buying a new pipe today

[uberam3rica]

im getting another pipe off ebay, its an estate pipe, i dont know how used it is but i like the look of it and its on $14 plus shipping.its marked medico. now i havent bought it yet, are medico pipes briar?

 

[marmal4de]

This thread needs pictures.

 

[uberam3rica]

i know i put it but it didnt work. im working on it now

 

[marmal4de]

Woohoo, pics fixed. That lil' Medico needs some TLC, but I see tons of potential under the loving use of its last owner. Nice score.

 

[uberam3rica]

i didnt buy it yet, i cant get into my paypal for some reason. icant restore it as i dont know how

 

[hobie1dog]

now someone will find it and outbid you...hurry up and get that Paypal account straightened out. 8O

 

[marmal4de]

icant restore it as i dont know how

This website provides more than enough information to the piper new to restoration. Careful though, it becomes as addicting as PAD and TAD.

 

[hobie1dog]

This website provides more than enough information to the piper new to restoration

He was talking about restoring his Paypal account I believe.

 

[marmal4de]

He was talking about restoring his Paypal account I believe.

Oh snap, I need more coffee!

 

[uberam3rica]

no, the pipe. i know how to fix the paypal.i reset the password and it said technical difficulties

 

[marmal4de]

Who needs the coffee now Hobie

 

[uberam3rica]

i bought it. not only did i get a good pipe for less then i got my not that good lucienne pipe, but i got 28 cents in ebay bucks! what a deal

 

[unclearthur]

Nice looking little pipe and with the information available here you can easily restore it.

 

[uberam3rica]

is it easy? cause im not good with cleaning things

 

[marmal4de]

is it easy? cause im not good with cleaning things

Practice is what'll get you to Carnegie Hall.

 

[uberam3rica]

obviously practice makes perfect. i just dont wanna ruin the pipe

 

[marmal4de]

It's pretty tough to ruin a pipe, in my limited restoration experience, it's pretty easy, if you don't mind using some elbow grease and patience. The right tools also help things along.

 

[uberam3rica]

alrite, well i should be getting it soon. its shipping from texas, and i live in michigan. it hasnt been shiped out yet as i just bought it

 

[ejames]

That should make a good one for you. I've had a bunch of Medico and have a couple in rotation. They are a filter pipe but you don't have to use a filter.That appears to be a pretty old one. Stems appears to be vulcanite. A lot of Medicos made from the 1950's up had nylon stems which are quite soft and easily chewed. Medico does make a non briar pipe-the Brylons.

 

[uberam3rica]

the ebay seller say its briar, but you cant trust them for sure.heres what they said-"Up for your consideration is a nice Medico Gold Crest Imported Briar tobacco estate pipe with 14k RGP band."