Originally Posted by
toto211111
According to what i read Pix used to be the safe way but isn´t anymore, but in the german forums people told me that if i actually bought a pen looking right and with every detail in the right spot, chances are it´ s areal one or it´ s a very expensive fake. Members of that Forum actually even considered some copies to be the better writers as they´ re that well made nobody can tell the difference without infra red cams.
Well if they are so good, then why care if it is fake or not?
If your top price is 180, then don't go to 200. Go with 180. You don't have to buy *this* pen. Never wise on an auction to decide you have to have *this* one even if it goes over the price you are comfortable paying. Eventually you'll find your pen. Honestly I wouldn't spend 200 euros on a 145, I think that's highway robbery, but I don't have a lot of use for modern cart/converter Montblancs, they are, honestly, just trading on the name. (I had a modern, authentic, 144 and sold it in disgust.)
For well UNDER 200 euros you could have yourself a user grade 50s era 144, or 244 for heaven sake. Piston filled, real (without questions), and an all around better writing experience. (The nibs, my gosh the nibs on those pens!) Don't go over your comfort zone price. And on eBay, don't go over the price you'd be willing to lose. (Yes you can probably get your money back in a dispute but it's a hassle and it could take quite a while)
In the end it is your money. So do what you will be comfortable with long term, that's what actually matters. But you keep asking questions that you don't seem to want to hear answers to.
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