Smokingpipes Estate Sale Score

[mtwaller]

All estates are still 20% off through midnight tonight (Sunday). Naturally I found an estate that was too good to pass up...I picked up this Ashton Pebble Grain Lovat XX for $148. The ring grain is stunning on this little thing. I’m slightly worried that it won’t be a good smoker as it’s from 2016, barely smoked, and already got sold off. Time will tell, I suppose. Anybody else scoring some sweet estates this weekend?

 

[sandollars]

That's a Beaut! I had that in my cart but chickened out.... Happy it went to a fellow Forum member!

 

[lochinvar]

As soon as I got the email Friday morning I pulled the trigger on a Castello Collection Fiammata diamond shank billiard I had put in and taken out of my cart about ten times. The night before the sale I told myself I could buy it when Smokingpipes gave 15% off on estates again.....and that next morning, the fates said "Buy it....now."

 

[mtwaller]

That's a Beaut! I had that in my cart but chickened out.... Happy it went to a fellow Forum member!

Haha no way! I’ve been eyeing it up for days. I was waiting until the bitter end, hoping someone else would buy it and relieve me of the temptation. Alas, she’s now mine.

 

[trubka2]

Trying hard not to spend any money this weekend, but couldn't ignore this sale, so I sorted the Danish page by ascending price and wound up with this beat up little Stanny for 35 bucks. Been wanting a small Stanwell billiard for ages, but they always get too rich for my blood on the Bay. I love getting estates that are already all spiffied up by people who know what the hell they're doing.

 

[sandollars]

I, too, bought a little pipe on the sale: A little Pascal Piazzola for my son

 

[mtwaller]

Heck yeah for $35! That’s a smokin’ good deal.

 

[cortezattic]

I’m slightly worried that it won’t be a good smoker as it’s from 2016, barely smoked, and already got sold off.

Worry not. Pipes are so personal there's no telling why someone sold it off. Could be something as simple as the wrong chamber size for the previous owner's preferred tobacco. It's hard to go wrong with an Ashton Pebble Grain Lovat.

 

[trouttimes]

I picked up a Costello Dublin I've been looking at.

 

[trubka2]

P-lip Piazzola, nice!

And that Ashton is killer. Got a very similar little Parker lovat that I love - light as a feather and fits in the teeth real nice, that size is where it's at with long-shanked pipes IMO.

 

[trubka2]

I picked up a Costello Dublin I've been looking at.

I think I might know exactly the one you're talking about - I was drooling over one of those that they had for a couple weeks.

 

[pianopuffer]

Nice finds all! I too succumbed to the sale, scoring this Briarworks Signature Fig:

 

[trouttimes]

Same one. I've looked at it for about two weeks. Pulled the trigger on Friday.

 

[greeneyes]

Act fast! The four-pipe cased Barling set won't be $3,000 for long!

 

[sandollars]

LOL! We definitely travel in a pack!!! A pack of pipe puffing fools! puf

 

[craiginthecorn]

Got me too. I snagged an unsmoked Jody Davis from 2014.

 

[craiginthecorn]

Nice finds all! I too succumbed to the sale, scoring this Briarworks Signature Fig:
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Nice. Love the stem. I also have a Briarworks signature fig, but mine has a more conventional black mouthpiece.

 

[PaulTheScandinavian]

@mtwaller, congrats on your new acquisition, I have similar pebble grain lovat here but it has a tad longer mortise area,then In addition I have one canadian ,again pebble grain from Craigs era , at first I was a bit sceptical of these pipes and gotta a do some button shaping jobs on the stems to suit my picky preferences, as for smoking characteristics I was pleasantly surprisied how nicely these did perform right of the bat, dare I say wonderfully, very nice draw, no overheating issues,nothing,so if You can live with the mediocre ? button shaping commonly found on these newer Craigs era Ashtons pipes ,then I'm sure you will be very pleased with your pipe, dependable pipes they are ,love the rustication and that reddish stain.

 

[stogie37]

As soon as I got the email Friday morning I pulled the trigger on a Castello Collection Fiammata diamond shank billiard I had put in and taken out of my cart about ten times. The night before the sale I told myself I could buy it when Smokingpipes

Trying hard not to spend any money this weekend, but couldn't ignore this sale, so I sorted the Danish page by ascending price and wound up with this beat up little Stanny for 35 bucks. Been wanting a small Stanwell billiard for ages, but they always get too rich for my blood on the Bay. I love getting estates that are already all spiffied up by people who know what the hell they're doing.

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I’m not even sure you can get true professional restoration done on a quality pipe for $35 !! What a steal - enjoy!

 

[bluegrassbrian]

It was tempting but I relented somehow. I'm saving up for a very special pipe.