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Post by unknownpipesmoker on Aug 7, 2019 12:49:46 GMT -5
I have forum friends who have 2 - 5 time as many. Who has 1000 pipes? Haha Incredible. I have a ten pipe rack I'm working on filling. And a dozen cobs. Then again, I feel that is respectable considering my means and the fact I've only been smoking 3-4 years. Especially if you take my cellar into account. I don't deny that I'll be a hundred pipe guy someday, but for now, I'm in a hurry to try everything I can and cellar everything I can before the laws make it impossible to do either. Way I see it, I can buy pipes long after they outlaw tobacco.
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Post by PhantomWolf on Aug 7, 2019 12:51:14 GMT -5
Who has 1000 pipes? Haha Incredible. I have a ten pipe rack I'm working on filling. And a dozen cobs. Then again, I feel that is respectable considering my means and the fact I've only been smoking 3-4 years. Especially if you take my cellar into account. I don't deny that I'll be a hundred pipe guy someday, but for now, I'm in a hurry to try everything I can and cellar everything I can before the laws make it impossible to do either. Way I see it, I can buy pipes long after they outlaw tobacco.
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Post by qmechanics on Aug 7, 2019 20:06:29 GMT -5
He worked and/or still works for Mr. Bog pipes. I bet supply wise he gets what he wants for less or maybe has stock around and/or scrap. The pipes are simple, rustic, no claim is made as to the quality of the Morta and the stems are on the cheaper side. I bought a few to test them and am still examining the pipes. Maybe I am wrong, but so far what I have stated are my results. I report, you decide.😁 PS On eBay you take the hits with the misses to hopefully find your product with a following and a profit. I believe the seller acquired the materials very cheaply and can turn out a pipe fairly quickly, given his work with Mr. Bog. This guy does not strike me as the custom made artisan type who makes pipes to a higher std of perfection and charges you for it (covered earlier). He is more of a serviceable pipe maker, with an industrial perspective if you will, that specializes in pipes that can do the job, no more hopefully no less.😁 Some are quite attractive, that is if you have a soft spot for simpler rustic pipes. PS I think the buy it now price is around thirty dollars. As noted the bids have been increasing lately. Still, even while I was actively looking, the prices did not always meet or beat the sold for price in the link provided. So the links price is not a true indicator of what the carver makes. One can also take into account how far a dollar takes one in Poland etc. This is an auction where the best price goes to those who wait for the best opportunity. I ended up paying a good price because I was cautious, a number of bids were on the low side at the time and combined shipping. All pipes ship for 8 dollars from Poland. I never met the limit, if there even was one. Mr Bog... Now that should be the name of the manufacturer of cheap Morta pipes. Either there is a comedian in you yet to be fully self-actualized and/or poor Legend Lover just might be turning into one of those annoying people who point out every typing or spell check error....  Mr Brog pipes |
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Post by qmechanics on Aug 7, 2019 20:10:06 GMT -5
200 pipes! Your rotation is almost up to yearly. Hahaha I have forum friends who have 2 - 5 time as many. Hi Ron I have a fairly large pipe collection as well, mostly free-hands (mid to lower tier pipes), bought a number of years ago. So folks, pick on me if you must and leave poor Ron alone. |
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Post by Legend Lover on Aug 8, 2019 3:39:57 GMT -5
Mr Bog... Now that should be the name of the manufacturer of cheap Morta pipes. Either there is a comedian in you yet to be fully self-actualized and/or poor Legend Lover just might be turning into one of those annoying people who point out every typing or spell check error.... Mr Brog pipes I'm only here to annoy you, buddy. |
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Post by elric on Aug 8, 2019 10:36:07 GMT -5
Just won a 135 Black Oak Pipe Morta Hand Made for $15.51usd [postage $8]
My first Morta pipe.
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Post by Ronv69 on Aug 8, 2019 11:14:32 GMT -5
Just won a 135 Black Oak Pipe Morta Hand Made for $15.51usd [postage $8] My first Morta pipe. From the preliminary reviews, I think that is an excellent deal for a first morta pipe. One thing is that morta never needs to be rested, will never burn out, and should last until your grandchildren's bones are dust. |
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Post by elric on Aug 8, 2019 20:17:55 GMT -5
Just won a 135 Black Oak Pipe Morta Hand Made for $15.51usd [postage $8] My first Morta pipe. From the preliminary reviews, I think that is an excellent deal for a first morta pipe. One thing is that morta never needs to be rested, will never burn out, and should last until your grandchildren's bones are dust. Cool. Thanks. I didn't know all that. I'm looking forward to holding it in my hand and seeing how she smokes. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 8, 2019 20:44:24 GMT -5
Morta pipes smoke and finish very dry. These prices from the Polish seller would be a good opportunity for new pipers.
