$100,000 Bongs: Who Makes Them? And Who Buys Them?

by Lester BlackThis Fab Egg covered in lunar shapes sold for $100,000 at a Seattle auction last year. JAMIE ZILL
The Fab Egg is an intricate bong that sends clouds of weed vapor through a dizzying array of percolators all contained in one egg-shaped chamber. In 2012, Scott Deppe and Jake Colito made their first one and sold it for $1,200. The product captivated the high-end bong market immediately, and the price tag has increased with each new incarnation. In 2016, during an auction in the basem