Sell your fountain pens and writing instruments online

We buy your fountain pens and writing instruments. Free, tracked and insured home collection from Parcelforce.

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Joanna Simpson

Writing Instruments Specialist

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Selling your writing instruments the easy way

Our antique experts love all kinds of vintage writing instruments in any condition. Scroll to uncover all the types of writing instruments we accept

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We buy Writing instruments and so much more

Your hidden gem could be worth more than you imagined. Scroll down to see what else you can sell…

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  • Jewellery Jewellery
  • Medals and militaria Medals and militaria
  • Toys Toys
  • Old coins & currency Old coins & currency
  • Sunglasses Sunglasses
  • Writing instruments Writing instruments
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  • Smoking Smoking
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  • Binoculars Binoculars
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  • Antiques Antiques
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  • Apple Products Apple Products
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  • Sports Memorabilia Sports Memorabilia
  • Lego Lego
  • Video Games, Consoles & Accessories Video Games, Consoles & Accessories

It's super easy to sell your Writing instruments

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Order your free postage pack
This includes your free postage labels and a handy guide to help you maximise your box value.
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Pack your items into a box
Pack a box with all your unwanted valuables, even broken and tangled items are accepted.
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Send your box for free!
Using your free postage labels, drop your box at the post office or book a home collection.
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Sit back and relax
Receive your offer within 7 working days. Either accept and get paid the same day or have your items returned for free.

How will you spend your money?

Join over 300,000 happy customers, and spend your new-found money on memorable moments.

  • trip to diggerland

    Trip to Diggerland!

    I made £125 and the whole family got to go to Diggerland for my digger-mad son’s 4th birthday - he had bucket loads of fun!

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    A weekend by the coast

    I took the grandkids away for a weekend by the coast. It’d been years since we'd done this together and everyone loved it.

  • A Radley handbag

    A Radley handbag

    From the money I received from VCC, I got a brand-new Radley handbag. It was time for a treat.

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    A fancy lunch

    We treated ourselves to a lovely lunch at one of our favourite restaurants. We've enough left for more lunches too!

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    Charity work in Uganda

    I donated the money from my box to a small charity, supporting Uphill Junior School in rural western Uganda.

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    Wedding dress shopping

    I went along for a dress fitting with a friend and treated myself to an outfit for her wedding later this year.

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    Snazzy running kit

    I treated myself to some new running gear. Thank you.

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    Treating the grandkids

    We are putting our money towards treating our grandchildren to a few days by the sea. They are mega excited.

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    Horse riding adventure

    I got my horse some treats with the money from my box.

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    Flights to Malaysia

    My cheque is going towards a visit to my family in Malaysia later this year.

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    A snorkelling adventure

    The money I made went to my son who is doing conservation work in Mexico. It gave him enough for a snorkelling trip!

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    A tandem adventure

    I spent my money on some accessories and new cycling gear for me and my tandem partner.

See what we paid our customers

  • Fragile

    We paid £305.00

  • Box4

    We paid £215.00

  • Box10

    We paid £227.0

  • Box7

    We paid £110.0

Read our incredible reviews

We may be the experts, but please don't just take our word for it. Uncover our extraordinary reviews by amazing customers just like you.

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    Mr graham bishton Very easy no problem
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    Mr. Stuart Duck The process was carried out in a timely fashion
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    Stephanie Raybould 👍 worked well but rather a lot of emails/phone calls/messages daily interrupted my day!! Good service and efficient provision of cash following acceptance of offer. Would have appreciated a detailed list of values for ...
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    Olivia Great company
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    BevHaywood Excellent service, would have liked a breakdown of the items
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    Linda Price Very helpful staff. Explain well what they accept. Happy with price offered and money in account within days. More than happy to use again.
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    Patricia Laidler Quick efficient service with good communication
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    Wendy Mitchell From beginning to end, I found the service could not be faulted. I particularly liked the messages I received throughout the whole process (box posted, box received, box being valued, offer sent). All of this took less ...
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    Susan Barker-McGuire Very easy. Box can be picked up from your door. The assessment of my goods was quick and I was happy with my offer. Thank you.
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    Marilyn Shepherd I was informed every day about my box, first when the label would arrive, how you return, I chose to have my box picked up from home at a convenient time for me. I recieved an email letting me know the box was on its ...
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    Heather Excellent service ,kept in touch got more than l expected to receive
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    Lisa Harris Fab experience!
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    Afzal Ahmed Its the most lovely and wonderful customer service not in the world but in the unoverae?
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    Julie T Easy to do payment received quickly
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    Ann South Everything was straight forward and kept constantly informed every step of the way.
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    Christine A very prompt reply and offer. After accepting the offer an excellent next day payment of the offer. Thank you.

Does a fountain pen need to be in working order to sell?

Not necessarily as the nib is often where the value is held. Golden nibs (often marked by 14ct or 18ct) are common on vintage Parker or Waterman pens. Even pens with cracked barrels can be worth sending in to the team, especially if you've got the pen's original box.

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