I am internally conflicted by this.
A few weeks ago renowned forum member Pipestud offered 5 tins of Deerstalker for sale on his site. I had heard about Deerstalker before. It is an all VA blend made by the legendary Elephant & Castle, a London blending house that ceased production in the 1980s.
I thought the price was fairly high. I can't recall exactly, but I think I paid $100 or $125 tops for each of the two tins I ended up purchasing. It was an extravagant indulgence, but I thought it might be fun to try this blend on a special occasion.
And then, this past week Pipestud auctioned off a single tin of Deerstalker and it sold for $367! See http://www.ebay.com/itm/151477419147
Up until the final seconds, the auction was at about what I paid for my tins, but the final closing price shocked me a bit.
Now I am feeling like it would be beyond extravagant to smoke my Deerstalker up and I am truthfully conflicted.
This is a First World dilemma, I appreciate, but a dilemma nonetheless.
So, if you were me, what would you do?
A few weeks ago renowned forum member Pipestud offered 5 tins of Deerstalker for sale on his site. I had heard about Deerstalker before. It is an all VA blend made by the legendary Elephant & Castle, a London blending house that ceased production in the 1980s.
I thought the price was fairly high. I can't recall exactly, but I think I paid $100 or $125 tops for each of the two tins I ended up purchasing. It was an extravagant indulgence, but I thought it might be fun to try this blend on a special occasion.
And then, this past week Pipestud auctioned off a single tin of Deerstalker and it sold for $367! See http://www.ebay.com/itm/151477419147
Up until the final seconds, the auction was at about what I paid for my tins, but the final closing price shocked me a bit.
Now I am feeling like it would be beyond extravagant to smoke my Deerstalker up and I am truthfully conflicted.
This is a First World dilemma, I appreciate, but a dilemma nonetheless.
So, if you were me, what would you do?