I’m still looking for this one. The Italians have style if nothing else…
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^ @Heath. Find this for us.
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Good luck on your hunt.
These models he says he acquired at the start when he went after aesthetically pleasing and artistic pencils, he had a lot more but over the years due to drama and the scale of the collection had to drastically reduce its size (he says at once it was in the thousands of pencils but is now only 120 pencils).
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I can understand this approach—there’s always tension between collecting the most impressive pieces (high priced rarities, mostly) and amassing a collection that tells a story.
A small collection of hi-mecha pieces is guaranteed to draw massive interest—flirting with unobtanium is a big piece of the psychological puzzle behind collecting.
But to me, the longtail variety provides a different challenge:
- Can you put together a relatively complete collection of a brand’s history?
- Can you track down rare pieces that are less popular but also rarely come up for resale?
- Are you a Renaissance collector or a specific brand enthusiast?
I knew my path the first day I opened a shipment from Japan. That package included three surprise pieces—triangular-barreled Pilots from the early 1970s and a Colleen Jib WK-1035 from the 1980s.
I knew they weren’t “famous” pencils, but the joy I experienced knocking and writing with these pieces was something I couldn’t shake. If I collected only the famous hi-mecha pieces, I wouldn’t have these same feelings of unexpected delight while traversing the longtail of pecildom.
Plus, hi-mecha pieces come with a heavy side of anxiety because of pricing and reliability concerns.
Meanwhile, longtail delights are completely pure by comparison. For me, this is where the magic happens (though I admit to lusting over hi-mecha pieces just like everyone else!).
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OK, you’ve got a new nickname then. Longtail! 
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NOW we’re talking! What a beautiful set.
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Person’s collection are super cool. I imagine them like the Craft Design Technology of the past. Those smashes are probably the Persons that interest the most the mechanical pencil enthusiasts, but in pen spinning there’s quite a few other Persons that are quite sought after (mainly the Pentel Color Twins)
Are Burberry’s pens collectible at all? I also see them sometimes in mercari but I never thought much of them. I just supposed that they OEM’d them from some other brand, as most fashion brands do.
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IIRC they are from Pentel (I’ve seen sellers claim this).
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Burberrys were indeed manufactured by Pentel. Not incredibly collectible unless you’re a Pentel fanatic like some of us here. Not to mention any names. 
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I was so disappointed with the Burberry Kerry… what an ugly design! I think they could’ve done much better.
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I resemble that remark. I have two of the Burberry’s in that photo. I do want those Person’s Collection pencils.
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I like them. I have about 4 different versions.
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Sorry! 
To each his/her own. I don’t knock you liking it. I wish I could like it. I had wondered if it might be a fun project to pick up a scratched up one and then just strip it to the bare metal.
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I can’t recall what the Burberry Kerry was. 
What’s the silver piece to the left of the blue and yellow Person’s?
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Oh and I 100% collect any Person’s piece with Showerman on it.
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The Persons have nice colors, but I would never spend $$$ on it (I assume those are the expensive ones).
I have seen those Burberrys recently, but I don’t need any of them.
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