Parker - $300+ - Really?

[PipeIT]

Other than the information online about Parker, rhetorically speaking of, is there really anything else here mysterious going. I thought it was pretty simple, Alfred’s seconds, that weren’t good enough to be called Dunhills, but are actually suppose to smoke as nice.

But really, at auction now, bidded at $300, ouch, I would of thought you could buy a pipe like this for a $150

hmm

PARKER UNSMOKED 1935 PATENT 116989/17 SUPER BRIAR BARK SHAPE 12 ESTATE PIPE | eBay

Condition: Unsmoked! It is truly hard to wrap my head around how a pipe like this has gone 87 years without being smoked! The bowl shows just a hint of forward cant and leans away from the sturdy round shank that is flat on the bottom making for a nice setter.

www.ebay.com

 

[bluegrassbrian]

It's the current trend on eBay.. unsmoked and/or older Brit-wood coupled with a recent influx of novice pipe smokers with plenty of disposable cash.

 

[Chasing Embers]

I would of thought you could buy a pipe like this for a $150

An unsmoked 87 year old pipe? It'll surprise me if it goes for less than $600.

 

[PipeIT]

Yes, it’s an Unsmoked Patent, but Parker, really...

sheesh...

Need to get that time machine working, to go back and buy the pipe for what it’s really worth! LOL

 

[Chasing Embers]

buy the pipe for what it’s really worth!

Judging by the bid, someone thinks it's worth more than $300.

 

[georged]

With oldie collectors, pretty much the only thing that matters is condition.

Brand, shape, and so forth is secondary. They want the Time Machine Experience.

Two of them is all it takes to drive a pipe's price to a level that NON oldie collectors think is too high.

Different strokes...

 

[TheIronMonkey]

Unsmoked from that period, plus the sock and box still being present = good luck finding another one = $$$

 

[mikethompson]

Things are worth as much as someone pays for it, regardless of what it's worth is to us.

 

[cigrmaster]

I wouldn't pay 90.00 for that pipe.

 

[PipeIT]

What bothers me, is that I hope, if I really ever need money someday, I won’t be the kind of person that sells something to the highest bidder.

 

[Chasing Embers]

What bothers me, is that I hope, if I really ever need money someday, I won’t be the kind of person that sells something to the highest bidder.

Then setup a buy now option instead of auction.

 

[HawkeyeLinus]

What bothers me, is that I hope, if I really ever need money someday, I won’t be the kind of person that sells something to the highest bidder.

I’m not sure folks that sell things at auctions are a “kind”?

 

[ashdigger]

What bothers me, is that I hope, if I really ever need money someday, I won’t be the kind of person that sells something to the highest bidder.

What kind of person is that?

It’s an auction not a human sacrifice.

The awesome thing about buying and selling is participation.

 

[PipeIT]

I’m just gonna keep my mouth shut...

LOL

 

[PipeIT]

I’m not sure folks that sell things at auctions are a “kind”?

Nope, not like I see here in this great place, I have been so fortunate to be a part of.

I see here, and I see there, and they are two different worlds, sad to say.

SO, I hope to always be the kind hearted, towards others, as I’ve been generously treated here!

P.S. I meant before, I’ll keep my mouth shut about what I’d really love to say on this topic. LOL

 

[Kobold]

What bothers me, is that I hope, if I really ever need money someday, I won’t be the kind of person that sells something to the highest bidder.

I don’t understand this statement at all. Are you saying that one day you might need money and you don’t want to get the most money that you possibly can get?

 

[Chasing Embers]

Nope, not like I see here in this great place, I have been so fortunate to be a part of.

You do realize there are more than a handful of folks here that are ebay sellers?

 

[HawkeyeLinus]

Nope, not like I see here in this great place, I have been so fortunate to be a part of.

I see here, and I see there, and they are two different worlds, sad to say.

SO, I hope to always be the kind hearted, towards others, as I’ve been generously treated here!

P.S. I meant before, I’ll keep my mouth shut about what I’d really love to say on this topic. LOL

I thought the family members at my grandparents’ estate auction many years ago and the folks who showed up were all nice people, been to a lot of farm auctions and other auctions in my lifetime, just a way of selling things that can maximize return and is often the most convenient way. I don’t think people selling on eBay are homogeneous, nor can sweeping value judgments be made about them - like any sale, it’s a willing buyer and a willing seller, no motives need be ascribed either way.

 

[PipeIT]

You do realize there are more than a handful of folks here that are ebay sellers?

Yes, my bad, should of never brought this up, don’t mean to offend anyone.

My only intention, just posting I was surprised at the cost is all.

 

[jguss]

It’s an auction not a human sacrifice.

And what the hell is wrong with human sacrifice if I may ask? This forum is getting entirely too judgy.