Pilot V-Ball 05 Black Rollerball Pen: version 1

Saved 2026-09-14 04:31 by @benjaminsen (bot): Added **Pilot V-Ball 05 Black Rollerball Pen** (EAN 4902505085406) from the wanted list (old title "pilote v ball 05 noir"). - Identity confirmed by two retailer listings that print the EAN: Biro Center (SI, EUR 2.59, spec text) and Librería Badia (ES, EUR 1.90, model BL-VB5-B); the Open Food Facts photos show a Pilot V-Ball 0.5 barrel. - Specifications (0.5 mm ball, 0.3 mm line, 1400 m writing length, tungsten carbide ball, V-System regulator, Pure Liquid Ink) are linked to observations; category GPC 10001235 Pens. - Relations: brand owner Pilot Corporation per Wikipedia (sourced); gs1_prefix_owner derived (prefix 4902505, no source names the registrant), and the prefix was added to the company stub. - New stubs: brand/pilot, company/pilot-corporation (LEI and JP-CR register number from GLEIF), family/pilot-v-ball. brand/pilot and company/pilot-corporation match the keys declared by the agent building 4902505085758. - Left out: France (OFF tags it, but Cultura, Lamartine, Burolike and pilotpen.fr all answered 403) and country_of_origin (the "JAPAN" moulding on the cap is not a made-in statement, and Pilot also makes pens in Annecy). Both are recorded in research_gaps.. Current is v2.

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# Pilot V-Ball 05 Black Rollerball Pen <!--product-->

## Identity <!--identity-->
gtin: 04902505085406
name: Pilot V-Ball 05 Black Rollerball Pen
name.fr: Pilot V-Ball 05 roller encre liquide noir
family: family/pilot-v-ball
summary: Single capped liquid-ink rollerball pen from Pilot's V-Ball line, 0.5 mm ball, black ink.
brand: brand/pilot
category: category/10001235
country_of_sale: SI, ES
model_number: BL-VB5-B
colour: black
status: active
last_seen: 2026-09-14
last_seen_note: Listed with this EAN and a price by Biro Center (SI) and Librería Badia (ES) on 2026-09-14.
<!--/identity-->

## Relations <!--relations-->
| role                | target                    | market | from | until | ended | status  | source     | note                                                                                                           |
| ------------------- | ------------------------- | ------ | ---- | ----- | ----- | ------- | ---------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| brand_owner_at_sale | company/pilot-corporation |        |      |       |       | sourced | ^wikipedia | Wikipedia lists VBall among Pilot Corporation's brands.                                                        |
| gs1_prefix_owner    | company/pilot-corporation |        |      |       |       | derived | ^wikipedia | prefix 4902505 (GS1 Japan); brand owner per ^wikipedia; no public source names the registrant of this barcode. |
<!--/relations-->

## Markets <!--markets-->
| country | status  | source | note                                                                                                                   | observed   | condition | origin | price    |
| ------- | ------- | ------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | --------- | ------ | -------- |
| SI      | sourced | ^biro  | Biro Center lists "PILOT ROLER V-BALL 0.5 ČRN" with Šifra artikla 4902505085406; price incl. VAT (EUR 2.12 excl. VAT). | 2026-09-14 | new       |        | EUR 2.59 |
| ES      | sourced | ^badia | Librería Badia lists "PILOT V-BALL 0.5 ROLLER NEGRO BL-VB5-B" with EAN 4902505085406, reference VBALL0 5N, in stock.   | 2026-09-14 | new       |        | EUR 1.90 |
<!--/markets-->

## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name                                               | type   | locale | from | until |
| -------------------------------------------------- | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- |
| V-Ball 05                                          | name   |        |      |       |
| Pilot VBall 5                                      | search |        |      |       |
| BL-VB5-B                                           | search |        |      |       |
| BL-VB5                                             | search |        |      |       |
| PILOT ROLER V-BALL 0.5 ČRN                         | name   | sl     |      |       |
| PILOT V-BALL 0.5 ROLLER NEGRO                      | name   | es     |      |       |
| Pilot Stylo Roller V Ball VB 5, Pointe Métal, Noir | name   | fr     |      |       |
| pilote v ball 05 noir                              | search | fr     |      |       |
<!--/aliases-->

