Originally Posted by
ChrisC
There are a bunch of options on Martini Auctions available. In addition , I don't think regrinding the nib will change the value. MB nibs aren't marked, so I don't think it matters.
I disagree, and instead agree with the OP. Because it matters to me. A nib having been reground to a different size changes the nib, and I would expect that to be disclosed upon sale. That doesn't mean it would lower the value, either. Some nib work would increase the value -- for example, a Richard Binder stubbed Pelikan or a Mike Masuyama needlepoint Franklin Christoph.
If one has a "pristine stock 14C f nib" and has it reground, an ethical seller would disclose that fact, and not hide behind MB's lack of markings. If the pen has been modified by someone good, the seller would fare very well.
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