Originally Posted by
onedumbtrucker
I recently purchased two Parker Royal Challengers from Kentucky Herrin Pens.
While the proprietor was pretty easy to deal with and the prices were quite reasonable I was fairly disappointed when the pens came arrived. The meager description and single blurry photo of each pen I found fairly misleading.
The description of pen 1;
Significant Issues-Minor signs of wear from use-date code “8”
This pen had the worst surface wear I have ever seen. It looked like it had been stored in a coarse gravel.
The description of pen 2;
Significant Issues-Minor signs of wear from use-date code “37.”-Tiny professional repaired lip stress fracture (tight)
The "professional repaired lip stress fracture" was a significant crack extending into under the cap band that looked like someone had just globbed super glue onto it.
While his website does say that he has not done any restoration on the pens he sells they both had had very substandard resacking done.
Both of these pens are still listed on his site as for sale and it has been at least 2 months since I purchased them.
While I may frequent the site to see what is for sale I will be sure to e much more cautious about what I purchase there in the future.
Dan
ps. After 2 weeks of work I know have two parker royal challengers that are the highlights of my collection and my re-repair of the lip crack had the members of my local pen club impressed when they could not find the repair without my pointing it out.
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