Are Golden Gate Pipes Junk? They May Supposedly Be Closing Their Company

[cosgringo]

They are selling their stock as they say- dirt cheap. Some look fine that I have just seen. I have not looked to much yet.
If they are decent and stay around $10- why not? They appear to be make in the Ukraine and probably could use some help out there these days- I'll leave that alone ha.
Still anyone have one and think it's an ok smoke at that crazy price?
Thanksnana

 

[lightmybriar]

Where can they be found for $10? I’d like to get one...I’ve always wanted one, but they always dropped below something else on my list. I’ve only heard good things about them.

 

[agnosticpipe]

I bought 2 about 5 years ago. One was briar and the other one pear wood. I sold the briar a year ago or so because the bowl was smaller than I liked, although it was made very nicely and smoked fine. I still have the pear wood pipe, and it's still going strong, a great little pipe!

 

[mso489]

I haven't seen these for sale or otherwise. Owning a Ukraine pipe would be an interesting acquisition, but not for me with too many pipes already. I'd want to know what they are made out of. Do they use briar and Vulcanite or acrylic? Some of the less expensive woods look great but can burn out or otherwise wear poorly. Pipes can be a long term purchase, expensive or not, so you don't want something that is not durable.

 

[rushx9]

They are selling their stock as they say- dirt cheap.

Where? Link?

 

[BROBS]

Agreed. If they are 10bones that’s a great deal. Some of them looked pretty decent just not for 40-50 bucks.

 

[cosgringo]

Well I see now the shipping is $14.50. The bid is at a $1 right now ?!?! I will look for others as I may want that one for myself lol. Not to be greedy.
Thanks and I will send more links and let you know how this bid goes.

 

[cosgringo]

Oh forget it- it has a stinger in it. Can't stand those. Probably a junker.
G.G. Poker Pipe

 

[BROBS]

Nah that will pull right out. ?
Copy of a Peterson tankard

 

[anantaandroscoggin]

I remember some aeons ago, being told that Golden Gate Beer came from a tiny brewery somewhere under the San Francisco end of the bridge, and that it was best left alone until they had time to run it through the horses a few dozen times more.

Dunno if true of merely apocryphal, but I never did lay eyes on any actual product during my brief stay across the bay (1972).

 

[Humblepipe]

I purchased one of these (a poker) about 6 months ago. I thought the stummel was solid. Decent craftsmanship, precision bored mortise and draft hole, and nice looking. The stem was inferior relative to the the stummel though IMO. Purportedly, German vulcanite. However, I did not fancy the stem work, the pull... so I sold it. Nevertheless, for $10-20... seems like it could make a good knock-around pipe.