Say it ain't so Marty!

[hnryclay]

From Pulver's website;
I Quit.....
But, I'm sure, as with so many people, a cooler head

will prevail once I've had time to think it over. As I am

very generous with myself, I'm going to give it a full

month. If it appears, as strongly suspected, that the

pipes and customers will be missed, and the cards

line up right, the projected date of return is March 7th.

E-mail accesss should be available, so please feel

free to write. Phoning, always a poor choice for me,

is discouraged. Nobody is going to be here to

answer.

Marty
I hope this is just a vacation... Great resource for classic estates.

 

[igloo]

Nooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[mluyckx]

Rut Row shaggy... he always had (has ?) nice stuff. Most of it out of my league, but there's a BC out there I did like which was more within my range.... bummer

 

[clanobucklin]

I met Marty when he first opened Sherlock's Haven in the Embarcadero Center in downtown San Francisco. Since then he has been a force to be reckoned with since then. Although Sherlock's no longer exists - I was aware that he was doing an online business. To be honest, I am surprised re his longevity (in a pleasant way) however, maybe he needs a well deserved break. With the growing competition of other sources - ie Ebay, etc. I am sure biz has taken a downturn due to competitive pricing etc. Hope he comes back - if that his heart's desire. He was a good friend to the pipe world.

 

[nsfisher]

what am i missing here???? im a bit in the dark as to the nature of this thread

 

[philip]

@nsfisher
Have a look at Marty Pulvers' website: Pulvers' Briar

 

[brewshooter]

Marty has a flair for the dramatic! I suspect he will return. I've purchased a couple of pipes from him and hope there will be more in the future.

 

[olderthandirt]

Imagine it must have to do with simply taking a break from it all.

To bad for us but certainly couldn't think of a vendor more deserving of resting on his laurels.

Couple purchases myself, plenty e-mail communication with both.

Shame to have not been able to deal with him in person, hella nice fella!