Where Do You Buy Estates?

zerohunter

Starting to Get Obsessed

Feb 19, 2017

119

1

• Apr 20, 2017

• #1

I've only ever bought my estate pipes from eBay and from antique stores (when I get lucky). I find eBay to be a reliable source, but it can also be overwhelming. SPC is good too but is often outside my price range. Are there any other sites where you buy your estates?

 

ashdigger

Lifer

Jul 30, 2016

11,391

70,256

61

Vegas Baby!!!

• Apr 20, 2017

• #2

You can try Etsy, BriarBlue, Mkelaw or pulversbriar.

 

jpmcwjr

Lifer

May 12, 2015

26,264

30,363

Carmel Valley, CA

• Apr 20, 2017

• #3

Also pipestud (Steve Fallon) runs his own sales.

 

iamn8

Lifer

Sep 8, 2014

4,248

16

Moody, AL

• Apr 20, 2017

• #4

From real estate agents

 

zerohunter

Starting to Get Obsessed

Feb 19, 2017

119

1

• Apr 20, 2017

• #5

Ash, totally forgot about Etsy. I've found some amazing deals there. I'll check out the others as well.

 

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oldgeezersmoker

Lifer

Oct 7, 2016

2,451

5,214

• Apr 20, 2017

• #6

I have been pleased with estate pipes I have acquired in Pipestuds auctions.

 

philobeddoe

Lifer

Oct 31, 2011

7,579

12,422

East Indiana

• Apr 20, 2017

• #7

Mostly from Briarblues, Pulvers Briar and Smokingpipes.com., but I do dance with eBay on occasion.

 

mso489

Lifer

Feb 21, 2013

41,211

60,658

• Apr 20, 2017

• #8

Not to the point, I know, but just to weigh in, I have been gifted two estate pipes and bought one from smokingpipes.com. Though many of my pipes are used enough to be homemade estate pipes, in effect, a few nearly 40 years old.

 

Loomungus

Starting to Get Obsessed

Sep 12, 2015

121

13

Colorado

• Apr 20, 2017

• #9

Auctions, forums and fellow pipe smokers. A couple from the local tobacconist.

 

tschiraldi

Lifer

Dec 14, 2015

2,004

5,865

55

Ohio

• Apr 20, 2017

• #10

Blue Room Briars & Marty Pulvers. I Ebay as well.
Tim

 

thomasw

Lifer

Dec 5, 2016

1,114

5,341

• Apr 20, 2017

• #11

SP for my estate purchases: excellent service and very honest, candid condition reporting. One does pay a little premium, but SP backs anything it sells, taking away the worry of whether I am buying a lame pipe.

 

fitzy

Lifer

Nov 13, 2012

2,937

28

NY

• Apr 20, 2017

• #12

If I were to buy another estate it would be from SP or Pipestud.

 

sablebrush52

The Bard Of Barlings

Jun 15, 2013

21,387

52,143

Southern Oregon

jrs457.wixsite.com

• Apr 20, 2017

• #13

Some I bought from my local B&M, many from eBay, some from other collectors, some from pipe shows, and some from Marty Pulvers, and Pipestud.

 

pagan

Lifer

May 6, 2016

5,963

29

West Texas

• Apr 20, 2017

• #14

E Bay has been very good to me

 

jefff

Lifer

May 28, 2015

1,915

6

Chicago

• Apr 20, 2017

• #15

I can vouch for both Pipestud and Marty Pulvers.

 

snoopy311

Can't Leave

Dec 21, 2016

402

155

• Apr 20, 2017

• #16

Ebay has been very successful for me.

 

duffer

Lurker

Mar 7, 2017

46

0

• Apr 24, 2017

• #17

Bought a couple from Briarblues. I would highly recommend

 

metalheadycigarguy

Lifer

Apr 26, 2012

3,703

9,429

Washington State

• Apr 24, 2017

• #18

I've never used PipeStud or BriarBlues, but I've only ever heard great things from those two sites.

I've had great success through eBay over the last couple years, and have scored some amazing deals. Sometimes you just get lucky.

 

wyfbane

Lifer

Apr 26, 2013

5,644

6,416

Tennessee

• Apr 24, 2017

• #19

In order of purchases:
EBay

Pipestud via EBay

Marty Pulver

Missouri Meerschaum

Tacoma Tinderbox (B&M)

Smokingpipes

This forum

P&C (used to have sick deals. Got my Butera pipe really reasonable)

 

jamesburley

Lurker

Apr 22, 2017

10

0

• Apr 24, 2017

• #20

Bought several from Marty Pulvers.