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Pros & Cons
Pros
The pentel 500 graphgear is a well-rounded quality mechanical pencil, which makes a great travel companion because of its high durability. The action-distance for dispensing lead is quite good. Although it’s smaller, it's heavier and the weight is dis... Read More
Cons
The tip of this pencil is very delicate. Filling up the pencil is also very annoying, as well as using the eraser. It had no sticker, no tip protector or no packaging at all other than the huge bubble envelope it was mailed in.
Amazon says this item isn't returnable. They jam and cannot be used. Getting refund from amazon.
Highlights
Quality
An excellent automatic pencil with a comfortable grip and durable metal parts
Solids construction it writes well and is very comfortable to write with
I hate clicking lead out then keeping clicked so i can get the right amount of lead out so it doesnt snap the moment i write
This seems nicely made but it arrived damaged bent tip and amazon had it listed as 34nonreturnable34 so i spent money on the it... Read More
Shipping
I did reach out to the vendor and they sent a replacement unit a few weeks later
Packaging/appearance
It came inside just the pencil not even a box
I was kind of skeptical at first when it arrived in the mail because it didnt come in its own packaging just inside the amazon ... Read More
7mm pencils one of them came with the screw on top missing these pencils do not come in any individual packaging that would pre... Read More
Competitiveness
Only real issue is it is not as big around as the 402 i have a mans hand
Almost as good as the zebra m402 which is not made anymore
Overview
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good, great, mechanical, metal and new. - Our engine has detected that Amazon has altered, modified or removed reviews from this listing. We approximate total reviews altered up to 1207.
- Previous analysis of this listing was an C grade.
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- Our engine has determined that the review content quality is low.
- Our engine has analyzed and discovered that 72.6% of the reviews are reliable.
- This product had a total of 14,901 reviews as of our last analysis date on Mar 27 2024.
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I hate clicking lead out then keeping clicked so i can get the right amount of lead out so it doesnt snap the moment i write
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Has an extended shaft for lead
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Was sketched out when it didnt come wrapped in a nice box or bag literally just the pencil came in a amazon bag
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Also good if you just like to draw and wish to draw with something new
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I have purchased a couple of these pencils in 0
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I like them quite a bit but i find that they arent very sturdy and the tips bend if dropped which then makes the lead inside them break rendering the pencil pretty useless
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I switched back to pentel p205 pencils as they hold up better for me and i havent had the tip bend on one yet in over a decade of use
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Its great for your money but one nitpick i have on it is that i did not get the lead that is i think supposed to come with it although that is not an issue for me considering i can buy more i already have some at my house it was something worth mentioning
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