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nitya
December 6th, 2020, 11:03 AM
a retailer’s offering vintage MB Meisterstuck 142 fir around 175 $. the snow flake in top is brown in colour. the retailers claiming its 50 years old and hence no service card

guyy
December 6th, 2020, 11:24 AM
I wouldn’t worry about authenticity. There aren’t going to be many of these with papers after near 70 years and that star will be yellowed. There’s little point in faking a 142 when you could go through the same effort and get a lot more money with a fake 149. Either would be unlikely since the telescoping piston mechanism is one of the key features of the fifties 14x pens. Anyone who could make a telescopic piston could make their own pens and sell them for a lot of money.

I would be concerned with condition and functionality. Does the piston work? Have parts been replaced? What about cracks? Shrinkage?

jar
December 6th, 2020, 01:06 PM
http://www.fototime.com/CF8FEA8BC1621B4/medium800.jpg

nitya
December 6th, 2020, 10:42 PM
Thank you for response.. Have attached pics from the vendor.. nib is original and pen is in working condition. The cap has a crack ; but is functional...

guyy
December 7th, 2020, 05:00 AM
It’s not a great bargain when you consider the condition. Maybe not a total rip-off, either but unless i really needed a 1950s MB and wanted to spend as little as possible, i’d probably pass it up or try to bargain the price down.

There was a nicer one listed in the For Sale listings here. I think it’s still available.

nitya
December 8th, 2020, 02:27 AM
Yea, I think I will pass it .. thanks again :)

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