If you can't shake loose even $75 or so for what would be a quality estate pipe but can spend that much on cigars, I'd stick with the cigars where your advanced skills can provide enjoyment to match.
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You're right unless your shifting through ebay. But once you go to $40-60 you can find some new Rossi, Ropp, Genod pipe on Smokingpipes.com or Smokingpipes.Eu and then you can regularly check their estate pipes which are trade in cleaned up. Many here have commented they are pretty good.
I would send that pipe back and not waste time on it. I could see if that happened 6 mos or a year in but one to two days ... no way.
Piracy is one of the few growth industries these days...I hear they've even got their own health plans now (very high deductibles though).You uber high earner, you.
I wouldn't go that far, still just a wage slave.You uber high earner, you.
Clarence Darrow once remarked 'The definition of a criminal is someone who lacks the capital to form a corporation!'. Send the thing back and buy a few corn cobs or even a clay and see how that works out for you.
The point was to save money because pipe tobacco I like is a lot cheaper. But, I made the mistake of buying a bunch of cheap pipes 15 here 20 there 30 now 40, plus Ive already bought cigars and some pipe tobacco. So I promised the wife I'd only spend 40 no more. Besides I like the pipe and it smoked okay until that happened. But I also dont know what a 75 dollar pipes smokes like.
In many cases, it would smoke just like a $40 pipe, all other things being equal.
So now that the dark area showed up it doesn’t smoke ok?
I wouldn’t get too hung up over price and name brand. As long as it smokes okay for you, then you’ve got your money’s worth. More expensive pipes will have pricier adornments, better looking grain, better shaped buttons, etc., but will smoke about just the same as a less expensive pipe.
If I was budget conscious, i would (and have) buy a Morgan Bones pipe. $50 + shipping. Best low end pipe on the market as far as I’m concerned.
It's smoking okay, I'm under the impression that its going to burn completely through.
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Pipes I've bought in past 2 years costing UNDER $40
The 1st is a family era Sadieni with the "fish" underscore (a very lucky EBay find)
The 1st is a family era Sadieni with the "fish" underscore (a very lucky EBay find)
This latest (within the past 2months) is a NOS (unsmoked new old stock) Orlik Lovat from the ??1960-1970s. £22 from EBay
This is NOT a good photo. The patch on the heel which looks like a large fill is just poor lighting. There are no fills to the naked eye.
Just a few of numerous sub$40-50 pipes I have bought in the past 2years.
This is NOT a good photo. The patch on the heel which looks like a large fill is just poor lighting. There are no fills to the naked eye.
Just a few of numerous sub$40-50 pipes I have bought in the past 2years.
All of the Punto Oros I had were under $40. Many had been unsmoked.
Yup.
If you’re prepared to look and be patient, there are a lot of good quality sub-$40
pipes to be had.
Absolutely no need to go for dodgy Chinese pipes made from inferior, unidentifiable wood
That may have been the case a few years back.
But nowadays it seems most people selling estate pipes on eBay are “Restorers” or “Refurbishers” flipping questionably restored pipes for ridiculous prices.
I don’t follow pipes much on eBay anymore… back when I was buying, it was usually from people who sold all sorts of household odds and ends from estate sales, and sold lots (groups) of pipes. And my bids where never over more than $5/pipe.
There's a few but mostly unrestored. Knowing what you're looking at is a must but many bargains are still out there.
I suppose, but unless you’re prepared to do the work to get it back in shape if necessary, it can be an unsatisfying proposition. Especially if you’re just getting into the hobby.
An hour's worth of cleaning beats paying $100 more for a pipe when you don't have to.
Well, the point of the post was to ask if there was an issue with a Brog pipe. I don’t see an immediate issue. The remedy was to coat the bowl, in my opinion.
Will the pipe burn out? It may or may not….
If it burns out in the next month, then maybe he’ll be successful in returning it for a refund.
I’m sure as he moves along in the hobby he’ll have plenty of opportunity to buy other pipes - new or estate.
Seems odd to me that posts where somebody buys a lower end pipe the first advice is go and buy something else…
Will the pipe burn out? It may or may not….
If it burns out in the next month, then maybe he’ll be successful in returning it for a refund.
I’m sure as he moves along in the hobby he’ll have plenty of opportunity to buy other pipes - new or estate.
Seems odd to me that posts where somebody buys a lower end pipe the first advice is go and buy something else…
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