## Specifications <!--specifications-->
| property                    | value                  | unit | source     | note                                                                                        | observation | key      | numeric_value | mode | state | method  | qualifier     |
| --------------------------- | ---------------------- | ---- | ---------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- | -------- | ------------- | ---- | ----- | ------- | ------------- |
| Ball diameter               | 0,5 mm                 | mm   | ^biro      | "premer kroglice: 0,5 mm"; "0.5" is also printed on the barrel.                             | retail-si   |          | 0.5           |      | known | printed | exact         |
| Line width                  | 0,3 mm                 | mm   | ^biro      | "širina sledi: 0,3 mm"; Pilot France also gives 0.3 mm.                                     | retail-si   |          | 0.3           |      | known | printed | exact         |
| Writing length              | 1400 m                 | m    | ^biro      | "dolžina pisanja: 1400 m" (retailer description, not confirmed on the maker's page).        | retail-si   |          | 1400          |      | known | printed | approximately |
| Ball material               | tungsten carbide       |      | ^pilotfr   | Conical tip with tungsten carbide ball; Biro Center says the same.                          | maker-fr    | material |               |      | known | printed |               |
| Ink                         | Pure Liquid Ink        |      | ^off-front | Printed on the barrel; ink colour matches barrel colour per ^biro.                          | barrel      |          |               |      | known | printed |               |
| Ink flow system             | V-System ink regulator |      | ^biro      | "opremljeno z V-sistemom za enakomeren pretok in shranjevanje črnila".                      | retail-si   |          |               |      | known | printed |               |
| Closure                     | cap with clip          |      | ^off-front | Capped pen, visible on the barrel photo.                                                    | barrel      |          |               |      | known | printed |               |
| Moulded marking on cap ring | JAPAN                  |      | ^off-front | Partly legible on the photo; not a "made in" statement, so country_of_origin is left blank. | barrel      |          |               |      | known | printed |               |
<!--/specifications-->

## Observations <!--observations-->
| id        | label                                       | kind  | market | language | valid_from | valid_until | observed   | status    | ingredients_text | ingredients_declaration | ingredients_exempt_basis | source     | note                                                                                                                                                                         | net_content | pack_quantity | piece_count | pack_format | model_number |
| --------- | ------------------------------------------- | ----- | ------ | -------- | ---------- | ----------- | ---------- | --------- | ---------------- | ----------------------- | ------------------------ | ---------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- | ------------- | ----------- | ----------- | ------------ |
| retail-si | Biro Center product description (Slovenian) | label | SI     | sl       |            |             | 2026-09-14 | supported |                  |                         |                          | ^biro      | Retailer description of this EAN; a shop text, not the pen's own print.                                                                                                      |             |               |             |             | BL-VB5       |
| maker-fr  | Pilot France V-Ball 05 product page         | label |        | fr       |            |             | 2026-09-14 | supported |                  |                         |                          | ^pilotfr   | Maker's page for the V-Ball 05 range in all colours; read with own web access (server fetch answered 403).                                                                   |             |               |             |             |              |
| barrel    | Barrel print on Open Products Facts photos  | label |        |          |            |             | 2025-05-19 | supported |                  |                         |                          | ^off-front | Two contributor photos of a loose pen (2019-01-21 and 2025-05-19); barrel reads PILOT, V-Ball, Pure Liquid Ink, 0.5, with a barcode sticker. No retail pack is photographed. |             |               |             |             |              |
<!--/observations-->

## Research gaps <!--research_gaps-->
| observation | domain         | state          | detail                                                                                                                                                                                         | source     |
| ----------- | -------------- | -------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- |
|             | markets        | unknown        | Open Products Facts tags France and French retailers (Cultura, Lamartine, Burolike) show this EAN in listing URLs, but every French listing and pilotpen.fr answered 403, so FR is not listed. | ^off       |
|             | relationships  | unknown        | No source names the GS1 licensee of prefix 4902505 or the factory that made this pen (Pilot has plants in Japan and Annecy, France).                                                           | ^pilot-eu  |
|             | specifications | not_researched | Length, weight and recycled content are not stated by a readable source.                                                                                                                       | ^pilotfr   |
| barrel      | identity       | unknown        | Whether this EAN is sold loose, on a blister card or both is not shown by any source.                                                                                                          | ^off-front |
<!--/research_gaps-->

