Sasieni four dot.

That is a VERY GOOD price for that pipe. The post-war patent pipes are a sub category in the Sasieni world, made roughly from right after the war until 1950. A very nice crosscut. For that kind of price I would rather see the older diamond pattern of the dots. Would I pay that much for the pipe? No. Would I sell one for that price? Yes! Keep your eyes out, the family era Four Dots, post 1950, more usually sell for $150-$200, and every now and then can be found for less. You will find one.
Dave

That's a lot of do-re-mi for a Hurlingham, which is not a rare shape. But look at the birdseye on that pipe! I suspect that the fineness of the grain played a role in this particular episode of Bid Like A Fool. A more normal price would have been around $200.
And a number of numb-between-the-ears have been bidding up Barlings, which is fine with me, should I ever decide to unload some of mine. I'm still impressed with the $1500+ that some nitwit paid for an ordinary Barling Special billiard from the '50's. Obviously the nitwit has more money than he knows with what to do.
There are plenty of 4 Dots out there at more reasonable prices. EBay isn't where you go to get bargains. It's where you go to find things that are otherwise difficult to find. Occasionally you do find a bargain, but that's the exception, rather than the rule.
And as long as the "winner" is happy with his/her purchase, then no harm, no foul. I paid a very high price for the Talbert morta that I bought. But, I wanted a Talbert morta and a Talbert goblin, and I got both in one and am satisfied, though the purchase isn't any kind of a bargain. I just didn't pay 2-5 time retail. That level of stupid I just won't do.

I think that price was stupid for that pipe. Pipestud must have been sitting there with a woodie watching that bidding. lol

Al, the Lombard and the Hurlingham show these pipes can still be found at reasonable prices and bide your time. I found a really nice Rustic Stamford on Jan 1 for less than $100, of course bidders may have been out of action from the previous nights celebrations!

Granted, they are not "collectible" in the same way that original 4-dots are, but I've actually been impressed by the recent crop of Sasieni Four Dots. If someone is simply wanting to add a good-smoking Sasieni to their collection, I think they're very well made pipes. The one I picked up about 8 years ago has nice grain, no fills, and is a wonderful smoke.
If what you want is a collectible Sasieni -- or a pipe produced by the original company -- then these pipes aren't what you want. But if you're just looking for a really good pipe with the Sasieni name on it, I'd highly recommend checking out more recent Four Dots. I think you'll be pleasantly surprised. These are much better-made pipes than similarly priced recent GBDs, Charatans, etc.
Bob