Owner 97 Pipe Auction

[mcitinner1]

This is pretty cool.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/331584973945?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

 

[lifeon2]

with an opening bid of 2 grand I dont think its going anywhere

 

[mcitinner1]

Dude, if I could afford it, I'd bid 3k in a heartbeat.
I'm very interested in other opinions.... George?

 

[snagstangl]

500 or 1000 worth of pipes only.

 

[papipeguy]

Over priced out of the gate. I'm with snag with his estimate and on the low side at that.

 

[fishnbanjo]

At $20/pipe it's not a bad deal but that's in theory. I personally would rather buy 3 high end pipes for the $'s as I doubt there are 3 in that group of 97 I want to own and smoke, YMMV.

banjo

 

[buckaroo]

I know he's trying to save some time and legwork by doing it all in one shot, but that's going to be a tough sale.

 

[mcitinner1]

My thinking was based on reselling them all individually. They look to be in very good condition. I realize a lot of them aren't worth a lot, and my 3k thing was too high.

 

[wyfbane]

Nicely photographed so it was easy to determine it wasn't worth bidding on. Very considerate.

 

[pipesmokingtom]

"Insta-collection" kind of takes the fun out of it. Unfortunately, I doubt reselling individually, you'd average $20+ per pipe. I don't know a TON about briars, but I'm pretty familiar with what Grabow, Kaywoodie and "Italy" pipes go for on Ebay auctions. Too many in there to make a buck.
The neat factor is there though to see a guy's 100-pipe collection all in one auction.

 

[ssjones]

Those were good photos, unusual for a large collection on Ebay.

A $500 starting price MIGHT have garnered some interest.

Not much notable there.

 

[pipesmokingtom]

A $500 starting price MIGHT have garnered some interest.

Not much notable there.

Agreed, but I get it. Giving away 60 years of your life for $5/pipe would be heart-wrenching. Maybe $20/pipe was all he could live with. Hard to put dollars on sentimental value like that, I'm sure.

 

[condorlover1]

I hate to think what will happen to my pipe collection when I check off the planet!