reprieve
June 20th, 2015, 11:12 AM
Here are some affordable pens for sale. No box or papers. All pens in this thread are sold as is. I tried my best to describe them accurately. Questions are welcome; I will consider serious offers and trades.
All prices include USPS priority shipping with tracking and insurance to any US address. Overseas shipping at cost, but will probably not be trackable. Payment via Paypal or, if I know you, check or money order.
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/493/18800113980_4ccbcc9dac_z.jpg
Pictured at top:
1. Stipula Passaporto FPN edition. F nib. $45. SOLD
2. Vanishing Point nib units. No converter/cartridge cap.
Gold fine nib. $35. SOLD
Gold medium stub italic nib (0.6mm) done by Richard Binder. SOLD
Pictured in the tray from left to right:
3. Visconti Traveling Ink Pot. $40. SOLD
4. Vintage Diamond Point. F-M nib. $75 WITHDRAWN. I decided I can't part with this one.
5. Waterman 52. Medium nib. $100.
Waterman 52 lever filler in red ripple ebonite. The ebonite is on the brown side of red. Even coloring, no uneven fading. The silver trim has some pitting and wear but the rest of the pen is in excellent shape. The medium nib is soft and springy and has some nice line variation. An expressive writer but I'd call it semi-flex--it's not a wet noodle. Would make a nice user. More pics and writing sample below.
6. Waterman 52v. Factory stub nib. $110. SOLD
7. Sheaffer Snorkel. Fine nib. $55.
Black with silver cap. Has a gold fine triumph nib. Fills fine but the plunger is quite stiff and may need to be restored soon. Noticeable microscratches and scuffs from normal use but no major marks or blemishes. Could easily be polished up.
8. Vintage Montblanc piston filler from the 1960s. B stub nib. $70.
I think this is a #12. Snap cap. Striped ink window. Some brassing on the clip. The broad stub nib is awesome.
BUT there are some issues with this pen: the piston is very stiff. It fills but needs to be lubricated. It has some cracks and scratches in the plastic barrel near the piston knob. I don't know if they could be repaired. The pen doesn't leak and the cracks seem stable. Because of the cracks, it's cosmetically ugly, but it works and it writes--you're really buying this pen for its wonderful nib.
9. Lamy Logo in brushed steel. XF nib. $30. PIF'ed
10. TWSBI 530 clear. XF nib. $40. SOLD
11. TWSBI 530 orange. F nib. $35. SOLD
12. TWSBI 530 smoke. XF nib. $35. SOLD
13. Kaweco Liliput. M nib. $40. SOLD
14. #6 Franklin Christoph steel nib unit. XF. CLAIMED
15. 14k Sheaffer Imperial nib unit. M cursive bordering on crisp italic. $30.
I bought this from Peyton Street Pens. It was one of the early Pendleton grinds. It's way too sharp and unforgiving for me, but it has really crisp line variation. It writes nice if you like your italics crispy. Edited to add: this is a nib unit for a Sheaffer Imperial. I don't think it will work with any other pens.
All prices include USPS priority shipping with tracking and insurance to any US address. Overseas shipping at cost, but will probably not be trackable. Payment via Paypal or, if I know you, check or money order.
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/493/18800113980_4ccbcc9dac_z.jpg
Pictured at top:
1. Stipula Passaporto FPN edition. F nib. $45. SOLD
2. Vanishing Point nib units. No converter/cartridge cap.
Gold fine nib. $35. SOLD
Gold medium stub italic nib (0.6mm) done by Richard Binder. SOLD
Pictured in the tray from left to right:
3. Visconti Traveling Ink Pot. $40. SOLD
4. Vintage Diamond Point. F-M nib. $75 WITHDRAWN. I decided I can't part with this one.
5. Waterman 52. Medium nib. $100.
Waterman 52 lever filler in red ripple ebonite. The ebonite is on the brown side of red. Even coloring, no uneven fading. The silver trim has some pitting and wear but the rest of the pen is in excellent shape. The medium nib is soft and springy and has some nice line variation. An expressive writer but I'd call it semi-flex--it's not a wet noodle. Would make a nice user. More pics and writing sample below.
6. Waterman 52v. Factory stub nib. $110. SOLD
7. Sheaffer Snorkel. Fine nib. $55.
Black with silver cap. Has a gold fine triumph nib. Fills fine but the plunger is quite stiff and may need to be restored soon. Noticeable microscratches and scuffs from normal use but no major marks or blemishes. Could easily be polished up.
8. Vintage Montblanc piston filler from the 1960s. B stub nib. $70.
I think this is a #12. Snap cap. Striped ink window. Some brassing on the clip. The broad stub nib is awesome.
BUT there are some issues with this pen: the piston is very stiff. It fills but needs to be lubricated. It has some cracks and scratches in the plastic barrel near the piston knob. I don't know if they could be repaired. The pen doesn't leak and the cracks seem stable. Because of the cracks, it's cosmetically ugly, but it works and it writes--you're really buying this pen for its wonderful nib.
9. Lamy Logo in brushed steel. XF nib. $30. PIF'ed
10. TWSBI 530 clear. XF nib. $40. SOLD
11. TWSBI 530 orange. F nib. $35. SOLD
12. TWSBI 530 smoke. XF nib. $35. SOLD
13. Kaweco Liliput. M nib. $40. SOLD
14. #6 Franklin Christoph steel nib unit. XF. CLAIMED
15. 14k Sheaffer Imperial nib unit. M cursive bordering on crisp italic. $30.
I bought this from Peyton Street Pens. It was one of the early Pendleton grinds. It's way too sharp and unforgiving for me, but it has really crisp line variation. It writes nice if you like your italics crispy. Edited to add: this is a nib unit for a Sheaffer Imperial. I don't think it will work with any other pens.