I am a pen
collector... although some would say I am a pen acquirer.
"Collector" is reserved, it seems, for people who have a
theme to
their loot-- 1950s Parkers with metal bodies, or pens with transparent
bodies. I am less specific. I like fountain pens of
many
kinds. I'm not a miser, either-- I don't mind people looking
at
my pens. I figure you're all greater than arm's length away
and
not likely to break them by looking.
This page is purely pens I have for sale-- the ones I've got a couple
of examples of, or I'm no longer in love with and believe someone else
will like more than I can manage. Each pen's entry will
explain
its condition and indicate its cost (shipping not included; at Canada
Post's current rates, it runs between $5 and $9 depending on where you
are). I prefer not
to sell a
pen I don' t know works, so most of these are at very least functional.
The majority will have had some restoration work done, and
that
is also described in the entry. I am not, however, of the
mind
that says, "I shall sell only the most pristine of pens, for a
blemished pen is an abomination!" These pens have been out in
the
world, in most cases for decades, and I hope that anyone who buys them
will keep them at the task for which they were made-- writing.
I
set my prices in part based on the general desirablility of the pen in
question, but also on how obvious its veteran status is. I
will
certainly point that sort of thing out in the description.
Champion No. 5
Hero 616
Parker 45
Parker
Vacumatic Major, Black
Sheaffer Statesman Snorkel
Wearever Pennant
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