1999 Assortment of Tobaccos.

[doccaliban]

Title edited. Not sure of your purpose. Original title:

"Ten years later and they are still haunting my "box of pipe stuff" in the closet."

I posted these in the summer of 2014, probably curious about the value, but obviously never parted with them. Came across them a couple days ago and thought I'd share again. These were gifted to me around 1999 and have never been opened.

 

[FoggyMorning]

Beautiful tin art without the UGLY warning texts that ruin everything

 

[Mrs. Pickles]

Why didn't you smoke them?

 

[doccaliban]

Beautiful tin art without the UGLY warning texts that ruin everything

They have the little stickers on the back. Much nicer that way!

 

[doccaliban]

Why didn't you smoke them?

At first because they had been a gift, a set, and I had plenty of tobacco. Then because the years went by and they seemed more and more special.

 

[seanv]

If you die tomorrow you will never have gotten to enjoy them. I'd recommend smoking them.

 

[OzPiper]

I belonged to a wine tasting group years ago who met almost weekly
The saddest tastings were put on by a member who had been collecting wines for years
Unfortunately he was ordered not to drink by his oncologist as he was undergoing chemotherapy,

He’d bring along wines from his collection and write down comments from the group
He was living vicariously through the group

So sad
Enjoy, while you are still able to

 

[doccaliban]

If you die tomorrow you will never have gotten to enjoy them. I'd recommend smoking them.

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Enjoy, while you are still able to

I hear you. The fact of the matter is I quit smoking about 20 years ago when I moved to a hot climate; I only liked smoking during the cooler months at home. I tried to pick it up again a few years ago but could not get past the ashtray mouth after so long without it.

I suppose I'll consider selling off the pipes, and my 35 year old gold/rough burl Old Boy. I wonder what other trinkets I have in there that have not seen the light of day in a very long time....

 

[OzPiper]

I hear you. The fact of the matter is I quit smoking about 20 years ago when I moved to a hot climate; I only liked smoking during the cooler months at home. I tried to pick it up again a few years ago but could not get past the ashtray mouth after so long without it.

I suppose I'll consider selling off the pipes, and my 35 year old gold/rough burl Old Boy. I wonder what other trinkets I have in there that have not seen the light of day in a very long time....

I gave up smoking when the boys came around and re-started when they finished high school.
Pipes were in storage until @5 years ago. No tobacco though.
Loving it this second tIme around because of the great advice from the members here.

I struggle to smoke when it’s too hot or too humid here in Sydney, so i get you.
We can get some real scorching days here In summer.
Thankfully winters are pretty mild

You may get a good price for those tins through Pipestud or TinBids
Good luck

 

[sablebrush52]

Smoke them if you want to. Enjoy having them as a special possession if you want to. Enjoyment is the key.

 

[woodsroad]

Title edited. Not sure of your purpose. Original title:

"Ten years later and they are still haunting my "box of pipe stuff" in the closet."

I posted these in the summer of 2014, probably curious about the value, but obviously never parted with them. Came across them a couple days ago and thought I'd share again. These were gifted to me around 1999 and have never been opened.

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I love the original title.
Not sure just when mods began to think that it was OK to edit content for style.

I suppose that it was edited for clarity, but I'll take temptatious ambiguity over pedestrian clarity any day!

 

[kcghost]

However, you choose to enjoy them is okay with me.

 

[woodsroad]

Don’t let anyone bully or guilt you into selling them. That’s a really wonderful set to own!

 

[doccaliban]

I have weighed the tins to check for freshness. Steve at pipestud gave me a reference of 115-118 grams as being fully sealed and hydrated.

They came in at 117.7, 118.8, 117.3, 117.6, and 117.2

 

[WerewolfOfLondon]

Wonderful set you have there mate. Tin art painted on as well, fantastic.

 

[greeneyes]

Title edited. Not sure of your purpose. Original title:

"Ten years later and they are still haunting my "box of pipe stuff" in the closet."

I posted these in the summer of 2014, probably curious about the value, but obviously never parted with them. Came across them a couple days ago and thought I'd share again. These were gifted to me around 1999 and have never been opened.

Beautiful assortment. It looks like what you really want is to sell them, so I'd decide on a price (which it appears you've already consulted on) and post a sale thread in the For Sale sub forum. Easy enough. Have a great weekend!

 

[PA Piper Mike]

That is 1 hell of a nice box set!

 

[SBC]

I have weighed the tins to check for freshness. Steve at pipestud gave me a reference of 115-118 grams as being fully sealed and hydrated.

They came in at 117.7, 118.8, 117.3, 117.6, and 117.2

This is interesting. It had never even occurred to me to check the seal on old tins this way. Very cool.

 

[Terry Lennox]

Murray's era tins. In great condition by the looks of it.

 

[TheWhale13]

If you can save them another ten years they may be worth a lesser fortune. I would expect values over 500 dollars, if not double if you sell them in the future.