Check Out My New Pipe!

[Beowoulf]

Just got this in the mail. It's a Ser Jacopo Delecta Smooth L1 Dublin with silver accents.

I bought it from an auction house in New Jersey. I won the auction with $150, but after fees (What the hell is a Buyer's Premium?), taxes, shipping, and customs I'll bet it's closer to $300. Guess which auction house I won't ever be buying from again!

Anyway it's a gorgeous hunk of pipe that doesn't fit into any of my pipe racks. It's also another one that will take some courage to smoke - it's just too nice to sully.


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[didimauw]

Just got this in the mail. It's a Ser Jacopo Delecta Smooth L1 Dublin with silver accents.

I bought it from an auction house in New Jersey. I won the auction with $150, but after fees (What the hell is a Buyer's Premium?), taxes, shipping, and customs I'll bet it's closer to $300. Guess which auction house I won't ever be buying from again!

Anyway it's a gorgeous hunk of pipe that doesn't fit into any of my pipe racks. It's also another one that will take some courage to smoke - it's just too nice to sully.


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Guess you will have to buy it its own stand!

I also have a hard time smoking my nicer pipes. So I totally understand what you mean. But then again, It's like a new car, after the first scratch, the rest don't really matter.

 

[Briar Tuck]

Nice looking pipe!

 

[Sir Yak]

It is a pretty pipe. But smoke it! Enjoy

 

[bullet08]

What good is a toy if you don't play with it? Smoke it!

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

Take courage to smoke? If that's the case, what would it take to spend $300 just to look at it? Seriously? Load it with your favorite tobacco, apply fire and enjoy it. Very nice pipe by the way. Had I bought it, I would have smoked it before posting about it.

 

[Beowoulf]

Well, I did it. I have deflowered my new pipe. Smoked my favorite tobacco as suggested by hoosierpipeguy - Benjamin Hartman's Evening Stroll. A very nice experience.

 

[Peterson314]

Man, that's a nice looking pipe!

I get the hesitation. I have a new briar that hasn't been christened yet. I'm glad you broke the seal.

 

[Val]

Just got this in the mail. It's a Ser Jacopo Delecta Smooth L1 Dublin with silver accents.

I bought it from an auction house in New Jersey. I won the auction with $150, but after fees (What the hell is a Buyer's Premium?), taxes, shipping, and customs I'll bet it's closer to $300. Guess which auction house I won't ever be buying from again!

Anyway it's a gorgeous hunk of pipe that doesn't fit into any of my pipe racks. It's also another one that will take some courage to smoke - it's just too nice to sully.


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Nice one!

 

[kcghost]

You did the right thing.

 

[MikeDub]

She’s a beauty Beowoulf. Love the lines of that pipe

 

[TheIronMonkey]

Just got this in the mail. It's a Ser Jacopo Delecta Smooth L1 Dublin with silver accents.

I bought it from an auction house in New Jersey. I won the auction with $150, but after fees (What the hell is a Buyer's Premium?), taxes, shipping, and customs I'll bet it's closer to $300. Guess which auction house I won't ever be buying from again!

Anyway it's a gorgeous hunk of pipe that doesn't fit into any of my pipe racks. It's also another one that will take some courage to smoke - it's just too nice to sully.


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Nice pipe—congratulations!

A Buyer's Premium is essentially a service fee or commission. It's often a straight percentage and considered part of the sale price and the total amount is taxable. Many auction houses have a Buyer's Premium (although sometimes under different names). If you plan on getting anything from an auction house, get used to it. Any time I've bid on rare books and won at any major auction houses like Sotheby's or Christie's, that fee has been added. It's nothing new, and dare I say, ubiquitous these days.

 

[Coreios]

Beautiful pipe man.

 

[captpat]

Nice pipe,enjoy,,

 

[monty55]

Beautiful! Nice buy!

 

[mso489]

That's a fine acquisition. I like the big Dublin bow, the metalwork, and the stem treatment. I love my SJ, a deep blast with a more squared off Dublin bowl and a square shank and saddle stem. I bought it on an excellent sale from SP with money from a windfall project. It's one of my treasures.

 

[PipesRock]

Glad the smoke experience was as enjoyable as the look of it. It's nice!