$220,000,000 Pipe Tamper

[georged]

I won the Powerball last week, and decided this morning to spend my winnings on a pipe tamper.
A very special pipe tamper, obviously. A guy I know's friend's mother's uncle heard someone say that it had once been owned buy a guy who lived in North Dakota, and I know for a fact that a girl who petted Sixten Ivarsson's granddaughter's Malamute in a dog park in 1997 was BORN in North Dakota. So, duh, right?
Knowing all that---and had you just won $220 mil---I'm sure you would have had to own it too.
Ready? Here it is: 8)
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[pipestud]

That's a must have, alright. Congrats Georged!

 

[sablebrush52]

With a provenance like that, how could you go wrong?

 

[Chasing Embers]

Such fine craftsmanship, who's the artisan?

 

[jaytex1969]

It looks too big.
On my screen, it's about 8" long and the blade is wider than most of my chambers.
Maybe you can split it vertically and have two $110M tampers?
Congrats, though... :roll:

 

[olkofri]

Such fine craftsmanship, who's the artisan?

Ping Pang Cheng from the PRC whose friend's wife's kid is an eBayer extraordinaire.

 

[briarblues]

George, better keep the records for later when you sell at it.
Chasing - I'd say by the style and shape it's probably a very rare Ma Deinc Hina one. I am sure I have one similar, but it was a knock of done by CZ Ech.
Regards

Michael J. Glukler

 

[georged]

After all the fuss on that other thread about the Chronograph (Cartographer? Curmugeon? something like that) pipe, I'm glad to see everyone now gets it. $6500 for one of those just doesn't have enough scale of contrast to be truly memorable, while 220 mil for a couple inches of 3rd rate Asian aluminum absolutely does. :D
This is such a happy day! Not only did winning the lottery allow me to buy the tamper of my dreams, but I've personally witnessed The World of Pipe Smokers evolve to a higher plane of artistic understanding in a single afternoon.
:clap: :clap: :clap:

 

[brian64]

Such fine craftsmanship, who's the artisan?

Behold the man himself at work...he also transforms the shovel concept into these breathtaking works of art:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbK5X235b4Y

 

[anthonyrosenthal74]

Absolutely stunning! Most beautiful tamper I've ever seen! 8O

 

[leatherman]

What a waste of money! Just use rolled up 100 dollar bills like the rest of us!

 

[condorlover1]

Thats a real winner. If you are thinking of opening a gallery I could sell you a couple more to average down your price! 8O

 

[warren]

After examining it closely on my iPhone screen I can definitely state that is a copy of the original. I see "cosmic's" tool marks all over it. I doubt it ever saw North Dakota.
Moneys well spent otherwise. Although someone will no doubt say you are sick. But, you were mostly likely a bit askew before the big win.

 

[zack24]

OMG!!! It's a Holy Grail Pipe Nail....

 

[jpberg]

Could someone please calculate how many cobs could be purchased for that money? Or supercars, whichever is easier.

 

[georged]

http://www.businessinsider.com/johnny-depp-money-spending-habits-2017-5

 

[Chasing Embers]

Could someone please calculate how many cobs could be purchased for that money?

18,333,333 MM Mark Twains

 

[brian64]

Perhaps his most peculiar expense is the $5 million he says he spent to fulfill friend Hunter S. Thompson's dream of having his ashes "blast from a specially made cannon" over Aspen, Colorado, following the writer's death in 2005.

http://www.businessinsider.com/johnny-depp-money-spending-habits-2017-5

You just gotta forgive all of the other excesses because of that.

 

[cortezattic]

At least you have a pipe nail to show for it. You might have invested that $200M with Bernie Madoff.

 

[renfield]

I feel bad. I use a piece of spent fuel rod from the Nautilus nuclear sub that helped propel the boat under the North Pole. It really pales in comparison to that objet de art.
Ren