Auction #6 - Omas Fountain Pen

[jeff]

AUCTION #6: Scott Greaves Fountain Pen ENDS About 9pm ET on Friday FEB 26th



[profile=Scott]Scott Greaves[/profile], co-founder of the IAP, has again donated a beautiful commercial pen from his private collection. This year he has sent an Omas Ogiva with a custom ground stub nib, in the original box with paperwork. THANK YOU, SCOTT!

Here are Scott's comments on this pen:

Omas is a premium Italian pen maker whose designs have been displayed in art museums. The Ogiva is a long, slim, torpedo shaped pen that both looks and feels racy! It is made from a jet black resin, then a guilloche pattern of long grooves was machined into the surface. The ink mechanism is a piston fill. The nib is 18K and began life as a medium. I later had it ground to a stub. It is a juicy writer with lots of character, and should be a wonderful daily writer for some lucky member of my penturning family. I have included the original box and paperwork. I recommend a nice black ink such as Noodlers.

NOTE: This is not a new commercial pen. It's from Scott's personal collection. There are a very few (two that I could find) blemishes on this pen from gentle use.

 

[jeff]

OK everyone, here we go with Auction #6.

A beautiful OMAS OGIVA from the personal collection of IAP co-founder [profile=scott]Scott Greaves[/profile].

Bob and Chuck, take it away!

 

[bobleibo]

Welcome to auction 6

Ladies and Gentlemen

You call him Chuck, I call him boss,

I now present your MC for the night,

Sir Chuck.

Take it away boss! ​

 

[stonepecker]

$50.00

 

[Dalecamino]

Thanks Jeff!

Here we go everybody!

Who will start us off?​

 

[brownsfn2]

$75.00

 

[stonepecker]

$85

 

[brownsfn2]

$125

 

[Dalecamino]

Awesome!
The bids are coming too fast to keep up.​

 

[Dalecamino]

We have Ron on top at $125.00​

 

[brownsfn2]

"this isn't the pen your looking for..." "move along"

 

[Dalecamino]

Ladies and Gentlemen​

You call him Chuck, I call him boss, ​

I now present your MC for the night, ​

Sir Chuck. ​

Take it away boss! ​

Please excuse Bob this evening!

He's obviously missed his medication dosage!:wink:​

 

[brownsfn2]

When does this auction end?

 

[Dalecamino]

When does this auction end?

I'm saying AROUND 9:00 ON THE 26TH!

 

[brownsfn2]

<In best Obi Wan voice> "You will end the auction now..." <waves hand>

 

[avbill]

135

 

[bobleibo]

<In best Obi Wan voice> "You will end the auction now..." <waves hand>

We tried...got over ruled

 

[bobleibo]

Thank you Bill! The bid is now at $135. Who's going to take us to $150?

 

[Smitty37]

When does this auction end?

I'm saying AROUND 9:00 ON THE 26TH!

But he'll give you an extra 11 minutes if I bid.

 

[SteveG]

Lets try 150
No secret codes this time around, since on a prior auction I got my fingers slapped (gently, and in a kind and nurturing manner which was intended to instruct, not punish) for playfully encoding my bid in a way that called for THE secret decoder ring to decipher.

 

[Smitty37]

A dollar sixty nine fifty five.

For those who need help that translates to $169.55

Bid because I want to follow this auction.

 

[Dalecamino]

Steve at $150!

Thanks Steve!​

 

[Dalecamino]

Now Smitty at $169.55​

 

[Dalecamino]

We want to thank Scott for donating this pen and case!

We have Smitty on top at
$169.55
Who will bid $175.00?​

 

[bobleibo]

I thought I heard someone wayyyy far away say $175. Was I right?

 

[Dalecamino]

I thought I heard someone wayyyy far away say $175. Was I right?

Not yet!

 

[Sappheiros]

$175 over here

 

[bobleibo]

See boss. I thought I heard something way out there. It was Avi bidding $175.
THANK YOU AVI!

 

[Dalecamino]

Alright we now have
$175.00
Thank you!!Avi!​

Who will make it $200.00?​

 

[Mr Vic]

Finally a red light so I can bid!
$175

 

[bobleibo]

Sorry Vic, Avi beat you to the $175 mark...but feel free to take it to the $200 mark~

 

[The Penguin]

I'll bid $200

just once!

 

[bobleibo]

Thank you Shawn!
We have $200. I think I hear $225 out there somewhere.....

 

[Mr Vic]

Hate when work gets in the way of auctions.

Home now so $215

 

[bobleibo]

Thank you Vic!
We have $215, who wants to take it to $243.84 or $______

 

[SteveG]

Vic...go back to work!

$240

 

[bobleibo]

Steve Thank You for the bid of $240 !

Is this fabulous pen going to follow that IAP bowl filled with chocolate?

Do we hear $265 out there? ​

 

[bobleibo]

Remember folks, it's not often someone will get an opportunity to own a pen that came from one of the folks who started this entire community that we all enjoy so much. Feel free to raise any bid you see here.​

 

[southernclay]

Just to bring the real bidders out and hold a high bid for a minute. Two fitty

 

[bobleibo]

Thank you Warren. We seem to have an old fashioned tug-o-war brewing.
We are now at $250. Who wants to tug us up to $275? ​