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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Born2it, post: 10287885, member: 59977&quot;]There’s almost no limit to how valuable a pen (especially a fountain pen) can be. It’s very much like jewelry, in that it usually has a lot to do with the materials used and/or how upscale the maker was, but some pens are like collectible costume jewelry- they were relatively cheap when made, but few survived and the ones that did can be surprisingly expensive.</p><p><br /></p><p>Do not try too hard to take a pen apart if you don’t know exactly how it comes apart. They can be easy to crack.</p><p><br /></p><p>Nibs are usually marked with the metal used and sometimes the maker, but that isn’t always the case, and sometimes nibs have been replaced. That definitely affects the value, usually for the worse.</p><p><br /></p><p>Many, of course, are worth very little, but I know several collectors who bought pens worth $500+ at thrift stores for under a dollar, because they didn’t write (the ink having dried up 30+ years ago) and nobody thought a pen could be real gold or silver.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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