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I don't have much luck on eBay. There are so many of us trawling the place for vintage Watermans, and so many canny sellers, that bargains are hard to stumble across, and some of the things I've bought have disappointed a little; nibs not as good as described, condition not as nice as the pictures would suggest - I'm sure you've all been there. But this morning, it appears that my unlucky streak broke. I'd spent £27.90 on a very faded pen that someone had just listed as "Waterman's Ideal Fountain Pen - 1908 - Made in Usa". No other details. (The original auction should still be there to look at for a little while, if you're interested.) Looking at it, I'd figured it was probably a 72 or a 72 1/2 (an eyedropper with a threaded cap from around the 1920s). And the nib looked OK (and potentially very nice), so I thought I'd take a punt on it. I was very surprised when I got it for under £30 - I'd been prepared to go quite a lot higher. The seller had photographed it meticulously, but hadn't photographed the end where the identifying number was. So, convinced I was getting a 72 1/2, I was extremely pleased to unwrap it this morning to find I had a 12 1/2 POC - which makes it an earlier pen than I'd been expecting - and the condition was great. (There's even a bit of red wax left in the 12 1/2 POC imprint.) Threads clean and tight, no toothmarks or other dings; just discolouration. I had to clean a little crud out of the barrel, but the nib section was very nearly completely clean, and only needed a very little attention. A dab of silicone grease, and she was good to go. And best of all, the nib is a joy. It's a medium-wet writer with really good, soft flex from M to BBB; not quite a wet noodle, but a lovely, soft, velvety pleasure to write with. This is really one of the nicest nibs I own. I've cracked open a new bottle of Fuyu Syogun to celebrate. I am having some trouble uploading images, but I've put one of the identifying mark on the end and one of the nib and some writing on Dropbox for you to see. Right now, I'm prevaricating a bit. I'm never going to sell it (I love this nib too much), and I'd like to add it to my daily carries if it behaves nicely; I'm not seeing any nib creep or other potential problems that are going to leave me with an inky pen wrap. I've never reblacked a pen with PMBHRPPNo.9 before, but I'd rather like to with this one. Do you guys think that would be sacrilegious, or would you go for it?