I am selling a gorgeous mint, boxed Montegrappa Extra 1930 Black-White Celluloid Fountain Pen. Montegrappa's large (No. 8) 18kt gold Extra-Fine nib adorns this beauty. In mint unused condition, this pen is made of gorgeous variegated white-grey-black celluloid. All trim is sterling silver (some tarnish will be evident.... we prefer not to remove it, shipping the pen with its patina). Piston filler, operated by the blind cap knob at the bottom end of the barrel. Cap closure is simple screw-on system. Length closed is around 14.2cm, length open is around 12.6cm, width at widest point on cap (excluding the clip) is 1.6cm, and weight empty is around 42 grams. Supplied in a standard small generic Montegrappa box with product booklet. The roller ball in the photo is shown only for illustrative purposes... only the fountain pen will be shipped.
Please note that the variegated pattern in the pen being shipped will differ from that in the photos, as the pattern varies from pen to pen. Also the pen's nib may be either single-tone, or two-tone, and the engraved pattern in the nib may vary from that shown on the photos, as Montegrappa has varied the nib design (without affecting the writing quality) from time to time.
One of Montegrappa's most loved pens, and very much a reflection of the DNA of that company. This pen appears regularly in different celluloid colours. A feature of this model is the extra-large (No. 8) 18kt gold nib, one of the largest nibs in the market-place today.
International buyers, please note that the listed item price and shipping cost do not include import duties, taxes, and related charges. The buyer is responsible for these charges. Before bidding/buying, please check with your local customs or other responsible office for information on these charges.
We ship internationally by express courier (UPS, DHL, FEDEX or EMS Courier), and domestically by TNT Express, to your physical location, and not to any PO Boxes or like delivery points. From
time to time, we may change our selection of courier for delivery of
your item in order to ensure a cost-effective service, and having regard
to your particular location, those couriers who have better coverage in
your area, any local regulatory controls, and other factors.
If the buyer's eBay and/or PayPal address information is, in our opinion, ambiguous or incomplete, we will not ship until the buyer has provided us complete address information. In this way we can minimize risk of non-delivery. If this additional information is not provided within 2 days of purchase, we will cancel the transaction, and reimburse any paid monies. For apartment or unit dwellers, we will require the buyer's address record to clearly state the apartment or unit number, separately from the street number, for example, "100 John Street, Apartment 222" or "100 John Street, Unit 222". Descriptions such as "222-100 John Street", or "100/222 John Street", or similar, are considered ambiguous and shipping will not occur, in accordance with the above.
Thank you for your cooperation in making my service efficient and relatively free of risk.
Combined Shipping Discount
I offer a combined shipping discount for multiple listed
items, but only in circumstances whereby the multiple items are being purchased
on one and same invoice/transaction showing the reduced/adjusted combined
shipping rate. This requires the buyer to request a total for multiple
purchases prior to payment, or to defer payment after the multiple item
purchase commitments are made, prior to payment, so that I can make the
necessary adjustment to the invoice and submit it to the buyer for payment.
If you do not know how to request a total, or are unable
to defer payment when the purchase commitment is made, please refer to eBay and
its online instructions.
I do not offer combined shipping discounts for items
purchased separately, and/or outside the procedure outlined above.
The reason for this policy relates to the fact that eBay
as a matter of course does not automatically retrospectively refund seller
fees/commission expenses for retrospective shipping expense adjustments on
separately purchased/paid-for items, leaving the seller with the administrative
burden and related expense of claiming rebates at a later date via a cumbersome
procedure.
Shipping and other delays may occur
While we will make every endeavour to dispatch
this item in a timely fashion, delays with couriers/postal agencies, as well as
import authorities (eg. Customs) in the buyer’s country, can occur and these
delays can be up to weeks, if not months (as may be experienced with recent world-wide
events). In buying this item, the Buyer is acknowledging that such delays may
occur, and are out of the Seller’s control, and the Seller is not responsible for
them.
An important note regarding the nib and writing performance of this fountain
pen
A fountain pen nib can be a joy to write with, provided it has been
tuned properly. Unfortunately factory settings are not optimal for some
fountain pens that are new "out of the box", and occasionally tuning
is required. Your pen, once purchased,
will be checked by us prior to sending.
It may need some tuning.
After purchase and before sending each fountain pen, whether a gold,
palladium, steel or other metal nib, I will test the nib unit with ink, and
check (and adjust as necessary) to ensure it writes correctly. Then I will wash
the nib unit and dry it. In this way I can be sure the pen will write
correctly........ BUT sometimes there some residual water/ink will find its way
down the feeder during courier air travel.
If the buyer prefers this procedure not be undertaken, a message to that
effect should be left with the order. However, in such circumstances the
writing performance shall not be warranted, and I will not accept returns on
account of the writing performance of the nib, or the presence of residual
fluid around the nib/feeder.