need advice

[Colt45]

Hi Thomas. I am no expert, and pictures can be a bit deceiving, but it does seem as though you have

a smorgasbord of fonts, colors, and band widths. One place to start would be Ginseng's fine site -

www.vitolas.net. I'm sure members will chime in and give you more insight.

[Ben]

I swear just about the only thing counterfeited more than Cohiba sticks would be Yankee caps.

[Thomas]

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» I agree with Colt Thomas. Spend some time on Wilkeys site. There is no

» better in order to determine counterfeights.

It is a very intriging site, although most of the pictures didn't load.

I was able to follow the EL 06 thread and one thing I have learned is that it appears I will need a magnifying glass to tell these apart, totally impossible to declare any of them fake by these photo's

although the EL was crap and it took 2 days to smoke, while another cohiba was heavenly and I couldn't put it down til it burned my fingers,,,go figure

[n2advnture]

Wow....that are getting good!

They all look legit to me but the proof is in how they smoke.

good grief

~M

[Colt45]

» They all look legit to me but the proof is in how they smoke.

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I agree - it's especially difficult to discern with the way gold photographs. I would not be surprised if

the bands are legit. I'm very interested to see how this pans out.

[Mel]

A question to the group please, are all of the real Cuban bands identicle? I know when I do wall paper I have to care about dye lots because of color variations. Will the Cuban printers have the same problem?

I sure know they screw up all the time stamping the box codes.:-|

Here is my best advice. Don't buy from all over the place.

[Colt45]

» A question to the group please, are all of the real Cuban bands identicle?

» I know when I do wall paper I have to care about dye lots because of color

» variations. Will the Cuban printers have the same problem?

»

Mel there can be many variables in the printing process. Starting with ink pigments, there is also ph balance

of fountain solutions, cylinder / blanket pressure, how ink dries between units, etc. The actual paper can

also have a big impact.

In the end, companies are usually very stringent when it comes to maintaining consistency of logos

over the course of multiple printings.

[El Presidente]

» Greetings

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» I need some help telling labels apart, real from fake

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» can anyone please tell me which labels are fake?

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» thank you in advance for your reply

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I agree with Colt Thomas. Spend some time on Wilkeys site. There is no better in order to determine counterfeights.

[Colt45]

Just to add - in my opinion, the cigar and band at the top of the photo look the worst. The C seems thinner

on the top and bottom, with a wider opening. Also, it seems that the white squares are a bit

too big - that there should be a little more black in between the white. Once again, I defer to the more

knowledgeable on the board.

P.S. When you have time, scrutinize the cursive details of the H in Habana, and the C in Cuba.

Do all the bands match each other? It's hard to tell from the photo.

[Thomas]

Greetings

I need some help telling labels apart, real from fake

can anyone please tell me which labels are fake?

thank you in advance for your reply