I would say judge it on a situation to situation basis. I have had vendors that I dealt with in the past that had really great pricing and shared the source and next thing you know the word spread like wild fire and than their pricing was reported to the manufacturer which in turned made them have to adjust their pricing because word must have gotten to other vendors and they cried about it which ruined it for not only me but everyone else. If I find really crazy deals I normally keep them to myself or only share it with close friends and tell them to keep it quiet too. I have also had vendors hook me up with fantastic pricing and tell me to keep quiet about the pricing and not share the deal they gave me so they in turn do no run into the situation described above. If a vendor has something hard to find and their pricing is retail I have no problem sharing the source especially if they do online sales. If they don't I do not mind working out a deal where I pick the sticks up for them if the vendor is not local to them etc etc. But if they sell a 5er/box to someone and they sell it online for an over inflated price, well I do not see how I could be held accountable. They chose to make the sale so they in turn would be just as guilty. You can't control what people do with the product after it is sold and they made there money on it so I do not see how a vendor can get pissed at you for something that a person whom they sold their product to did after the fact. Yes, you may have tipped the person off to your vendor but that by no means gives the vendor the right to make you guilty by association IMHO. I can see how that would make you very leary sharing your sources though and like you would probably keep my mouth shut after having it happen one or more times. I just think it is wrong of the vendor to beat you up for it. If the person asking does not get the answer they are looking for and in turn reams you out for it, well that person should be addressing other issues other than acquiring fine cigars and if that is their reaction, than I would also think that they are the very shady salesman that you are trying to avoid tipping off. So what vendors do you deal with? Huh, Huh??? J/K!
