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E-Bay;Your Best Buys and Worst Disappointments
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<blockquote data-quote="The German Shepherd" data-source="post: 19357" data-attributes="member: 83"><p>A few years ago, I spotted a Barling bent egg on Ebay. I had just read Tad Gage's article in P & T magazine about Barlings and was looking to find a nice one. It seemed to me that the pipe might be a Pre-Transitional piece because it was marked TVF. I took the gamble and won the pipe for $26.01US. When it arrived, I found the model number was indeed a three digit number and after having the pipe examined by some folks "in the know" I found it was indeed a Pre-Transition Barling.</p><p></p><p>Now for the a disappointment. One of my first EBAY purchases was a Nording Smooth bent egg (LARGE bowl). When I received the pipe, I noticed that there was no "N" on the stem. This was not evident in the EBAY picture, nor was it mentioned in the ad stating the stem was a replacement. Sure enough, the stem was a replacement and when I wrote the seller, he gave me a "too bad, it's your pipe now" answer. I kept the pipe, but overpaid for it.</p><p></p><p>Jay</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="The German Shepherd, post: 19357, member: 83"] A few years ago, I spotted a Barling bent egg on Ebay. I had just read Tad Gage's article in P & T magazine about Barlings and was looking to find a nice one. It seemed to me that the pipe might be a Pre-Transitional piece because it was marked TVF. I took the gamble and won the pipe for $26.01US. When it arrived, I found the model number was indeed a three digit number and after having the pipe examined by some folks "in the know" I found it was indeed a Pre-Transition Barling. Now for the a disappointment. One of my first EBAY purchases was a Nording Smooth bent egg (LARGE bowl). When I received the pipe, I noticed that there was no "N" on the stem. This was not evident in the EBAY picture, nor was it mentioned in the ad stating the stem was a replacement. Sure enough, the stem was a replacement and when I wrote the seller, he gave me a "too bad, it's your pipe now" answer. I kept the pipe, but overpaid for it. Jay [/QUOTE]
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