Mint Conway Stewart 85L on the Bay, How bad are their eyes

[Paul-H]

Hi all

Just seen this Mint 85L on the EvilBay

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/331064609148


MINT !!!!!! How bad must the sellers eyes be to class this is Mint, even the gold cap ring is about to fall off its in such a poor condition.

Paul

[kaisnowbird]

Not to mention the bent nib (not well restored at all). Starting from 60 pounds!

[inBOIL]

Actually, i believe it says NEAR mint. :P

Which is fair--if based on the standard eBay 3-point grading system. (MINT // NEAR MINT// USELESS OVER-PRICED DOG-CRAP.)

[fountainpenkid]

Thanks for the laugh! At the bottom they say they do their inspections with the naked eye and not with a magnifying glass...I guess these people walk around seeing a blur all day. They couldn't tell the pen apart from a stick of black licorice.

[tandaina]

Given how blurry their photos are I'd guess their eyesight isn't much better. (At least that's what I chose to believe about folks who cannot post a decent auction photo.)

[steviebee]

Very unprofessional seller. Harangued me for not agreeing her 'near mint' description in my feedback for another pen: I refused her demands to withdraw my comment ( in what was actually positive fb). Avoid.