Buy Low, Pipe Purchases

[mso489]

I just noticed that the Big Ben churchwarden Lectura is offered by PC at about $137. A few years ago, I bought it from them for around $40, so there is occasionally a nice break on sale prices, for me especially at PC, and sometimes at SP. Do you notice the prices on any of your purchases have soared since you "invested"?

 

[sandollars]

I try not to think about how much I have "Invested" in this hobby.

 

[alaskanpiper]

I don't really look at pipes as an investment so much as an "I could probably get some money for this if the shit really hit the fan" item. The plan is to keep making money and keep smoking my pipes.

But no, I haven't been in the game long enough to notice any dramatic prince increases. Unless you count Penzance bulk doubling in price at my (only) B&M this week.

 

[sandollars]

I don't really look at pipes as an investment so much as an "I could probably get some money for this if the shit really hit the fan" item. The plan is to keep making money and keep smoking my pipes.

But no, I haven't been in the game long enough to notice any dramatic prince increases. Unless you count Penzance bulk doubling in price at my (only) B&M this week.

HEY PIPER! Let me know if you need me to help you find some Penzance, okay? LOL!

 

[alaskanpiper]

HEY PIPER! Let me know if you need me to help you find some Penzance, okay? LOL!

Haha, nope. Fortunately I have all I need for years to come. Picked up an insurance oz online last night as well, just in case

 

[Chasing Embers]

Tsuge Mizki pipes were under $60 seven years ago, now they're over $100.

 

[Chasing Embers]

I don't really look at pipes as an investment

Same

 

[SpookedPiper]

Haha, nope. Fortunately I have all I need for years to come. Picked up an insurance oz online last night as well, just in case

Not me..just an 8oz bag...sitting there hibernating...for another 10 years before I open it.?

 

[Chasing Embers]

Not me..just an 8oz bag...sitting there hibernating...for another 10 years before I open it.?

If you like strong Latakia, you may wish to smoke it long before then.

 

[SpookedPiper]

I may open a tin of quiet nights and try that first. I have been nursing a tin of pirate cake for quite some time. I like the FM or skiff mixture better and Balkan Sobranie best so far. So I am really not even sure about the Penzance other then the mysticality of it's unicorn elusivity.

 

[weezell]

I don't really look at pipes as an investment

Yep, me to. No SHIT is given...?

 

[trouttimes]

I look at pipes first and foremost as tools. They are like my favorite coffee mug. I don't buy them with an eye to resale later. If I did, I probably would not smoke them. I would wrap them in bubble wrap and keep them in my safe. I buy pipes that smoke good, fit my hand well and catch my eye. If my kids get to make a buck after I'm dust, good for them.

 

[jpmcwjr]

In fairness to Tom, he put the word in quotes. Investing in pipes or tobacco is a bit more secure than "investing" in a pair of tickets for a play off game, but I bet not more than a few dozen people in the world have made money by long term investing in pipes.

 

[trubka2]

I feel pretty much the same as trouttimes, but I'll admit to getting a little rush from getting a few tins of tobacco for a pipe that I paid 10 bucks for. I assume that at least some of the estate pipe dealers aren't in it just for the love of pipes.

 

[mngslvs]

I have a Drucquer-St.Croix pipe, purchased on sale in around 1988, for $60. Donno what that'd be in real dollars -- at least $120. I'm told there is a cult for those limited run air dried pipes, so it might be worth a bit. But no way am I selling it, as it is among my very best smokers.

 

[bnichols23]

I look at pipes first and foremost as tools. They are like my favorite coffee mug. I don't buy them with an eye to resale later. If I did, I probably would not smoke them. I would wrap them in bubble wrap and keep them in my safe. I buy pipes that smoke good, fit my hand well and catch my eye. If my kids get to make a buck after I'm dust, good for them.

What the crazy Coloradan says. [sic, very]