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You just won what ? 
There is a link there.
I will make it a little easier to see:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/260930024937?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649
At 13.50, you cant go wrong. I have heard good thing about Peretti pipes and tobaccos. From the photos, it looks like there may be a couple of tiny flaws in the briar, and the stem might need some work, but that would not discourage me from smoking it at all. Very nice find for a great price!
A very nice buy, can see the link now.
Good buy!
Looks like a winner to me! Does anyone know who made those Peretti pipes? A classic look for sure!
Sorry - testing my notifications function, appears to be off again.
Nice looking pipe, congrats!
Great looking pipe, and what a steal as well. Let us know how it smokes when you get it!
good score, easy cleanup there mate, enjoy!!!
Wow, haven't seen a Peretti in ages. Once you clean that up it's gonna make a nice looking pipe. http://www.ljperetti.com/pipes/pipes_peretti-pipes.html
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Not a bad pick up and for that price, really can't go wrong 
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Nice pipe and You got it from one of our members so I say good score. 
Great score there! I have a number of Perettis and they all puff well.
Old man Peretti carved pipes a few decades ago, and some of the Perettis were carved by the likes of Bill Taylor (of Ashton, now deceased).
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les
Nice score !
Now make sure Chicago doesn't have to label you as an "eBay whacko". 
Nice lines, classy.
Great looking pipe, and what a steal as well. Let us know how it smokes when you get it!
Will do 
I looked at the site earlier rigmedic1. Their pipes are going for considerably more. This one looks like a good light clencher. I still can't tell what material the stem is made from though, I've never seen that color before.
Nice one! It will clean up nicely! Stem color is "oxidized vulcanite"
I think you did very well.
Break out the micro mesh and that stem will shine like new, or just smoke the heck out of it!
Old man Peretti carved pipes a few decades ago, and some of the Perettis were carved by the likes of Bill Taylor (of Ashton, now deceased).hp
les
What a great find! Enjoy!
zanthal....you scored big time!
It's all packed-up and ready to go. I cleaned the tar from the rim and threw-in a new bite-guard (since you plan on clenching). BTW, this is not a small pipe, it weighs 52 grams and the bowl is about the size of a golf ball. It's a beaut and definitely Hand-made. Regarding the stem, I wouldn't do a thing to it except run a couple of whiskey-soaked pipe cleaners to your liking - the oxidation is like trying to keep-up with crabgrass on your lawn - a futile effort and of no real consequence. The bowl has a perfect cake (1/16") and I am sure it will be one of your new favorites If not, as usual, just send it back for a full refund. Thanks again. MC
Love the shape of that pipe and a great price too. I'm just a little curious why the Ebay listing header on the new tab I opened to view it reads "New & Used electrical"?
that's eBay's header. You're only seeing a portion of it, it reads: eBay - New & used electronics, cars, apparel, collectibles, sporting goods & more at low prices:
You know modernchicago, I was fully expecting to get outbid on that. I'm really surprised no one else did.
@zanthal...that's the nature of auctions - you never know. There are times when (it seems) every pipe smoker on earth is glued to the TV right when an auction ends, and thus, not may bids. Good timing. It's a GREAT pipe. It holds alot of baccy and should serve you well. The briar is beautiful, there is a small birdseye knag (as seen in the pics) which I thought was actually an 'O' stamping. Other than that, it free of fills and a really dense, quality chunk of algerian briar. Enjoy.
I didn't realize it from the pictures but you were right ... I just got it today and it's got the biggest chamber of any pipe I own. Smokes very well, too!
That's a nicely balanced pipe, congrats
Nice pipe at an unbelievable price!
It took me three sittings and probably over an hour of smoke time to finish the first bowl.
Having different pipes with different chamber sizes is something I didn't realize before as being a good idea, for the sake of being able to have shorter or longer smokes.
Alright sorry for the double post but I finally gave all the responses a good read.
I'm going to do some research and see if there's any way to ascertain who carved this pipe, and I suppose since it might be a rarity, I will research how to properly "clean up" an estate pipe.
Thanks for lestrout and Al for sparking my curiousity 
UPDATE: I decided to e-mail LJ Peretti (the company) directly. Maybe I'll get actual confirmation and not just suspicions.
Okay, triple post. Sorry moderators, will try not to do this in the future.
But I wanted to show you something:
When I first was inspecting this I saw the hole in the tenon (as you can see) to be off center. I thought that it might be a mistake, a factory defect or something.
I'm still not sure if it was intentional or not, but it is off-center towards the top, becoming an interesting solution to moisture problems.
That draft hole is a concession in a full-bent pipe. You might not see that in a high-grade pipe, than again you might. Does it pass a cleaner?
Having different pipes with different chamber sizes is something I didn't realize before as being a good idea, for the sake of being able to have shorter or longer smokes.
Definitely, the right pipe for the right moment. I like a bent for reading, or similar actitivies, so most of mine are bent in various sizes. I have a few really large bowls, but that limits their use, still handy to have when the time is right.
it's intentional and aligns with the draft hole in the briar. you'll also notice a small radius notch in the mortise (of a bent pipe) from the draft hole bit, as the draft hole and mortise bore are skewed to make-up for the bend in the shank.
Otherwise if they were to continue the path of the mortise it would miss the chamber floor entirely.
The eccentric hole in the stem is a product of this (mis)alignment.
At first glance, that "P" left me thinkin it was a Peterson. Great lines and, with a bit of loving care, it should clean up nicely. You done good, my friend.
It's good to see a pipe find a good home. I'm pretty much done with selling pipes on eBay. I am clearing-off my bench with some bowls with missing stems, and laying-low for a while. I am going to try to make some pipes (I have access to an amazing shop) and aside from that - I'll post some pics of the pipes I have collected for myself. Take care.
Cheers.
I need to try carving myself sometime.
I heard back from the LJ Peretti ... this pipe was made by Robert Peretti in 1970
hey zanthal....apparently the 'O'-shaped defect really is an 'O':
O Grade Peretti
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