I purchased these on a whim, needing to fill out my collection, to my dismay.
Newman 0.5mm: HUGE, I could hit a home run with this thing. All functions are generic and unexciting…
Platinum msd-500: FAT cheap garbage. Thought it may come close to the “pro touch 2”, not even close. Cheap garbage.
Senator 0.5mm: the eBay image is not the same as what arrived. This is a pilot clone, one not of any interest or quality. Cheap bleh….
Hope this helps someone in the future 
Can you imagine if that executive etched Newman came in 0.2? At least it was nicely made.
That Newman is nicely made. Once cleaned up, you could get good money for it. Very nice that it still has the sticker too. I don’t know why you’re calling it “huge,” as length wise its about average. Girth wise it is thicker, but I find it workable. What’d you end up paying for the whole lot?
That Newman rocks! It’s pretty expensive now, too. If you paid less than ¥10,000, you came out way ahead.
You seem to be getting some expensive lessons lately. Didn’t you have anything to do with executive pencils? I see a 2mm sleeve there though.
I paid way too much…. I had an expectation that was way off from reality…
And you are right Sail, it’s been a minute since I’ve had any luck 
