Top 5 expensive pencils (YouTube video)

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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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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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 :sweat_smile:.

Wouldn’t the Pentel QX be among the most expensive?

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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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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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There’s a Gold PXN205 on YJD going for a totally reasonable $4400

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There is also a Silver PXN105 on YJD going for about $4500

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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.

  • Pilot H-5005 - boxed, often un-used
  • Sakura Archi Type K (Kurokawa) - preowned but usually un-used
  • Pilot H-1005 demonstrator - minor cracks from age
  • Pilot 2020 Flag demonstrator - practically un-used example was auctioned
  • Mitsubishi Hi-uni M5-3051 FF blue - boxed with papers
  • Pentel Excalibur PXE205 - boxed
  • Pentel Kerry sterling silver (only 10 made) - not sure about this… some examples are dinged
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