Beware of fake vintage Parker Duofolds and 51s

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The issue of fake pens is not something that should be taken lightly. Even if you aren’t buying modern, high end pens that are popular targets for fakes, you should still be aware that they exist elsewhere. Even in the vintage community you should be on the lookout.

Thanks to David Nishimura at Vintage Pens for shining a light on this dark corner of the community. David is a very well respected presence in the pen world and when he speaks, people listen. He doesn’t just point fingers, but backs up his accusation with solid data. Please view his post for all the details.

Quoting from David’s post:

A warning to anyone buying vintage pens on eBay: beware of the Korean seller “yeujeff”, formerly “jeffriad”. He is a notorious faker, specializing in Parker Duofolds and 51s. The pens on offer use some original parts, combined with newly-made caps and barrels. He appears to have sold quite a few forged Mandarin and bandless Duofolds, as well as fake demonstrator 51s. The new parts appear to be skilfully machined, complete with what appear to be factory imprints — which, however, are clearly laser-engraved upon closer examination. You can read more about yeujeff/jeffriad’s fakes here, here.

 

Please help others by sharing this information. Just think of you would feel if were deceived into spending such a large amount of money on a fake.

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  • http://www.facebook.com/oliver.taylor.712 Oliver Taylor

    Theses things are bound to happen, and it’s a good job the purveyor’s are flagged up.
    But as someone who owns multiple Hero 616′s and a Huashilai, I think the publicized ‘copy’ business should not be banned as they do offer affordable thrills, or so to speak of famous Parker’s etc…
    That could cost more than 10x the amount.

  • David in Jakarta

    Hah, now these “fake” pens will become collector’s items in and of themselves…

  • snedwos

    I dunno, I think if the pen I bought worked satisfactorily I wouldn’t be too upset. After all, that is why I would be buying them, isn’t it?

  • Dirck in Saskatchewan

    I’ve seen pictures of these, and on the (mere) basis of those I agree with a comment on another site; it this fellow would just admit what he’s up to and use his laser engraver honestly, he’d probably find the same admiration in the pen world coming his way as is currently sprinkled upon Ariel Kullock.

    • http://fpgeeks.com/ Dan Smith

      Dirck, thanks for the comment.

      I agree. Just take a look at how much Ralph Prather and Brad Torrelli customs go for.
      Oh, and it’s ok to mention the name of other sites here. We won’t censor it.

  • ianmedium

    I have to say, having seen a some of his pens via the links I think he would be much better off just coming clean and then selling them as they truly are. He is obviously a craftsman as the work he has done is wonderful looking at the pictures. He should just re-brand himself as a maker of replicas using old parts and new bodies. I would see no issue with that, After all what he is copying has been out of production for at least 40 odd years! If he were doing this with new pens it would be a different matter mind. just be honest and then he has credibility and I bet a very large market of fountain pen enthusiasts!

    • Maja

      Exactly!

  • Tamara

    Aren’t there copyright issues here? I’m glad people are making this public so that something can be done, even if it’s just abstaining from purchase.