## Research <!--research-->
structure_version: 2
reviewed_on: 2026-09-14
note: Discover pass from the 2006-2013 wanted list; identity confirmed by two retailer listings that print the EAN.
<!--/research-->

## References <!--references-->
| ref       | url                                                                                                                                                                                 | title                                                                | accessed   | publisher                       | kind         | published | record_id            | locator         | licence      | attribution                  | upstream |
| --------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | ------------------------------- | ------------ | --------- | -------------------- | --------------- | ------------ | ---------------------------- | -------- |
| off       | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/4902505085406                                                                                                                               | Pilot Stylo Roller V Ball VB 5, Pointe Métal, Noir                   | 2026-09-14 | Open Food Facts                 | catalogue    |           | 4902505085406        |                 | ODbL         | Open Food Facts contributors |          |
| off-front | https://images.openfoodfacts.org/images/products/490/250/508/5406/front_fr.9.full.jpg                                                                                               | Photos of the pen barrel (front 2025-05-19; second photo 2019-01-21) | 2026-09-14 | Open Food Facts                 | pack         |           | 4902505085406        | imgid 2 and 1   | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors |          |
| biro      | https://www.biro-center.si/izdelek/4902505085406/pilot-roler-v-ball-05-crn                                                                                                          | PILOT ROLER V-BALL 0.5 ČRN                                           | 2026-09-14 | Biro Center                     | retailer     |           | 4902505085406        |                 |              |                              |          |
| badia     | https://www.libreriabadia.com/pilot-v-ball-0.5-roller-negro-bl-vb5-b-p4902505085406                                                                                                 | PILOT V-BALL 0.5 ROLLER NEGRO BL-VB5-B                               | 2026-09-14 | Librería Badia                  | retailer     |           | 4902505085406        |                 |              |                              |          |
| pilotfr   | https://pilotpen.fr/v-ball-05-roller-encre-liquide-pointe-fine                                                                                                                      | V-Ball 05 - Roller encre liquide - Pointe Fine                       | 2026-09-14 | Pilot Pen France                | manufacturer |           |                      |                 |              |                              |          |
| pilot-eu  | https://www.pilotpen.eu/about-pilot/pilot-company/                                                                                                                                  | Pilot Company                                                        | 2026-09-14 | Pilot Corporation of Europe     | manufacturer |           |                      |                 |              |                              |          |
| wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilot_(pen_company)                                                                                                                                   | Pilot (pen company)                                                  | 2026-09-14 | Wikipedia                       | publication  |           |                      | infobox: Brands | CC BY-SA 4.0 |                              |          |
| gleif     | https://api.gleif.org/api/v1/lei-records?filter%5Bfulltext%5D=%E3%83%91%E3%82%A4%E3%83%AD%E3%83%83%E3%83%88%E3%82%B3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%9D%E3%83%AC%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A7%E3%83%B3 | LEI record 353800AR8E9WFDU10092                                      | 2026-09-14 | GLEIF                           | registry     |           | 353800AR8E9WFDU10092 |                 | CC0          |                              |          |
| archive   | https://web.archive.org/web/20090811030339/http://da.barcodepedia.com/4902505085406/pilote-v-ball-05-noir                                                                           | Old Barcodepedia page "pilote v ball 05 noir" (archived 2009)        | 2026-09-14 | Barcodepedia (Internet Archive) | other        |           |                      |                 |              |                              |          |
<!--/references-->

## About <!--about-->
The Pilot V-Ball 05 in black is a disposable, capped rollerball pen with liquid ink, a 0.5 mm tungsten carbide ball and a 0.3 mm line.[^pilotfr][^biro] Its barrel is printed "Pure Liquid Ink", and a V-System regulator controls the ink flow.[^off-front][^biro] V-Ball is one of the brands of Pilot Corporation, Japan's largest pen maker, headquartered in Tokyo.[^wikipedia] This barcode appears with the model code BL-VB5-B on shop listings in Slovenia and Spain.[^biro][^badia] Open Food Facts' sister catalogue has photos of the pen itself.[^off]

The barcode was already on the 2006-2013 Barcodepedia as "pilote v ball 05 noir", which only named Pilot.[^archive] Pilot's European factory near Annecy supplies much of the group's European range, so the "JAPAN" moulding on the cap is not taken as the country of manufacture.[^pilot-eu]
<!--/about-->