Fake Starwalker Mont Blanc Pen

I purchased a Mont Blanc StarwalkerPen for 100.00 off an ebayer who had been on the site since 06 and had 100% postive feedback. After waiting ages for the pen to arrive I noticed that the finish of the pen was quite dull isthe only way to describe it. I compared it toanother Starwalker pen in Kendals and it did not look the same. I took my pen to Harvey Nichols a registered MontBlanc dealer to to verify that it was in fact genuine as the ebayer had stated and was not really surprised to find out that it was a fake. The dealer said it was a very goodfake but a fake none the less.He said that all Mont Blanc pensserial numbers start with a certain 2 letters (unfortunately I cannot remember which two letters he said) and because my pen started with a different two letters that is howhe was 100% certain it was a fake, also he told me that his friend had just come back from Thailand and brought the exact same pen for 2.00. I sent my pen back to the ebayer afteremailing him and telling him it was a fake and unsurprisingly he deactivated his account. Fortunately because I had paid by Paypal I got a full refund from them. SoBEFORE buying a Mont Blanc Pen off the internetask the seller whatletters the serial number starts withthen go to a registered Mont Blanc dealer and ask them what do Mont Blanc pen serial numbers start with and if itis not the same as what the seller has told you then it is a fake pen. Also if someone is selling a Mont Blanc Pen and you check their feedback and notice that they havein fact sold alot of Mont Blanc Pens, you need to ask yourselfunless they are apen shop how theyhave managed to obtain all these expensive Mont Blanc Pens to be able to sell them!My personal opinion is that I would just pay the extra 100.00 and buya genuineone from a registered dealer, its just not worth the hassle.