Fake Sonnets On The Internet

[Penlist21]

On 5/9/2020 at 11:38 PM, Matlock said:

It is interesting that one of your fakes purports to be Sterling Silver. What nib does it have?

Sir actually  now sterling silver cisele pattern on parker sonnet is common in fakes i had seen fake parker sonnet cisele for about 30 $ which is of gunmetal shade but look real authentic and yes jinhao 75 or 601 chainmail is most common cheap but pinpoint copy of parker sonnet cisele . We can only test it with very precise comparison . 

[OldTravelingShoe]

Perhaps helpful for others, as the next story to warn against counterfeit Parker Sonnets. I bought what appears to be a fake Parker Sonnet, because:

 

1/ The nib reacts to a magnet - it is attracted to it. (The gold nib in the Waterman and my other gold nibs do not.) 

 

2/ The arrow fletches in the nib are blunt, square ended. (The fletches of real Parker Sonnets taper at the end, becoming narrower.) 

 

3/ The date, IIIQ, is problematic too, because (i) it is commonly used by these fakes [1,2], (ii) it is unusual for a Sonnet pen original, as indicated by the official date system [3] (the real pens could use "Q.III"). 

 

So I contacted the seller and asked (1) for a full refund, and (2) that I destroy and dispose of the fake pen. (I am not interested in a rip-off sold as the real thing. I had already contacted the seller in advance, and he assured me this was a genuine pen.) 

 

I hope this stupid episode ends quickly. 

 

😠🤦‍♂️

 

P.S.: I prefer not to share more photos of fake merchandise. 

 

P.P.S.: References:

[1] (this thread) PeterR-C and FPN users, Fake Sonnets On The Internet. [Online] https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/353689-fake-sonnets-on-the-internet/

 

[2] The Pen Collector (Waski) video analysis, YouTube. [Online] https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_Vc9CY30ipg&t=628

 

[3] Date codes on Parker pens, §1. [Online]  https://parkerpens.net/codekey.html

 

[4] Parker Sonnet: Fake vs. Real, a Detailed Comparison. [Online] http://azfp.blogspot.com/2007/07/fake-sonnets.html