Over the weekend i scored a KILLER DEAL on a brand new, UNSMOKED Rinaldo Collection Titania Silver Line Pipe with a sterling silver band on Ebay. I could not believe i was not outbid or sniped at the end, which is usually the case. I just bid how i normally do, which i highly recommend, and put the most i was willing to pay ($150) and put my phone on silent and in the other room until the auction was over, in order to prevent any uneccessary bidding wars i might be inclined by chance to engage in. I checked my phone and low and behold, i scored the pipe for $145 plus around $5 for shipping. After messaging the seller about a couple specs not included in the description, i found he bought it from the Rinaldo distributor here in the States at the St. Louis pipe show and it still has the retail sticker of $465 on it! Comes with the original bag as well. This is my second Rinaldo, the other being a Triade YYY smooth bent apple that smokes like a dream, so i know how great of pipes they are. The other one i bought used for $125 with bag off Ebay and the seller said the pipe was well taken care of (which it was) but was around 8 years old. But for $20 more and a BETTER Collection pipe brand new with ridiculous grain and birdseye, man i got lucky for sure! Moral of the story, if you look around long enough you can still stumble across some incredible deals on Ebay. I should receive the pipe on thursday of this week, so we'll see how it turns out and how she smokes!
