Flounder
February 16th, 2014, 08:41 AM
http://i773.photobucket.com/albums/yy19/flounder2009/Pisuke2005/Pisuke2005goodeBayseller009.jpg
I recently bought a Pilot Custom Heritage 92, having had my eye on this model for a while, and receiving lots of favourable opinions here on FPG (thanks chaps).
I bought mine from an eBay seller based in Japan, Pisuke2005 (http://www.ebay.co.uk/usr/pisuke2005), and I'm happy to say from start to finish it was a pleasant experience:
:) Yoshiaki took only 1 day to answer my questions before purchase.
:) Two days after I paid for the pen, he PM'd a thank you message, also letting me know he would post the Pilot the next day, with tags removed as requested. I thought this a really nice touch.
:) The next day, he filled in the eBay tracking number, personally messaged me to say so, and provided the correct link to Japanpost to track it with.
:) When the pen arrived, the price tags had indeed been removed before shipping as requested. Not a deal breaker if he didn't, but I liked the fact that he took the time to accommodate me on this.
:) Packaging was excellent, there was no chance of transit damage.
I cannot remember the last time an eBay seller was this proactive in making an overseas purchase so easy, so I have to say, if you're looking for a Japanese import, do consider Pisuke2005, I've no hesitation in saying "top bloke".
Clicky thumbs:
Packaging - hard box, wrapped in bubble wrap, wrapped in newspaper, in a bubble envelope:
http://i773.photobucket.com/albums/yy19/flounder2009/Pisuke2005/th_Pisuke2005goodeBayseller002.jpg (http://s773.photobucket.com/user/flounder2009/media/Pisuke2005/Pisuke2005goodeBayseller002.jpg.html)
The pen itself, with price tags removed:
http://i773.photobucket.com/albums/yy19/flounder2009/Pisuke2005/th_Pisuke2005goodeBayseller006.jpg (http://s773.photobucket.com/user/flounder2009/media/Pisuke2005/Pisuke2005goodeBayseller006.jpg.html)
A thank you note with some Japanese tea (really nice touch, I felt).
http://i773.photobucket.com/albums/yy19/flounder2009/Pisuke2005/th_Pisuke2005goodeBayseller005.jpg (http://s773.photobucket.com/user/flounder2009/media/Pisuke2005/Pisuke2005goodeBayseller005.jpg.html)
An 'anything I can help you with' parting shot.
http://i773.photobucket.com/albums/yy19/flounder2009/Pisuke2005/th_Pisuke2005goodeBayseller008.jpg (http://s773.photobucket.com/user/flounder2009/media/Pisuke2005/Pisuke2005goodeBayseller008.jpg.html)
I recently bought a Pilot Custom Heritage 92, having had my eye on this model for a while, and receiving lots of favourable opinions here on FPG (thanks chaps).
I bought mine from an eBay seller based in Japan, Pisuke2005 (http://www.ebay.co.uk/usr/pisuke2005), and I'm happy to say from start to finish it was a pleasant experience:
:) Yoshiaki took only 1 day to answer my questions before purchase.
:) Two days after I paid for the pen, he PM'd a thank you message, also letting me know he would post the Pilot the next day, with tags removed as requested. I thought this a really nice touch.
:) The next day, he filled in the eBay tracking number, personally messaged me to say so, and provided the correct link to Japanpost to track it with.
:) When the pen arrived, the price tags had indeed been removed before shipping as requested. Not a deal breaker if he didn't, but I liked the fact that he took the time to accommodate me on this.
:) Packaging was excellent, there was no chance of transit damage.
I cannot remember the last time an eBay seller was this proactive in making an overseas purchase so easy, so I have to say, if you're looking for a Japanese import, do consider Pisuke2005, I've no hesitation in saying "top bloke".
Clicky thumbs:
Packaging - hard box, wrapped in bubble wrap, wrapped in newspaper, in a bubble envelope:
http://i773.photobucket.com/albums/yy19/flounder2009/Pisuke2005/th_Pisuke2005goodeBayseller002.jpg (http://s773.photobucket.com/user/flounder2009/media/Pisuke2005/Pisuke2005goodeBayseller002.jpg.html)
The pen itself, with price tags removed:
http://i773.photobucket.com/albums/yy19/flounder2009/Pisuke2005/th_Pisuke2005goodeBayseller006.jpg (http://s773.photobucket.com/user/flounder2009/media/Pisuke2005/Pisuke2005goodeBayseller006.jpg.html)
A thank you note with some Japanese tea (really nice touch, I felt).
http://i773.photobucket.com/albums/yy19/flounder2009/Pisuke2005/th_Pisuke2005goodeBayseller005.jpg (http://s773.photobucket.com/user/flounder2009/media/Pisuke2005/Pisuke2005goodeBayseller005.jpg.html)
An 'anything I can help you with' parting shot.
http://i773.photobucket.com/albums/yy19/flounder2009/Pisuke2005/th_Pisuke2005goodeBayseller008.jpg (http://s773.photobucket.com/user/flounder2009/media/Pisuke2005/Pisuke2005goodeBayseller008.jpg.html)