Engraving A Fountain Pen

[A Smug Dill]

The only times you can still sell an engraved pen at a reasonable price is 1. It’s a vintage pen, 2. The person is famous. Otherwise you can’t sell it without suffering huge loss.

 

 

Sorry, but I disagree. A used Platinum Plaisir or Platinum Balance is just that, and I don't expect my custom-engraved pens of those models to sell significantly less than any other used pens of those models on offer, with the engraving accounting for the 'huge loss' difference between them.

[Bo Bo Olson]

A vintage pen with Joe Smoe tastefully engraved in it...I expect to pay 10% less for it....and sell it for the same 10% off.

I buy mostly old used pens. ..........................if one bought a decade ago, or during the Last Great Depression, one could sell the written on pen for even more than one paid.

 

Engraved pens were more popular to have back in vintage time..............could be there were less need to ID one's pen from theft in semi-vintage time....in fountain pens were old fuddy duddy stuff.

 

As soon as I get my western saga done, I'll have many of my pens engraved with my name. Buy an autographed book, get a pen. Buy an engraved pen from me, get an autographed book, free.

 

I expect to be famous half way around the block.