That works till the first guy who gets the box just keeps the whole box and tosses his burner phone.
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SP Doesn't Do Extra Pictures Anymore?
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Yeah but he will be back on the forum in a couple of years to start a new one
I didn't think this thread would take off the way it has, but here we are.
I’ve noticed it for quite some time. Anything $100 and under usually has two side shots that’s it. When you hit about $300 you get overhead of the bowl and underside too. Maybe a close up of the shank or adornments.
I honestly never gave it much thought myself.
I honestly never gave it much thought myself.
I’ve been buying estate pipes from SP for several years now.
I guess I never really paid all that much attention to the number of pictures. It always seemed in the past that there 4-5 pics.
More recently I’ve noticed that estate pipes go at the top of the mark pricewise.
I’ve purchased several estate pipes this year. One was sent back because of an unmentioned flaw in the chamber. Others have had issues that were not mentioned.
I just received an E. Andrew Canadian that mentioned some chamber issues. When I got it the chamber was in fairly good shape. Other than sanding the chamber lightly, it wasn’t too bad. One thing that was never mentioned was that the nomenclature was almost non existent. Another pipe had a stem that looked like it had been soaked in bleach but never sanded smooth. That was not noted either.
Of course I could send them back, but that’s a PITA. When I sent back the one pipe, the money was refunded, but then I got an email scolding me about scratches on the bit. I had the pipe out of the box for probably 10-15 minutes tops before I resealed it and posted back to returns. I certainly didn’t stick it in my mouth and start chopping on it.
There several other estate sellers who provide more photos and more accurate descriptions and have more reasonable prices… I think I’m done with SP estates…
I guess I never really paid all that much attention to the number of pictures. It always seemed in the past that there 4-5 pics.
More recently I’ve noticed that estate pipes go at the top of the mark pricewise.
I’ve purchased several estate pipes this year. One was sent back because of an unmentioned flaw in the chamber. Others have had issues that were not mentioned.
I just received an E. Andrew Canadian that mentioned some chamber issues. When I got it the chamber was in fairly good shape. Other than sanding the chamber lightly, it wasn’t too bad. One thing that was never mentioned was that the nomenclature was almost non existent. Another pipe had a stem that looked like it had been soaked in bleach but never sanded smooth. That was not noted either.
Of course I could send them back, but that’s a PITA. When I sent back the one pipe, the money was refunded, but then I got an email scolding me about scratches on the bit. I had the pipe out of the box for probably 10-15 minutes tops before I resealed it and posted back to returns. I certainly didn’t stick it in my mouth and start chopping on it.
There several other estate sellers who provide more photos and more accurate descriptions and have more reasonable prices… I think I’m done with SP estates…
It would be enough to delete the ads of the pipes sold. I hate to see the photos of a beautiful pipe and then read that it was sold a century ago.
I actually love that they keep them listed because people will list pipes with crappy photos and a quick search will usually show a couple of similar pipes that have gone through SmokingPipes' estates, with crisp, clean photos for comparison.
And that is how a successful company always gets taken over by bean counters. Samsara.