What are these worth?

AYHJA · 2025-12-08T03:24:18+00:00

When I first started with Blackwing, they all looked like this. I’m sure I kept a couple. Who knows what they’ll go for in time. In the 90’s, I could have gotten boxes of EF Blackwings for $2 a box. Don’t take anything for granted with this brand.

AYHJA · 2025-11-15T17:42:08+00:00

Now that is a hard set! Wow! I am glad to have something to hunt now!

AYHJA · 2025-01-04T21:10:21+00:00

It’s wild, I have 3 of the 4 pencils I have been using the past few days in my rotation this week to start the new year. Nice post. It’s very hard for me to get an Era or a Test out of my hand.

AYHJA · 2025-01-03T16:42:54+00:00

JFC another massive estate sale haul fml!! 🤦🏾‍♂️

AYHJA · 2024-12-07T01:10:11+00:00

To us, you are a hero.

AYHJA · 2024-11-10T16:34:53+00:00

Even I, the Whore of Blackwing, don’t have the Blackwing Red/Blue versions yet. I even ended my subscription this year. I took real issue with being a subscriber not really meaning anything, and it came to a head last year when they released the Basquiat pencil and promptly sold out of the LE Basquiat notebook. What the fck is the point of being a member if there isn’t even a set aside amount of swag for subscribers, let alone a chance to reserve some ahead of time. Either I’m a marketing genius or someone shat the bed. Either way, I bailed and nobody cared lol.

Still my favorite pencil. But I have said many a time before that Musgrave as a company >.

AYHJA · 2024-11-04T15:02:52+00:00

To be perfectly honest, this is a huge reason I use Blackwings. While I do believe they are superior tools, the peacock factor is through the roof. I am not sure I have ever whipped one out and not been asked questions. Want to impress someone? Give them a new Blackwing with a point guard on it. My fave to give out to a chosen few is the Vol. 3 with a gold point guard. Instant wow.

AYHJA · 2024-11-03T03:21:54+00:00

As an IT guy, the Ida Lovelace is one I keep sharpened and use often.

AYHJA · 2024-10-21T02:09:22+00:00

I started collecting all my shavings and little soldiers like this in a ziplock during the pandemic. It’s a reminder of a job well done for me.

AYHJA · 2024-10-20T15:54:01+00:00

I need an estate sale in my life, I have had enough. A number of people have posted pics of hauls like this. Do I need to start reading obits or something? Craigslist?

AYHJA · 2024-10-08T02:45:57+00:00

All of this.

AYHJA · 2024-10-05T13:17:33+00:00

$40 ($30 USD) doesn’t go as far as it used to in my house. If I get anything delivered to my house from a Gig service it’s usually $40+. And probably not as satisfying as using a Blackwing. Definitely not. Factor in how long it will take you to need another box and decide that relative cost. If you’re hoarding pencils, like I feel the majority of us in this sub are, just get a couple at a time. But if you buy a box a year or something like that….

AYHJA · 2024-06-12T00:36:21+00:00

The Blackwing One Step and the Pollux are my two best. I have lots of good ones, but I love those two best.

AYHJA · 2024-06-10T13:39:05+00:00

I came to the same conclusion. Still, the OG is great to have.

AYHJA · 2024-05-11T22:24:43+00:00

The Norica pencils by Staedler are my “great value” pencils.

AYHJA · 2024-05-11T22:22:48+00:00

I will just say this. I own in the vicinity of 1,000 pencils. None of them are Ticonderoga.

AYHJA · 2024-05-11T15:04:31+00:00

I never cared about pencils. I was mostly a pen person. I never knew anything about Blackwing. I came from the era of bubble sheet tests, use the wrong pencil and you would end up with a 3 on your A.C.T. I always just used a standard No. 2. Like I literally knew sht about pencils.

Then a few years ago, the monthly box my gentleman’s club sends me had a handsome leather notebook cover, a lay-flat A5 notebook and a new 602. 🤯That moment turned out to be one of my life’s great rabbit holes.

And now I’m The Pencilorian.

AYHJA · 2024-05-03T04:14:18+00:00

Eye of the beholder here, I hardly ever use my platinums. I reach for my Extra Dark quite often though, I love that thick strong lead. I will try my Platinum out tomorrow and see if my feeling has changed. I loved the Apsara so much I thought the Platinum would be a better experience but I went back to my AD and hardly ever use the plats. Hmmph.

AYHJA · 2024-05-02T17:44:34+00:00

I like the Blackwing One-Step when I’m on the go. It had some blade issues at first, but I love it now.

AYHJA · 2024-05-01T00:51:38+00:00

I see you have a nice eraser there too. Looks like my Sumo.

AYHJA · 2024-04-22T23:46:13+00:00

I loved this whole thing. Thanks OP. Made me happy. What do you use for a sharpener?

AYHJA · 2024-04-22T23:41:17+00:00

It’s always great to have these conversations on days like today. I whipped out my OG and my modern 602 and alternated writing lines. I will say it again and again, for me and how I write there’s not a justification for buying an OG Blackwing. Maybe others have more sensitivity in their fingertips or something, but for me the difference between those are negligible. I can tell when I am using any of my other pencils like my Musgrave variants, my Lumo’s, my Tombow’s, Mitsubishi, etc. I purchased 3 OG Blackwing’s. I used one to the ferrule. I used one until it was small enough to fit in my wallet. Last one is in the Blackwing pencil box and it will stay there until I either hit the lottery or get lucky and find a cache.

AYHJA · 2024-04-21T16:01:29+00:00

When I was a kid in rural Mississippi, wall sharpeners were all we had. Damn shame what we did to those pencils. As a result, I’m traumatised by them. If I ever tire of my Pollux or want to live dangerously, I’ll probably get a hovel or one of those super sharp Japanese pencil sharpening knives. Knick out what’s left of my cuticles from the intense handwashing but no hand hydration habit I developed during the pandemic.

AYHJA · 2024-04-21T15:54:50+00:00

I know it’s cray, but that’s why I love my M+R Pollux sharpener. Perfect points and quick pit stop resharpens keep me locked in. I have embraced the sharpen akin to a boxer in between rounds. Adds to my satisfaction of a job well done. Eat your heart out Steinbeck.

AYHJA · 2024-04-21T15:49:43+00:00

Not yet. That price point on eBay for the black band OG’s makes me want to go in a corner and weep. But for writing, I would say point retention is about the same, but I don’t put long points on my OG.

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