I previously won 2 estates from a Polish seller and postage was coincidentally $8.00. Delivery time was reasonable as well.
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Post by qmechanics on Aug 10, 2019 21:54:04 GMT -5
From the preliminary reviews, I think that is an excellent deal for a first morta pipe. One thing is that morta never needs to be rested, will never burn out, and should last until your grandchildren's bones are dust. Cool. Thanks. I didn't know all that. I'm looking forward to holding it in my hand and seeing how she smokes. Hi elric , If you did not do so already, I would read through all the information provided in this thread, I learned a few things in the process as well.  |
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Post by elric on Aug 10, 2019 22:37:29 GMT -5
Cool. Thanks. I didn't know all that. I'm looking forward to holding it in my hand and seeing how she smokes. Hi elric , If you did not do so already, I would read through all the information provided in this thread, I learned a few things in the process as well. G'day qmechanics. Yep, I've read all of the posts. For seven years I smoked one pipe, a Peterson Sherlock Holmes bent Calabash. My knowledge of pipes was woefully inadequate. [Now that I know a little something about briar pipes, I'm astounded that I smoked the one pipe day in day out for so long without the pipe going sour, developing a hot spot or any other issue. It probably helped that it's a solid pipe with thick chamber walls. It's been very well rested since, thoroughly cleaned and back in my rotation] Since finding pipe forums over a year ago now, it's been a steep learning curve. Can you believe that I'd never seen a cob pipe before I bought one? A Morta made from Bog Oak? Meerschaum? Pear wood? Huh? [#Scratching head#] Learning from my experienced and knowledgeable peers has increased my smoking pleasure ten-fold. From different pipe shapes and sizes to different materials used. Then there's tobacco blends. For those seven years I only smoked three mediocre tobacco blends [Erinmore Mixture being one] Choice of blends here in Oz is woeful. Discovering on-line tobacconists opened up a world of new blends and experiences. Up until then I had not ever tried English blends, VaPers, straight Virginia, not even a VaBur [What the hell is Burley? Latakia? Perique? lol] It's been a steep learning curve indeed. And like anything else in life, I hope to keep learning something new every day until I'm called home, thanks to my peers and those who've gone before us. |
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Post by Ronv69 on Aug 10, 2019 23:48:01 GMT -5
Peterson's are tough, seriously.
I wish I had some of the "before" pictures of some of the estes pipes that I got from eBay. I know that on a couple of them the previous owner had to have died with the pipe in his mouth. Not all briar pipes are up to it, but Petes can take it. Years ago it was most common for a man to have one pipe. He would have wanted a Peterson first. I asked the salesman in Shannon, "is this a good pipe?". He replied "Sir, it's a Peterson"! Some people don't like them, but they can't burn it out either.
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Post by elric on Aug 11, 2019 0:41:01 GMT -5
Peterson's are tough, seriously. I wish I had some of the "before" pictures of some of the estes pipes that I got from eBay. I know that on a couple of them the previous owner had to have died with the pipe in his mouth. Not all briar pipes are up to it, but Petes can take it. Years ago it was most common for a man to have one pipe. He would have wanted a Peterson first. I asked the salesman in Shannon, "is this a good pipe?". He replied "Sir, it's a Peterson"! Some people don't like them, but they can't burn it out either. Looking at all my other pipes, and I have a lot of good ones, I'm not sure if more than a couple could handle being smoked day in day out for seven years. And they're a maybe. Others can say what they like about Petersons; if my experience doesn't convince them they they ARE incredibly tough, then nothing would. Although I was conned into paying way too much for it, I'm lucky to have chosen a Peterson. Dumb luck, lol. Funny that you say "died with a pipe in his mouth"; Did you read the story about the estate pipe that kept growing mould in the bowl despite repeatedly being given the salt and alcohol treatment? The owner investigated and found out that the previous owner literally died with the pipe in his mouth. He hadn't been discovered dead for some time, several days IIRC. While he sat in his armchair decomposing, bodily fluids ran from his mouth into the bowl. Just the thought of it makes me shudder. It's why I only buy new or lightly smoked and professionally cleaned estates. |
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Post by qmechanics on Aug 11, 2019 2:19:16 GMT -5
