In addition to eBay I have visited Blue Room Briers and Smoker's Haven looking for estate pipes.
Have you found other good sites for estates?
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Estate Pipe Sites
- Houtenziel
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Etsy frequently has good stuff.
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Years ago I've gotten burned on Etsy and never went back. Maybe I should revisit.
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Etsy, like eBay, carries considerable risk. On the one hand, I've managed to snag things like an unsmoked Kaywoodie Signet from the 50's for $13 because a lot of folks selling there aren't "pipe people". On the other, I've seen a lot of pipe refurbishing outfits pop up over there with the usual overpriced estates, with a 1/4" deep carnauba, on bright white backgrounds.. you know the sort I am talking about. I won't buy anything from either site without clear pictures of both sides of the stem, button, stem-shank transition, and at least 3-4 angles on the bowl. Maybe I am weird, but I greatly prefer to buy estates that haven't been refurbished and have been left in a state of disrepair.Bruyere_Royale wrote: ↑Tue Jan 29, 2019 8:36 amYears ago I've gotten burned on Etsy and never went back. Maybe I should revisit.
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- Mr Beardsley
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Stem and briar gets some cool stuff
Ebay
Etsy
It's definitely easier if you go on a site like etsy with a general idea of what brand you want to look at vs just a generic "estate pipe" search. There's a nice variety of old dogs and beautifully restored estates to be found there
Ebay
Etsy
It's definitely easier if you go on a site like etsy with a general idea of what brand you want to look at vs just a generic "estate pipe" search. There's a nice variety of old dogs and beautifully restored estates to be found there
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They are some of the nicest folks out there. I traded a few pipes for credit towards one of their own brand bamboo apples. Once the pipes arrived there one of the owners called to give me the breakdown of the credit & make sure I was OK with the amount. It turned into a really great hour or 90 minute chat about pipes, tobacco and life in general
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