Life happens folks. I’ve got some big changes coming up and it makes more sense to pass my pencils along than it does to let them gather dust in a corner, so here we are.
For sale is the vast majority of my collection that I’ve put together over the past years. Hundreds of shameful hours on proxy sites. I don’t regret a second of it.
I’ve taken a new job that’s pretty busy, so unfortunately won’t have the flexibility to ship individual pencils or take too many individual photos. This is all for sale as one lot - if no one wants it that’s OK. This collection reflects my personal pencil mania and I don’t really expect anyone to be interested in absorbing the whole thing.
Asking price is $6,500. I keep pretty detailed records and this is about a 40% discount to what I paid for them over the years. Obviously what I paid doesn’t matter to their value, but I’m a pretty notorious cheapskate and I’d like to think I bought well for most of the vintage stuff.
Since there will be tons of duplicates here already present in anyone else’s collection, after a few months I’ll be happy to discuss subtractions for any potential buyers. For instance, if you’re uninterested in some of the rare pencils you already own, we can exclude them and talk about a requisite discount.
Some notables:
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Most of the Hi-Mecha’s + some duplicates
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Dai Nippon Mechanica 0.3mm (pre-1972 I believe), as well as a later model
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Pentel Technomatic, Pilot Gentleman Young, Hi-Uni 5050 UniCarbo, other classics
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A full set of Alvin Draftec/Graphic Retracs. I tracked down what I believe is the only set that’s ever been photographed and posted on the English-speaking web.
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The last aluminum-finish LRD Grip D568 that Lucio Rossi ever produced, single-batched for me.
In general I’ve tried to wait for below-market deals on pencils with some dings rather than shell out for NIB/un-used, and the collection’s condition reflects that. Pretty much everything works flawlessly, but most don’t have stickers and would be considered “user-grade”.
Not everything is pictured, but I’ve attached a PDF with everything save for 10 or 20 unknown, low-end Japanese pencils.
Feel free to shoot me questions and I’ll answer what I can.
