3.5oz of tobacco for only $1,000.00 at Smoking Pipes..........

[hakchuma]

Thought this was a bit odd.
https://www.smokingpipes.com/pipe-tobacco/larsen/W.O.-Larsen-2015-Limited-Release-Hand-Pressed-3.5oz/product_id/221096

 

[fnord]

I'd still jar it.
Fnord

 

[beefeater33]

Buy ten and get 10% off.................... ::

 

[Chasing Embers]

Saw that about a month ago and thought, "Mmmmmm.....no".

 

[thomasw]

Buy ten and get 10% off....................

Actually you'd need to buy 25 .... killer deal, no? ::

 

[Chasing Embers]

Must have been swept off the floor of the golden stall in Esoterica's stable.

 

[jndyer]

Hey, the good news is that you get free shipping on your whole order if you add this to your cart. 8O

 

[andrew]

What's even more ridiculous is pipe tobacco isn't supposed to be stored in a humidor http://pipesmagazine.com/python/pipe-tobacco/pipe-tobacco-storage/

 

[dottiewarden]

*Because this is such a rare and expensive product, we decided not to open a tin to inspect its components; therefore our tobacco notes and component information are reasonable guesses based on information from the manufacturer.

The seller isn't even willing to open a tin and try it due to the high price. Go figure.

Saw that about a month ago and thought, "Mmmmmm.....no".

I'm surprised something that special has taken more than a month to sell out.

 

[lonefrog615]

I feel like this is some kind of crazy bet someone made.

"Hey Jim! I bet you one dollar american we can get some one to pay a grand for 3 and a half ounces of tobacco."

Jim's like "No way :? You're on buddy "

 

[prairiedruid]

The virgins who pick the leaves and hand press them have unionized.

 

[beezer]

I took out a line of credit and purchased seven of these. In five years a rich fella from China is going to pay twice as much when I list them with Pipestud.

 

[gloucesterman]

I thing I'll wait for Jim's review before investing.

 

[cally454]

I saw it on another site for $750.00 so if you dig a little you can get a deal...

 

[jacks6]

I'm surprised something that special has taken more than a month to sell out.

Yea, It's been up since May.

 

[northernneil]

What's even more ridiculous is pipe tobacco isn't supposed to be stored in a humidor

In general you are right. However, if the humidor has been made for the pipe tobacco, and keeps it at the right humidity (lower than the required 70% RH for cigars), I do not envision any issues arising. That being said, I need to top up the solution in my cigar humidors every couple of months. How are these humidors being maintained while waiting to be sold?

 

[mso489]

To some hedge fund guy who can't buy Manhattan real estate fast enough to stay ahead of his holiday bonus, and who handles his pocket cash with a coal shovel, this might be an amusing piece of self-reward. They've evicted all the musicians, poets and artists from Greenwich Village to revamp the old brownstones and now many stand empty as investment properties. A thousand for 3.5 ounces of tobacco, three thousand for a bottle of red wine ... nary a blink.

 

[mso489]

Or the derivatives people, let's not forget them. These are investments that are so complicated, they are designed by math Ph.D.'s and self-taught math geniuses to be indecipherable to average geniuses, much less any mere bank CEO or holder of a seat on the NY Stock Exchange. Basically, these investments are mystery boxes unknowable to their buyers and the brokers who sell them, based on a kind of magic thinking. It's like the invisible pony big brothers sell their younger brothers to cop they're piggy bank savings. These people too need thousand dollar tobacco. And Manhattan real estate to evict the arts community that used to live there. Sorry ... I'll behave.

 

[pagan]

just added 5 to my cart :rofl:

 

[jpmcwjr]

Should this give hope to the Jays of the world who hand press tobaccos at home?? You guys: undercut this offering by a few hundred, and you'll still be very happy.....except where could you sell it??