Estates: Our Purchasing Policy
If you have pipes that you don’t smoke anymore, shapes you no longer care for, or a pipe on our site that talks to you; pipes2smoke is the place to sell or trade in your no longer wanted pieces.
Sell us your pipes or trade some in. You have two choices as below.
A: Just send us the pipes you don't smoke or want anymore, and we'll check each each one & offer cash values [check, PayPal, wire transfer etc.] or store credit. An easy way to change and/or add to your collection.
B: Alternately email us a list of them and we will send you back a high-low estimate within the week.
We purchase pipes for 30-45% of the price we expect to sell it for. Or or up to 55% for trade ins. This valuation is based on the pipes’ condition and also demand and appeal. We are not interested in low-value estate pipes that sell for less than $ 75.00. We have fixed costs for restoring and listing pipes and have to turn down any briars that sell for less than $ 75. Otherwise the regular percentages apply, (typically 35-45% for cash ).
C: Meerschaums we are only interested in large and/or exceptional pieces.
A Note On Repaired Pipes:
We rarely accept pipes that need repair. There are exceptions so kindly ask us first before sending.
Our Estate Pipe Trade Policy
Our policy on accepting trades towards pipes and other merchandise we offer at pipes2smoke.com is the same as the above and we typically offer a higher percentage for trade in credit — around 55%. The majority of the estate pipes we offer came to us as trades.
Replying To Our Estate Evaluation
When you send us pipes for store credit or purchase, we properly evaluate and check each piece. Once our evaluation is done, we'll send you our calculated values before going further. Once we've emailed you our offer, you may choose to:
- Have your pipes returned at no cost (US & Canada only).
- Have the trade credit applied to a purchase, immediate or later.
- Ask for a company check, Paypal, wire transfer etc. to be sent to you.
- PLEASE NOTE that we reserve the right to refuse any items for purchase for any reason — including but not limited to poor condition (cracked, broken, excessive alterations, missing pieces, etc.). We will not purchase pipes with ivory or other at risk or banned materials. We do not negotiate the pipe(s) values after we valued them, except in situations where we may have erred.
If you would like to have us evaluate your estate pipes for trade or cash value, you have two choices.
A: Send us a list of the pipes and we will send you back a hi-low estimate of what we will pay for them. This may change somewhat once we physically receive the pipes.
B: Post them directly to us - for high value collections we will ask you to send them FEDEX charged to our account.
Pipe2smoke.com
377 Ridelle Ave # 1721
Toronto, ON
M6B1K2 Canada
Ship by USPS only with tracking. Declare as USED PIPES SENT FOR REPAIR.
If you have any additional questions, please contact us or call us at 888 782-1410.