I came across a Conklin BCHR Crescent filler in excellent condition earlier this week, but did not jump at it although I really liked it. It has the correct nib, writes nicely, and the rubber is not too oxidized. I'm wondering what you would consider a reasonable price for such a pen?
Conklin BCHR Crescent
Started by BamaPen, Oct 14 2010 08:27 PM
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Posted 14 October 2010 - 10:10 PM
I came across a Conklin BCHR Crescent filler in excellent condition earlier this week, but did not jump at it although I really liked it. It has the correct nib, writes nicely, and the rubber is not too oxidized. I'm wondering what you would consider a reasonable price for such a pen?
Very tough to answer. a humble #20 in used, decent, unrestored shape might wholesale under $50, retail restored bit over $100. A crisp huge #80 (I think there was a #80) might top $1000. An early slip cap even modest size will carry fair value. And so forth. More data will help
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Posted 14 October 2010 - 10:11 PM
Depends on the model, I put more on the larger models with clips and wide cap bands ( I just like cap bands!!). Likewise less on the non clip, smaller bandless ones ( because I don't like the look of them..). Price? at a guess anywhere from $80 to $400 or more , at the top end would need to be in pretty good shape.
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Posted 15 October 2010 - 06:57 PM
Maybe I shouldn't mention my clipless wide band 2NL that was $16.00. Pretty low if you're selling it (though it was at an antique mall... this is why you go to antique malls), but mighty sweet if you're buying it!
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Posted 19 October 2010 - 09:16 PM
Very tough to answer. a humble #20 in used, decent, unrestored shape might wholesale under $50, retail restored bit over $100. A crisp huge #80 (I think there was a #80) might top $1000. An early slip cap even modest size will carry fair value. And so forth. More data will help
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There was no Conklin 80 that I know of. The largest of the Conklins was the 75, IIRC, with the big Conklin 7 nib. The Conklin 8 nib was larger still but the pen it came on, the S8, was significantly smaller than the 75. Then again, a Conklin expert will know far more than I do.
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