Have You Noticed A Slow Down In Sales/Trading?

[AJL67]

Personally, my sales are up, but they aren't pipe related.

Blue Sky is always going to sell.

 

[litup]

I suspected the same thing after the Chicago show. But I kinda recognized a hiatus leading up to the show too. Perhaps people were saving for the show.

That's true for me and a number of other guys I spoke with at the show. There's nothing worse than going to a show with no money in your pocket. Even if you go to a show and don't buy anything, it's nice knowing you could if you found something you didn't want to live without.

 

[PipeIT]

I used to at least browse aged tobacco for a few things I was interested in until maybe 2 years ago when prices jumped through the roof. $75 was at the max I’d potential pay for a ton of something, now when the same tins are $125-$150 asking price, I just stopped looking. Lost complete interest in the market and it had nothing to do with economics.

I hear ya, at times, I’ve been really bummed at prices, like the pipe world is all the rave now, the trendy bling thing going on, at least at times it feels this way.

Especially just to buy some tobacco or a pipe, and it turns in to a career, to be able to get what you like before it all sells out.

So many times, every site with certain blends or pipes is like a big Black Friday rush, if you’re not up early, or in line first, you’re always missing out.

 

[OverMountain]

A data point!

 

[Scriptonic]

I'm sure just like any hobby there are going to be ups and downs. For me now is the time to buy pipes. I just picked up an Eltang, bang, and j alan for less than the cost of just one of those a few years ago...Granted the J. Alan is.....well it's not going to be an everyday pipe.

Bonus Mark Tinsky pipe I picked up for 80 shipped.

 

[kanaia]

The Stud seems to be doing just fine just look at the prices people are paying.

 

[Model 29]

I just spent some major bucks on a custom Sharps rifle,so my till for pipes is a bit low now...