marcshiman

I had a transaction with them gone wrong - I can't remember whether they lost the product or didn't describe it properly. In the end, it was ultimately their fault.

I saw Michelle at a show shortly thereafter, and she was completely gracious about it - so much so that I really didn't develop a negative opinion despite the faulty transaction. In the end I didn't lose anything, they offered me a variety of options to make it good. There may be communication issues, but sometimes I guess we need to be more tolerant of some of the non-native English speakers that bring some cultural richness to our hobby.

Marc

Hi Greg,

If the red Nozac needs a home, let me know.

Marc

Final hammer - $735.

I will take this as a hopeful sign that Swan pens are starting to come back as a desirable pen - I'm seeing the 30's pens starting to attract higher Ebay prices (even the dreck)..

I'll try to perpetuate that at DC this year.

I'm far from a Diamond Point expert, but I've bought a few over the past couple of years. I didn't even realize that one was available, or I would have bid too - but not $300+!!

That cap band pattern - stacked coin on the bottom and the top - tends to be on a much higher quality product. At least the two I have that share those bands are much nicer than the other ones I have - much bigger nibs, much better construction quality. Maybe it was a deluxe line?

I hunted for Diamond Point advertising without much luck. There was a series of articles in Pennant a few years back written by a descendant of the found of the company, but didn't really get into the catalog of pens they made.