Originally posted by Texatdurango
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Originally posted by Rudy Vey
<br />.... If you sell pens for a good price, the customer can expect to get the highest possible quality in plating, wood or acrylic blank as well as workmanship.
I think Rudy has summed this whole situation up nicely. I think we all pretty well know that certain plating is going to wear off quicker than others. Knowing that, in my opinion, one would be foolhardy to continue using the cheaper plating, if they are concerned about the quality of pen they are giving/selling to someone.
It really doesn’t matter if Joe Blow or Sally Smith has had that 10k slim line for eight years and still looks as good as the day it was made. There will always be that one or two in a hundred exception but you can’t market your pens with those odds.
My favorite kit is the Jr Gent from CSUSA. The 10k version costs $7.99, the titanium costs $12.50 and the Rhodium costs $13.80. Because of cost, I have ordered the cheaper pen but when I learned of the plating wearing off quicker, I have gone with the better plating now and always will.
To me, the extra $4 - $5 per kit for the better plating is just noise lost in the wind when you are selling the pen for upwards of $60 or giving it to someone to enjoy for years to come.
Just another opinion....[
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