Too Many Pipes?

[tanless1]

The glenn ford collection. He had "enough"

 

[foggymountain]

There was an MD in New Jersey who died and left about 550 pipes. I think it was reported on another site. I looked at the detailed pictures and counted them in amazement. Some looked good, some like junk. All kinds of pipes:ceramic pipes with metal covers and pictures on the sides, cherrywoods with bark, and lots of briars. I believe his widow auctioned them off as a lot. Don't know who bought them, probably a dealer. Now THAT was pad. A few hundred, for someone who smokes a lot, is not. My own collection would be almost 200 if I had the space for them. I have been selling and giving them away because I have nowhere to keep them. My friend came over the other night to learn about pipesmoking. He left with a Peterson Hudson and a corncob. Finally I have it down to a number that will fit in the racks.

 

[anthonyrosenthal74]

I have 365 pipes... one for every day of the year... in my dreams.
:rofl:

 

[captainsousie]

Through estate lots, combing through ebay and other sites, and some judicious saving and selling I have way too many pipes...and I love it. Oh yeah, I want more too.

 

[ssjones]

I'm in Harris' camp, about 30-40 smokers seems about right. I'm at 34 now and trying to keep to a buy one/sell one routine. I have a "holy grail" list and I keep telling myself to only find pipes on that list. But, pipes like my latest Upshalls pop up and my resolve melts...

 

[soggycitybob]

Well I don't feel so bad about acquiring an extra 10 or 12 pipes over the last few months. The actual total is about a dozen more, but I found that putting a little time into cleaning some estate pipes and reselling is a nice way to finance the PAD for a nicer collection of my own.

 

[erichbaumer]

15 so far here, I only have too many in the sense that there are a couple I don't care to smoke anymore that will be finding new homes soon. So long as I smoke all of them on a regular basis, it's not too many.