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Advice on Selling Pens
It has been sone time since I visited this site but I am in a position
where I need to sell some Fountain Pens, both current and vintage. I am considering e-bay but some posts suggest this may not be the best way. I would appreciate any advice. The current pens include a Mont Blanc, Namiki Impressions Medley, Pelican 800, Aurora Optima, Sheaffer Legacy and a Parker Duofold all hardly used and have original boxes. Also is there a source for valuation of these newer pens. As for the older pens is there a reputable dealer I could send them to to sell. Any help or advice would be appreciated. Thanks in advance Michael |
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"Michael W" wrote in message
om... It has been sone time since I visited this site but I am in a position where I need to sell some Fountain Pens, both current and vintage. I am considering e-bay but some posts suggest this may not be the best way. I really don't know about dealers but I'm sure it's worth asking some of the many that are on-line. My suggestion would be to spend a little time on the Pentrace Market board, Penlovers board, and Rambling Snail. Look at the way folks are selling there and perhaps that is the best place to start. Though folks from these boards buy and sell on e-bay as well, many of us prefer to buy from one of these boards. Most folks make offers on one or all of these boards then if the pens don't sell they either try again later or they move them to e-bay. hth, kcat http://www.pentrace.com/ (click on "shopping" then on "Pen Market") http://www.penlovers.com/ (click on Bulletin Board) http://ramblingsnail.net/ http://www.ramblingsnail.net/ |
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On Sun, 27 Jun 2004 00:19:15 GMT, "KCat" wrote:
"Michael W" wrote in message . com... It has been sone time since I visited this site but I am in a position where I need to sell some Fountain Pens, both current and vintage. I am considering e-bay but some posts suggest this may not be the best way. I really don't know about dealers but I'm sure it's worth asking some of the many that are on-line. My suggestion would be to spend a little time on the Pentrace Market board, Penlovers board, and Rambling Snail. Look at the way folks are selling there and perhaps that is the best place to start. Though folks from these boards buy and sell on e-bay as well, many of us prefer to buy from one of these boards. Most folks make offers on one or all of these boards then if the pens don't sell they either try again later or they move them to e-bay. hth, kcat http://www.pentrace.com/ (click on "shopping" then on "Pen Market") http://www.penlovers.com/ (click on Bulletin Board) http://ramblingsnail.net/ http://www.ramblingsnail.net/ I saw those boards and the prices are higher then eBay. |
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Earl Camembert wrote in message . ..
On 26 Jun 2004 10:51:11 -0700, (Michael W) wrote: It has been sone time since I visited this site but I am in a position where I need to sell some Fountain Pens, both current and vintage. I am considering e-bay but some posts suggest this may not be the best way. I would appreciate any advice. The current pens include a Mont Blanc, Namiki Impressions Medley, Pelican 800, Aurora Optima, Sheaffer Legacy and a Parker Duofold all hardly used and have original boxes. Also is there a source for valuation of these newer pens. As for the older pens is there a reputable dealer I could send them to to sell. Any help or advice would be appreciated. Thanks in advance Michael I offer twenty five dollars. eBay will not be easy if you have no feed back. There are people that will sell for you on eBay but I don't know much about it. Tell me about the Pelican 800. To the seller of the pens: First of all, before you sell your pens, you must know the prices of the pens you are selling and find out how much they are worth before you sell them. I would advise setting up a ebay account. Once you set up one, and upload pictures of the pen you are selling, people will place bids on them even though you are a new dealer. If you sell yourself as a trustworthy person, people will give you a chance to get established and place a bid. One option is to go to a pen dealer in a city to see if he or she will make a fair offer. Before you do that, research the values of the pen by looking up past sales on ebay so you will know where you stand when you start negotiating with the dealer. Remember the dealer has overhead to meet and will have to give a lower offer to you so that he can mark it up and earn a profit. The advantage of this one is that you can rustle up fast cash on the spot by selling to the dealer while an ebay transaction can take two weeks to complete from contacting the buyer to waiting for the money order to arrive to sending the package. I would advise money orders instead of personal checks for obvious reasons. One option on ebay allows the buyer to set a reserve price so that bidding can take place until the reserve is met. If nobody meets the reserve price and the auction expires, the buyer can relist at no additional cost. Reserve prices are a fair price set by the dealer to protect you from selling a pen at a loss. The bidders do not know what the reserve price is during the auction. I do not want to appear shilling for ebay, but there are other venues one can sell. One is a flea market, but you will not get good prices for expensive pens there. Another is to sell to a friend who appreciates good pens and that is good as you will leave a good pen in your friends hand. A good discount to a good friend helps move things. I hope I have been helpful. Whatever you do, good luck! James K. Goodwin |
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"Earl Camembert" wrote in message
... http://www.pentrace.com/ (click on "shopping" then on "Pen Market") http://www.penlovers.com/ (click on Bulletin Board) http://ramblingsnail.net/ http://www.ramblingsnail.net/ I saw those boards and the prices are higher then eBay. well - I disagree completely. More importanly to me, I know who I'm working with on those boards but I've gotten and seen much better deals than on the 'bay. On the e-bay, a Waterman Phileas will go for over $40 when it's worth $20. Pentracers especially know the value of the pens they sell and buy. |
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well - I disagree completely. More importanly to me, I know who I'm working with on those boards but I've gotten and seen much better deals than on the 'bay. On the e-bay, a Waterman Phileas will go for over $40 when it's worth $20. Pentracers especially know the value of the pens they sell and buy. I addition - keep in mind that most of those prices on the boards include shipping. Seen some of the absurd shipping costs on ebay? I wanted to buy a $10 Levenger item there the other day - but the shipping was $12!!!! For a little leather wallet. and cheap pens for $5 should ship for $1 but they are often 4-8 bucks for shipping. just not worth it. there are great deals on ebay but there are great deals on the boards too. And trades (you don't get to trade on ebay) and so on. all depends on what you like but I'll stick with people I know and trust TYVM. :-) |
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KCat wrote:
well - I disagree completely. More importanly to me, I know who I'm working with on those boards but I've gotten and seen much better deals than on the 'bay. On the e-bay, a Waterman Phileas will go for over $40 when it's worth $20. Pentracers especially know the value of the pens they sell and buy. Agreed. I have had the same experiences as KCat. -- Cordially, Sonam Dasara dovekeeper+at+electric-ink+dot+com |
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I prefer buying and selling from pen board members, people you get to
know via the postings. You often get screwed on fleabay, rarely from ther board sellers and buers. I agree 1000% with KCat, havoing consumated a good deal. . "Sonam Dasara" wrote in message ... KCat wrote: well - I disagree completely. More importanly to me, I know who I'm working with on those boards but I've gotten and seen much better deals than on the 'bay. On the e-bay, a Waterman Phileas will go for over $40 when it's worth $20. Pentracers especially know the value of the pens they sell and buy. Agreed. I have had the same experiences as KCat. -- Cordially, Sonam Dasara dovekeeper+at+electric-ink+dot+com |
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