Eugene Phillip was auctioning a lot of three pipes, two the pipe and a Kaywoodie. This one had been described as un-smoked, but it turned out to have been smoked at some point in its career. Even so, the box wasn't in real bad shape, the literature enclosed was the real deal, and the pipe had been cleaned up quite well. Best of all, the paint was perfect. It is now the exemplar for this color/shape.