I hope I'm not out of bounds here. I had a 1968 Dunhill Tanshell up for sale here. I have pulled it from the sale, and I'm glad no one here bought it. It's not a bad pipe. In fact, it is a very good pipe, but it's not the pipe I advertised. This was my first (and only) Dunhill. I bought it from an Ebay seller named "The Second Hand Smoker. The pipe had a(really well done) replacement stem. He also told me that the rim had been re-sandblasted and the pipe had been re-stained. Again, the restoration was a very good one, but the pipe was advertised as:
Not being either a Dunhill expert, nor a restoration expert, I posted a similar description when I posted it for sale here. On a good note, I requested a return to the seller for these reasons and he accepted. It will go back tomorrow. Again, I'm happy none of you bought it. It is a really nice restoration, but not original as advertised. I'm just glad he is willing to take it back. Maybe he didn't know either. I will give him the benefit of the doubt here, but I won't buy anything else from him either.
. I read a post yesterday where a member here stated he would never buy from this seller. Unfortunately I had read it too late. Needless to say, I won't be selling any more pipes I don't know intimately, or buying from sellers I don't know have a stellar reputation.Looking over every part of this Dunhill Tanshell, shape 60, from back in 1968, I see nothing wrong with it. The chamber is used but sound; its rim is still clean, well-textured and sharply edged; the Tanshell blond coloration still remains; stampings are intact and legible; the mouthpiece is original and immaculate.
Not being either a Dunhill expert, nor a restoration expert, I posted a similar description when I posted it for sale here. On a good note, I requested a return to the seller for these reasons and he accepted. It will go back tomorrow. Again, I'm happy none of you bought it. It is a really nice restoration, but not original as advertised. I'm just glad he is willing to take it back. Maybe he didn't know either. I will give him the benefit of the doubt here, but I won't buy anything else from him either.