WTS: parker 51 special edition 2002

[lucus123]

Hi fountain pen lovers! 

 

I am in the posession of a never used (apart from testing) parker 51 special edition 2002 in it's original box. 

I don't know much about pens and I have no idea of the real value of it. 

I'll add some pictures. 

Anyone? 

 

 

[Glenn-SC]

Go to ebay and search the Completed auctions and see what the pen is actually selling for.
Don't look at pens that didn't sell because all that you will learn from those auctions is the Sellers estimated value, not the Buyers valuation.

[Beechwood]

Be prepared to answer questions about cracking to the plastic and to provide close up pics of the barrel and the section to prove that the pen is crack free.

 

The warranty claims on Parker for failed plastics were huge, when parts stock ran out they bought the pens back at RRP

[Darryl.k]

I remember making these in the Parker factory, Newhaven. They were never as good as the old 51s.

Unfortunately the design meant some cross sections were too thin, and the plastic cracked a lot.

[Beechwood]

12 minutes ago, Darryl.k said:

I remember making these in the Parker factory, Newhaven. They were never as good as the old 51s.

Unfortunately the design meant some cross sections were too thin, and the plastic cracked a lot.

 

 

Not sure if this would be appropriate for you but I am sure that many FPNers would be interested in hearing of your time at Parker, working experiences and what it was like being at Parker.

[Flounder]

On 1/24/2021 at 12:13 PM, Beechwood said:

 

 

Not sure if this would be appropriate for you but I am sure that many FPNers would be interested in hearing of your time at Parker, working experiences and what it was like being at Parker.

 

I certainly would Darryl, in any form or volume - occasional forum post, a blog section on your website, or as a podcast guest (hint hint podcasters), whatever I'm sure others would find it fascinating too.

 

Taking this thread as an example, do you know why they ran with a thin cross section in the first place? Whenever I read about the 51 SE I am mildly surprised about the cracks being so ubiquitous, after Parker's decades of experience with injection molded plastics by the early noughties.

 

 

[Gary1952]

I have new black and Vista blue versions of the 51 SE but have been too scared to use them because of problems with barrel cracking.  Notwithstanding, they are gorgeous pens.