Are Stingers Good or Bad?

[beefeater33]

I don't mean to sound like an asshole, so please understand that i just want to learn something. But, is there a pipe with a stinger that would actually be so collectible that it would get a substantial bid that would warrant keeping the stinger in tact? Like, it the $100's of dollars?

I ask because the pipes that I have seen stingers in are usually the cheapest pipes. My beloved Hilsons came with stingers, but I just toss them. But, usually they ran between $20-50 in the estate Markets. And, I am not so sure people that would buy estate Hilsons even know that they came with stingers, so I am not so sure it would devalue the pipes any further.

I guess what I am ultimately asking is, are there any pipes that originally came with stingers that trade for over $100 in the estate market?
In my mind, Grabows are collectible, but only in sentiment and novelty, not in any resell gain in profits.

Old Sasienis' are worth A LOT MORE if they have the stinger intact.

 

[Lumbridge]

The best way to use a "stinger" filter:

- Remove stem from pipe
- Remove stinger
- Deposit stinger in nearest refuse receptacle
- Reinstall stem and smoke your pipe

 

[jpmcwjr]

So, can we conclude stingers are neither inherently good nor bad, but most pipe smokers today avoid them or remove them?

Any reason to keep this thread going?

 

[solideogloria86]

Stingers are the leading cause of questions like this.