How much will the Field Notes Butcher Blue sell for?

If you are a Field Notes nut like me - and many others - you are aware of how rare the second ever COLORS edition is. Butcher Blue singles are tough to come by and three-packs are nearly impossible. Well, the nearly impossible is now up for sale on eBay and collectors mouths are frothing. 36 hours into the auction it has eclipsed the $250 mark, and with five days to go I am interested to see where it ends up.

I have no interest in spending this kind of money on a notebook, but I figured lets have some fun with it:

Leave a comment and tell me what you think the final price will be for this auction. The closest without going over (aka The Price is Right rule) will win a three-pack of the Field Notes Night Sky edition.

Everyone is eligible and I will announce the winner as soon as the auction is over. Please have your guess in by Midnight Eastern Wednesday night.

Go!

Pilot 2+1 Evolt 2 Color Multi Pen + Pencil Review

Two months back I reviewed the Pentel Vicuna 2+1 Multi Pen. It was a solid multi pen - decent ballpoint writer, good build - pretty standard stuff. Not too long after, I saw the Pilot 2+1 Evolt Multi Pen appear in my JetPens new product feed. Wait a minute, didn't I just review that pen?

The design of two pens is eerily similar. Like I said, I thought they were the same pen. Not only do they look alike, they are priced exactly the same at $16.50. There is a lot of "borrowing" of design between pen companies, but never have I seen anything as close as this.

The Pilot Evolt offers more - and brighter - barrel colors, but that is the only check in the positive column compared to the Vicuna. The biggest flaw - which should be considered the multi pen plague - is a barrel that rattles. I'm surprised I didn't wake my kids when I was writing with this one. It is frustrating to see a pen this sharp looking function so poorly.

It is almost unfair to compare the Evolt ballpoint cartridges to the Vicuna. The Evolt uses standard ballpoint ink and the Vicuna uses hybrid ballpoint ink. That is an unfair fight, which is even more reason to consider the Vicuna if you are looking for this style of pen.

Better luck next time Pilot. Time to start using Acroball ink in your high-end multi pens!

(JetPens is an advertiser on The Pen Addict and I received this product at no charge.)

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