We all have that disorder. But don't give up completely on mid-range pipes! There are LOTS of quality, nicely made, mid-range, pipes out there.
Why do I Want to Buy More and More Pipes?
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This is absolutely true. From $50 on up there are pipes that can be found that punch well above their weight. It may take some dogged scouring to find them, but they should not be ignored.
I look at buying, selling and trading as part of the fun of the hobby.
Absolutely. I practically speak German now from navigating various pipe shop websites from across the globe scouring their deepest recesses for some estate pipe sitting in the back room of a European hole in the wall.
I like that philosophy. I can definitely see myself selling/trading pipes/tobacco from time to time. Especially those blends that just don't agree with me but may be delightful to someone else.
I’m still pretty new also. PAD hasn’t hit me too bad yet. TAD, on the other hand….
you're acting mad. I think people here have to many pipes. If you can't smoke it regularly what do you have it for? Barring the special occasion pipes either celebrations or special needs pipes (like ones for fishing/camping/hiking, huge chamber for when you got the time, small chamber for when you don't, the one for lakelands.) That said not the worst kind of madness you could have. The one advantage of collecting pipes over tattoos is that it's a lot harder to run out of space and realize you'd rather have something else.I am only a beginner when it comes to serious piping. Maybe 6 months into it. BUT I already own 2 dozen pipes AND I keep looking/drooling over more. Is this normal or am I going mad?!!! At the moment I have a craving for a cutty like the Sav 402. Something really appealing about the lines of it.
Seriously though I'd say like any addiction and pipe buying is an addiction in my opinion (or can be), if it's not interfering with your life or causing you more distress then it's relieving then it really isn't anyone elses business what you do. Like if you find your self starving, risking not paying your rent, or noticing the wife is trying to murder you... Then whatever you live once.
best thing to do is for them to find a way to make their money on it. They make their money they have less reason to ban it. Also if they leave it local like that guess what, you at least have a chance to make your case. And a big part of the case is just how culturally relevant pipes are as well as how much of specialty thing they are. How it's not like cigarettes where you're avoiding local options but are lacking in local options. Politicians are like dogs totally selfish but also feel like they have to please people. Use these to your advantage.
Break in the pipes you already have and see what you really like to smoke rather than being attracted to eye candy. Yeah, it looks cute but does it have a nice personality and meet your needs for the long haul ?I am only a beginner when it comes to serious piping. Maybe 6 months into it. BUT I already own 2 dozen pipes AND I keep looking/drooling over more. Is this normal or am I going mad?!!! At the moment I have a craving for a cutty like the Sav 402. Something really appealing about the lines of it.
That's my view on it to. Cigars and pipetobacco are evenly taxed with cigarettes (at least in the Netherlands), where they are a smaller part or even a non issue to the problems smoking brings. Not that any tax hike will offset the costs for healthcare as those costs trump 10 fold the total federal (we don't have state taxes) income on taxes and duties of the tobacco sold, that's at least what research tells us. All second hand smoking has been banned (which i'm totally fine with). You can't smoke in a cigarlounge anymore as smoking at workplaces, even in a enclosed space where employees don't enter. You are only allowed to smoke in the comfort of your home or outside and even there local governments are allowed to have non smoking spaces as a request.
But lets not hijack the topic of @OSOBUCO with legislation, I'll be fine either way, I just have to put in more effort or smoke what is available to me which is doable but not preferable.
I agree with the personal learning curve here but had a different experience. One of the threads here discussed the 'desert island scenario' or 'burning house situation' and that caused me to analyze which pipes I enjoy the most of the ones I own. The pipes I enjoy most also happen to be the least expensive ones I purchased because I knew what I wanted, sought them out and waited then purchased. They are excellent 'tools' as someone else called them ... those are the ones I use most often. Analyzing what pipes you really keep going back to is the key then sticking to it. YMMV !
P.S. There is a lot of experience and advice on this site from which one can learn without pain. I couldn't understand the attraction to hand made high end pipes until I bought a hand made estate pipe ... there is a world of difference ! (Fast Food vs Gourmet!) Now i understand ! So Alakanpiper is right. Fewer but better. YMMV.
You are also correct sir. Some of my favorite pipes remain some of the cheaper ones I bought early on. There are some great smokers (and occasionally lookers!) out there at moderate prices.
Part of it is because the consumer culture in which we live has trained us to identify success in life with the acquisition of material things, Online shopping, forums, etc., tend to reinforce that. 
Pipe collecting is an extreme form of FOMO.I am only a beginner when it comes to serious piping. Maybe 6 months into it. BUT I already own 2 dozen pipes AND I keep looking/drooling over more. Is this normal or am I going mad?!!! At the moment I have a craving for a cutty like the Sav 402. Something really appealing about the lines of it.
Every pipe is unique, so every time you look at a pipe retailer you're inundated with "once in a lifetime" opportunities.
No matter how many pipes I have, sometimes I still regret not buying some of the pipes that I've seen.
Other times I just have to shake my head at what I've become.
In my last minutes of life, I am sure I am not going to be thinking about pipes I could have owned. But, dammit, I will be mumbling over and over for my wife to remember her pledge to send my pipes off with me. Unless she dies before me... in that case, some stranger will most likely not know what the hell I am talking about.
This 100%. Quality over quantity.
I have been smoking pipes for forty years. I average two pipe purchases per year, maybe more. Three Dunhill estates this year, a Rossi, Karl Eric, that I can think of. I’m getting ready to order a new Savinelli. The year is young. Collecting is very enjoyable. I also collect target shotguns and folding knives. If you haven’t handled a quality folding pocket knife you don’t know what you are missing. Check out A.G. Russell.
I’ve worked very hard over the years and consider it my reward. What the heck, you can’t take it with you. I’m 72 and it has trickled in.
I’ve worked very hard over the years and consider it my reward. What the heck, you can’t take it with you. I’m 72 and it has trickled in.
I've announced more farewells to pipe buying than Sinatra announced farewell tours.
The last thing I need is another pipe, but the lure is always present. At the height of my mania I was buying a pipe a week. Now it's closer to 1 to 2 pipes a year. Pipes are a pastime for me, one of life's little destructive pleasures and thoroughly enjoyable.
Why do we do this? Well, who wants to admit they're done? We're around for such a short time in the scheme of things and if something gives you pleasure, why not continue to enjoy it as long as you're not consumed with it?
The last thing I need is another pipe, but the lure is always present. At the height of my mania I was buying a pipe a week. Now it's closer to 1 to 2 pipes a year. Pipes are a pastime for me, one of life's little destructive pleasures and thoroughly enjoyable.
Why do we do this? Well, who wants to admit they're done? We're around for such a short time in the scheme of things and if something gives you pleasure, why not continue to enjoy it as long as you're not consumed with it?