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On my desk at the moment…
Bic Matic 0.9 (solid yellow)
Pilot Jockey 0.5
Pilot Round 0.5
Berol Cassette CA7 XL 0.7
Sanford Clickster Grip 0.7
Pentel Classic Deluxe 0.7 (vintage 1970s variant called the “Pentel 7”)
Pentel Graphlet PG503 0.3
Yasutomo Artist Pencil 1.1
And a Pilot Kakuno medium fountain pen with a standard black Pilot cartridge 
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Ah maaan… that Staedtler 771 is awesome
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Most welcome! I think the others should be arriving soon…
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Which model did you buy? Looks like you got one of each!!
I didn’t, it was a small joke that didn’t really go over that well.
I knew @Mecha had located the pencil after all of the effort discovering its identity so I implied that it was mine though I knew it wasn’t.
Win some lose some.. 
Well - you got me! 
Is that Itala not one of THE BEST plastic pencils ever!?!?
I couldn’t believe I implied a few months ago on a post of @drifand that it “wasn’t for me”.
It is very much for me and definitely at the top of my list of favorites.
I didn’t know the initial knock was a twist at first so I thought I bought a broken one but man oh man… I couldn’t have been more wrong about my thoughts on a pencil I never held at that time.
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I have been waiting to add this to the collection since 3-4 years. I loved it since I first saw it! That printed signature parker clip on the actual clip did it for me. Well ahead of its time in style.
Only a few times the prices were reasonable on mercari but they were getting sold out instantly.
And yes the two stage mechanism is a nice touch.
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It took me seeing it on eBay for $48 (which was WAY down from the $100+ numbers I saw before)
I figured I’d have at least a solid investment…
I’m glad I leaped because it’s very nice
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That top one looks like a knockoff of a Pentel Smash.
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The ixi:z has an all metal body with hefty weight, a sliding sleeve, and great build quality - it feels more like a premium version of the Smash!
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As INXS would say the ixi:z is “What you need”
The ixi:z is a strange crossbreed. Original design was an all-brass ballpoint by Paraphernalia, and after the licensing deal with ixi:z, the MP was produced by Platinum.
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A lot more than usual… mostly just new acquisitions that I need to file away:
Set of 3 white Staedtler Mars Micro (0.3/0.5/0.7)
Skilcraft Draft Pro 0.5
Alvin Draft/Matic DM07 0.7
Sanford Pro-Touch II 0.5
Paper Mate Tri-Grip 0.7
Skilcraft American Classic 0.7
Skilcraft Stainless Elite 0.7 (Incredible pencil…)
Yasutomo Artist Pencil 1.1
Berol Cassette CA7 XL 0.7
Pentel Graphlet PG503 0.3
Pilot Round 0.5
A sealed Pilot GX300
… and lastly, a cracked vintage stickered Pentel 5 (500 yen) with a blue grip section, possibly damaged in shipping. Bummed big time. Stress crack on the metal barrel where it meets the blue grip section.
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The Sanford ProTouch II is a gem.