EAR: Hard Lessons

[mohammed.s.almutlaq11]

I have been offered many cigars from unknown private collectors. I never buy, always sticking to well-known authentic shops with a super reputation and reputable on-line sites like Foh and dutyfree. I never buy anywhere else. Never!

[usleepicreep]

Ouch!


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[Fuzz]

I'm gonna buy a bunch of fake cigars, so when I pass, the vultures... my friends will get a surprise. The real stuff will be cremated with me!!!! 

[Bijan]

I bought 20-30 odd singles of vintage cigars a few years back from a forum member selling on behalf of an acquaintance of theirs.

Amazing cigars. I still have 3-4 left.

As always do the due diligence and if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.

[PigFish]

I have zero feeling for cigar speculators. They take risk for profit, driving those who just want a good smoke on Friday, away from cigars.

It is no coincidence that a sample of discovery is centric to a cigar auction site. If the person was a smoker and enjoyed the cigars for his own consumption, there would likely be little to fret over.

In-mass buying would not exist if there were a steady ready source for a good cigar at the dime store. People do this shit because they think they cannot lose at it.

No sympathy here. 

[Lamboinee]

Good reminder to be extremely cautious when getting unknown sources. 

 

[Edicion]

3 minutes ago, Lamboinee said:

Sellers and/or auctioneers may be liable if they do things that misrepresent items or deceive purchasers. Verbal announcements/statements made at the time of an auction and which misrepresent or deceive can create liability even if a written advertisement for the item does not include a misrepresentation or deceitful statement statement AND even if a previous written advertisement says that there "are not reprentations being made". 

Specific facts surrounding the marketing and presale interactions are very important. 

I would be curious if there were multiple bidders on any of the lots that were purchased and if it was an in-person/live auction or if bids were all online.

Good reminder to be extremely cautious when getting unknown sources. 

 

I think it would be useful to read the first post in this thread again. 

[SUP8333]

Make a nice bonfire out of it.

[Ford2112]

4 hours ago, SUP8333 said:

Make a nice bonfire out of it