Peterson's are tough, seriously. I wish I had some of the "before" pictures of some of the estes pipes that I got from eBay. I know that on a couple of them the previous owner had to have died with the pipe in his mouth. Not all briar pipes are up to it, but Petes can take it. Years ago it was most common for a man to have one pipe. He would have wanted a Peterson first. I asked the salesman in Shannon, "is this a good pipe?". He replied "Sir, it's a Peterson"! Some people don't like them, but they can't burn it out either. Looking at all my other pipes, and I have a lot of good ones, I'm not sure if more than a couple could handle being smoked day in day out for seven years. And they're a maybe. Others can say what they like about Petersons; if my experience doesn't convince them they they ARE incredibly tough, then nothing would. Although I was conned into paying way too much for it, I'm lucky to have chosen a Peterson. Dumb luck, lol. Funny that you say "died with a pipe in his mouth"; Did you read the story about the estate pipe that kept growing mould in the bowl despite repeatedly being given the salt and alcohol treatment? The owner investigated and found out that the previous owner literally died with the pipe in his mouth. He hadn't been discovered dead for some time, several days IIRC. While he sat in his armchair decomposing, bodily fluids ran from his mouth into the bowl. Just the thought of it makes me shudder. It's why I only buy new or lightly smoked and professionally cleaned estates. A story to spoil any persons' love of estate pipes, which I have many. Personally, I look for pipes that are not too well loved and clean them pretty thoroughly. So many of these pipes come to me lightly smoked anyway with a few exceptions. I also wonder about the story's truth. It can be a bit difficult keeping a pipe's stem in one's mouth as it is. so I wonder how a dead man can do it ? Ok, at the right position it might sit there. Even so, I would think this a fairly uncommon occurance. Another thought along these lines is, how many folks actually die with a pipe in their mouth? Though I would not want to touch, clean or smoke such a pipe, can it be so fouled. as to continue to produce mold after so many cleanings? Given that there is a possibility, I cannot deny the truth of the story, though it does seem odd. PS I have been thinking about moving to the pipe retort method for some time. Your story makes me think I should double my efforts.😁 |
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Post by Ronv69 on Aug 11, 2019 8:11:17 GMT -5
Peterson's are tough, seriously. I wish I had some of the "before" pictures of some of the estes pipes that I got from eBay. I know that on a couple of them the previous owner had to have died with the pipe in his mouth. Not all briar pipes are up to it, but Petes can take it. Years ago it was most common for a man to have one pipe. He would have wanted a Peterson first. I asked the salesman in Shannon, "is this a good pipe?". He replied "Sir, it's a Peterson"! Some people don't like them, but they can't burn it out either. Looking at all my other pipes, and I have a lot of good ones, I'm not sure if more than a couple could handle being smoked day in day out for seven years. And they're a maybe. Others can say what they like about Petersons; if my experience doesn't convince them they they ARE incredibly tough, then nothing would. Although I was conned into paying way too much for it, I'm lucky to have chosen a Peterson. Dumb luck, lol. Funny that you say "died with a pipe in his mouth"; Did you read the story about the estate pipe that kept growing mould in the bowl despite repeatedly being given the salt and alcohol treatment? The owner investigated and found out that the previous owner literally died with the pipe in his mouth. He hadn't been discovered dead for some time, several days IIRC. While he sat in his armchair decomposing, bodily fluids ran from his mouth into the bowl. Just the thought of it makes me shudder. It's why I only buy new or lightly smoked and professionally cleaned estates. I love a challenge. 😁😎🤠 |
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Post by Legend Lover on Aug 11, 2019 10:43:55 GMT -5
the price there is what is coming up on eBay searches. How you got yours do cheap is beyond me. |
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Post by qmechanics on Aug 11, 2019 19:00:56 GMT -5
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Post by elric on Aug 11, 2019 19:55:45 GMT -5
I've been following these auctions since you created the thread. Your three examples show that with a little patience one can snag a Morta for $15. Some of them sell for more than twice the price. Although I keep saying to myself "No more pipes!", I would like a Morta Poker. [Symptom of PAD?] Two examples sold for under $20 a few weeks back. Wish I had paid more attention and thrown in a reasonable bid at the time because there's been no more Pokers from the seller since. |
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Post by qmechanics on Aug 11, 2019 21:22:51 GMT -5
