Cecil Sells a Broken Pencil

See this?
(holds out a pencil)
Nickel. Maybe a time at one of your upscale boutiques. Reliable investment, the pencil. Everyone uses them. Official Writing Instrument of the Russian Space Program.
But then
(breaks pencil)
Worthless, right?
But, but-
Okay, follow me here: You take the broken pencil, right? Buy them buy the carton, the crate, the wagon-just buy a lot, okay?-from a-a juvenile detention facility, architectural firm, corner store wagon, anywhere without imagination. And you figure, broken pencils, penny a pound? You'd be doing them a favor, no one needs a broken pencil. It's like a calculator without a zero key: UNTENABLE
(Cecil is the only one who laughs)
Right. So you pick up these broken pencils, and okay, this is the catch, this is the only catch but you need to invest in some tape, okay? Scotch tape, masking tape, duck [sic] tape, whatever you can trade for. And you start taping the broken pencils to each other. Doesn't even matter if they match. Maybe better if they don't. Two points: double the productivity. Two erasers: twice as forgiving.
Alright, so now you got these unholy super pencils and you sell them at normal prices (your nickel, your dime at the boutique). And alongside these bad boys, you think anyone is going to be interested in a normal pencil?
America is a country that will pay well for novelty.
Ok, so lets talk profit:
Let's say you buy em a penny a pound. Say 20 pencils in a pound. Sell em for a nickel each. That's $1 off your penny investment. 1000% profit off your investment. And, right right, factor in the tape. But if you're buying in bulk (from your local Costco or covered wagon, what have you) the cost is negligible. So let's focus on our profits.
So how bout it?
Who wants to be the first to make their fortune in pencils. Because, today and only because I like you, I am willing to make you a once-in-a-lifetime deal. I will let you buy a couple of broken pencils from me. You can start your own pencil business today! What do you think?
I'll trade em for a mustache comb...