MARXMAN Pipes, anyone?

[Choatecav]

This Marxman arrived today and sadly it has a crack the seller did not mention all the way through the bowl. BummerView attachment 359862View attachment 359863

That is a low down thing for the seller to do.....
I would note his misrepresentation on eBay.

I once bought a pipe there and when I received it there was a horrendous crack. I immediately messaged him with pictures, and he had the gaul to say that "hmmmm, don't know what could have happened in shipping to cause that. It wasn't there when I shipped it." I pushed it and he refunded my money.
I went back to all of the photos that he posted and each "conveniently" were taken at an angle that hid the crack.

 

[towhee89]

That is a low down thing for the seller to do.....
I would note his misrepresentation on eBay.

I once bought a pipe there and when I received it there was a horrendous crack. I immediately messaged him with pictures, and he had the gaul to say that "hmmmm, don't know what could have happened in shipping to cause that. It wasn't there when I shipped it." I pushed it and he refunded my money.
I went back to all of the photos that he posted and each "conveniently" were taken at an angle that hid the crack.

That is a low down thing for the seller to do.....
I would note his misrepresentation on eBay.

I once bought a pipe there and when I received it there was a horrendous crack. I immediately messaged him with pictures, and he had the gaul to say that "hmmmm, don't know what could have happened in shipping to cause that. It wasn't there when I shipped it." I pushed it and he refunded my money.
I went back to all of the photos that he posted and each "conveniently" were taken at an angle that hid the crack.

Indeed. This seller may have missed it because it was indeed visible from his very blurry pics but there was no way to tell, unless you knew what to look for. When I unboxed it I saw it immediately , and it turns it goes thru the bowl all the way. I messaged the seller politely and showed photos. I just wouldn't have bought it if I knew this, so unless he lets me keep it and refunds me I'll be sending it back. If he does I'll just smoke it or display.

Second time in a week this has happened! But mostly my eBay buys are all good, but when trouble hits it comes in threes. So I'm wondering, what next

 

[dd57chevy]

There are disreputable sellers on E-bay , I've never met one though . I bet I've bought a hundred various items , no problems .
I don't know the particulars , but if , say , it was listed by an absent -minded widow , I wouldn't go all Jack Reacher on her...........

 

[towhee89]

There are disreputable sellers on E-bay , I've never met one though . I bet I've bought a hundred various items , no problems .
I don't know the particulars , but if , say , it was listed by an absent -minded widow , I wouldn't go all Jack Reacher on her...........

I'm not. I sell too so I understand how it goes, because I've experienced every kind of scammy buyer. The only incident involving pipes that I did get sorta peeved was when I requested this seller to cancel my order, and they created a shipping label just to deny it. I ended up leaving a negative and he got it removed and all the while still ignored me. I have no mercy on those guys !

I got a Sutliff Select (probably by Comoy) Canadian shaped pipe for free, because the rim was charred down a lot and hard to tell at all from pics. They didn't mention it and owned up to their mistake. I would have taken a partial refund there, as they're hard to find...

 

[telescopes]

I went to my two Marxman pipes and the Captain is marked with France. The billiard, however says Italy. So, I suppose both are Mastercraft and post '54 manufacture. But, both smoke wonderfully....... "C'est la vie"

I love the design of the Captain pipes.