Pipe Acquisitions 2019

[JimVH]

Number three:

Rattray's Fachen


It smokes like a champ.

Nice looking pipe. Did you search "Fachen" on the net, btw? I think the singular form is "Fachan".

I just nicknamed this pipe Hopalong.

[GaryInVA]

Number three:

Rattray's Fachen


It smokes like a champ.

That's a ripe lookin pipe there Jim.

[rgcurrey]

Number three:

Rattray's Fachen


It smokes like a champ.

Nice looking pipe. Did you search "Fachen" on the net, btw? I think the singular form is "Fachan".

I just nicknamed this pipe Hopalong.

Is it filtered?

[JimVH]

Number three:

Rattray's Fachen


It smokes like a champ.

Nice looking pipe. Did you search "Fachen" on the net, btw? I think the singular form is "Fachan".

I just nicknamed this pipe Hopalong.

Is it filtered?

It's drilled for 9mm.

[Adam Z]

Number three:

Rattray's Fachen


It smokes like a champ.

Nice looking pipe. Did you search "Fachen" on the net, btw? I think the singular form is "Fachan".

I just nicknamed this pipe Hopalong.

Nice fachen pipe Jim

[JimVH]

Number three:

Rattray's Fachen


It smokes like a champ.

Nice looking pipe. Did you search "Fachen" on the net, btw? I think the singular form is "Fachan".

I just nicknamed this pipe Hopalong.

Nice fachen pipe Jim

[ryland]

Rossi Oom Paul

[Bloodhound]

Seems I snuck one in under the wire...my offer was accepter on a Parker Kind of a Billiard

[ryland]

I received a 2019 Peterson Xmas pipe 408 shape for Christmas. I have a 2018 Peterson Xmas pipe, 408, on the way.

[Adam Z]

In this, my 2nd year of pipe smoking, my PAD has been out of control. They say that the first step to recovery is to recognize that you have a problem. So my resolution for 2020 is to only purchase ONE pipe. I will allow myself that one because I'm not going to kid myself by saying that I won't buy a pipe all year.

[rgcurrey]

I want to say four so I will go with two and most likely end up with zero.

Well I ended up with two for the year.

That said, I have a line on a very good deal on a beautiful pipe that I hope to buy in January and start the year off with a new one. Think I might need to sell some Margate to make it happen though.

[arank87]

I want to say four so I will go with two and most likely end up with zero.

Well I ended up with two for the year.

That said, I have a line on a very good deal on a beautiful pipe that I hope to buy in January and start the year off with a new one. Think I might need to sell some Margate to make it happen though.

Funny you should say that because I was just thinking of asking if anyone had any Esoterica they would consider selling. Or any Germain tins.

[arank87]

This year I acquired an estate BBB saddle bit billiard, a KBB era Yello Bole bent Rhodesian, a 1930s Yello Bole saddle bit bulldog, a Marxman apple, and a new in box Grabow duke billiard.

[AnungUnRama]

I missed out on a $60 some odd Calabash. Told myself "wait till payday" and somebody hit the Buy It Now. I had showed it to my wife saying "these things just do not show up for that price." Sad day.

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[Fainn]

Only bought one pipe. A Bones lovat. I have my eye on some for next year.

[arank87]

I missed out on a $60 some odd Calabash. Told myself "wait till payday" and somebody hit the Buy It Now. I had showed it to my wife saying "these things just do not show up for that price." Sad day.

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I have had that talk too. You don’t understand, it’s a Dunhill for under $200! Blank stare.

[arank87]

Only bought one pipe. A Bones lovat. I have my eye on some for next year.

I’ve heard good things about those.

[AnungUnRama]

I missed out on a $60 some odd Calabash. Told myself "wait till payday" and somebody hit the Buy It Now. I had showed it to my wife saying "these things just do not show up for that price." Sad day.

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I have had that talk too. You don’t understand, it’s a Dunhill for under $200! Blank stare.

I saw a Jody Davis go for $150. I had distinctly remembered seeing that particular one on his website for north of $600.

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[Bloodhound]

Well I started off in Feb with a Wally Fran Billiard, but after 2 smokes I wasn't liking it, so it went back on the auction site and sold. Then Adam Z started talking about the Stanwell 11 and I was hooked, I had to find one too. I did and that was going to be it for the year. Then Durangopipe conducted his sell-off and I wound up with 2, a Savinelli Tundra and a Comoy Zulu. That was going to be it, but just last week, a Parker was on the auction site and I make an $11 offer and snuck one more in for a total of 4 additions in 2019. I think I will be able to make 2020 a two pipe year.

[AnungUnRama]

You know there are still a few hours left of the year. Someone out there could decide to sell a Pete 999 or calabash for a price I can live with. ;0)

If that doesn't happen, my acquisitions for the year will have been a net zero. I sold a Pete silver cap billiard (which I will probably regret) and gained another Pete billiard from Durangopipe. Oh no! I am wrong. I got a Stanwell system from my secret santa! Perfect for short smokes.