Your guarantee
As a pipe enthusiast myself, I don't think it is fair to expect you to buy a pipe on the strength of a photo.  I know that before you can be sure a pipe will be right for you, you have to inspect it from every angle, fondle it a little and maybe live with it for a while. 

So I offer a complete guarantee. If for any reason, the pipe you select fails to live up to your expectations, just send it back, unsmoked and in saleable condition and I will refund your money – by return post.

How to reserve a pipe.
You can reserve any pipe by e-mail, fax or phone. I will confirm availability by return and then hold the pipe for you until your payment arrives.  Pipes are always dispatched within 48 hours of receipt of payment - usually within 24 hours.

Payment can be made by:
1. Visa MasterCard and other major credit cards, online, via PayPal.    This  free service has been available in America for some time, but has been extended to many countries around the world.  For further information, go to www.paypal.com, or click on any of the PayPal logos dotted around this site.  In my opinion this is an excellent way to buy and sell over the 'net as it offers an extra layer of security over conventional credit card transactions.  
If you are using PayPal, you may need to convert the sterling price shown, into US dollars.  
The easy way to do this is to use the Universal Currency Converter™

2. Sterling cheque, drawn on a UK bank.  This is the ideal way to pay if you have a UK bank account.  If you live overseas, PayPal is probably the best option.

3. Sterling banknotes (If sending cash, please use registered post).

4. Major Currency banknotes - go to  Universal Currency Converter™ for the rate of exchange.  (If sending cash, please use registered post).  My bank does not charge me for crediting foreign banknotes to my account - so there is no surcharge to pay.

5. Bank Draft (cashier's cheque) written in sterling (GB pounds).  Watch out for the charges your bank may levy for this service.  Some banks charge a lot, some are more benign...

6. International Money Order written in sterling, (GB pounds).

7. Direct Credit Transfer.  (Details on application).

8. Western Union Money Transfer. Click here to see if this service is available in your country. It probably is - the service operates in China, Russia and India - if it works there, it should work anywhere!  Be aware that Western Union is not be the most economical way of sending money around the world.
My local Western Union Agent is "The Old Post House" Chalfont St. Giles, Bucks, England.  If you live in the USA, you don't even have to go to a Western Union office - you can use your credit card to make a Western Union Money Transfer, online.  To find out more, go to http://www.westernunion.com/  

Please note that cheques, drafts, etc should be written in sterling (British pounds).  Foreign currency cheques take forever to clear - and my bank takes a big bite out of them.

Post and Packing costs
UK customers please add £2.00 per pipe toward the cost of post and packing. Customers living outside the UK should add £6.00 for the first pipe, plus £2.00 for each additional pipe ordered.  I have never had a pipe go astray (or get damaged) in the post, but if you would like your purchase shipped by registered post or insured carrier, let me know and I will be happy to advise the additional cost.

Exchange rates
All prices on this site are shown in sterling (GB pounds). To convert this to your own currency, please click here: Universal Currency Converter™  This is a handy site which will convert any value in pounds sterling into your own currency.  The rates shown are "commercial" - so the amount shown might be slightly different to that offered by your local bank. Please note that this utility is "off site", so be ready to press your "back" button to return here. 

Please send your payment to:
Clive Humm
243 Berkhampstead Road
Chesham,
Bucks,
HP5 3EQ
England.

Chatter
If you want any further information, or just want to talk pipes, send me an e-mail, or give me a call. The number for both phone and fax is 01494 810187 from within the UK, or +44 1494 810187 from everywhere else in the world. 

But as this is a hobby business, please note that my "office hours" are 9.30 p.m. until midnight.  (At other times, you can leave a message).  On Friday nights I may not be by the phone until around 10 p.m., and you won't get me at all on a Sunday evening.

Personal Inspection
My pipes are often available for personal inspection at meetings of the Pipe Club of London, which are usually held on the third Thursday of the month.  I always attend the  annual British Pipesmoking Championship, (For details of the next Championship, contact Martin McGahey mcm@the-tobacconist.co.uk ) and  I'll be at the Norfolk Pipesmoking Competition in October 2003 (For details of this event contact Mr Keith Garrard, 18 Florence Road, Thorpe Hamlet, Norwich NR1 4BJ).  I also tend to pop up unexpectedly at other pipesmoking events in England and around Europe.  I look forward to meeting you!