My Bamboo pipes and advice

So I have been making water pipes with bamboo for a couple of years. To this point I have given them to friends and family. I feel I have perfected it at least as far as durability and safety are concerned. No toxic glues etc. They are set up for a 14mm glass stem.

Being that they are water pipes I think I would get in trouble if I tried using pay-pal to sell them so recently I thought about trying to get in with a local head shop or two. One of my concerns is although not a lot of money to build them they are a little time consuming and I would like to be able to sell them to head shops at $30 each and I am concerned that is a little high once the head shop makes their money. Guessing head shop is going to want about $70 for each after they add a down stem and bowl. I think that could be to high, you? Anyone else have any suggestions on how I might be able to start selling some of them? Any safe ways to sell online? any info. is appreciated.

Please, I don't mind criticism but would really appreciate if no one was rude

I think I saw one of those on Gilligan's Island.

https://www.rollitup.org/glass-house/520237-glass-selling-buying-trading-rules.html you may be interested in this

sunni said:

https://www.rollitup.org/glass-house/520237-glass-selling-buying-trading-rules.html you may be interested in this

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that is cool! thank you, I will try it

where are you sourcing the bamboo? i used to make them from the bamboo in my backyard but im not in an ideal climate so they where om the skinny side.. free none the less

Indagrow said:

where are you sourcing the bamboo? i used to make them from the bamboo in my backyard but im not in an ideal climate so they where om the skinny side.. free none the less

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Locally and I have a few places I can get it. This stuff is thick and holds up great

I saw an alabaster peace pipe in Surprise AZ. $300 I think I wish I bought it. I like your pieces though. very nice.

sunni said:

https://www.rollitup.org/glass-house/520237-glass-selling-buying-trading-rules.html you may be interested in this

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Now I am confused. I couldn't find a forum section that was specifically for selling so I went to the section something like "if your new here read first" and one of the rules is no selling on here and I don't see anything else for sale... hmmm

billhilly said:

Now I am confused. I couldn't find a forum section that was specifically for selling so I went to the section something like "if your new here read first" and one of the rules is no selling on here and I don't see anything else for sale... hmmm

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as far as i know you can sell glass and pipes here in the glass house section onlu

what do you use to clean them with? ISO would leach into the wood..

gioua said:

what do you use to clean them with? ISO would leach into the wood..

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Like I said I have some I have made that are roughly 2 years old. I have a friend with one that he dumps the water after each use and washes out, stays nice. I leave my water sit and seldom change it but when I do.. I do the same, dump it out and wash it out with just hot water. Stuff doesn't really stick to the inside to much, might be able to look down it and see some particles but no kind of build up. I prefer bamboo even over glass. I have a few water pipes still left (that I haven't broke) and have even converted a couple friends who were strictly glass. They taste great right from the start but when I use a new bamboo one compared to mine that is 2 years old I prefer the taste out of my older bamboo one. To me the older they get the better the taste but even right after I build one I prefer the taste out of bamboo vs glass