I Met Another Collector In RL

General Mechanical Pencil Discussion
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Very fun idea.

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Language is indeed a big problem. Different groups have different names for the same thing. The cost is too high to unify a variety of different names.

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Native speaker wants your group :joy:

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Do mechanical pencils ever show up at Pen Shows?
Looks like there are a bunch scheduled:
https://pensguide.com/pen-show-schedule/

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not to forget Nuremberg Penshow :wink: in a car museum :star_struck: with excellent food :yum: and short journeys (for me) :kick_scooter: :roller_skate: :laughing:

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Short for you.

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Not a lot of pencils at the Dallas show. My wife and I go every year. We plan to go to the Chicago Pen Show next year in April or May.

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I guess the few pencils are more historic thick leads or luxury pencils accompanying the FPs, right?

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We could change that. Imagine if you, Knocktype, and I put together a vintage Pentel timeline of pieces, Pearson had his Toolbox drawers on display, Health had his Staedtler and Revolutions displayed, etc. We could have one side of a booth dedicated to displaying collections and the other half for selling pieces. Great way to introduce people to the dark side.

Edit: ohh and @Pdunc67’s Godzilla exhibit!

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I’d drive to Dallas to see that. :nerd_face:

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Same! and that’s a 25 hours drive…

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I shudder just imagining the Toolbox being relocated. A few days labor just to place all the pieces.

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I kept offering to buy him a Berg Motion case but he insisted on the damn Home Depot toolbox with zero visibility. :man_shrugging:t2:

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I bet this would steal a lot of attention at the show. Lotta latent love for MPs out there, I suspect.

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First time hearing about the Berg Motion. Looks kinda badass tbh, but it would barely hold my Pilots :joy:

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Haha, those Berg Motions are badass. of course the pricing is accordingly :wink:

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Any collectors from France (apart me) ?

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Hey @PenSpecialist! Welcome to the forum!

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I Met Another Collector In RL

In regards to @nimrodd’s post above about George Fox passing away: This is sad news. I had made some trades with Moose years ago and had just sold a pencil to him early last year.

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https://capenshow.com/exhibitor.html

Kind of sad the California Pen Show is being held in Torrance, CA, but Pentel isn’t on the exhibitor list.

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