I don't think I've ever seen anything quite like this set. It will be interesting to see if it actually sells
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All I need to finish my Dunhill collection is to start collecting Dunhills, but that ain't gonna happen. Dr Grabow has got me spoiled to great smoking pipes.
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Same here. Between all of my handmades and various brands that have been great smokers, I don't see a need to start trying to buy vintage Dunhill stuff. I'd much rather keep hunting down "the" grabow that catches my eye or another sasieni second etc etc. That 15k starting bid would buy a whole lot of tobaccoKevin Keith wrote: ↑Sun Oct 14, 2018 7:18 am All I need to finish my Dunhill collection is to start collecting Dunhills, but that ain't gonna happen. Dr Grabow has got me spoiled to great smoking pipes.
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Or GrabowsMr Beardsley wrote: ↑Sun Oct 14, 2018 12:49 pm That 15k starting bid would buy a whole lot of tobacco
Or cobs with Forever stems
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My own topic piqued my curiosity and so I searched the bay for Dunhill Christmas pipes and found a second set all numbers matching but 1 (says his dealer screwed up) For pipes that were supposedly limited to a production of 500 per year there sure seems to be a lot of them for sale
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Since I've pretty much been smoking only briars and meers let's split the difference and go with Grabow's and tobaccoFr_Tom wrote: ↑Sun Oct 14, 2018 4:23 pmOr GrabowsMr Beardsley wrote: ↑Sun Oct 14, 2018 12:49 pm That 15k starting bid would buy a whole lot of tobacco
Or cobs with Forever stems
I'll stop now.
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I have seen another complete set with matching numbers too. Maybe they could be pre-ordered that way?Mr Beardsley wrote: ↑Sun Oct 14, 2018 4:26 pm My own topic piqued my curiosity and so I searched the bay for Dunhill Christmas pipes and found a second set all numbers matching but 1 (says his dealer screwed up) For pipes that were supposedly limited to a production of 500 per year there sure seems to be a lot of them for sale
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Possibly. Maybe back then if you were spending Dunhill money at your local b&m they'd make sure you got what you wanted tooFr_Tom wrote: ↑Sun Oct 14, 2018 4:44 pmI have seen another complete set with matching numbers too. Maybe they could be pre-ordered that way?Mr Beardsley wrote: ↑Sun Oct 14, 2018 4:26 pm My own topic piqued my curiosity and so I searched the bay for Dunhill Christmas pipes and found a second set all numbers matching but 1 (says his dealer screwed up) For pipes that were supposedly limited to a production of 500 per year there sure seems to be a lot of them for sale
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I noticed that this set didn't sell and is now relisted with an opening bid of 12,500 or best offer. Still crazy money for some pipes in my opinion
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