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Sell your fountain pens and writing instruments online
We buy your fountain pens and writing instruments. Free, tracked and insured home collection from Parcelforce.
Call FREE: 0800 246 1111Mon-Fri: 9am-6pm
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
Back to items we buy
Pens In Any Condition
Pen Boxes
All Styles
Bridge Card Pencils
Presentation Sets
Boxed Pen Sets
Ink Wells
Pens In Any Condition
Pen Boxes
All Styles
Bridge Card Pencils
Presentation Sets
Boxed Pen Sets
Ink Wells
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…
It's super easy to sell your Writing instruments
- Order your free postage pack
- This includes your free postage labels and a handy guide to help you maximise your box value.
- 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.
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How will you spend your money?
Join over 300,000 happy customers, and spend your new-found money on memorable moments.
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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.
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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
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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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A simple, straightforward process which delivers as advertised. And regular updates are a welcome reassurance. I would certainly use again in the future.
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Simple and straightforward, very easy to understand and was always kept informed of progress. Final outcome was reasonable and paid within a few days as promised.
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Really pleased with my offer for what I thought was not worth that much ,kept updated from when box received until payment
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Adviser was happy to help and advise. Payment was quick once agreed quotation. Probably a fair price, however it took all the hassle out of trying to sell items individually.
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Kept me informed throughout the whole process, did take slightly longer than I expected. Once I had accepted their offer, the process was very quick and smooth.
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Easy to use and all very polite on the phone would definitely recommend them.
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Throughout the process we were kept well informed of when our box would be assessed and when we could expect to receive a valuation. The items being valued were items that we have had for years but not used or touched ...
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Hi I was happy with the all experience of cash cow I’m wondering if there’s a chance yiu could send another package so I can send some more items please
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Effective, efficient, fair and fun! Very well organised and easy to follow instructions. They were busy so took a little longer than estimated beforehand, but comms were excellent and well kept up to date.
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Good service only thing that they can improve is letting g the customer know individually price of the items
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Great price offered which we accepted. Very easy to send items for valuation and a fantastic way to recycle unwanted jewellery and other items. Payment was very prompt.
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