I appreciate you must get this type of post from newbies so many times, so apologies if I'm going over something that has been covered elsewhere (feel free to link me if so). I'm also conscious people will start to lose patience with my constant hunt for cheap pipes. This is not a refusal to accept the philosophy of 'Cheap pipes aren't good and good pipes aren't cheap'. It is merely governed by lack of funds.
Anyway, enough rambling. My question is, should unbranded pipes be dismissed without question? I found this on ebay. New, ebony wood, looks nice although the images have clearly been lifted off the net and not the sellers own, but can anyone give this a quick once over and explain to me the red flags. I know without being told that no one here would buy this, but what I need to know for my own sake, is why.
Thanks in advance.
Ebony pipe
And this: Hand made pipe
Anyway, enough rambling. My question is, should unbranded pipes be dismissed without question? I found this on ebay. New, ebony wood, looks nice although the images have clearly been lifted off the net and not the sellers own, but can anyone give this a quick once over and explain to me the red flags. I know without being told that no one here would buy this, but what I need to know for my own sake, is why.
Thanks in advance.
Ebony pipe
And this: Hand made pipe