Over $3K in 24hrs, with 8 Days Remaining

[georged]

Be interesting to see how high it goes:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/HIRO-TOKUTOMI-JAPAN-2007-VASE-CUMBERLAND-STEM-PIPE-UNSMOKED/372666117924?hash=item56c4a1af24:g:logAAOSwE9hc0c5w

 

[fishnbanjo]

Have his pipe prices gone up? I have a beautiful swept horn by him but was never out of the 3 figure arena.

banjo

 

[cigrmaster]

That is one butt ugly pipe to my eye. Should be interesting to see how high it goes, probably over 4500.00.

 

[mau1]

+1^.

Not appealing at all.

 

[ashdigger]

That is one butt ugly pipe to my eye

More ballsack, but I'm not bidding either.

 

[fishnbanjo]

Similar to the Bo Nordh Ballerina shape but less elegant, Here is one Tsuge did to commemorate it

also one by Tom Eltang

and of course a shot of one by Bo which I do not own

banjo

 

[didimauw]

Yeah I just don't understand the price. But then again, I'm a cheap bastard who beats on his pipes.

 

[jpmcwjr]

This is the subject of the auction, no?

 

[donjgiles]

but... it comes with a pouch.
Don

 

[ron123]

I didn't realize his pipes were that far up there...no idea where the bidding will end. It's already higher than I would have guessed.

 

[sablebrush52]

It always depends on who's bidding. There are two very determined bidders for this pipe, one of whom has 0 wins. It may go higher and it may not.

 

[anthonyrosenthal74]

But does it pass a pipe cleaner???

 

[mso489]

This is the fine arts stratosphere of pipes. If I had that kind of wealth, I might fall into that. But since I don't, I can feel a little smug having a really exquisite smoke from time to time in my Kaywoodie Drinkless. Still, it's fascinating to see these rarified pipes and their prices, like attending the classic car auctions where the prices come unhitched from the visible values of the cars.

 

[brian64]

and of course a shot of one by Bo which I do not own

If ever a pipe deserved to be called a work of art, that's it.

 

[headhunter]

Yuck, butt ugly.

 

[mikethompson]

There are a lot of things I don't understand, and stratospheric pipe prices are one of them.

 

[ssjones]

I like it. Will be interesting to see the finale!

 

[jaytex1969]

Let us know how it smokes, Al.

 

[ssjones]

Let us know how it smokes, Al.

Will do, just refueled my torch lighter, get her good and hot for the break in. (but first have to wipe out that bowl coating...)

 

[donjgiles]

but first have to wipe out that bowl coating...

I hear it is much faster to just dremel it out.
Don