What Did I Just Pass On?? Please Tell Me Its Crap

[Ahi Ka]

Just passed up on this as bidding was getting a bit silly. The seller says the pipe is marked ‘London Made’ and these are the only pics.

Obviously meer lined, and I really like the blast.

Please tell me I didn’t just overlook a classic...

 

[trubka2]

It's crap. Anything else I can help you with?

 

[Ahi Ka]

Thank you sir. How are you with horoscopes?

 

[trubka2]

Yeah, the next few months - also crap, followed by prolonged shittiness.

 

[Country Bladesmith]

Yeah, the next few months - also crap, followed by prolonged shittiness.

? I’m hoping 2021 is gonna be awesome, and doctors will discover that coronavirus gives you superpowers in about a year’s time. Look, it can’t possibly get any worse. ?‍

 

[Ahi Ka]

? I’m hoping 2021 is gonna be awesome, and doctors will discover that coronavirus gives you superpowers in about a year’s time. Look, it can’t possibly get any worse. ?‍

You have clearly been watching too much Netflix through lockdown bro...get back to them blades and bowls!

 

[Country Bladesmith]

You have clearly been watching too much Netflix through lockdown bro...get back to them blades and bowls!

Ok. I’ll settle for real people in the seats at baseball games, and an actual F1 season.

 

[ashdigger]

That pipe was garbage and a reject upon birth.

 

[dino]

It's crappy The rim is scorched, the stem is filthy and chewed, and the button is chipped. You can find much better "London Made" pipes on ebay for less than $50. Or, a new Peterson Arklow blast for less than $100. Good luck.

 

[wyfbane]

It looks pretty beat up. I am glad you let that one go.

You can ALWAYS find deals on eBay. It may not be the pipe you set your sights on, but I guarantee there is a good deal on a good pipe every day on there. You just have to be patient and dilligent.

 

[mikethompson]

There's always another pipe right around the corner. Don't loose sleep over it.

 

[fightnhampster]

You know what that is don't you? That is the last pipe ever made by Sweede VanGoobermannsun in 1948! He literally died 5 minutes after carving it.

He was the little known inspiration and mentor of Finn Banderpants. And we all know who Finn was and his everlasting influence on the pipe world! You passed on a one of a kind gem my friend...

In all seriousness, I have had those feelings before. I agree with the other guys that it looks beat up. It could be restored, but there are other fish in the sea that would look similar and require less work and risk

 

[mso489]

I've traded off at least one "London Made" turkey, so don't go into mourning.

 

[Ahi Ka]

You know what that is don't you? That is the last pipe ever made by Sweede VanGoobermannsun in 1948! He literally died 5 minutes after carving it...

The last piece of Algerian briar! Noooo...

 

[Ahi Ka]

Cheers for the comments lads. Pipe sold for 30, and I bailed well before that. I wasn’t so much concerned about condition or even the London make mark, but rather the blast, and whether it could identify the pipe house behind it. Either way no sleep lost. Actually bailed on a few auctions last night as they all got to the point of no longer being a good deal. It is a nice feeling to be content with walking away.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

Cheers for the comments lads. Pipe sold for 30, and I bailed well before that. I wasn’t so much concerned about condition or even the London make mark, but rather the blast, and whether it could identify the pipe house behind it. Either way no sleep lost. Actually bailed on a few auctions last night as they all got to the point of no longer being a good deal. It is a nice feeling to be content with walking away.

I would have passed on the fact that it is meer-lined. It is usually a very thin layer that is notorious for cracking and falling out, leaving a worthless pipe behind.

 

[bnichols23]

I would have passed on the fact that it is meer-lined. It is usually a very thin layer that is notorious for cracking and falling out, leaving a worthless pipe behind.

And even if not cracked it's probably scorched & barfy looking. I'm still on the lookout for a Hilson Fantasia like I had back in the mid-70s, but I know I'm as likely to find one as I am to be ordained Pope in the morning. It was a gorgeous blue & white, & if I found one today it'd look like it'd been buried compressed in tobacco juice for 276 years.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

And even if not cracked it's probably scorched & barfy looking. I'm still on the lookout for a Hilson Fantasia like I had back in the mid-70s, but I know I'm as likely to find one as I am to be ordained Pope in the morning. It was a gorgeous blue & white, & if I found one today it'd look like it'd been buried compressed in tobacco juice for 276 years.

I see a lot of them on eBay. I collect the heck out of Hilsons, but I tend to avoid the Fantasias. The whole meer lined thing, you know...

 

[Ahi Ka]

I just gave a stout looking Belgium hilson to a mate that had a repaired cracked rim, he just lopped the top off and now has an amazing pot for the workshop

 

[Ahi Ka]

I don’t mind the meer lining, and have had success “repairing” with plaster of Paris.