How Not to Sell a Dunhill on Ebay

[donjgiles]

His fault...
1. Extremely brief description, no sales pitch at all
Unsmoked Dunhill Cumberland
2. Not very good photos

My risk ...
1. Seller only had 4 total transactions
2. I hate to throw money away for someone's possible scam (the seller was honest, no scam, just uninformed)
My reward $140.00 shipped from Canada

ok, now I am really finished on Ebay.... for a while!
Don

 

[lawdawg]

Beautiful pipe!

 

[donjgiles]

Thank you Sir.

 

[saltedplug]

That's a great pipe and price. Hope you love it!

 

[cortezattic]

I'd say you did pretty good! $140 (shipped), for an un-smoked Dunnie. :clap:

 

[donjgiles]

Thank you folks.

I was born and grew up in a town named Cumberland, so this was very special to me.

 

[mso489]

Some Dunny folks don't like Shells, but you sure beat the Dunhill price racket, handsomely. I hope it is a perfect pipe for your purposes. Ebay is a casino, but you hit the win.

 

[cigrmaster]

Now that is what I call a great deal, congrats.

 

[fishnbanjo]

Some days your the windshield and some days your the bug, I never have a problem with poorly written eBay items, some of the best bamboo fly rods, fly reels and pipes have come from poorly written auctions. I do take the time to ask a few questions and generally it’s an uninformed person and you can usually get the gut feeling of if you will pursue the item or not, I’m happy for you that you pursued that Dunhill, may it reward you with many memories and fine smokes.

banjo

 

[eggrollpiper]

Is that after working on it or did it arrive all spiffy looking.

EBay is a trip. I saw someone selling a waiters corkscrew listed as pipe tamper with cleaning tool and bottle opener.. and I especially love those inflatable lighters from China...

 

[donjgiles]

It arrived pretty much as shown, it did just wipe it down with a cloth before taking photos. Even the inner tube was in the (Peterson) box when I opened it.

 

[mso489]

Ooh-la-la, you hit the prize.

 

[mikethompson]

Those are terrible pictures for trying to sell a pipe that is for sure. Good score for you! Congrats!

 

[unkleyoda]

I was born and grew up in a town named Cumberland, so this was very special to me.

Wisconsin?
Nice pipe.

 

[sablebrush52]

Nice blast on that pipe! Congrats on the score. 1982?

 

[scloyd]

Nice! Good for you :clap:

 

[donjgiles]

Thank you, I am very happy.
Yes, 1982 Cumberland 42031. The extra 1 at the end, does that mean a variation on the size or shaping?
Cumberland, MD ... a beautiful town, to drive through... unless you need a church or a liquor store. ☺

 

[jpmcwjr]

You came up roses!

 

[sablebrush52]

The extra 1 at the end, does that mean a variation on the size or shaping?

Someone at Dunhill probably knew what it meant as some time or another. It's been suggested that it's some kind of stocking number, or an indication of a slight variation of the bowl shape, but none of the posters putting forth their theory knew for certain.

 

[haparnold]

Incredible! It's amazing how much good-quality photos affect the sale value of an item (just ask anyone who does real estate staging for a living).