I agree, I kept buying clay pipes when I saw them on secondhand markets and in antiques / collectables shops, as I like the different styles and I've broken a few!I'm not a collector either, but I'm sure I have too many pipes, so if you have "a decent number," you probably have enough and a surplus. It cheers most of us up to buy another pipe, new or used ... probably cheers us up a little too much.
Hi there from Chesterfield, England!Welcome from Shelby, NC!