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#1 Hugh

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Posted 15 November 2010 - 04:05 AM

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Now all I need to find is a yellow one with a blue bit.....the seller has high expectations!!

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Posted 15 November 2010 - 04:09 AM

Conklin

Now all I need to find is a yellow one with a blue bit.....the seller has high expectations!!

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Hi Hugh,

I might hafta disagree with you as to the seller's expectation. Posted Image

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Posted 15 November 2010 - 10:05 AM

Hi Hugh,

I might hafta disagree with you as to the seller's expectation. Posted Image

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Okay David, tell me what I obviously don't knowPosted Image....please

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Posted 15 November 2010 - 04:05 PM

Ensembles came in black & gold (almost common), pearl & black and green & pearl (much less common) and blue & gold (rarely seen).

In very nice condition, this is a highly sought combo. The pool of combo collectors isn't large, but several of them have deep pockets and they aren't shy.

This bad boy will easily surpass the opening bid. Sadly, my inadequate bid will probably only earn me third place.
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Posted 15 November 2010 - 04:06 PM

Okay David, tell me what I obviously don't knowPosted Image....please

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Welllll... I could adopt one fellow's styles and say, "why would you think the seller's expectations are high?" Posted Image

But, no. Let's not get annoyingly Socratic today.

The straight answer is that the pen is correct. It looks clean. Not sure the "Persian" (that front end reminds me of Waterman's Persian plastic) isn't a smidge darkened but might not be.

The blue pens have the yellow area. no one knows why. Believe it is catalogued. And, even if not, all the pens turn up that way. You don't need to find a yellow/white pen with blue tip. The pen is worth well more than the entry price.

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Posted 15 November 2010 - 04:20 PM

Ensembles came in black & gold (almost common), pearl & black and green & pearl (much less common) and blue & gold (rarely seen).

In very nice condition, this is a highly sought combo. The pool of combo collectors isn't large, but several of them have deep pockets and they aren't shy.

This bad boy will easily surpass the opening bid. Sadly, my inadequate bid will probably only earn me third place.



Hi John,

There are some other colors too, some rather scarce.

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Posted 15 November 2010 - 04:31 PM

Hi John,

There are some other colors too, some rather scarce.

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And to follow up on this, here is one of them, photographed at the Ohio 2002 show. I've seen couple more since then.

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Posted 15 November 2010 - 06:03 PM

David,

My observations of Ensembles is not nearly as long as yours! I'd like to get my hands on that lovely pearl number.

What I listed are what I've seen.

The ebay example blue & gold is indeed listed in the 30/31 catalog (as are the other three mentioned). No entirely blue or gold versions are listed. Other catalogs may indicate other colors, but that's all I've got.

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Posted 15 November 2010 - 08:19 PM

Thanks David,

I can understand it now being rare, to my eyes one ugly colour combination.

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Posted 16 November 2010 - 12:46 AM

hey, those are my school colors! (u. of michigan) ;)

... to my eyes one ugly colour combination.

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Posted 16 November 2010 - 05:25 PM

I suspect that blue and gold may be the most common school colors (not just colleges but high schools on down too) in our whole country. One just may spot a pro sports team or two wearing those colors as well. I'm kinda surprised there aren't more like this, actually.

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(never had blue and gold school colors, but my Dad and some of my kids have...)
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#12 david i

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Posted 16 November 2010 - 06:17 PM

Here is a screen grab of the pen Hugh discusses.

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Posted 16 November 2010 - 07:47 PM

Ensembles came in black & gold (almost common), pearl & black and green & pearl (much less common) and blue & gold (rarely seen).

By "green & pearl," do you mean Leaf Green, like this?

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My Black & Pearl is earlier -- note the clip. (This is why I have two Ensembles, not one.)

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Posted 17 November 2010 - 01:36 AM

hey, those are my school colors! (u. of michigan) ;)


Allow me to re-phrase ...to my eyes one ugly colour combination in this casePosted Image

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Posted 22 November 2010 - 02:01 AM

Richard,
Actually, I think David's pen looks more like the green & pearl. Check out this page from the 30/31 catalog. The green & pearl looks very understated.
John

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Posted 25 November 2010 - 11:37 PM

Made $565, I don't know if thats a good or a poor price as those in the "know" suggested this an uncommon item. I agree with John re Davids combo.

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Posted 26 November 2010 - 12:41 AM

SNIP I agree with John re Davids combo.

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Ahem ;)

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Posted 26 November 2010 - 12:43 AM

Made $565, I don't know if thats a good or a poor price as those in the "know" suggested this an uncommon item. I agree with John re Davids combo.

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Hard to say. Likely in the zone in grand condition. Nice combos in typical colors can run mid $200 s easily enough. But the market has spoken on this markedly less common color.

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Posted 26 November 2010 - 02:20 AM

Ahem ;)

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Yikes! That's one gorgeous plastic!

BTW, I was a distant third for the blue & gold. Prices are difficult to predict for these less common combos as the buyer pool is small (but some are very well funded).

Anybody else notice that prices on the common Sheaffers seemed to be quite high lately? Somewhat unpredictable the way these things seem to ratchet up and down.

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