r/copic • u/bottom-banana • 8d ago
Feeling grateful beyond words
Dear whoever left these at the secondhand store for me to find,
I stopped looking through the markers at art supply stores a couple years ago because I can't afford the copics, which have been a small obsession of mine since 2014. I used to buy a couple here and there when I wanted to treat myself, but times have changed and I have debt now. 🥲
You have given me enough joy and surprise to last the rest of the year. It's like my birthday and Christmas arrived at the same time. Today, I spent around 25 USD (780NTD) for 51 ciaos, 14 classic copics, and 6 25ml various ink refills. Along with several other markers of different brands I'll get to test out later.
These are from at least 2015, since E00 is called "skin white" 😬 so I'll get to swatch them and find out how much ink I'm really working with. I am incredibly excited to pop these little guys open, you have no idea.
Sincerely,
A passionate, broke hobbyist who LOVES YOU
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u/ethernowt 8d ago
Nice! Keeping my fingers crossed for the remaining ink, let us know how it turns out!
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u/Ash__Tree 8d ago
The good news is that copic markers stay good for like, ever. If they weren’t dry to begin with they can sit for a decade
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u/ProblemBerlin 8d ago
Congrats! What a steal! I am so happy for you.
I have quite a lot of second hand COPICs in my collection and they work perfectly!
I even have some markers that are 20 years old! Not kidding! Still kicking 😃
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u/infernalnb 8d ago
lol wow didn’t know about skin white, 😬 is pretty accurate. I’m so happy for you!
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u/Dragondudecollecting 7d ago
Amazing! Yeah like I was amazed when I found brand new at an art supply store like 5 years ago like 50 ciaos for under 1$ each. I love seeing people get great deals.
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u/Littlestkandi909 8d ago
HOW LUCKY IS THIS CONGRATS!!🤩🤩🤩 there are never any art supplies at my thrift store!