Idazle

I just love to do writing samples. That's why I always provide some at my sales.

...and they looks good. It's kind of advertisement I think.
And sometimes, I only want to show how really cool a pen does write.

I also did some very special writing samples for very special pens like this:

I am more collector than seller, that's why I can take the time I want for a sale. It's part of the hobby for me I think.
Christof

Great pens, great writing!!!

To me, whether a writing sample is useful or not is up to the buyer's decision, and taking into account the limitations of internet transactions, I would not purchase from a a seller who is not willing to produce that at the request of a serious buyer. If I sold pens online, I would see that as part of my job.

Regards

 

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The only converter that fits this pen is the so called red-button converter.

The push-button converter? The one I have has a black button.

 

Sorry, it's black indeeed 

Frankly, even I was surprised that no one else happened upon this or tried to snipe it, 

Little wonder when you read the careless auction tittle: Sheaffers White dot Lifetime Ink Pen. # 2

If the seller had headlined the auction with Sheaffer Imperial cartridge pen maybe he would have got a better deal (and you a worse one).

The only converter that fits this pen is the so called red-button converter.

From the ebonite feed (which we haven't seen yet) and the plastic thread, the evidence suggest that we can safely say that the OP's pen is from 1975-1990. So our controversy refers to the earlier part of this period, that is to say 1975-80.

The evidence for a pre-1980 production would be the "german" inscription in the clip ring and the testimony of our fellow member AeRoberto, who has claimed he has one like the OP's from the late 1970s. The evidence agains the 14K nib, which appears later in the MB149 production.

Concerning the "germany" inscription you have disregarded the evidence by saying it is meaningless without telling why. However, I've seen quite a few 1970s 149 pens -including one I own- with that inscription, whereas never seen one from that period with w-Germany. While I'm not prepared to assert that the "germany" inscription was replaced with the "w-germany" by 1980 as many people in FPN contend, I don't have reasons to claim that such contention is "meaningless" or unfounded.

As to testimonies of people, I would invite AeRoberto to expand his statement given in a post above. Does he keep a record of when he bought the pen? If he can confirm his statement I must say that to me it would be more trustable than anything said on the Penboard site. They are sellers and quite "hetherodox" -to put it mildly- about the characteristics of their pens:nibs that do not correspond with the pen advertised, etc.

Regards