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heraclitus682
May 10th, 2013, 11:03 PM
Or is this just a kit pen with a gold nib and a crazy price?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Brand-New-Beautiful-Custom-HANDMADE-Limited-Edition-Statesman-Fountain-Pen-/200422287088?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2eaa1966f0
Jon Szanto
May 10th, 2013, 11:49 PM
No, and yes.
Manny
May 10th, 2013, 11:51 PM
Description says you can see Satan on the cap, and its only for serious collectors.
Tracy Lee
May 11th, 2013, 04:50 AM
If Satan fits on the cap of a pen, why the heck is everyone so afraid of him? :p
JustinJ
May 11th, 2013, 07:08 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9AexiRyPc0
Annie
May 11th, 2013, 07:33 AM
Agree with Jon. No info on filling system either. One I don't think I'll be bidding on.
silver seller
May 11th, 2013, 11:14 AM
ok if they chuck in the lump of wood maybe good for a fish tank lol
Laura N
May 11th, 2013, 11:33 AM
Description says you can see Satan on the cap, and its only for serious collectors.

Hmm. Who would pay to have the face of Satan? This is not appealing to me.
CS388
May 12th, 2013, 06:56 AM
Lump of wood makes a confusing background for the shots.
nxn96
May 13th, 2013, 08:30 AM
The confusion was probably intentional....

Lump of wood makes a confusing background for the shots.
nxn96
May 13th, 2013, 08:32 AM
Description says you can see Satan on the cap, and its only for serious collectors.

Hmm. Who would pay to have the face of Satan? This is not appealing to me.

Great for gift-giving....
Laura N
May 13th, 2013, 08:48 AM
Description says you can see Satan on the cap, and its only for serious collectors.

Hmm. Who would pay to have the face of Satan? This is not appealing to me.

Great for gift-giving....

Hmm, good point. That would be sort of a jester's gift.
drgoretex
May 13th, 2013, 09:31 AM
Hmmm...

- custom blank done by scroll-saw work. Tricky, worth some extra $.
- Statesman kit, pricier, worth a few extra $
- but fancy or not, it is a still a kit pen
- Like all the kits, it would be cart/converter, with inexpensive converter.
- inexpensive kit nib, so you take your chances...

I think most kit pen makers would sell this for a WHOLE lot less (most statesman kit FPs would be well under $100), but occasionally you see someone shoot their price WAY out of the park. And, sometimes, they get a bite. "If it costs that much, it must be really good, right?" Pricing is not a simple matter (there are long, long threads on pricing on the pen making forums). Having said that, the price on this seems pretty 'way out there' unrealistic.

Cheers,

Ken
nxn96
May 13th, 2013, 09:59 AM
Description says you can see Satan on the cap, and its only for serious collectors.

Hmm. Who would pay to have the face of Satan? This is not appealing to me.

Great for gift-giving....

Hmm, good point. That would be sort of a jester's gift.

Yes, but one must be careful as to how one words the thank you note. "I'll think of you whenever I use it" seems a little "off".
Tracy Lee
May 13th, 2013, 05:12 PM
Yes, but one must be careful as to how one words the thank you note. "I'll think of you whenever I use it" seems a little "off".[/QUOTE]

I actually laughed out loud at this. Chortled, if I must be really honest. :thumbup:
cedargirl
May 13th, 2013, 05:20 PM
As someone who has had a go at making pens on a lathe, I can appreciate everything Ken Cavers says, above.

But it's got to be the ugliest pen I've seen in a long while.
I wonder what the scroll sawyer thinks of the satan's face. Surely it can't have been intentional.