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As a rule of thumb, chinese knockouts seem to have serials with lot's of 2,3 and 8's as they are chinese lucky numbers. Furthermore, if you google the serial number and something comes up, it's likely that there are many pens with the same serial, which is a good indication that it's not original (even though montblanc is known to use the same serials for different pens). In your case it's really the quality of the plating and the manufacturing process used on the clip that gives it away:. Photos will help, and even if it looks real in the photos, no guarantee can be given. More often than not, if the packaging is fake, the pen has a high probability of being fake as well. My reasoning is, if the person that sold you the pen didn't recognize the fake package, he/she will certainly not recognize a fake pen. Even if the seller is in good faith, they may be making a mistake.
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It is silly to sell a real montblanc in a fake package consciously. In any case, P.S. your pen is extremely likely to be fake. If you google that serial number there are many many pens with that serial. Edited by osnofian, 10 November 2011 - 11:07.
Photos will help, and even if it looks real in the photos, no guarantee can be given. More often than not, if the packaging is fake, the pen has a high probability of being fake as well. My reasoning is, if the person that sold you the pen didn't recognize the fake package, he/she will certainly not recognize a fake pen. Even if the seller is in good faith, they may be making a mistake. It is silly to sell a real montblanc in a fake package consciously. In any case, P.S. your pen is extremely likely to be fake.
If you google that serial number there are many many pens with that serial. So, I think it is no good to bid/buy any MB from eBay.from now on. Photos will help, and even if it looks real in the photos, no guarantee can be given.
More often than not, if the packaging is fake, the pen has a high probability of being fake as well. My reasoning is, if the person that sold you the pen didn't recognize the fake package, he/she will certainly not recognize a fake pen. Even if the seller is in good faith, they may be making a mistake. It is silly to sell a real montblanc in a fake package consciously. In any case, P.S. your pen is extremely likely to be fake. If you google that serial number there are many many pens with that serial.
So, I think it is no good to bid/buy any MB from eBay.from now on. It has always been like that. It is (at least for me) impossible to detect (good quality) fake montblanc ballpoints on ebay based on photos. Fountain pens are a bit easier, but due to the quality of the photos, sometimes still challenging. Either it is some model that it's not worth faking (el-cheapo 60's and 70's MB fountain pens), or I simply don't buy it. As a general rule of thumb, either you trust the seller (from previous purchases or meeting them personally), or you trust that paypal will sort it out in the long run (may happen, may not happen), or it's best to stay safe and not buy anything at all.
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But that's just my 2c of advice.