Where did you ultimately find this, Linus… and about how long ago? I’ve seen only 1 in my YAJ auction browsing over all these years. It doesn’t look like it was made for very long!
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It’s in the last two years. I don’t know which one you refer to, I show three variants here. I’ve seen each of them on Yahoo auction, very, very rare, and I remember their price are around 20k to 30k yen, and one for 66k.(Except for an auction in maybe 2014, sold for around 4k yen)
The first picture is from Instagram, @walkytalky1203, others are from auction website.
I don’t think I’ll try collecting them, it’s too crazy, even though I’m a big fan of multi pens.
(Another reason is that, if I start collecting a series I really love, I’ll always think about collecting the complete series, which is obviously not possible here. Even if I’m lucky enough to get one, I guess the thought of getting the rest will trouble me for years).
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I quoted the image of it. It’s the PILOT 2+1 with the Elite style grid etching. I had attempted to win one about a year ago and it launched to prices much higher than I anticipated… beyond my will. You probably watched that very auction. I’m also a big fan of multi-pens, particularly ones with beautiful craftsmanship like etched steel. And while the Zebra Sharbo X annoys me with a lack of a retraction detent, I still love the design (not thrilled with Zebra’s successor model, though).
Wow! Is that your set?
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It is
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That’s amazing! Congratulations on this find.
By the way, the photo is great too. There are no dark shadows, the chrome-plated parts don’t reflect the light too strongly, the lighting is even – perfect.
Do you happen to know the model number of the second pencil from the right (chrome barrel, black grip)? I have a very similar one (if not the same) but without the “LION” marking on the clip.
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Thank you - That is a LION 3430. I think it was sold from around 1986 through at least 2001
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Thank you!
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