Jump to content

Your best pen deal

tinneyp

By tinneyp
in Fountain & Dip Pens - First Stop

 Share

Recommended Posts

LedZepGirl Collectors Item

LedZepGirl

Posted
Posted

The latest was a $3.00 Duofold jr. flat top in red. The only thing is I have to find a nib for it. Anyone have any Duofold compatible nibs laying about?

I'd rather spend my money on pens instead of shoes and handbags.

 

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
  • Replies 92
  • Created
  • Last Reply

Top Posters In This Topic

  • rroossinck

    5

  • LedZepGirl

    3

  • Kelly G

    2

  • Deirdre

    2

Popular Days

Top Posters In This Topic

Popular Days

Posted Images

Robert Hughes Collectors Item

Robert Hughes

Posted
Posted

LedZepGirl is Back!!! :thumbup:

The moment we want to believe something, we suddenly see all the arguments for it, and become blind to the arguments against it.

 

~ Bernard Shaw.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
ralphawilson Extremely Rare

ralphawilson

Posted
Posted

NOS Parker 51, $27, shipped.

Sheaffer Balance Oversize, $31, shipped.

"The surface is all you've got. You can only get beyond the surface by working with the surface." ~Richard Avedon

Link to comment
Share on other sites
LedZepGirl Collectors Item

LedZepGirl

Posted
Posted
LedZepGirl is Back!!! :thumbup:

 

 

I'm not dead yet. :P

I'd rather spend my money on pens instead of shoes and handbags.

 

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
lovemy51 Antique

lovemy51

Posted
Posted

i got a sheaffer statesman snorkel with pencil, in the box, for $30 USD. at the same time and same pawn-shop, i got a vista blue P61, capillary filling system, for $29. both in, if not mint, super great condition.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
jinzo1988 Rare

jinzo1988

Posted
Posted

Going through a box of junk (mostly broken) pens and pen parts, pocket knives, pencils at an antique store - - a Parker 51 Special (1st quarter of 1951 - I think). Asked the owner what he wanted for it and he said "Oh - how does $2.00 sound?". Got a basically new unused Shaffer cartridge pen (with a pointed clear blue barrel) for $2.00 at the same time.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
SteveD NOS (New Old Stock)

SteveD

Posted
Posted

Was at a flea market buying an old-style Pelikan M200 for my wife for $25, and the vendor says he has some NOS Sheaffers if I want to look. One bent nib, one cracked body, and one perfect - except it isn't a Sheaffer, it is a Parker in a Sheaffer box - so he offers it for $20. Not big on cartridge/converter pens, but it looks good and I see it has an 18K nib. When I got home and started researching I find it is a mint condition International size Duofold. I assume at $20 that qualifies as a sumgai.

-- SteveD

Link to comment
Share on other sites
spotted and speckled Vintage

spotted and speckled

Posted
Posted

After reading some of the responses, I feel insignificant in my treasure-find! But I'll share it anyhow.

 

On ebay, someone had "lot of old office supplies" and a bad picture. Looked like maybe a parker and an eversharp, along with some old pencils/lead/holepunches/half bottles of sheaffer ink. So I bid, and got it for 9.99 plus shipping, which was about $7-8. When it got here, there were a parker 51 special, a parker 21, and two eversharps (one of which was badly corroded). Plus a Wahl sterling pencil. All dirty, but intact.

 

 

 

Much Love--Virginia

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Tommy Extremely Rare

Tommy

Posted
Posted

This PaperMate ballpoint from Ebay. The seller said it was "rare and collectible", and was "protected against the element".

It was valued at $900, but I was lucky enough to get it for only $49. I think I did pretty good.

 

Tom

 

 

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Breck Vintage

Breck

Posted
Posted
This PaperMate ballpoint from Ebay. The seller said it was "rare and collectible", and was "protected against the element".

It was valued at $900, but I was lucky enough to get it for only $49. I think I did pretty good.

