Latest eBay finds..

[JaKaacH]

Here are my latest from ebay.

Just got this Stanwell yesterday...

I have plans for this Bjarne later today, some Squadron Leader sounds good.

[Mister Moo]

Clunky, but cool in its own way.

[DrDubzz]

I LOVE that Bjarne! awesome, the stanwell is sweet too

That Bjarne is nice...better buy all you can find...

[Curly Cut]

I don't know why, I have 30-something pipes already. Guess I was bored today and saw some decent pipes for cheap. Had to knock the rust off my sniping ability.

i won a PipeStud auction!!
a BC Lovat w/ pearlized stem for 11.50.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=390022824739

what the hell, sniped me another one w/ 1 second left (almost missed it cuz my WIFE has my mouse and i missed the "confirm bid" button twice while using the touchpad).
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=390022958540

what the hell #2. sniped yet ANOTHER one, this time i gave myself 5 more seconds.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=390022959578

well, damnit.
i only planned on bidding on the BC and the Brebbia... happened to snipe a couple Petes inbetween. here's the Brebbia.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=390023119693

[drevim]

Originally Posted by Curly Cut

I don't know why, I have 30-something pipes already. Guess I was bored today and saw some decent pipes for cheap. Had to knock the rust off my sniping ability.

i won a PipeStud auction!!

Looks like you did a fine job with the 'stud today, Greg. Some sweet looking pipes.

[drob]

Originally Posted by Mister Moo

Clunky, but cool in its own way.

Ooooh, Dan - that's SEXY!

[BigFrank]

If any has any tips to setup / use ebay please shoot me a pm, very noob with the ebay.

[Curly Cut]

well, many ways to go about it.
you can use a free online snipe program (there are a few out there), like Hammersnipe.com. with hammersnipe's free account, you get 3 free auctions to bid on per week. also, it'll place your bid for you with 20-45 seconds left. not exactly the best time to leave on the clock, as you can be re-sniped by someone else watching it live.

i have started to use a standard wristwatch w/ seconds hand, two browsers open at the same time.
1 browser i just hit the blue "refresh" button next to the price, time that up with my wristwatch and figure out the exact second that the auction ends.
2nd browser is open with my MAX BID already in place, just need to hit the "confirm bid" button.

once the timer is down to 5 seconds, i hit "confirm bid"... if someone already has a max bid in higher than mine, i am fine with that cuz it was more than i wanted to pay.

there are some tips that most ebayers use, like NOT bidding until the last 5 seconds in hopes of keeping the price low.

i sniped all 4 of those today by hand (without a wristwatch, mine broke last week).

if you were talking about finding what you're looking for, there's always advanced searches in the Pipes section on ebay. if you're sick of seeing all those damn hooka's, then next time you're searching, put a dash/negative symbol before the word(s): -hooka, -hookah, -shisha
that'll exclude them from your search results.
if you want to search for unsmoked or new briar pipes but half are hooka, type something like: unsmoked, -hooka, -hookah, -shisha, -meerschaum
it really trims down the crap you look for.

if you're lookin for tins, they actually have an area that is seldom used especially for "tins" (most of those are old empty ones). sometimes you'll see a full/sealed tin in there that some ppl won't.

Here's one for those of you looking for a unique tamper.

Pecker Tamper

WWhermit

[Curly Cut]

Originally Posted by WWhermit

Here's one for those of you looking for a unique tamper.

Pecker Tamper

WWhermit

that's hilarious. now all i'd need is an ashtray made out of a bulls ballsack, complete with "knocker".

[cheshire2]

This thread made me dream about pipes last night!

[Curly Cut]

1972 BIRTHYEAR DUNHILLS. a months supply worth.





group buy? only about $1k per pipe, buy it now.

[TheRealBonger]

Originally Posted by Curly Cut

1972 BIRTHYEAR DUNHILLS. a months supply worth.





group buy? only about $1k per pipe, buy it now.

I got $100 on it. I just want to use 1 pipe/part time. Anybody in for a pipe split

As I mentioned here are the latest ebay buys over the last couple months! 4 nosewarmers and 2 that just miss the mark at 5" in overall length.

On the left top to bottom:
Hilson Avanti #215
Davids Own Exclusive
Brebbia "Junior"

On the right top to bottom:
Castello Trademark KK in shape #55
Savinelli "Birks Sport" #054
Butz-Choquin Gentleman #93

[karmaz00]

very nice

[Mugen910]

wow..can I just give one of you guys some $$ and you can find me cool pipes? I need to learn what pipes are worth what.

[BigFrank]

Originally Posted by Mugen910

wow..can I just give one of you guys some $$ and you can find me cool pipes? I need to learn what pipes are worth what.

No doubt, I suck at ebay bidding.

Thanks for the compliments! I absolutely love this castello! Smoked it today in fact.

It's a wonderful pipe that really has some character to it, and I feel it just fits me.

Ebay can be a challenge. I miss out on a lot of stuff I really like, usually due to price. Not that the price alot of what I watch sells for aren't good deals, but just more then I am willing to spend. Most the time I have atleast 5 pipes in my watch list and usually more like 12 or 13. I have a tough time finding stuff because I really like short stubby squat pipes. Can't get enough of them. Problem is there are very few of them it seems, or the ones I really like are way way WAY out of my price range! I got extremely lucky on the castello, I paid $136 delivered if I remember correctly, and it was a steal at that price!

Next up on the list I must have, is one of the Radice nosewarmers that neatpipes sells. I gotta have one, just waiting on an estate to pop up.

[Curly Cut]

i think Big D would love this one (i think he's seen it before).

7 day set of Castello Chubby Billiards, buy it now, $5k.