I have purchased many pipes, both new and estate, and have never thought about the possible consequences to the pipe shops, makers, companies, etc. However, last night I had a thought that if I buy an estate pipe instead of new, I am unintentionally hurting the maker. Let's face it, there aren't many of us pipe smokers left to buy their products. When we buy an estate pipe, a new Savinelli for instance, the seller gets the money, not Savinelli. Now, I really don't care if it's a maker I don't like (call me a jerk), but if it's a maker we like and we want them to stay in business, shouldn't we support them by buying their pipes new, so they get the money and, therefore, stay in business? If I love Castello pipes, and want them to continue to be made, is it really ethical for me to buy an estate Castello? Should any of us be buying estates?