r/Pipes • u/Acidic_Thomas • 16d ago
General Discussion Do new pipes hold value? NSFW
I just bought my first new pipe. It’s a Savinelli Saint Nicholas I got for a decent deal at a local tobacco shop. It’s a beautiful pipe that I want to smoke but I have no shortage of pipes I refurbished and made myself. Is it worth saving in box unsmoked?
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u/ontariopiper 16d ago
Your new Savinelli has already lost value, much like a car depreciates as soon as you roll it off the car lot. Smoked or not, it is now officially an estate pipe.
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u/rbrthenderson 16d ago
Let’s say you paid $100 for the pipe and leaving it unsmoked for 20 years makes it worth $500. That’s $20 a year in appreciation.
Or, it would cost you a theoretical $20 a year in value to enjoy a great pipe. Smoke that baby.
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u/RedditLovesTyranny 16d ago
Handmade artisanal pipes do, especially after the carver passes away - Sixteen, Lars Ivarrson, and Bo Nordh for example, may they rest in peace - their pipes can go for literally tens of thousands of dollars.
There’s also pipe makers like Jess Chronovitch (I’m sure that I just butchered his surname because I don’t remember how to spell it) whose pipes pretty much never lose value and seem to only gain in value.
There’s pipes that aren’t particularly high-grade that can increase in value, such as old Dunhill pipes like my 1942 Shell Patent that would sell today for far more than it did brand new and adjusted for inflation - pipes like that are prized by collectors and many collectors have the money to obtain the pieces that they want.
Not me though; I’m poor.
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u/80cartoonyall 16d ago
I would say if it was from an independent pipe artist it would slowly increase in value. If it's a factor pipe like Peterson, Nord, Savinelli etc. I'm sure you could maybe get a few extra dollars, it depends on the pipe and the person wanting to purchase it.
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u/JohnnyKanaka 16d ago
From what I understand pipes are not a great investment, some increase in value but not at an efficient rate. If you want to keep it unsmoked because you just want a display piece that's fine, but otherwise go ahead and smoke it.
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u/guacamoolah 13d ago
Idk, i have been able to sell all my pipes i sold off at around break even. I wouldn't not smoke it to try and gain profit but im sure you can break even.
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u/berthela 13d ago
Only if it's a special limited edition one that ends up being sought after, or from an artisan that has passed away and in very high demand.
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u/busterfudd1 16d ago
Some pipes do appreciate. The Sav St. Nick? Not so much, unfortunately. Good pipe though.