Finally, scored a deal on E..y, I think.

[donjgiles]

I paid up a little on this one, 3 pipes advertised as "wooden." "Stanwell with 2 stems, one long one, W.O. Larsen, and a Dunhill Shell."
The HCA is a spotless example of the 1st version with 2 nice, bite free stems with silver Stanwell logos. The Dunhill (426) is a group 4 Shell pot with a saddle bit stem, 1976 I believe. This is my first Dunhill, I am quite excited. Seems very lightly smoked and well cared for, stem has a couple light tooth marks but as far as I can tell, pretty good shape. The Larsen is the most loved by the previous owner, a standard handmade straight made in Denmark with pretty grain but some very obvious red fills.

I am retiring from eBay for a while, even if there is a new listing for a nice Jarl Antique...

I will get some photos of my score if you care to see.

Don

 

[jpmcwjr]

Oh, yeah! Photos please! Sounds good.

 

[seanv]

Yes, photos please. Sounds like a nice grab

 

[jazz]

Photos are always good.

 

[fishnbanjo]

Yeah, even w/o photos it sounds like a major score but as has already been stated, pictures PLEASE!

banjo

 

[jpmcwjr]

Don- Just in case....
Once your photos are on a photo hosting site (such as Imgur.com; Postimage; Dropbox, etc. Photobucket), or on virtually any site, (including this site's album) such as eBay, Amazon, you-name-it, select the full sized image, then Control-click (Mac) or Right-click (Windows) on the image itself, then choose "copy image location" or similar words. Now paste that URL (the full web address, which should end in .jpg or .png) into the IMG box in the reply window of the thread you're posting to.
The site's album is also a good choice for displaying photos, and the same method works for obtaining the image's URL for copying into the IMG box.

 

[donjgiles]

Dunhill...

 

[donjgiles]

W.O. Larsen

 

[fishnbanjo]

That, my friend, is one sweetheart of a Dunhill Shell Briar and a group 4 bowl is a fine size IMHO, enjoy it for many fine smokes,regards.

banjo
The Larson is a rare shape and one I personally love, you did great with just the Hans Christian Andersen pipe with 2 stems, you probably should have purchased a lottery ticket that day as well.

 

[donjgiles]

Stanwell...

 

[donjgiles]

Here is the original listing
https://www.ebay.com/itm/372426369340
Started at $100.00, I offered $110.00 (being cheeky) they countered with $275.00 and I jumped on it.

Did I do ok?

 

[npod]

YES! SCORE! GOAL!
Dunhill pot, wonderful. And that Stanwell, FYI, is a true gem!

 

[donjgiles]

Thank you guys, I am not usually very lucky in life so I think I know when to quit while I am ahead.

 

[fishnbanjo]

Here is some references for new pipes
Dunhill Shell Briar Group 4 Pipe #4407 $550.00
Stanwell Hans Christian Andersen $127.99
This would be an estate pipe similar to the one you purchased.

W.O. Larsen Smooth Billiard $385.00
You be the judge.

banjo

 

[donjgiles]

Now, I feel a bit guilty... but I did leave the ball in the sellers court... the curse of being a recovering Catholic.

 

[jazz]

Don't feel guilty. The seller knew the rules and played the game. You got a few beauties for a nice price. Enjoy it.

 

[donjgiles]

Thank you Jazz.

 

[cigrmaster]

Great looking pipes for a heck of a deal. Congrats.

 

[seanv]

Nice pipes. I really like that Larsen. The seller chose to accept. You need not feel guilty.

 

[woodsroad]

A guilt-free deal if ever I saw on. Congrats!