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+1 I will never buy a fake. Unless, I make a mistake...never is a long time.

 

not a second time....

 

there is one brand on here that people gush over, but it's a labour of love.... so you'll be grossly disappointed if you are expecting great things from it....

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not a second time....

 

there is one brand on here that people gush over, but it's a labour of love.... so you'll be grossly disappointed if you are expecting great things from it....

Are you talking about the jinhao or the pilot metropolitan?

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You are right: fake is fake. End of story.

 

Thanks for reminding me of an excellent concert experience a few decades ago.

 

Muddy Mississippi Waters was no fake. He played Winnipeg in 1977 and then in 1981 and was perfect both times. I saw him in 1981.

My pleasure re concert.....He's the real deal....And....

Let's not forget Buddy Guy and Junior Wells.....No fake {Expletive}. Just the real deal.....LOOK OUT 1..2..3

What's this ah hear Goin' all around People they say they're gonna put The kid down Oh No!

Look at what you did You can call it what you want it

I call it messin' with the kid................................

 

Fred

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I agree with those who advocate spending on genuine pens (of brands other than Montblanc) in the price range of these counterfeit pens. One of my acquaintances once bought a counterfeit 149, which in reality turned out to be a replica of the 146.

 

The seller on eBay he purchased from is based in New Delhi and is polite enough to have customers return to him for other fakes he carries. I mention this to put prospective buyers in India on their guard. He dispatches fake 145s until one responds back for replacement, and even has the "audacity" to admit that the reason he does it is that most can hardly tell one from the other. I know this because I have spoken to him once over the phone on behalf of my friend. For obvious reasons, Montblanc has long been dropped a word about him.

 

For not so obvious reasons, he was still in business when I last checked.

 

The pen itself is worse than the ones that can be obtained at the price range of 40 USD, let alone being at par with the original. I borrowed it, flushed all ink from it, refilled it with Perle Noire for the sake of a fair comparison (that ink was what I was using in my vintage 149 at the time) and wrote a page with it. The writing experience did not approach half of what can be achieved with a genuine Montblanc nib, or with a well-ground nib on a pen by any reputable manufacturer.

 

Its monotone, steel nib was as scratchy as a long fingernail of an impatient caveman scratching away on a coarse log of firewood throughout the entire span of a silent night.

 

This and the inevitable fact that you simply cannot for long keep justifying to yourself a fake pen being somehow genuine will make you regret the purchase within weeks of its acquisition.

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A 149 in a matte finish will look awesome.

 

Agreed. I like the rose gold and platinum versions they've come out with but having a matte version would look really interesting.

 

Have you seen the new "Le Petit Prince" versions they've come out with for the Classique and LeGrand lately? Might look good on a 149 as well...

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I'd purchase a Le Petit 149. Love the engraving on the nib for this series. Probably one of the best engravings besides the christie or the proust IMO

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I'd purchase a Le Petit 149. Love the engraving on the nib for this series. Probably one of the best engravings besides the christie or the proust IM

 

 

It looks amazing.

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While the ad says 149, it looks like it is trying to be an ultra black 146, not a 149.

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Is there anyone here along the Colorado Front Range that has an MB145? I finally got the replica from Guangzhou today, and I would like to make a side by side comparison.

 

Engraving on the clip is EN1340798 & GERMANY.

Hard times don't last, but hard people do.

 

Thank a Veteran.

 

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niksch, I'm not close enough to bring it over, but I'll tell you that I made the same comparison a few months back. Same serial number etc. Converter is quite flimsy by comparison. Nib is ok in pictures but weak in person and the feed is quite marginal in comparison. Probably the biggest thing I noticed, totally "by accident" :rolleyes: is that the plastic is quite brittle and cannot withstand a drop from the table.

 

My takeaway is that a person is better off buying a Pilot Metro and a bottle of good ink for the same money. I repent, tear my clothes, and throw dirt on my head. And anyone else who is curious what the fakes are like "in person", just pass on by... most likely, you're having eBay withdrawal. If you have to, make a bid on a Sheaffer School pen, it is a MUCH better fountain pen. :lol:

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This is the funniest question I have seen on FPN ever!

 

How about buying an "economical" Montblanc?

 

(Under 200$?)

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If you have to, make a bid on a Sheaffer School pen, it is a MUCH better fountain pen. :lol:

 

~ BillH:

 

I 100% agree about the value of Sheaffer School pens.

