Stop Buying Grabow Color Dukes!

[mikethompson]

They are getting out of my price range! Here is another one I had my eye on, but went higher than I thought.



There was another one I was looking at a month or so ago, and I think it went for $45ish. Am I just too cheap? Maybe, but other color dukes in the other offered colours don't seem to fetch as much.

 

[Chasing Embers]

You do realise you've now drawn attention to them don't you??

 

[mikethompson]

You do realise you've now drawn attention to them don't you??

says the guy with the Savinelli addiction but still manages to find them!

 

[Chasing Embers]

says the guy with the Savinelli addiction but still manages to find them!

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That spawned a few members buying several, ben88 posted a belt not long ago filled with them and I've even gotten PMs asking if I was bidding on a particular one. Just warning out of experience.?

BTW, it looks more like this now.?

 

[logs]

Green and blue seem to be the most valuable colors. White and yellow are the bargain bin colors.

 

[ray47]

I bought a red one back in the 70's, but for the life of me I don't remember what happened to it. It was a good smoking pipe too.

 

[mikethompson]

Green and blue seem to be the most valuable colors

Just my luck!

I bought a red one back in the 70's

Red is also a sharp colour

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

Offering you reassurance I will not affect the supply and demand on those puppies.

 

[Misanthrope]

They’re definitely safe from me as well. My rule of thumb for constantly missing the boat on auctions for something I like boils down to this: if I’m constantly losing AND it bothers me, I’m definitely being too cheap.

 

[logs]

If you want find a two dollar Color Duke it's out there. But it will also look ratty as hell and have a stem that's gnawed on. All in all $36 isn't that much to pay for a 50 year old pipe that's in pretty good shape.

 

[mikethompson]

Offering you reassurance I will not affect the supply and demand on those puppies.

safe from me as well

Thank you both for doing your part!

If you want find a two dollar Color Duke it's out there. But it will also look ratty as hell and have a stem that's gnawed on. All in all $36 isn't that much to pay for a 50 year old pipe that's in pretty good shape.

Except that a few years ago they were much cheaper IIRC. Then you are shipping, and convert to Canadian $$$, well I mighty as well buy a new pipe and paint it green.

 

[Spinkle]

That spawned a few members buying several, ben88 posted a belt not long ago filled with them and I've even gotten PMs asking if I was bidding on a particular one. Just warning out of experience.?

I must’ve beat you to the punch...

 

[Chasing Embers]

I must’ve beat you to the punch...

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Nah, just already have them. My focus is mainly 9004s and 914s now.

 

[Spinkle]

Nah, just already have them. My focus is mainly 9004s and 914s now.

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Is the second one down a Capri Root Briar?
I should know not to mess with the master...

 

[Chasing Embers]

Is the second one down a Capri Root Briar?
I should know not to mess with the master...

That it is. I have one each of the brown in the 904 and 9004, a golden 904, and a brown Capri Bruna military mount.

 

[Spinkle]

Very cool I really like the rustication on these now that I have one in person. My wife even commented on how cool it is and she hates this hobby.

since you’re here - what would you recommend to clean/scrub the hunk out of the clear stem? I recall you posting in another thread that alcohol can damage acrylic

 

[radrick96]

What? Colored grabows? That’s cool
Thanks for the info! Haha

I’m jk. I won’t be buying any. Still have 3 sets of pipes I’m working on already haha

 

[Chasing Embers]

Very cool I really like the rustication on these now that I have one in person. My wife even commented on how cool it is and she hates this hobby.

since you’re here - what would you recommend to clean/scrub the hunk out of the clear stem? I recall you posting in another thread that alcohol can damage acrylic

An overnight soak in lemon juice followed by a scrubbing with bristle pipe cleaners and a whitening toothpaste.?

 

[logs]

Here you go... pretty sure no one will outbid you on this festive and delightful specimen:

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[Spinkle]

I love how the black rim is being used as a selling feature