Supreme x Pilot Super Color Marker
The original behind the Supreme x Pilot Super Color Marker is the Pilot Pilot Super Color Marker Jumbo (SCA-6600) — $3.28 retail vs Supreme's $10.
Supreme vs. Original
About the original
The Pilot Super Color Marker Jumbo (SCA-6600) is an oil-based permanent marker with a 3.0-millimeter wide chisel tip, refillable ink reservoir, and a metal body cap — waterproof, alcohol-resistant, and marketed to industrial, shipping, and sign-writing users. Pilot Corporation was founded in 1918 in Tokyo by Ryosuke Namiki and Masao Wada, and introduced its first fountain pens in 1919 before expanding into the oil-marker segment in the 1970s; the Super Color line is now a Japanese-industrial staple stocked in hardware and stationery shops nationwide. The FW2018 Supreme collab is the standard jumbo Super Color Marker with a printed box logo on the barrel. It released November 15, 2018 at $10, two dollars below Pilot's retail.
About Pilot
Pilot is a Japanese pen manufacturer founded in 1918 by Ryosuke Namiki and Masao Wada in Tokyo, Japan, originally as the Namiki Manufacturing Company. Namiki, a former professor at Tokyo Nautical College, set out to produce gold fountain pen nibs domestically. The company opened overseas offices in Boston, London, Singapore, Malaysia, and Shanghai by 1926 and partnered with Alfred Dunhill on maki-e lacquered pens for European markets. Pilot introduced the retractable-nib Capless fountain pen in 1963 and the erasable FriXion gel ink in 2006. Supreme has collaborated with Pilot on a co-branded permanent marker.
Price comparison
| Supreme retail | $10 |
|---|---|
| Pilot retail | $3.28 |
| Hype tax | +205% |
Questions
Is the Supreme x Pilot Super Color Marker just the regular Pilot Super Color Marker Jumbo (SCA-6600)?
The Supreme x Pilot Super Color Marker, released in Fall/Winter 2018, is based on the Pilot Super Color Marker Jumbo (SCA-6600). Supreme collabs sometimes change the colorway or materials; the description on this page covers the original's specs and any notable differences in the Supreme version. If you want the product without the box logo, the Pilot Super Color Marker Jumbo (SCA-6600) is the one to buy.
How much cheaper is the Pilot Super Color Marker Jumbo (SCA-6600) than the Supreme version?
Supreme charged $10 for the Supreme x Pilot Super Color Marker; the Pilot Super Color Marker Jumbo (SCA-6600) retails for $3.28. That's a 205% markup — buying the original saves you $6.72, or 67% off the Supreme price. Buy the original at retail and you skip the hype tax entirely.
Where can I buy the Pilot Super Color Marker Jumbo (SCA-6600)?
You can buy the Pilot Super Color Marker Jumbo (SCA-6600) from Amazon or from Cult Pens. Retail price is $3.28. The buy links on this page go straight to the product listing at each retailer.
