Pipe, Tobacco, and E-Bay Acquisitions

[Nooner]

Originally Posted by IHT

kick ass Karl Erik, 15 minutes, $61 is winning so far (normally a $250-300 pipe).

ben wade freehand

mastro de paja - new

I need to get a Karl Erik Extravagant... bad!!! That was a fantastic price on one, but it wasn't the best example I've ever seen either.

Now that Ben Wade.. I LOVE the 'real' Ben Wade's the ones made by Preben Holm - this recent re-release of pipes under the Ben Wade name sucks...I own a couple Golden Walnut's and another that I can't recall the name of. I may put in a bid on that one if Greg isn't gonna.

And that Mastro is pretty cool too.. what is it? A Volcano... I am not familiar with that shape, but I like it and would love to bid on that one too! With the Ben Wade and the Charatan I just won that'd fill my 3 auction quota for the week!

[Nooner]

ahh.. just remembered... my last Ben Wade is a Spiral... a pretty cool pipe, haven't smoked it yet, but I just finished cleaning it and I still need to re-fit the stem, it is a bit loose.

***Edit*** just put in a bid with Hammersnipe on the Ben Wade for $60, but if someone else is bidding I can pull the bid or if I win pass it along for the same price I pay to someone else. I am not gonna bid on the Mastro as it is in Italy and already higher than I would pay when shipping is factored in - not that it isn't worth more, but just not to me, I'd rather have a freehand!

[IHT]

no, i'm not bidding on any more after that Da Vinci... i just put some of these out there for you guys (everyone). the ones i post are pipes i feel would be worth the trouble bidding on (in my frugal way).

[Nooner]

Kinda ironic....

[FunkyPorcini]

I guess I should ask you guys before I bid because I don't know too much about this stuff. I just won this . Did I get ripped off?

[IHT]

i don't think you got screwed on that one. if it's only been smoked a few times, that's a cool deal.
and, it's a well made brand, in great shape. it's hard to find anything worth a damn under $30.

[IHT]

a peterson "tankard" - looks similar to a poker

new Nording - rusticated, straight billiard.

aldo velani - straight billiard, don't know why i'm seeing so many of them. i'm not one for straight pipes.

Sasieni - apple shape, which i like.

THIS ONE IS MIS-NAMED, MAY GO CHEAP. it's actually a Savinelli, from the Hercules line, which i have one myself (not this style though), and they smoke great. if you look at the design on the stem, then the photo of my pipe, it's the same "hercules" logo. the only thing i'd suggest is getting a new lucite bit put on, which is what i'm going to do to mine in a month from now.

nice looking Barling - canadian shape (long stem)

barontini ?? looks decent, but has a reserve.

a savinelli octavia - used.

Castello poker... sweet..

another Nording - ends around 10pm CST

[FunkyPorcini]

Originally Posted by IHT

i don't think you got screwed on that one. if it's only been smoked a few times, that's a cool deal.
and, it's a well made brand, in great shape. it's hard to find anything worth a damn under $30.

Okay, cool. Thanks.


That Octavia is really cool looking. Too bad I already maxed my Hammersnipe. Eh. Probably better I stop spending money for a bit anyway.

[IHT]

more from "the devils ball sweat".

a list of mastro de pajas. some very nice lookin ones in there... i must stay strong.
this one really caught my eye - only smoked 6 times.

ser jacapo poker

big Moretti

[FunkyPorcini]

Originally Posted by IHT

more from "the devils ball sweat".

a list of mastro de pajas. some very nice lookin ones in there... i must stay strong.
this one really caught my eye - only smoked 6 times.

ser jacapo poker

big Moretti

I will not give in you evil pusher-man.

[Nooner]

Another great Charatan:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...MEWA%3AIT&rd=1

it is currently only $79 but I would expect it to go a bit higher, I was gonna bid on this one, but I already won the Earlier Charatan and the Ben Wade, so I am out for a while unless something truely spectacular show up... I would like to have this one though... it is described as a 'Sabbiata'(which means sandblast) and it looks like an Apple to me... all in all a nice pipe.

[IHT]

that Savinelli Hercules (that is mis-represented) is still only $23, and with 4 hours left!!

[IHT]

mastro de paja - has only an hour 20 minutes left, at $26!!!

castello with 30 minutes left.

$17 NORDING!! GRADE F, only 30 minutes left!!

W.O. Larsen, nice looking sandblast (not rusticated like the description says) estate pipe. only $15 right now (reserve not met). 50 minutes left.

aldo velani - only $15, an hour left??!! (i figured out why nobody has bid - they misspelled the name. they added an "r" before the "l" in velani. you can see it in the photo of the stem. cheapest i can find these NEW on the net is $64)

brand new Caminetto - 1 hr 48 mins, and only $51. bulldog shape, tan, sandblasted.

i'm adding THIS ONE to my secret pipe santa wish list.

[Nooner]

Originally Posted by IHT

$17 NORDING!! GRADE F, only 30 minutes left!!

you suck... I just bid on that... ba$t@rdo!!!

***edit*** well... I didn't win. It went for only $36!!!

[IHT]

don't feel bad, that damn aldo velani went for $20 frickin dollars!!
my wife and son wanted to go eat CHINESE FOOD!! i put a hammersnipe in, but someone sniped my snipe by a couple bucks.

$20 freakin bucks for an aldo velani??!!

that's alright, i'm emailing a guy who put up a Mastro de Paja that didn't get a single bid - seeing if he'll take $15 for it.