Buying Estate Pipes on eBay

[NeverBend]

Excellent information; it's greatly appreciated!

Do you have any tips for searching ebay itself, beyond general searches like "Estate Pipes"? Any tips if I'm on the lookout for a specific pipe?

Hi Ryan,

eBay allows you to filter (left side of the screen). For pipes like those discussed, I would select:
condition = 'used'
format = 'auction'
search = 'PIPE in tobacciana'

I limit my searches to 'tobacciana' (department) otherwise the search for 'PIPES' returns a lot of chaff. Buy It Now listings tend to be aggressively priced on pipes with less intrinsic value so I filter them out. Obviously you can search by the brand name alone and then I look at all listings.

If I find a pipe that interests me I look at the seller's other items because they often have similar items from about the same era (and condition).

Pete