r1v3th3ad Posted March 21, 2009 Share Posted March 21, 2009 So, I was at the local Arabic market today looking for quicklights(they were out ) and spotted a stem in pieces. It was beautiful. I asked the girl how much. She held up a piece of it and said $10...I loled a lil and then said, "nonono, how much for everything there?"...at the same time looking it over noticing its a Syrian via the type of bowl...well, she had to call around and couldn't get ahold of the owner, so she told me $20. Needless to say I jumped all over it.http://img5.imageshack.us/gal.php?g=picture80s.jpgwhat do you guys think?any idea on the model or actual value?I think I made off like a bandit.Smokes like a champion too, rigged it up with a vase I used to use with my old mitsuba, getting the mitsuba vase back tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hippo_Master Posted March 21, 2009 Share Posted March 21, 2009 Looks very Syrian. 4-whole plated common chamber. Very nice Shiny metallic chrome/nickel plating. Great downstem.If it has no maker's mark or the likes, I wouldn't think it's possible to know the brand name, if it has one. Looks great nonetheless! How heavy is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuburbanSmoker Posted March 21, 2009 Share Posted March 21, 2009 I would pay 20 for it without hesitating. from the pics it looks really really clean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r1v3th3ad Posted March 21, 2009 Author Share Posted March 21, 2009 Thank youfeels about 10-15lbs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EternalSoil Posted March 21, 2009 Share Posted March 21, 2009 damn! that's heavy as shit!!!!nice find dude! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santino Posted March 21, 2009 Share Posted March 21, 2009 Very very good find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MechAnt Posted March 21, 2009 Share Posted March 21, 2009 My goodness. What a great deal!A banned vendor from a couple years back sells those pipes and charges well over $100 (albeit, he sells ones with one or two more pieces that make it taller). You my friend have gotten one helluva deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inino Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 awesome deal first of all. But just looking at the pictures it has a chinese machine made feel to it. It might not be, but thats just something i observed. Also that bowl style is not exclusive to syrian pipes, ive seen egyptian and lebanese that way, its just another bowl style. It looks very nice especially for 20 bucks. I would probably pay way more than that. congrats on a great find man. did it come with a vase? if so i demand a pic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimplexCoda Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 Nice deal man. i couldnt ever get the pics to load well but i can tell its a nice one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilikemyusername Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 sweet jesus man! thats the nicest 20 dollar pipe i've ever seen!blows a pumpkin out of the water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgieHC Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 For sure a Syrian, the imitations made in PRC look similar but are light as a feather, rarely come in Syrian head config, and will not have as much detail on the surface with the scoring designs. Great find and a steal of a deal. I do not like the shared common chamber from that company and that is why we do not carry them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giant Ninja Robot Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 Nice find Riv! I love seeing us get awesome deals simply by knowing more than the average hookah smoker Congratulations and may you find the perfect base for that beautiful stem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wpw36 Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 looks like one of those from that one place(if ya know what i mean) that sells syrians Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tati Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 Thats a great find Pat! Looks beautiful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r1v3th3ad Posted March 23, 2009 Author Share Posted March 23, 2009 Thanks everyone.She smokes like a champ. Had a hookah party last night(plenty of hookahs fired up) and she treated us real well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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