I'm not too deep into the estate pipe market scene, and would like to get some ideas from experienced estate pipes owners and dealers, especially about how various degrees of damage would affect the value of a pipe.
$1000 - Let's say, a pipe (say a ~1970s Dunhill non-special edition) unsmoked new in box.
$800 (mint) to $500 (good used with minor handling marks) - smoking it.
$500 (50% mark) to $250 - minor issues, such as stem oxidation, tooth-marks, rim darkening, stem being too loose or too tight.
$250 (25% mark) to $100 - major issues, such as cracked shank, cracked bowl, or non-original stem.
$100 (10% mark) and below - major damage, such as cracks questionably repairable, or bowl chamber structure compromised during previous usage, e.g. burn-out, or missing its stem or a major component.
Above is just a rough idea (or misunderstanding) I have about how the price may go down for an estate pipe.:puffpipe:
My question for experience forum members is mainly about how damages, i.e. cracks and chips in the shank, the bowl and the stem, affect the value of a pipe. And usually by how much?
$1000 - Let's say, a pipe (say a ~1970s Dunhill non-special edition) unsmoked new in box.
$800 (mint) to $500 (good used with minor handling marks) - smoking it.
$500 (50% mark) to $250 - minor issues, such as stem oxidation, tooth-marks, rim darkening, stem being too loose or too tight.
$250 (25% mark) to $100 - major issues, such as cracked shank, cracked bowl, or non-original stem.
$100 (10% mark) and below - major damage, such as cracks questionably repairable, or bowl chamber structure compromised during previous usage, e.g. burn-out, or missing its stem or a major component.
Above is just a rough idea (or misunderstanding) I have about how the price may go down for an estate pipe.:puffpipe:
My question for experience forum members is mainly about how damages, i.e. cracks and chips in the shank, the bowl and the stem, affect the value of a pipe. And usually by how much?