16 replies to this topic

[David Nishimura]

Ow ow ow ow.

eBay listing here.

[MxMJ]

That poor nib! It's bleeding!

[david i]

That poor nib! It's bleeding!

Hope the nib survives the demonstration.

-d

[tenney]

I've never been able to understand why any seller would do that to a nib... Sigh...

[FmrLEO_GJ]

Me thinks the seller is an 'owner-operator'

[spotted and speckled]

The one other pen he has for sale already has nib issues, same reason:

http://www.ebay.com/...=item27d46b85e8


And to think, I have felt guilty flexing a pen on my fingernail at pen shows before!

[Josephine]

Oh my GOSH. That HURTS. Poor pen, I bet that's a lovely flex nib but it's going to be useless he keeps that up.

[JonSzanto]

There ought to be a law...

[Teej47]

Yikes!

Perhaps if the seller realized how much rarer a nice Waterman stub is than a flex he wouldn't be trying to snap the tines off that one.

Can't stop cringing!

Tim

[vintage penman]

The seller is an idiot.

His pitch reminds me of the photos and presentation used by another well known e-bay nib abuser from Canada. Are they related perchance ?

[Greg Minuskin]

OMG (Oh My Gosh!)

Well, I think I need to chime in here. Believe me and I say to you folks out there in the FP Board land that I get about one email a week from folks wanting their nib to go to this exact extreme. Suffice it to say I always discuss/tell the potential abuser/user that this is not what a pen with flex is designed to do.

Often is the case, many believe that their "tools" can make up for a lack of skill and practice.

Greg Minuskin
greg@gregminuskin.com
www.gregminuskin.com

[David Nishimura]

Actually, Greg, *all* nibs can bend this far.

Most just stay bent, though . . . .

[Procyon]

Actually, Greg, *all* nibs can bend this far.

Most just stay bent, though . . . .

Yep, that would be the "yield point" of the material - the point where elastic deformation becomes permanent plastic deformation.

Sorry, but I feel compelled to use my engineering education occasionally, since I am retired from actual work.

[Christof Z]

Some people have seen vintage writing samples with extreme line variation from XF to BB and want to do that by their own.
Only problem is that most of this examples have been done with steel dip pens. These are much more flexible than a 14ct. nib ever can be.Just my two cents...


Christof

Edited by Christof Z, 03 July 2013 - 04:04 AM.

[spotted and speckled]

That poor pen had 75 bids and sold for $418. The second pen had 20 bids and sold for $510. Amazing.

[david i]

That poor pen had 75 bids and sold for $418. The second pen had 20 bids and sold for $510. Amazing.

I have a pile of black 12's and 52's with flex nibs. Really must start ebaying them. I won't kill the nibs, but easy enough to show major flex...

-d

[C Feyen]

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That poor pen had 75 bids and sold for $418. The second pen had 20 bids and sold for $510. Amazing.

Amazing... Have been noticing this "sales technique" for a while. I have some nice pens languishing on the bay with plenty of flex and wondered if I needed to torture them to get any attention.... Guess they will have to languish and hopefully, eventually, sell for a reasonable amount. Maybe we should organize. Call it the SPCP Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Pens.