Another dumb ? from Z

[judcole]

You and me both, Bluestar! Part time would be fine. :D

 

[bigvan]

Wait, what happened here? Earlier in the day, Michael Glukler of Briar Blues and pipe maker Jeff Gracik voiced very valid opinions (which I happened to agree with) that helped explain why a high end pipe like this is worth what it's worth.
But now those comments are gone.
Anybody know why?

 

[philip]

Why are some pipes extremely expensive and others are much less expensive.

I'm sure there are people who would spend a lot of money on a da Vinci painting - even a mediocre one.

 

[numbersix]

Six -- is that a Lotus Seven in your sig?

Good eyes Rothnh - yes it is. That was actually Number Six's Lotus in The Prisoner. ::

 

[irishsmoker]

@bigvan different thread.

 

[bigvan]

Thanks Irish.
I'm just glad to know I didn't imagine the whole thing.

 

[bigvan]

"Pain in the ass"?
Only "sometimes"?

 

[colesradioactive]

After reading through the other thread on the $16,000 pipe, I must say that when I stated that it was a delusional price, I was wrong. IN MY OPINION, I think it's extreme but at the same time, I can understand. I also collect comic books (insert nerd joke here) and I have a few that are easily worth between $2,000 and $7,000 and they're just ink and paper. While I do love this hobby or habit or whatever label pipe smoking receives depending on the level it is partaken at, I am not a serious collector of pipes. Yes, I have more than a few "high-grade" pipes, those pipes were purchased to smoke and possibly pass down if someone in my family takes an interest in them after I'm gone, and nothing more. There are several people who would and have remarked on my sanity for spending the amounts of money that I have on comic books, but the majority of the books I own have increased in value since I purchased them. The same goes for pipes just like it goes for anything else that has a collectability factor. Simply put, to each their own, or one mans comic book is anothers pipe.

 

[cajundad]

+1 bluestar .

 

[zonomo]

as radioactive just stated, I think the value is in the eyes of the beholder. I would pay VERY big bucks for a seafoam blue 1968 stratocaster if i could find one. But its just a guitar in a certain year. Thousands were made. I so guess a $16K piece of wood that you smoke though is no different from a $16K piece of wood you make music though.

 

[austinxpipe]

The same reason a new Timex is $30, a new Tag is $3000, and a used Patek Philippe is $20,000. You can talk all day about craftsmanship and materials, but at the end both tell time. There is a market for premium items fed by people like us with budgets in all categories in just about any hobby you can name.

 

[locopony]

Ok there is a youtube video that for some reason I cant get to post that I would like to post here that explains it all. You can see it on you tube. Its called Penn and Teller the best is bullshit.

 

[austinxpipe]

Ok there is a youtube video that for some reason I cant get to post that I would like to post here that explains it all. You can see it on you tube. Its called Penn and Teller the best is bullshit.

Funny, considering their program airs on SHOWTIME.