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Don’t Get Fooled by Fake Montblancs: Vermeil Solitaire
This tale is, unfortunately, an all too familiar one. A friend was perusing the world’s most famous electronic auction site (rhymes with uPay) and discovered a deal too good to pass up. It was a Montblanc Classique Vermeil Solitaire ballpoint.
Don’t Be Fooled by Fake Parker Sonnets
A couple weeks ago a person reached out asking how to identify fake Parker Sonnet…
Don’t Get Fooled by Fake Montblancs: Greta Garbo
One of the greatest screen beauties in golden-era Hollywood was Swedish-born Greta Garbo. She expressed…
Don’t Get Fooled by Fake Montblancs: Metamorphosis
When I first saw the Montblanc Rouge et Noir Metamorphosis pens, I was confused by…
Don’t Get Fooled By Fake Montblancs: JFK
This is an authentic Mont Blanc JFK ballpoint pen with its original boxes and papers.…
A Nib by Any Other Number…Is Still Confusing
Even for experienced professionals, it is really difficult to gauge a nib by its number.…
Don’t Get Fooled by Fake Montblancs: The Fauxeme
Is she? Or isn’t she? Can you pick out the real Montblanc Boheme in this…
Shopping for a Sheaffer PFM
The Sheaffer Pen for Men, more commonly known as the Sheaffer PFM, was a luxury…
Fake Mont Blanc Pens Part IV
Some days you just never know what you will find. Someone reached out to me…
How Do I Start Collecting Pens: Why Are Some Pens More than Others?
A good friend recently asked me why some pens cost more than others. The cheeky,…
How Do I Buy a Used Car?
Crocuses. Our first flowers of spring. Spring is here, and, traditionally, this is a time…
How Do I Start Collecting Pens: Fake Montblanc Serial Numbers
This is one of the most convincing fake Montblanc fountain pens we have ever seen.…