 

Tom

 

 

I lol'd.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
tt32003 Extremely Rare

tt32003

Posted
Posted

Bought a brand new Visconti Van Gogh mini rollerball at $40 from a used good store.

Comes with box and papers.

It's not a fountian pen but at that price I just have to buy it.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
johnboz Vintage

johnboz

Posted
Posted (edited)
This PaperMate ballpoint from Ebay. The seller said it was "rare and collectible", and was "protected against the element".

It was valued at $900, but I was lucky enough to get it for only $49. I think I did pretty good.

 

Tom

 

That's awesome! :thumbup:

Edited by johnboz

I've got a blog!

Fountain Pen Love

Link to comment
Share on other sites
johnboz Vintage

johnboz

Posted
Posted

Here's a few off the top of my head:

 

- Esterbrook V-Clip: $11

- Esterbrook Pastel Pink: $4

- 8 NOS Esterbrook Nibs in boxes (including 5 stubs): $8

- Sheaffer's Red/Orange? 5-30 Flattop: $3

- Wahl-Eversharp Hand Engraved Full Size Pencil: $10

- "The Blue Book" , 3rd Edition: $25

 

There's still treasure out there waiting to be found!

I've got a blog!

Fountain Pen Love

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing

  • Most Contributions

    1. amberleadavis
      amberleadavis
      43972
    2. PAKMAN
      PAKMAN
      35608
    3. inkstainedruth
      inkstainedruth
      31488
    4. Ghost Plane
      Ghost Plane
      28220
    5. Bo Bo Olson
      Bo Bo Olson
      27747

  • Upcoming Events

  • Blog Comments

    • Misfit
      On my second trip to Japan in seven months, while the going is good

      By Misfit · Posted

      Oh to have that translucent pink Prera! @migo984 has the Oeste series named after birds. There is a pink one, so I’m assuming Este is the same pen as Oeste.    Excellent haul. I have some Uniball One P pens. Do you like to use them? I like them enough, but don’t use them too much yet.    Do you or your wife use Travelers Notebooks? Seeing you were at Kyoto, I thought of them as there is a store there. 
    • A Smug Dill
      On my second trip to Japan in seven months, while the going is good

      By A Smug Dill · Posted

      It's not nearly so thick that I feel it comprises my fine-grained control, the way I feel about the Cross Peerless 125 or some of the high-end TACCIA Urushi pens with cigar-shaped bodies and 18K gold nibs. Why would you expect me or anyone else to make explicit mention of it, if it isn't a travesty or such a disappointment that an owner of the pen would want to bring it to the attention of his/her peers so that they could “learn from his/her mistake” without paying the price?
    • szlovak
      On my second trip to Japan in seven months, while the going is good

      By szlovak · Posted

      Why nobody says that the section of Tuzu besides triangular shape is quite thick. Honestly it’s the thickest one among my many pens, other thick I own is Noodler’s Ahab. Because of that fat section I feel more control and my handwriting has improved. I can’t say it’s comfortable or uncomfortable, but needs a moment to accommodate. It’s funny because my school years are long over. Besides this pen had horrible F nib. Tines were perfectly aligned but it was so scratchy on left stroke that collecte
    • stylographile
      Bits and bobs to bring with me to in-person meets

      By stylographile · Posted

      Awesome! I'm in the process of preparing my bag for our pen meet this weekend and I literally have none of the items you mention!! I'll see if I can find one or two!
    • inkstainedruth
      My notes and advice on fountain pen cleaning

      By inkstainedruth · Posted

      @asota -- Yeah, I think I have a few rolls in my fridge that are probably 20-30 years old at this point (don't remember now if they are B&W or color film) and don't even really know where to get the film processed, once the drive through kiosks went away....  I just did a quick Google search and (in theory) there was a place the next town over from me -- but got a 404 error message when I tried to click on the link....  Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth 

  • Chatbox

    You don't have permission to chat.
    Load More

  • Files






×
×
  • Create New...