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carlos.q
June 10th, 2014, 01:38 PM
Came across this amazing Evil Bay listing: 515 vintage pens (mostly Montblancs) for a wee bit over $400,000.00 (which will surely blow your pen budget)
:jaw:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-FOUNTAIN-PEN-COLLECTION-OVER-500-RARE-PIECES-/350752483841?pt=DE_Haus_Garten_HomeOffice_Schreibg eräte&hash=item51aa7a2a01

earthdawn
June 10th, 2014, 02:16 PM
What an astonishing collection ...

It looks to me like someones lifetime of collecting thats on the block.

The few I browsed though shows that they really knew what they were collecting and what to look for.

Lady Onogaro
June 10th, 2014, 02:17 PM
I can't even look. :(

tandaina
June 10th, 2014, 03:04 PM
I'm really surprised it is being listed on Ebay instead of being sold by an auction house? I know a number of the big collectors/restorers do work fo such places getting collections like this ready for sale. I've never heard of any of them usign ebay. Weird.

Jeph
June 10th, 2014, 03:53 PM
They are trying to go cheap. Many of the higher end auction houses take 10-40 (yes FOURTY!) percent.
There is a Pelikan collection from Mannheim that keeps showing up as well. Nice, but not to the level of that MB collection.