New for me - an estate Peterson System P-lip

I'm steadily building a small collection of pipes (and tobacco). One marque that I hadn't purchased yet was Peterson. I was thinking of purchasing new - but I've read some concerns with new Petersons in my price range. So I ended up purchasing an estate. It arrived clean and sanitized (for the most part), though it wasn't clean enough or sanitized enough by my standards. An hour or so of work, and it's now quite a nice pipe. Chamber walls are sound. It had been reamed very carefully and skillfully, and for the price I paid, I now have an extremely clean specimen.
But would I like the System and the P-lip?
Yes to both.
The System works as it's supposed to. Nary a gurgle. Smoked extremely cool with its first bowl of Gaslight. And the P-lip? Quite honestly, I really couldn't tell that much difference between a fishtail and this. I like the P-lip just as much as any other bit that I have so far.
So I'm thinking there may be more Petersons in my future - and perhaps another System and P-lip.

That's a handsome pipe sir. I am also looking to add a Peterson to my collection. What price range should I be looking in to get one in that condition? I've been watching them on fleabay, they all seem to sell for around $60-$arm and a leg. Does that sound commensurate with your findings?

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You're right in the price ballpark. New they go for around twice that, and I was a bit concerned with some of the QC issues I've read about. This one came from a reputable estate dealer, and I'm pleased.