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We do not desire to promote any auction or sale in this forum. The Classifieds section is more appropriate and does a better job. There is, however, an extremely rare, almost unique pen for sale on ebay that must be seen to be appreciated, the White Stripe Myu. We do not endorse the seller or the sale and have no interest whatsoever other than bringing this event to your attention.

 

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AHHH HOLY GRAIL!!!!!........dammit. I have no money......I'd trade half my collection for this one--including my eversharp coronet.

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What makes it so unique or collectable? To me, it's just a white stripe MYU.

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Thanks Stan for the update. This one will be fun to watch.

 

 

Edit: The seller is also selling a number of other rare and desirable Japanese pens including a couple of Pilot Hannya Sutra Customs and the sterling hieroglyphics Sailor pen and pencil set.

 

 

Wow! It is odd someone is putting all of these pens out at once.

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The seller is "wood-bin". Is that Martin?

 

Some really great pens on auction I must say.

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Stan,

 

Do you have any information on how rare these pens are? I don't understand why they are so scarce. I have seen several white stripe Customs for sale each year and usually a few white stripe Capless but in many years of watching have never seen a white stripe MYU come up for sale. The price sticker shows that they weren't prototypes or any more expensive than the black stripe pens. I know of only 4 white stripe MYUs in existence but I have seen hundreds of black stripe pens, on eBay alone, in the last 5 years.

 

Can you contacts at Pilot share any information on the subject?

 

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The seller is "wood-bin". Is that Martin?

 

Some really great pens on auction I must say.

 

I think it must be! Nice guy, I hope he gets top dollar. I've put it on my watch list just to see what price it hits.

 

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Stan,

 

Do you have any information on how rare these pens are? I don't understand why they are so scarce. I have seen several white stripe Customs for sale each year and usually a few white stripe Capless but in many years of watching have never seen a white stripe MYU come up for sale. The price sticker shows that they weren't prototypes or any more expensive than the black stripe pens. I know of only 4 white stripe MYUs in existence but I have seen hundreds of black stripe pens, on eBay alone, in the last 5 years.

 

Can you contacts at Pilot share any information on the subject?

 

/Woody

 

My friends at Pilot indicate both the white stripe Custom and Myu were regularly issued and in the catalog. I have seen a number of catalogs from the 1970s and they are not there. It is possible they may have been added after the annual catalogs were printed and, if they were very short runs, would not show up in the next printed catalog.

 

They are scarce because they are scarce. You may have acquired one or seen one in Taiwan. This is not beyond the realm of possibility. Should they have not sold in Japan they could very well show up for sale somewhere else and years later.

stan

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I can only imagine what ridiculous sum this is going to go for...

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I can only imagine what ridiculous sum this is going to go for...

 

I am SO following this now... :D

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I have been following the auctions each day. Sadly, unless there are an a number of very new pen specialist collectors who are very cashed up, I think that the some of the auctions may be subject to trolls. I really hope not as Martin is a great bloke.

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I can't believe that Pilot went to the trouble of making just a handful of these pens. There must have been 100s made. Either that or they were a mistake in the black stripe production line (e.g. someone forgot to fill up the black paint) and Pilot just put stickers on them and sold them anyway rather than toss them in the bin. I'm sure if you talk to Pilot they will say that they are "regular" models instead of saying that they just messed up...

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Stan would know better, but none of those prices seem that out of line to me. I am sure they will skyrocket in the last half hour!

 

FYI, sometimes a low rating on a buyer may not mean what it seems. I don't mean someone with 2 or 3 but I see the lead bidder had 14--those may have been accumulated over several years, if this person is a "Stephen Overbury" type who only buys the best.

 

Dan

 

edited to add that Martin is a savvy guy--he isn't going to ship any pens without payment firmly in hand!

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I can't believe that Pilot went to the trouble of making just a handful of these pens. There must have been 100s made. Either that or they were a mistake in the black stripe production line (e.g. someone forgot to fill up the black paint) and Pilot just put stickers on them and sold them anyway rather than toss them in the bin. I'm sure if you talk to Pilot they will say that they are "regular" models instead of saying that they just messed up...

 

I'm probably wrong but, I recall someone mentioning their minimum run as being 200 pens. Regardless there is not much difference in making a black or white stripe pen. As best I know the black is not paint or enamel. It is chemical and part of the photoengraving process. I would not quickly dismiss it as a mistake. There might be some aspect to the process that caused them to abandon the model. Recall the whiite stripe exists in both the Custom and the Myu. It might be possible they and the Customs are prototypes, or test pens. This can explain why almost, if not, all of the white stripe Customs are used. They all also have early date codes that could signify they were experimental. I don't know and can guess along with all of you. So far no one from Pilot has gotten back to me. For now, most of us can sit back and enjoy the auction as spectator sport.

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What would really interest me is to see if the date code for all white stipe MYUs is the same - similarly if the date code for all white striped customs is the same. That would shed some light - if they are different date codes, especially for the MYUs, then they are more likely to be errors than intentional. If they all have the same date codes then I would believe that they are all from the same batch. Unfortunately, the striped pens do not have date codes!

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What would really interest me is to see if the date code for all white stipe MYUs is the same - similarly if the date code for all white striped customs is the same. That would shed some light - if they are different date codes, especially for the MYUs, then they are more likely to be errors than intentional. If they all have the same date codes then I would believe that they are all from the same batch. Unfortunately, the striped pens do not have date codes!

 

 

We have two white stripe Pilot Custom. They are date coded 472 and 672, implying they were in the 1972 catalogue.

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OMG! $1,391 plus $25 shipping. I do like the MYU and it would be fun to have one. Heck, it would be fun to have a regular version. But, I'll save my pennies and fondle my M90 for awhile. It writes just as well as the white striped MYU and, if I'm patient, maybe in 40 years or so, it will also be rare and someone will offer me a couple of grand for it.

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