Michel1968 Posted October 30, 2011 Posted October 30, 2011 Just want we wanted, another thread on purchases and shameless self tagging or clearing out on that perception/reality thingy... well... as from now I will post some pictures of recently purchased boxes that make my heart beat just that little bit faster. (That is to say, every time I buy cigars, be it a single or a cabinet I get excited) For now my October 2011 darlings! Crappy pictures but one should be able to get the general idea... Partagas 898 San Barnizar (Unvarnished) 2001 Partagas Serie du Connaisseur No. 3 POS MAR 07 Hoyo des Dieux NPO MAR 03 Punch Super Selection No. 1 OEB ABR 06
shrink Posted October 30, 2011 Posted October 30, 2011 You have excellent taste in cigars. Some of the finest.
Michel1968 Posted November 2, 2011 Author Posted November 2, 2011 Visited the Casa in The Hague. Could not resist this box. It looks a bit messy but the aroma is quite something... LGC Medaille d'Or No. 3 RSE AUG 02
Michel1968 Posted January 11, 2012 Author Posted January 11, 2012 yellow bands are the best first or second bands in the world... Anyway, the 2012 has a good start... second cab of Hoyo des Dieux PUC ABR03 Hoyo du Gourmet LUS OCT09 La Gloria Cubana Medaille d'Or#4 POL ENE11 Bolivar Coronas Extra POS MAY07
FrankBlack87 Posted January 11, 2012 Posted January 11, 2012 amazing pickups! enjoy brother! thanks for sharing
dB69 Posted January 14, 2012 Posted January 14, 2012 Thanks for posting! It's nice to watch cigar photos, especially of these great cigars. What a collection you must have in your humidor...
Lotusguy Posted January 14, 2012 Posted January 14, 2012 Jealous.... Where did you find such recent production MdO #4s??
Michel1968 Posted January 14, 2012 Author Posted January 14, 2012 Jealous.... Where did you find such recent production MdO #4s?? Cigar World (Germany)...
Michel1968 Posted January 21, 2012 Author Posted January 21, 2012 Okay, normally I wouldn't add pictures of singles but these two are quite special, from the Hoyo de Monterrey LDCH 2004 Humidor... 'Gran Piramide' & 'Monterrey' and a goody I really like: Bolivar Gold Medal URO ABR 08
Michel1968 Posted January 21, 2012 Author Posted January 21, 2012 Maybe a bit of a noob question, but whats that third band? Is it a gov't, distributor or vendor's band? Dutch tax seal... quite anoying...
Michel1968 Posted January 21, 2012 Author Posted January 21, 2012 They open every box and label every single cigar?? Thats not cool as I am sure some boxes have more value if remaining intact and sealed! It depends... as a reseller you can generally choose between two options: 1. a 'banderol' on each single cigar in the box or 2. a single 'banderol' for a complete box (mostly for cabs or 10 ct SBN's), with a drawback on the latter as a reseller can't legally sell singles from such a labeled box. Although I have yet to hear about someone getting in trouble selling cigars without a banderol. I'd rather go for the German solution: A single seal with two values, one for the complete box and one for a single cigar. As for value, well I've gotto say the guys doing a very tidy job so devaluation is not really that much of an issue...
Michel1968 Posted January 21, 2012 Author Posted January 21, 2012 Any idea what would happen if the gov't official pulls out a stick to put on the banderol and drops it? Kind of a silly question maybe, but it would concern me if I were a vendor. The banderols are applied by the importer/agent. Each importer has an gov't allocated unique number depicted on the banderol so theoreticly a cigar can be traced back to it's importer and also because of the unique number, a sole importer has some protection for his market as it prevents 'semi-grey market' trade. i.e. Importer 3280 = Cubacigar = sole importer for CC's in the Benelux. If a CC turnes up in the Benelux market with a banderol that says 2650 it's clear another importer is playing the parallel game which in the case of alcohol and tobacco is prohibited... wait your question... Banderols are applied by machine and I've never heard of any nasty incidents involving crushed cigars or anything. If something goes wrong, well... I see a lot of happy employees filling up their personal cabs at very low price... this of course utter speculation!
Michel1968 Posted March 29, 2012 Author Posted March 29, 2012 A little contest on a Dutch cigar forum, against all odds I won... Cuban Davidoff No. 1
canadianbeaver Posted March 29, 2012 Posted March 29, 2012 Could not have happened to a nicer fellow. Congrats!!
Michel1968 Posted April 25, 2012 Author Posted April 25, 2012 Yeah, singles again... the extra La Escepcions I was hopin for and wouldn't you know it, after yesterday's confirmation about the cancellation of Trinidad: A Fundy 1999.
Michel1968 Posted May 2, 2012 Author Posted May 2, 2012 Oh boy, it's singles… again… The contents of the Partagas sampler that was issued recently in the Netherlands and Belgium by a generous Belgian collector. That makes me one of 25 very happy guys! from left to right: Churchill de Luxe Seleccion Privada No. 1 Lonsdales Toppers 8-9-8 San Barnizar Presidentes Charlottes Astorias Petit Corona Especiales Shorts
Michel1968 Posted May 31, 2012 Author Posted May 31, 2012 Some more additions... Diplomaticos #5 EMA DIC 07 La Gloria Cubana Medaille d'Or #3 potpourri from two 2002 boxes
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