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Smoking Pipes Dwindling New And Estate pipes
We receive many pipes that are unsellable and most fall into one of three buckets: 1. Condition is so poor that the pipes have no value (burnouts, broken stems, completely missing stems, etc.) 2. The pipes did not have much value when new, therefore little-to-no value once used. Think basket...- shaneireland
- Post #56
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Smoking Pipes Dwindling New And Estate pipes
There were legitimate shortages of both new and estate pipe inventory during the pandemic, mostly due to demand going way, way up (well beyond what anyone could have anticipated and this happened in many industries) in the case of estates specifically, because people had extra cash to burn and...- shaneireland
- Post #46
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Smoking Pipes Dwindling New And Estate pipes
Oh man, we would love that! For me personally it would be Indigofera though 🤓- shaneireland
- Post #45
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Smoking Pipes Dwindling New And Estate pipes
No need to apologize at all! Estates are simultaneously the coolest/most fun/most challenging part of our business. You can't just order them like all of the rest of our inventory, there's usually urgency when people do send them to us (trade credit!) and it's always a surprise what we get...- shaneireland
- Post #37
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Congrats Shane Ireland - Confrérie des Maîtres Pipiers de Saint-Claude
Thanks so much, everyone. I'm late here, but that's only because the month since this happen has been a blur (in all the best ways). I really appreciate everyone's kind words--it really is an honor to be held in even close to the same esteem as previous members, such a great group of people...- shaneireland
- Post #12
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Smoking Pipes Dwindling New And Estate pipes
Thanks you upfront for your patience and for bringing this to our attention. I apologize for the delay and that you weren't given a firm update on the status of your batch. Sykes already covered the issues & circumstance, but I did want to clarify that we're already "all hands on deck" to get...- shaneireland
- Post #35
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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What Do You Think This Means If Anything?
Others have already suggested some factors that are very much at play and true, but I still figured I should chime-in with some clarification. Specifically that the number of pipes you quoted today (3 pieces marked 'new', around noon EST) are leftovers from the total of 12 American estates...- shaneireland
- Post #13
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Savinelli - Annoying Experience
I'm glad we got you squared away for the upcoming trip, but I wanted to chime-in and say that it looks like the Autograph should be an easy repair, which I'm fairly certain we can handle without sending it back to the manufacturer. Typically we do need to inspect a pipe before we know exactly...- shaneireland
- Post #30
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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C&D Folklore
This is true. As a retailer, it definitely doesn't do any good to give a negative review of a product that we sell. Aside from that, the reasons you never hear me review anything negatively are the same reasons I don't score the products that I "review." This whole thing is so subjective and I...- shaneireland
- Post #388
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Dunhill now made in Italy?
Yeah, there's no truth to this. These sort of rumors surface from time to time (we've heard some truly ridiculous theories over the years regarding other brands), but it's just not true. Dunhill moved many years ago from their more central location to North East London, but they have always been...- shaneireland
- Post #23
- Forum: Pipe Talk
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If You Had to Choose Only One Tobacco
McConnell's Scottish Flake.- shaneireland
- Post #7
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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Allergic To Red Virginia
TL;DR for this thread: -Grades of VA are muddier than you might think -Red VA is in a ton of blends -Hardly anyone discloses all of the components used in their blends -Red VA is in a ton of blends, even if not specifically mentioned on the label -Getting old hurts real bad -Red VA is in a...- shaneireland
- Post #142
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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Andreas Bennwik
I’m a big fan of Andreas’ work and he’s easily one of the most underrated artisans of the past few years. He’s an extremely talented visual artist/graphic designer and it shows in his pipes. This piece is a great find!- shaneireland
- Post #6
- Forum: Pipe Talk
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How Thick is Pipe Smoke?
Do it! It's an excellent investment whether you smoke indoors, or you make a ton of curry/stir fry :LOL:- shaneireland
- Post #24
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion