sweet. That was a good tip. Pretty obvious. I didn't realize that no one really sells bongs on the internet after Chong got popped. Maybe times are changing and we will see a BongBay soon enough. That would be awesome!!
In the mean time I did have the chance to check out some shops. Here is where I went and what I got
Illadelph Glass Gallery on Melrose in LA - Got a green glass Rasta label stright tube that is a foot and a half tall. I also got the ashcatcher to match it. It has the splashgaurd and is green. 18.8 to 14.4. Ended up paying 430$ cash with no tax. Came with a pretty cool matching rasta bowl but was a little disapointed that it didn't have an illy logo on it and it didn't have the diffuser holes in the bottom of the BOWL like they are doing on their new pieces. 5mm thick glass. Very Stoaked. Very Classy looking.
Dementia Woodland Hills - Roor 5mm Bistable 18.8 mm joint. New RooR logo, kind of hard to describe but different than the usual look, I will have to edit the pics in when the camera cord is found (They need to make bluetooth mando on all cameras already!!)
This is another sick piece. It has the nice notches in it too and holds a lot of ice. Very nice clear class that feels sturdy. It has a beaker bottom to it.. Dementia is having a 20% off sale right now so it is a good time to buy for the holidays!! I forget exactily what I ended up paying but it was a decent deal for dementia. I want to say like 225$ then I added a Mike Fro Horn style reversal bowl. Very pimp. it ran another 80$ and discount only applys to tubes.
I also want to mention CRAIGSLIST. It is a very good place to buy pieces too. People are usually upgrading or want the cash and are willing to do pretty fair deals. I mean as long as you don't break or chip glass, it is just the same as the day you bought it when you clean it well, I got the following pieces thru Craigslist.
Soverignty SG Laydown Bubbler - Feels very good in your hand. Thick glass, not sure exactily but I would think 5mm thick. It lays down, I guess you really need pics for this one too. It has a 18.8mm joint and the downstem is fixed to bub and it basically just busts off into 4 smaller diffusers. Got a good deal, perfect condition and got if for about half of what they went for when they made em a little while ago.
I also picked up a RooR mini off Craigslist too. It is just like the LUX but is a RooR label. Has a 4 arm perc tree in it. Stands a foot tall. Has a 18.8mm joint. 3.2 mm thick beaker bottom. Good travel piece. Not too big at all. Will go perfectly with my Freeek brain bowl that I will be recieving soon.
Thanks for reading guys. Check back and I will edit pics in when I get the camera cord. That will make things a lot better!!