Jesse has been helping me for a while now in my pursuit of a Pre Transition Barling. I asked him how many do I need to own before I am a collector, he said 2. I just picked up my second Pre Trans on ebay yesterday. I won an auction from the same guy I got my first from for the exact same price that my first cost. If we have a math major, could you figure the odds on that. The first Barling smoked so well that I figured I should grab a few more. This pipe is right in the sweet zone size and weight wise and I love Apple's. It has some nice birdseye and cross grain. I am sure these pics are not doing it justice.