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Why is Buying Pipes (on a Budget) So Difficult?
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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 269703"><p>First off, on a "value" basis, buying a new one is insane. </p><p></p><p>This because the same pipe, a week after the guy who bought it new and decided he didn't</p><p> like it after one smoke ends up selling it for maybe half of what he paid for it. </p><p></p><p>Yeah, there are potential pitfalls that way. There are with marriage too, but people still</p><p>get married. </p><p></p><p>Second, Flea Bay and Internet are not synonyms. There is at least one Bro here who </p><p>sells used pipes (can't remember his name, but his avatar is Edward R. Murrow) that</p><p>are surprisingly good values. </p><p></p><p>Same for guys like Marty Pulvers -- in spades. People (idiots) regularly pay for more for stuff @ </p><p>Flea Bay than he sells them for. There are a LOT of people offering used pipes on the internet.</p><p>Places with relatively low profiles and low visitor counts are -- or can be -- primo. </p><p></p><p>Buy PIPES -- not names. I'm not gonna spill the beans on the outfit that made the one PB</p><p>riffed on, but there were a lot of companies that aren't household names that made some</p><p>great pipes. And they often go for peanuts. </p><p></p><p>< $50 for an estate you really like + < $ 50 for a new stem, detox & buff nets you a MUCH</p><p>better pipe -- all things considered -- than a new $100 one that, 30 years ago, would have </p><p>been a basket pipe. Plus it's broken in by now. With the exception of an A/R Caminetto & a</p><p>PD-gifted Castello, every pipe here pretty much fits that description. And I doubt whether </p><p>there are many folks here who enjoy better smoking/tasting pipes that cost way more.</p><p></p><p>It isn't difficult. It just takes work and study.</p><p></p><p>FWIW</p><p></p><p>:face:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 269703"] First off, on a "value" basis, buying a new one is insane. This because the same pipe, a week after the guy who bought it new and decided he didn't like it after one smoke ends up selling it for maybe half of what he paid for it. Yeah, there are potential pitfalls that way. There are with marriage too, but people still get married. Second, Flea Bay and Internet are not synonyms. There is at least one Bro here who sells used pipes (can't remember his name, but his avatar is Edward R. Murrow) that are surprisingly good values. Same for guys like Marty Pulvers -- in spades. People (idiots) regularly pay for more for stuff @ Flea Bay than he sells them for. There are a LOT of people offering used pipes on the internet. Places with relatively low profiles and low visitor counts are -- or can be -- primo. Buy PIPES -- not names. I'm not gonna spill the beans on the outfit that made the one PB riffed on, but there were a lot of companies that aren't household names that made some great pipes. And they often go for peanuts. < $50 for an estate you really like + < $ 50 for a new stem, detox & buff nets you a MUCH better pipe -- all things considered -- than a new $100 one that, 30 years ago, would have been a basket pipe. Plus it's broken in by now. With the exception of an A/R Caminetto & a PD-gifted Castello, every pipe here pretty much fits that description. And I doubt whether there are many folks here who enjoy better smoking/tasting pipes that cost way more. It isn't difficult. It just takes work and study. FWIW :face: [/QUOTE]
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