Why so much??

[nsfisher]

I dont quite understand why this is goin for so much, can someone clear this up for me please.
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Unsmoked-Vintage-Shillelagh-Falcon-Pipe-w-Lt-Blue-Dublin-Briar-/160728453543?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item256c2991a7

 

[tokerpipes]

the stem is interesting havent seen a falcon with that itricate of a stem. although it looks like its from the 70s and it said its brand new never been smoked maybe thats it.

 

[tokerpipes]

she has 3 of them all ending in the next 30 min the other 2 are less than $60

 

[jpberg]

Easy, provenance and rarity. Could be you'll never see another one like it.

 

[jcsnaps]

I bought this one from Kathy, the pumpkin face was added for Halloween, it will wipe off. The pipes she sells seem to be from her Grandfather's old stock. He is stated to have been the US Falcon guy, she also has a book out about his relationship with Falcon. She was very easy to do business with. As Far as the pipe itself, WOW I'm glad I got mine cheap. That particular shape stem may not be rare, but not the common shape and it is new old stock. If you check her completed auctions she has a lot of that type stem, although none seem to have hit that price, ahh ebay and a bidders war. Mine came with price sticker and little paper in the bowl about cleaning it.

 

[nsfisher]

ya im thinkin its just the bidders raisin it up that high. I know its a collectable an unsmoked but still.