A few days ago, someone shared a video on YouTube titled “The 5 Most Expensive Pencils in the World! You Won’t Believe It #1 .” I played the video thinking I’d see some Mikado, Ticonderoga, Blackwing, Veritas, etc. But no, the video shows mechanical pencils, not wooden pencils. You can’t imagine what they came up with. Well, it’s clear it wasn’t made by a pencil enthusiast.
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drifand
December 15, 2025, 12:34am
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This is just prime A.I. SLOP. :-/
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It’s the empire of graphite though…
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I recently sold somwle blackwings i found. 12 Unsharpened for $300 which i though was wild. But then I started collecting Mechs
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drifand
December 15, 2025, 7:51am
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Off the top of my head, the costliest mechanical pencils are:
Pilot H-5005
Sakura Archi Type K (Kurokawa)
Pilot H-1005 demonstrator
Pilot 2020 Flag demonstrator
Mitsubishi Hi-uni M5-3051 FF blue
Pentel Excalibur PXE205
Pentel Kerry sterling silver (only 10 made)
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Add the Pentel Excalibur Technomatic PXN205 to the list.
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Oh yeah, it’s just AI .
Wouldn’t the Pentel QX be among the most expensive?
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nimrodd
December 15, 2025, 1:10pm
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I regularly see the Pentel QX for less than ¥150000, so nowhere near the PXE205 or PXN205.
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Thanks for taking a risk to put up this list. In addition to those mentioned by other members, here are a few more for consideration:
Caran d’Ache Varius Link
FC 230th Alphamatic Gold
Pentel PXN105
Pentel Aya
Sakura ATS3000
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nimrodd
December 15, 2025, 6:32pm
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I have never seen a Pentel Aya AYP301 for sale. As far as I know it is the most expensive pencil that Pentel sold.
I have picked up a couple of APB301 pens for a little more than their original price.
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Heath
December 16, 2025, 1:11pm
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There’s a Gold PXN205 on YJD going for a totally reasonable $4400
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nimrodd
December 16, 2025, 3:17pm
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There is also a Silver PXN105 on YJD going for about $4500
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nimrodd
December 16, 2025, 3:17pm
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As soon as I win the lottery…
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From this list of pencils, and the others mentioned above, which ones are possible to find in genuine NOS condition? Never used.