Guys I have just recieved my 20th pipe in the post and want to share some thoughts, facts and views.
Firstly thanks to you all for the opinions, ideas and guidance.
I have been smoking now for four months and have got myself into a real frenzy to get a rotation with a variety of shapes, sizes, brands and styles, this has now been achieved so I will just kick back and light up.
The first was my corn cob bought new which I tried about 30 tobaccos in and still love (its a bit wrecked now).
The last was a Savinelli Roma which is so very nice I cannot stop looking at it.
The only new pipes were the corn cob and a Molina, my second pipe and also my most expensive to date at £25. All the rest have been from ebay and include a Charatan, Comoy, Chacom, Brigham, Medico, Ropp and a load of others. They have come in a variety of states and have all just been reamed with a knife (if needed)and the stems given a damn good clean out. None in my view smoke badly, and the only ones that wont get used again are two very small pipes. None have been sour or given problems and I am glad I took a chance. The pitfalls on e bay have been poorly photographed pipes, pipes without descriptions of size and falling for pipes with a buy it now price which was too high. Some sellers act a bit sly in their descriptions failing to mention an array of faults such as tooth marks, big dents and broken stems.
I have spent a total of £144 (excluding postage)to get the first twenty and am starting to admit I have a problem.
Best wishes and thanks again for all your support.
owen
Firstly thanks to you all for the opinions, ideas and guidance.
I have been smoking now for four months and have got myself into a real frenzy to get a rotation with a variety of shapes, sizes, brands and styles, this has now been achieved so I will just kick back and light up.
The first was my corn cob bought new which I tried about 30 tobaccos in and still love (its a bit wrecked now).
The last was a Savinelli Roma which is so very nice I cannot stop looking at it.
The only new pipes were the corn cob and a Molina, my second pipe and also my most expensive to date at £25. All the rest have been from ebay and include a Charatan, Comoy, Chacom, Brigham, Medico, Ropp and a load of others. They have come in a variety of states and have all just been reamed with a knife (if needed)and the stems given a damn good clean out. None in my view smoke badly, and the only ones that wont get used again are two very small pipes. None have been sour or given problems and I am glad I took a chance. The pitfalls on e bay have been poorly photographed pipes, pipes without descriptions of size and falling for pipes with a buy it now price which was too high. Some sellers act a bit sly in their descriptions failing to mention an array of faults such as tooth marks, big dents and broken stems.
I have spent a total of £144 (excluding postage)to get the first twenty and am starting to admit I have a problem.
Best wishes and thanks again for all your support.
owen