I've been following these auctions since you created the thread. Your three examples show that with a little patience one can snag a Morta for $15. Some of them sell for more than twice the price. Although I keep saying to myself "No more pipes!", I would like a Morta Poker. [Symptom of PAD?] Two examples sold for under $20 a few weeks back. Wish I had paid more attention and thrown in a reasonable bid at the time because there's been no more Pokers from the seller since. I would be patient as Robert T. , who carves the pipes, will probably have more variety in the future. Two things have changed since my first post. One event is the bidding has gone higher. Two, Robert is selling fewer pipes and introducing new auctions at a slower rate. I have no doubt that there is a correlation there. I also believe my past statements, about eBay auctions, have some validity; especially when I see these pipes selling for above RT's old buy it now price lol . So yes twice the price and more!! PS Let me just say, I bought a total of 5 pipes when I began this thread at around $10-11.00 a piece including shipping. After I won my first two pipes, Robert allowed me to bid over a few weeks time and ship them all for 8.00. Do not hold your breath for similar results, but at $13-20, with a nicer shank extension (Mine are steel collared), that is not a bad price either. PS If you do not know that you have PAD, you are simply in denial... Come talk to or resident specialist, Legend Lover , who can take you through our 42 step program that will answer the ultimate question of life, the universe, and everything. |
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Post by Ronv69 on Aug 11, 2019 22:54:12 GMT -5
He posted one that I was willing to go for. I have doubled the previous high bid m
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Post by Deleted on Aug 12, 2019 15:14:32 GMT -5
Word goes 'round from Forum to Forum and the price of those pipes go up. Same for tobacco availability . . . funny how that happens.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 12, 2019 18:13:17 GMT -5
The new 2019 Chacom Pipe of the Year, in Morta, is out in a run of 500 pipes, at around $160.00
Also a new Rattray's Morta, with Cumberland stem, $175.00
Vermont Freehand has had Morta at $150.00 price point for awhile.
Price seems to be coming down as bigger manufacturers adopt it.
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Post by Ronv69 on Aug 12, 2019 20:49:42 GMT -5
Davorin and Becker Morta pipes have gone up.
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Post by elric on Aug 13, 2019 21:54:48 GMT -5
Are any Patchers bidding on the 143 Black Oak Morta which is finishing in 5 minutes?
If not, I'd like a bent Morta. It's at $16 atm so it's worth trying a bid.
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Post by elric on Aug 13, 2019 22:05:57 GMT -5
Are any Patchers bidding on the 143 Black Oak Morta which is finishing in 5 minutes? If not, I'd like a bent Morta. It's at $16 atm so it's worth trying a bid. Well, that was easy. I'm now the proud owner of a bent 143 Black Oak Morta for the princely sum of $16.50. Postage is $8, so for $24.50, that's a bargain IMO. |
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Post by Legend Lover on Aug 14, 2019 8:51:31 GMT -5
Are any Patchers bidding on the 143 Black Oak Morta which is finishing in 5 minutes? If not, I'd like a bent Morta. It's at $16 atm so it's worth trying a bid. Well, that was easy. I'm now the proud owner of a bent 143 Black Oak Morta for the princely sum of $16.50. Postage is $8, so for $24.50, that's a bargain IMO. Congratulations. Not all of them are hitting the higher prices, it seems. |
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Post by elric on Aug 14, 2019 9:45:27 GMT -5
Well, that was easy. I'm now the proud owner of a bent 143 Black Oak Morta for the princely sum of $16.50. Postage is $8, so for $24.50, that's a bargain IMO. Congratulations. Not all of them are hitting the higher prices, it seems. Thanks Paddy. With ebay auctions like this where the seller has multiple pieces, I bid on all the ones I like. My tactic is to put a low bid in as soon as I see a pipe up for auction, just to throw my hat into the ring. No point in putting a high bid at that stage when there's several days to go because that tends to create competition too early. Then keep an eye on them. One pipe might go for $35 then the next day one very similar will sell for $15. When the bid is still low an hour from auctions finish, I keep an eye on it and put a bid in the last 30 seconds of the auction. Sometimes you get lucky. To win the bent Morta I must have bid on at least six others that I lost. That's how I win bargains. It's a numbers game. It's how I won a Pear Wood Poker with saddle stem for $3.25. Now that was a fluke. |
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Post by elric on Aug 14, 2019 9:51:16 GMT -5
There's a bent Poker Morta up for auction. It's day 7 and it's already $23.50. I'm expecting a lot of competition for this one.
Anyone else have a bid already on the Poker?
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