Hi all,
I'm David Goostree and I live in the Flint Hills of Kansas.
I started smoking a pipe when I was 16 years old back in 1964.
Over the years I always had pipes, but for convenience I also smoked various brands of unfiltered cigarettes too,
but around 1982 I went strictly with pipes only.
I called myself a collector during the 80's, but eventually realized I was just a smoker.
Around 2006 while being on strike for 13 weeks I started selling pipes on eBay that I never smoked,
which was helpful since I had no income for those 13 weeks, and I had well over 300 pipes, most I paid way too much for.
When I retired in 2009 I was supposed to sell all my clutter, so again I started with the pipes I never smoked.
Before selling them all I attracted the attention of collectors who asked me to sell theirs too.
I'm now selling for 4 different collectors and have two others waiting for me to have time to sell for them too.
My eBay sales are as much a social experience as it is a business.
I love pipes, so it's difficult to let many go.
I have at least a dozen on hand now I'm struggling with whether to let them go or not.
My favorite thing besides selling is visiting with my buyers.
Many have become good friends.
My collectors who send me pipes frequently buy pipes other collectors have sent me.
All have also become good friends.
I'm in trouble every day because my Wife's honey-do list is enormous and all I have time for is pipes.
I'm experimenting with making pipes look better too.
I buff and polish them, adjust tenon's, then take pics and offer them to dozen's of previous buyers,
some are a Pipe of the Day special email, and also multiple offerings of new arrivals before they get listed.
David/BanjoBob48
I'm David Goostree and I live in the Flint Hills of Kansas.
I started smoking a pipe when I was 16 years old back in 1964.
Over the years I always had pipes, but for convenience I also smoked various brands of unfiltered cigarettes too,
but around 1982 I went strictly with pipes only.
I called myself a collector during the 80's, but eventually realized I was just a smoker.
Around 2006 while being on strike for 13 weeks I started selling pipes on eBay that I never smoked,
which was helpful since I had no income for those 13 weeks, and I had well over 300 pipes, most I paid way too much for.
When I retired in 2009 I was supposed to sell all my clutter, so again I started with the pipes I never smoked.
Before selling them all I attracted the attention of collectors who asked me to sell theirs too.
I'm now selling for 4 different collectors and have two others waiting for me to have time to sell for them too.
My eBay sales are as much a social experience as it is a business.
I love pipes, so it's difficult to let many go.
I have at least a dozen on hand now I'm struggling with whether to let them go or not.
My favorite thing besides selling is visiting with my buyers.
Many have become good friends.
My collectors who send me pipes frequently buy pipes other collectors have sent me.
All have also become good friends.
I'm in trouble every day because my Wife's honey-do list is enormous and all I have time for is pipes.
I'm experimenting with making pipes look better too.
I buff and polish them, adjust tenon's, then take pics and offer them to dozen's of previous buyers,
some are a Pipe of the Day special email, and also multiple offerings of new arrivals before they get listed.
David/BanjoBob48
