I think I got a really good deal at the flea market today!

Well, I've been checking out some flea markets for some pipes and I've picked up a few for pretty cheap. Today, I got what I think is my first really good deal.

It is a Peterson Shamrock. It is beautiful and in excellent condition. The marking says, "Made in Ireland" in block letters which puts the date of manufacture between 1947-1949 (according to an online source). I can't believe it is in such good condition.
I paid a whopping $20 for this pipe. Did I get as good a deal as I think I did?

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wow I know nothing about the actual value but beautiful piece for $20. nice

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That is a fantastic find!!!

Nice find!
I've neglected the flea market recently! Too cold.

I could go the rest of my life without buying another pipe. Had I seen that pipe for that price, I'd bought it too.

Thanks guys. I'm new to pipes but I know Peterson is a well known brand so I figured I couldn't go wrong for 20 bucks.

They really didn't have a clue what was what because they had a Kaywoodie that was in terrible shape for the same price. The stem was so loose it would barely stay in the bowl. They also had a MM cob that they wanted $10 for. The same one you can get at Walgreens for $6. :)

So they didn't have a clue about pipes. The lady said she gets them from time to time, so needless to say I'll be checking back.

You were at the right place, at the right time. That is one hell of a find.

Way cool Brother.

I don't get why these things never happen to me haha.

Amazing find. You did very well sir.

Great bargain! I'm not a fan of the P-lip stem, but the cross grain is very striking. Sanitize and enjoy!

If you're in doubt, send it to me. I'll smoke it for you and let you know if it was a good deal or not :p

Tony, I've decided to make this my dedicated Virginia pipe and have been debating what to smoke in it first. I figure it will be ready to go by Wednesday or so and I think that Orlik Golden Sliced you turned me on to will be the first to feel the flame in it. :)

I have a dedicated Virginia pipe (Savinelli Bruna 209) too. It pretty much only sees OGS or FVF.

I got my father in law smoking pipes again after he took a many year hiatus. I've slowly baited him back into this evil TAD/PAD hobby over the last couple of cold months. Yesterday he tried OGS for the first time and asked where I got it (local or internet). I walked over to my pipe cabinet, pulled some stuff and handed him a tin of OGS, a brand new MM Legend, a pipe tool, a package of pipe cleaners and a couple books of matches. Now he can enjoy a pipe at his house too. Next up... get him to join this forum. Moral of the story... OGS is a great tobacco.

OGS is a great choice to start your dedicated Virginia pipe because it burns easier than many of the other flake Virginias. I assume you're doing a full reconditioning and reaming the cake back to nothing. If that's the case stick with OGS for a few smokes or something that you know burns easily. If you do go for FVF in that pipe... dry it well. FVF is very wet and is even more of a delicious PITA in a brand new pipe. My $0.02

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Originally Posted by Tony78

I assume you're doing a full reconditioning and reaming the cake back to nothing. If that's the case stick with OGS for a few smokes or something that you know burns easily. If you do go for FVF in that pipe... dry it well. FVF is very wet and is even more of a delicious PITA in a brand new pipe. My $0.02

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Yeah, I gave it the salt/alcohol treatment for several hours and reamed it out pretty good so I'll be re-forming the cake.
I figure a few bowls of OGS will do the trick nicely as well.

I'll have a couple more tins delivered in a few days. I don't see me ever getting tired of it. :)

Just one of those right place right time kind of things. Congrats!

You probably already know this but if you do not have Everclear around pipe sweetener is a must. I had been using 80 proof rum and I thought it was working fine. Well the pipe sweetener found stuff a lot of nastyness in some of the estates I had that I thought were clean. So much for that. I now use pipe sweetener. Also does the Pete have a silver band? Nickle and you have a $50 to $70 pipe depending on where you are getting it or the "deal" you are getting. Total score for $20. Makes me think I need to hit some of the flea markets around here. If that is a Silver band you got a $100-$150 pipe.

It is the nickle band. Even so, I've got less than half it's worth in it. I'll take that every day of the week.

It is a great smoking pipe. I'm still not sure what I think of the P-lip though.

You got a steal of a deal, congrats on a beautiful pipe!

Congrats Paul...no matter how you look at it, you found a sweet deal and ended up with a very nice pipe!

I would guess you paid about half of what you would of paid on ebay. Great find!

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Originally Posted by Cool Breeze

It is the nickle band. Even so, I've got less than half it's worth in it. I'll take that every day of the week.

It is a great smoking pipe. I'm still not sure what I think of the P-lip though.

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Breeze you got a great deal! That pipe would sell on Ebay for $50 or more. Congratulations!

You got ripped off, that thing's a piece of junk. I'll give you $10 for it to help you cut your losses :)

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Originally Posted by Bruck

You got ripped off, that thing's a piece of junk. I'll give you $10 for it to help you cut your losses :)

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I'll shoot ya 15 and call it a deal?!

:p