From: ????????????????? (Wayne Baker)
Subject: RE:MPluvers Pipe Friendly Article

Hi Steve,

I want to thank you for your diligence and dedication to us in the Pipes
Digest world.  It is great to see that pipe smoking is still strong.  

In regards to MPluvers notes on the the estate pipe article in Pipe
Freindly.  I did get a copy of Pipe Friendly and enjoyed it very much.  I
read the article on estate pipes/collectible pipes with great interest.  I
think MPluvers was a little harsh in his words about the article.  I
understood the article as someone's opinion not as the only authority of
collectible pipes.  I think all Pipes Digest readers are intelligent enough
to make their own judgements on such articles.  

The whole concept of purchasing a pipe as an investment is rediculous to me.
Yes, I admit I would love to find a pipe at a flea market and have it turn
out to be worth $2000.00, but that is not what pipe collecting(collecting in
general) is all about.  You purchase a pipe, new or estate, because you like
it! The pipe fits you, it makes you happy, pipes and smoking them is to be
enjoyed and putting a dollar figure on such an enjoyable hobby is sure to
ruin the industry and our hobby.  I urge all pipe smokers to buy what you
like, what is in your price range, you won't be disappointed. 

Regards, 
Wayne C. Baker
Coordinator of Computer Technical Services
Grinnell College Computer Services


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