because I want a flashy status symbol for people to potentially ogle at.

 

 

EDIT: grammar..

Edited March 20, 2010 by PigRatAndGoat

[Shangas]

"imitation"?

"Replica"?

 

What the hell ever happened to an easy, simple, four-letter word?

 

FAKE

 

We don't buy fakes here at the FPN. It supports terrorism or something ludicrous like that...

[Soulmaker1]

[Dace]

No I haven't, I can't believe you would ask the above question. Theft of any kind is completely wrong.

Edited March 20, 2010 by Dace

[stevlight]

The site is listed on this list as a scam site---Replica watch scams It is about half way down the list Don't buy a fake--it's just wrong and they are (Potty Mouth) pens.

Edited March 20, 2010 by stevlight

[Blade Runner]

Most are awful facsimiles, but some are surprisingly good in photos. Careful out there!

[bushido]

don't support these yahoos by spending your money there......you're only encouraging them!

[jeff9]

Pass.

[WyattS]

Don't do it, Perhaps buy a Waterman Phileas/Kultur, a pen possessing good looks, a well known name, and very good writing performance!

[ANM]

Am I missing something here? I am not aware of any MB pens that resemble any of the pens shown. They aren't replicas, they are just plain cheap pens that would only show up the owner of one of these pens as a wannabe cheapskate.

 

Besides it is illegal to sell such pens as MB's or Rolex's even if you say up front that they aren't real, it is still breaking laws to sell them.

 

 

edited to add "of questionable character" to wannabe cheapskate.

Edited March 20, 2010 by ANM

[Juicyjones]

Am I missing something here? I am not aware of any MB pens that resemble any of the pens shown. They aren't replicas, they are just plain cheap pens that would only show up the owner of one of these pens as a wannabe cheapskate.

 

Besides it is illegal to sell such pens as MB's or Rolex's even if you say up front that they aren't real, it is still breaking laws to sell them.

 

Sadly nobody's going to get prosecuted because host countries in Asia regularly allow local companies to steal products, patents, identities, etc. from other countries (the US and Europe is specifically what I'm talking about), and simply refuse to do anything about it. The US government claims bureaucracy, inertia, nationalism, ad nauseum, but of course something might be done for a (HUGE) fee and legal bills in the millions. Usually a foreign company will approach a domestic one and ask for a license, and if the price is too high, they will just say sorry we're going to do it anyway thanks for your time. I have seen this first hand with a popular coffee chain here in Seattle copied in minute detail (except the quality of the product of course) by a Japanese company and we had zero recourse.