From SPCI just won an unsmoked Castello Collection Oom Paul on Ebay from Chance at Great Estate Pipes.
It's got an LOB stamp (Legendary Old Briar), Can anyone tell me what that means?
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I actually was very surprised that I got it at the price I bid. My Ebay strategy is to bid the most I'm willing to spend and then not look again until the auction is over so as not to get into a bidding war which is as much about testosterone as the actual value of the pipe. Sometimes I get it for less than my max bid and sometimes I make the next guy pay a big price. In this case I got a really good deal relative to what sites like SP.com and other retailers ask for similar pipes
What got me about this pipe is the spectacular straight grain. I'm a sucker for it
A gorgeous pipe. A friend was watching it. I told him it would likely go in the $500 range. I think he might have been an under bidder at something between $400-450. You got a deal on a very nice pipe. About $200 less than Italian retail.I think your eBay strategy is right on. My approach with Ebay is only to buy pipes I really want and am willing to pay full price for. It seems like everyone else expects a discount with eBay so that gives me an advantage so long as I’m after the pipe and not a deal. I got this one from the same seller a couple of weeks ago, and I was happy with the price:
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