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I always get insanely jealous when I hear stories of people buying fountain pens for next to nothing, having found it at a flea market, garage sales, some random shops etc. I am starting this thread for those who want to contribute some secret spots to other FPN brothers and sisters of where you can occasionally find or have found interestingly cheap/vintage fountain pens in the past. Before I go any further I have to say that, I haven't found any where I live in Brisbane, Australia, though whether it is NOT for the lack of trying I can tell you that. So, wherever you are from, and have one or two of those little secret spots that you'd like to share, please feel free to do so!
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< i posted the following in the 'freq. discussed topics' and realized that i should have posted in this forum> In a recent trip to Barcelona, I happened to roam around a flea market and bought this cute little waterman pen for 15 euros (I hope it’s a good bargain). But I’m unable to identify the model. I will be glad if someone could throw some light. “Waterman Made in France” is engraved in its cap and is written (not clear in the photos), ’18 K, 750’ in the nib. Doesnt 18K indicates gold nib? But the seller, a very old man seemed to be knowledgeable in FP. He asked 25 euros for parker 45. Its hard to believe he gave me a gold nib waterman pen for 15 euros. Any thoughts ? I now face one more problem in inking this pen. The pen came without catridge or convertor. But the standard intl.catridge is too big for this small pen L.
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In a recent trip to Barcelona, I happened to roam around a flea market and bought this cute little waterman pen for 15 euros (I hope it’s a good bargain). But I’m unable to identify the model. I will be glad if someone could throw some light. “Waterman Made in France” is engraved in its cap and is written (not clear in the photos), ’18 K, 750’ in the nib. Doesnt 18K indicates gold nib? But the seller, a very old man seemed to be knowledgeable in FP. He asked 25 euros for parker 45. Its hard to believe he gave me a gold nib waterman pen for 15 euros. Any thoughts ? I now face one more problem in inking this pen. The pen came without catridge or convertor. But the standard intl.catridge is too big for this small pen L.
