• 15 minutes of restoration on an eBay estate pipe
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  1. 04-17-2015, 01:09 AM #1
    cpmcdill
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    Searching ebay for good smokers is like looking for pearls in a huge pile of rotten oysters, but it is possible with a combination of discernment and intuition. All of my best pipes were ebay finds I got cheap, and despite awful photos and descriptions I could tell there was potential. Clear away the gunk and there was real beauty beneath. Even some of the duds turned out okay (but with a lot of work), and I think out of three or four dozen I've only had one truly useless pipe due to a brittle shank.
    "I don't know anything about music. In my line of work you don't have to." -- Elvis Presley
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  2. 04-17-2015, 01:34 PM #2
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    Just saw the ebay history for this particular pipe. Seller first tried it at $10, didn't sell. Then tried it at $5, still didn't sell. Tried it at $5 again and that's when I bought it. What a difference a picture makes.
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  3. 04-17-2015, 02:37 PM #3
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    Looks like you found a gem amongst the ebay turds!
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