Is It A Real Mont Blanc Starwalker?

May 6, 2016

Need some help here please. I bought a Mont Blanc Starwalker Mystery Black on Ebay from what seemed a good seller (99.4% with 15,000+ comments). Got pen and if a fake it is a very very good one. Price was 300, so very good price but no steal. couple giveaways: 1-box is high quality but not as shiny as another I have; 2- Service guide is unlike any I have seen online with different cover pattern and back at warranty page there is a "Printed in China"; 3-the box on the back has embossed very small "Box made in China"; 4- Exterior box is labeled "Printed in China"; 5- but the biggie is that the pen when disassembled has the threaded male component on the lower assembly and not the upper assembly. All I could see online showed the upper barrel assembly contained the male threaded part and fit into the female thread in the lower assembly. Mine is just backwards. See photos.

I have seen lower assembly male threads on MB fountain pens but not on these, at least online. This is my first Starwalker and is a gift and hate to give a fake. Any help from you experts would be most welcome.

thx-Bobby

May 6, 2016

[member='FishDr'] So just talked with MB directly and they said its fake, they do nothing whatsoever with China, not in boxes, printing, anything.

May 7, 2016

Unless you really like the pen for the money spent on it, I would be looking for a refund. I would think there was an accurate description on the bay and potential reference to China.

May 7, 2016

I would return it 100% - I have a Starwalker RB and it writes so well, I would almost give up FP's. Costs CAD 300 at Costco here and a bit over US$200 in US Costco's...

May 7, 2016

It is very suspicious. I suggest you try searching for the serial number online. If it comes up then it's a fake.

May 7, 2016

[member='FishDr'] So just talked with MB directly and they said its fake, they do nothing whatsoever with China, not in boxes, printing, anything.

Not completely true. The newest booklet is printed in China.
By the way: I have the same pen, bought at a Montblanc boutique, and I honestly can't see any difference between mine and yours. Must be a very good fake.