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Firstly.....and hoping it's ok to post this( I always seem to be asking that....) I saw this( won't put any detail other than pic).....and having been bitten by the ripoff bug before, I wonder....is it real?

 

The second isn't a question as such....just a drool.......

 

Two pics of the "is it genuine" followed by one of the drool.....well, not a photo of my actual drool - that would not be A Good Thing....a bit of pen porn.....

 

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"As many nights endure Without a moon or star So will we endure When one is gone and far "Leonard Cohen, of blessed memory(21/09/1934-7/11/2016)

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Alex

 

I am so wary of MBs where I dont know the seller or the full provenance, I know someone in Singapore who says that he can buy a replica MB. any MB other than piston filled pens, that would fool all but the most expert.

 

The red heritage looks dramatic doesnt it - they are so cumbersome to use though, an MB employee described them to me as 'impossible'.

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A friend of mine purchased a couple of MB copies from Aliexpress...they are indeed remarkable copies at about tenUSD each!

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Alex

 

I am so wary of MBs where I dont know the seller or the full provenance, I know someone in Singapore who says that he can buy a replica MB. any MB other than piston filled pens, that would fool all but the most expert.

 

The red heritage looks dramatic doesnt it - they are so cumbersome to use though, an MB employee described them to me as 'impossible'.

Thanks, Beechwood.

 

I have a song line earworming me......

"I like big pens and I cannot lie....." ;)

 

Alex

"As many nights endure Without a moon or star So will we endure When one is gone and far "Leonard Cohen, of blessed memory(21/09/1934-7/11/2016)

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A friend of mine purchased a couple of MB copies from Aliexpress...they are indeed remarkable copies at about tenUSD each!

Runs,

 

How do they do when using them?

 

Alex

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The pics of the Boheme are kind of small, so it's difficult to provide an answer one way or the other about its authenticity. A couple of questions pop to mind:

- Where is it being sold and roughly for how much? (you can say where and/or PM the link, but DO NOT PUT IN A LINK IN THE THREAD - PER FPN RULES)

- Is there a gemstone in the clip?

- Is the Boheme the retractable version or the non-retractable version?

 

These might help us give you some better advice...

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If the Boheme is the retractable version, cartridge only, then I think you are safe to assume it's authentic. I have only ever seen fake Bohemes with converters.

 

This one does look authentic though.

 

The box that the Boheme is in looks authentic to me. A nice tightly closed slot for the pen to be pushed down into

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Yeah that Boheme is genuine. The "blind cap" had an indent to it and the fakes don't have that.

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