Check Out This "Mint Condition" Stanwell on eBay

[Anonymous]

Too funny to not share. This estate Stanwell is labeled as "mint".

http://cgi.ebay.com/itm/151043577717

I've seen a few pipes with unmentioned cracks etc. Buyer beware!

 

[Dutch]

Maybe he means that the pipe tastes like mint. :suspect:

 

[Anonymous]

Please ask any questions prior to purchasing as ALL SALES ARE FINAL.

Feeling sorry for the dude at $70.

 

[MisterE]

"In mint used condition". Sort of like "genuine imitation leather".

 

[Harlock999]

"Mint" when used in reference to the condition
of something, is one of those words that have really
lost all meaning. Same with "excellent"...

 

[Hermit]

A rare beauty. :lol:

 

[lowflyingpenguin]

I'd hate to see his ready to refurb...

 

[Fatman]

Check out the other "mint" pipes they have listed :shock:

 

[Anonymous]

Check out the other "mint" pipes they have listed :shock:

Yep, there's a Dunhill in the same "mint" condition. Maybe these should be relabeled as "Well Loved" because some chap used the hell out of them.

What is the burned out side from? Lighting with the bowl turned to the side?

 

[Idlefellow]

That pipe reminds me of the old story about a used axe: "I've replaced the head and the handle but it's still a darned good axe." About this pipe: "Needs a new bowl and a new stem to be considered mint."

 

[Anonymous]

Caveat Emptor is eBay's raison d'être. Sure, I have bought stuff but there is a ton of stuff just like this. There is no way to discuss such items. Ebay doesn't want informed buyers. You throw in a "final sale" qualifier on stuff like this and it approaches criminal.

That Dunhill looks like it had a broken/shortened stem. Ask the seller if that is true and he'll give you, "Gee, looks OK to me but what do I really know." and you remain on your own.

I avoid the estate side there as much as possible. You look at the legitimate estate market. I just bought a pipe from Viking Pipe Club. The validity/reliability of info there is in striking contrast to eBay's variety of sellers.

I am bidding on a Ben Wade there right now. Not really as much for the pipe as the holder -- which is unique. As to the pipe, is it an old Leeds pipe or a later production line pipe of much different appeal? You'd be told that from a reputable site.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/161024377127?ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1426.l2649

 

[Anonymous]

Oh, for a laugh, I sent him a counter offer of .99. Here is the reply:

Dear .........,
treasurehut888 has sent you a counteroffer for the following eBay item. You have 48 hours or until the listing ends to consider the offer.
"VINTAGE STANWELL PIPE VARIO 51. MADE IN DENMARK. RARE BEAUTY"
"VINTAGE STANWELL PIPE VARIO 51. MADE IN DENMARK. RARE BEAUTY"
Offer price: $60.00
Buy It Now price:
$69.99Buy It Now
Offer expires: May-15-13 06:48:38 PDT
Seller Terms: --
Seller: treasurehut888 [contact seller]

Of course, it does come with free shipping. So, if anybody want to jump on this...

I did this to get in contact with the seller and told him:
The "mint" pipe you are selling is a wreck. It isn't worth more than the .99. In grading of estate pipes, this one doesn't even qualify at the bottom rung. The same goes for the Dunhill you are trying to dump. When you throw in your final sale condition, it is an obscenity. You should be ashamed.

 

[Anonymous]

Holy smokes...

What's bad about eBay is it's so easy to get an idea of the value of items. When you see something this obvious, it's pure comedy.

The bad thing is if someone bought it thinking they were getting a good deal on a gift for a friend or loved one. I tell my girlfriend to never buy a pipe without me seeing it no matter what. If it gets bought by someone else, it wasn't meant to be.

 

[Kyle Weiss]

Maybe he means that the pipe tastes like mint. :suspect:

My thoughts exactly...or it was thickly doused in "pipe freshener." :lol:

 

[Kyle Weiss]

What's bad about eBay is it's so easy to get an idea of the value of items. When you see something this obvious, it's pure comedy.

Sort of yes, sort of no. Beyond people using it properly, looking at a selection of completed listings over time to gain an idea of market value, folks usually just do a quick search, find whatever item is listed at whatever crazy price, and that becomes "what it's worth." eBay is to price queries what Wikipedia is to factual information. :lol: Drive-through mentality for most.

 

[Anonymous]

True.