MehereHi Mehere,
I would be grateful if you could share the information you found. It appears that a few Conklin Herringbone fountain pens are available on ebay at a ridiculously lower price - so I am wondering if the inferior pens you mentioned are fake or clones. I guess Massdrop would be a more reliable source for these pens.
Nonetheless, it is looking more and more likely that this drop would not be successful. I would really like to see this drop again in the future, when fewer competing products are listed on Massdrop.