My first fountain pen, nearly half a century ago, was a chrome and black Sheaffer School pen.

It sits on my desk and continues to write very well.

Thank you for the unexpected and most welcome endorsement of Sheaffer School pens.

Tom K.

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niksch, I'm not close enough to bring it over, but I'll tell you that I made the same comparison a few months back. Same serial number etc. Converter is quite flimsy by comparison. Nib is ok in pictures but weak in person and the feed is quite marginal in comparison. Probably the biggest thing I noticed, totally "by accident" :rolleyes: is that the plastic is quite brittle and cannot withstand a drop from the table.

 

My takeaway is that a person is better off buying a Pilot Metro and a bottle of good ink for the same money. I repent, tear my clothes, and throw dirt on my head. And anyone else who is curious what the fakes are like "in person", just pass on by... most likely, you're having eBay withdrawal. If you have to, make a bid on a Sheaffer School pen, it is a MUCH better fountain pen. :lol:

 

If you know me, I'm a dyed in the wool Montblanc collector & enthusiast. 1930s-1970s (or so) models. I bought this pen because of all the drama created by the beginning of the thread. At first glance, there is nothing to complain about from a cosmetic perspective. It all looks very correct. Yes the converter is not correct, but it works. The nib markings are somewhat faint, and I had to do a nib realignment and then a flow adjustment, but I do those on real MBs almost everyday. The pen actually writes fairly well with the stiff nib.

 

I want to look at cap construction, feed and section construction, etc.

 

And, I own plenty of Sheaffer school pens. Not the point of this experiment.

Hard times don't last, but hard people do.

 

Thank a Veteran.

 

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Not to worry niksch, I'm familiar with your posts and experience as a collector. You are one here who has taught me a lot over the past few years, and I am grateful. The recommendation was mostly for those future new FPN explorers who might be tempted... and the warning about brittle plastic was simply a heads up.

 

Tom K, I wish that I still had my original Sheaffer. There were six kids in the family so the "junk culling" as we moved out and later when they folks moved across the Sound was quite brutal. Pens, slide rules, baseball gloves and cards... all gone. To say nothing of the things that disappeared through years of college. *sigh*

"Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working." -Pablo Picasso


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Not to worry niksch, I'm familiar with your posts and experience as a collector. You are one here who has taught me a lot over the past few years, and I am grateful. The recommendation was mostly for those future new FPN explorers who might be tempted... and the warning about brittle plastic was simply a heads up.

 

Tom K, I wish that I still had my original Sheaffer. There were six kids in the family so the "junk culling" as we moved out and later when they folks moved across the Sound was quite brutal. Pens, slide rules, baseball gloves and cards... all gone. To say nothing of the things that disappeared through years of college. *sigh*

 

 

~ BillH:

 

When I read your original comment it seemed to be aimed to future readers, in a general sense.

After niksch mentioned that he is a “dyed in the wool Montblanc collector &enthusiast 1930s – 1970s (or so) models” I initially thought that I wasn't similar.

However, after looking at my desk, it seems that seven of the Montblanc fountain pens are indeed 1930s – 1970s models. I've fooled myself into downplaying what's actually there.

It's possible that the number of older model Montblanc fountain pens on my desk may increase in the foreseeable future.

In keeping within the parameters of the recent discussion in this thread, here are comparison images made this morning of a yellow gold 145 EF purchased from a Montblanc boutique in 2015 and my original fountain pen, a Sheaffer School pen with an M nib, from the early 1970s.

The Sheaffer School pen was long presumed to have been lost, until it turned up in the bottom of a packing box with other detritus from decades past.

It was FPN member jar who very kindly offered me practical advice by private message as to how to fit cartridges in it for contemporary use.

Tom K.

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Comparison of a 145 EF Nib and a Sheaffer School Pen M Nib

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The Two Pens Side-by-Side

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~ BillH:

 

I 100% agree about the value of Sheaffer School pens.

My first fountain pen, nearly half a century ago, was a chrome and black Sheaffer School pen.

It sits on my desk and continues to write very well.

Thank you for the unexpected and most welcome endorsement of Sheaffer School pens.

Tom K.

 

+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1

 

I regret selling my School pen.

 

They write really nicely.

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Are you talking about the jinhao or the pilot metropolitan?

 

not at all, the Jinhao is a great cheap pen.

 

i mean a brand that is a DIY assembly project, not sure if it's still manufactured, for which people tell you about the miracle pen they have made.

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