Extremely Rare Dunhill.... or not....

[sablebrush52]

Or is this just case of a seller absolutly not having a clue and just copying a header?

Possibly clueless, or possibly tossing in a key word on the faint hope that it will bring a buyer to his listing.

 

[craiginthecorn]

The seller has a stellar rating. I don't think it's intentionally deceptive, but I suspect they may be turning a blind eye to the truth and claiming ignorance, especially since I wrote to them informing them of the error, but they weren't swayed.

 

[jguss]

I may buy it and send it to George for a new stem. And a new bowl.

 

[georged]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Tobacco-Estate-Pipe-Mid-Century-Modern-Square-Bowl-D-R-Genuine-Briar-/362445978390

 

[peckinpahhombre]

I think you clowns are all just jealous of this awesome Dunhill.

 

[jpmcwjr]

Look at that finish, that grain!!

Almost matching table top, at least as to quality.

 

[jguss]

it's a little spartan for my taste

 

[craiginthecorn]

This seller is standing firm, middle finger extended. Here's our communication thread:
Me:

You're clearly an honest seller, so I thought you'd want to know that this pipe is definitely not a Dunhill.

starfish378:

Thank you, yes we are honest sellers. However, what does the D & R stand for if not Dunhill.? Kind regards~Posies Uniques .

Your previous message

Me:

I'm not sure why "D&P" or "D&R" leads you to assume Dunhill. There are dozens of manufacturers of pipes whose name starts with D. Dunhill pipes famously have a single white dot in the top of the stem, which yours lacks.
"D & P Pipe Works was owned by D. P. Levitas and located in Sparta, Alleghany County, North Carolina. The company changed its name to Sparta Pipe Works and still later to Sparta Industries."
- from pipephil.eu ( http://pipephil.eu/logos/en/logo-d1.html )
Inidentally, I became aware of your listing due to this humorous thread about this listing: http://pipesmagazine.com/forums/topic/extremely-rare-dunhill-or-not

starfish378:

Thank you for the info. We are just going to leave it go and see what happens. Appreciate all you help~Posies Uniques

Me:

I see. In that case, the only responsible thing for me to do is to report your now intentionally deceptive listing as fraudulent. I will be sharing the contents of this thread on the pipesmagazine.com forum as well.

starfish378:

Do what you have to do, if that makes you happy. How do we know you aren't a fraud and like to harrass sellers. It;s a two way street, so leave us alone, go do voluntary work if you have the time to screen sellers & harrass them.You aren't trustworthy.

 

[craiginthecorn]

And yes, I did report it as fraudulent, but eBay provides no mechanism for detailing the nature of that fraud. I suspect they'll do nothing.

 

[donjgiles]

oh dear....

 

[crashthegrey]

I tend to give benefit of the doubt. That is rough.

 

[mso489]

It's ebay, folks, the least of their sins.

 

[danielplainview]

 

[mso489]

Hey, ain't that Orville? And I don't mean the airplane inventor.

 

[snagstangl]

Great, they sent Craig back here to do voluntary work and screen and harass us. You know what they say about fraud, its a two way street.

 

[craiginthecorn]

I'll try to do my very best!

 

[jpmcwjr]

The seller has a stellar rating. I don't think it's intentionally deceptive, but I suspect they may be turning a blind eye to the truth and claiming ignorance, especially since I wrote to them informing them of the error, but they weren't swayed.

OK, that was before your exchange. Just makes me think a stellar rating is worth all of 5 bucks, which barely gets you a cuppa joe.

 

[ashdigger]

I'm in no way defending this seller but at the time of this post "Starfish" has 130 items for sale including this pipe. Of the 129 other items NONE are tobacciana related.
Is everybody sure the seller is a scumbag?
Looks more like a picker.
I'm not cutting them any slack. I'm just pointing out the obvious.
The seller is clearly boorish, but I don't think they're crooks.

 

[brian64]

He may actually get away with $14.99 if he pulls this off.

 

[ssjones]

5478 is a huge Ebay number, to have 100%, he's doing something write. A lot.