My short journey from SG to SV

I was lucky in that when I first got serious about vintage pieces, the ‘SG45’ series was plentiful and often below 3000 yen. As with many collectors starting out, ‘one is enough’ as representative of a series. And I picked the very lovely and vibrant blue.

As time went by, I was stunned by the rapidly rising prices. I had been waffling on maybe getting a SG45 in green and now they commanded prices north of 4000 yen. I remember absolutely not wanting a brown, and yet… it was ‘only’ 2800 yen when I spotted one after months. Ok, I’ll take it.

Then came Jimmy’s Pentel Files, AND his own obsession with the related SV/SG and Excalibur designs. It was very fun seeing the similarities and differences between them… and I soon got hold of a SG15, 75 and more. The boxed 84 LA Olympics set was a blast and facilitated through this very site and community.

After about 2 years, I finally spotted a green SV (ex-SG45). It was definitely more expensive now but… it scratched an itch. Now that I’ve filled up this tray, I think I shall move on to other quests… before I follow in Jimmy’s footsteps down the delightful path of obsession!

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I resemble that remark. :grin:

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those pinstripes though :heart_eyes:

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The green and blue are majestic—my favorites by far :star_struck:

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The pinstriped SG75 is growing on me. The stripes line up perfectly!

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The brown one is so pretty! I wish there were more pencils that color.

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Yeah, nice metallic browns are not that common. I can think of only a Colleen Jib double knock in a similar shade.

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I have a few different shades of brown, too. My lightest specimens don’t really seem sun-damaged, so I’m not sure what’s going on there.

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