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Hello fellow pen nuts! I want a vintage pen and Ebay has an mk20 for 40.00 and a mk20 for 60.00 are these pens good for collecting?

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I guess it depends on what you like in a pen.  I am an avid collector of Pelikan's 1960s to 1980s student pens (the Pelikano series).  I would characterise the Mk10 and Mk20 pens as general office pens.  If that's your thing, then I would say that the answer is "yes".

 

The one word of caution that I would give is that for some reason the polycarbonate that Pelikan used in the 1970s and 1980s for the ink windows is prone to deterioration.  I've had problems with the ink windows on a couple of Pelikan pens from the era, but not with Montblanc student pens of the same period.

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Hello my friend ! Thank you so much for the information it's really appreciated.  I am new to fountain pens and have two pilots which I really like. For the money maybe I will concentrate on newer pens until I have a little more knowledge and my pension check LOL. Good Day to you and have a great new years.

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A good vintage Pelikan to start from is the 140, a great little pen, practically a 120 with a gold nib and celluloid acetate binde.

One you try one you're hooked on vintage Pelikans... :)

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