rahko Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 What's the reason for doing this? Old seals on the bottom, new ones on top, but the hologram and bar codes have been cut. Picture quality is crap, but they've been cut with a knife and torn off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colt45 Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 I can't say for sure, but I believe this is done with gray market / parallel importers, so that the origin can't be tracked. I think there might be a fairly recent thread showing something similar. I'm sure members with more knowledge will chime in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CIGARHead Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 You are correct Ross. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
android Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 Ditto...I have seen the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesuscookies Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 It is to protect distributors who are selling outside of their market. I have received cigars from 2 vendors like this. The one I recevied from FOH, with numbers intact, was classified as a fraud by Habanos website, so I am not sure how much value to put into the dumb things anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Presidente Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 It is to protect distributors who are selling outside of their market. I have received cigars from 2 vendors like this. The one I recevied from FOH, with numbers intact, was classified as a fraud by Habanos website, so I am not sure how much value to put into the dumb things anyway. Another HSA Brainstorm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samb Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 Ive heard its a gray-market thing so they cant trace the actual origin. Doesnt necessarily mean theyre fake, just not bought directly from a HSA distributor... Im no expert, just did alot of research before I was pointed to the Czar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wingman01 Posted January 30, 2010 Share Posted January 30, 2010 My vendor had this to say"As regards removed codes, please do not worry, we cut off the serial number to protect our business. We sell only original Cuban cigars. Authenticity is 100% guaranteed!" I was also toldthat the vendors do this when shipping to usa to avoid scrutiny and possible problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrink Posted January 30, 2010 Share Posted January 30, 2010 New seals, butchered Why was I expecting something like this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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