Did you guys happen to see this Jess Chonowitsch pipe that popped as a fresh pipe on SPC yesterday? It has already sold, actually it had sold by last evening, so it wasn’t even on the site for 8 hours. The pipe had an $8000 price on it😳. I mean, yes, it’s a beautiful pipe, but wow😵💫. I’m doing something wrong. Apparently I need to stop giving people free stuff and start screwing people over….or win the lotto. Although, I’m still not sure I would pay $8 Grand for this pipe. I could buy eight more (at least) just as nice, maybe nicer. I might be able to finagle my unicorn Paulo Becker Rhodesian from someone….if I could find one. Maybe a pickup full of cobs?
I told SWMBO about the $8,000 SPC straight grain. I told her I wouldn’t pay $1,000 for a pipe. She responded, “You’re a cheap bastard. You’ve never spent more than $30 for any of your pipes.”
She knows me so well. She also knows that I know what would happen if I did.
(Sound of whip cracking) “Fourteen pipes is more than enough, and anyways, you usually only smoke three of them.”
@RockyMountainBriar It's kind of like buying a Dunhill, only worse...it's a pipe for god's sake. However, I guess anyone spending that kind of change on a pipe must be rich, so to them, it's chump change. I once thought about buying a Jeep Wrangler a long time ago, but it was priced as much as a 4x4 pickup. I finally decided that 'there's nothing there'...plastic seats, plastic floor mats, a bench as a rear seat, canvas roof with plastic windows; what is there to justify the price? Not much.
To be honest, I really don't care for most of the pipes posted in this discussion, but I do admire and appreciate the skill and talent it takes to create them.
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Calvert Super De Luxe sort-of apple
https://rebornpipes.com/2021/12/08/the-apple-of-my-eye/
https://www.smokingpipes.com/pipes/estate/italy/moreinfo.cfm?product_id=464471#fullscreen
https://www.smokingpipes.com/pipes/estate/italy/moreinfo.cfm?product_id=462631#fullscreen
https://www.smokingpipes.com/pipes/estate/italy/moreinfo.cfm?product_id=463080#fullscreen
Vintage Carey Magic Inch tobacco smoking pipe - Israel # 3267941
https://www.ebay.com/itm/224724988523
She knows me so well. She also knows that I know what would happen if I did.
Bruno Nuttens Pipes
https://www.lepipe.it/en/Pipes-Bruno Nuttenshttps://www.alpascia.com/en/product/46622/radice-special-edition
A pipe with a visual reminder for a fast puffer to slow to a snails pace!
https://www.ebay.com/itm/275061395890?hash=item400aefd1b2:g:jfIAAOSwvq5htS9g
https://www.etsy.com/listing/1019218484/ranz-morta-wblue-stem-brand-new-american
https://boswellpipes.com/pipegallery/magnum-pipes/