Conterfeit?

01-10-2010, 10:43 AM

Im station here in Iraq and so far some folks have told me theres nothing but counterfeit cubans here. I went to one of the cigar shop today at the base and purchased a Monte Cristo petit tubos. I ask the gentleman about the counterfeit issue of Cuban in Iraq and he handed me a brand new box of Cohiba Sublime and told me to open it. Inside was 3 piece of paper of authenticity ( wish I took pics of that)...The were also marking in the bottom of the box if I remember it says Cuba Habana S.A.
So i ended up purchasing a stick for about 6 dollars ( monte cristo) I been researching for a few minutes and everything seems to check out, or this could be a hella of a counterfeit. Please drop in and tell me what you think about this.

sorry for the crappy pictures.

01-10-2010, 10:47 AM

Yes, Yes and Yes

akumushi · 01-10-2010, 10:49 AM

Hard to tell by the picture, but the brown bordering around the white marking on the band looks way to wide for that to be an authentic Montecristo.

s15driftking · 01-10-2010, 10:49 AM

the color of the band looks a little ight to me. The white on the band also looks a little thick....

^^^ Two things that could be caused by the camera.

I do not know if it is fake.

marge796 · 01-10-2010, 10:49 AM

The ones I ran into when I was in Kirkuk at FOB Warrior were all fakes. If you can get up to Dahuk in Kurdistan they have a great cigar shop that has the real deal. Or so I've been told.

Chris.....

01-10-2010, 10:51 AM

thanks for the input...ill see if i can get some good lighting and take a good picture of it

markem · 01-10-2010, 10:54 AM

This website, http://www.cubancigarwebsite.com/, will have good information for you.

01-10-2010, 11:08 AM

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Originally Posted by markem

This website, http://www.cubancigarwebsite.com/, will have good information for you.

thanks a whole lot for this website...learning a bunch.

pnoon · 01-10-2010, 11:04 AM

Remember, as with any thread in this or any other forum, feedback comes from people with various levels of knowledge and experience on the subject matter.

01-10-2010, 11:11 AM

Its crazy how its almost so similar even from the band and especially the box it came from. I need to go back and take pictures of the box and post it here

01-10-2010, 10:43 AM	#1
PuffdaMagic Guest Posts: n/a	Conterfeit? Im station here in Iraq and so far some folks have told me theres nothing but counterfeit cubans here. I went to one of the cigar shop today at the base and purchased a Monte Cristo petit tubos. I ask the gentleman about the counterfeit issue of Cuban in Iraq and he handed me a brand new box of Cohiba Sublime and told me to open it. Inside was 3 piece of paper of authenticity ( wish I took pics of that)...The were also marking in the bottom of the box if I remember it says Cuba Habana S.A. So i ended up purchasing a stick for about 6 dollars ( monte cristo) I been researching for a few minutes and everything seems to check out, or this could be a hella of a counterfeit. Please drop in and tell me what you think about this. sorry for the crappy pictures.

01-10-2010, 10:47 AM	#2
tobii3 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Conterfeit? Yes, Yes and Yes

01-10-2010, 10:49 AM	#3
akumushi Habanos Apologist Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 1,298 Trading: (11)	Re: Conterfeit? Hard to tell by the picture, but the brown bordering around the white marking on the band looks way to wide for that to be an authentic Montecristo. __________________ "Eventually, however, every ash must drop. And the drop usually is as sudden as it is final."

01-10-2010, 10:49 AM	#4
s15driftking Go Browns! Join Date: Nov 2008 First Name: Bobby Location: Columbus Ohio Posts: 2,763 Trading: (16)	Re: Conterfeit? the color of the band looks a little ight to me. The white on the band also looks a little thick.... ^^^ Two things that could be caused by the camera. I do not know if it is fake. __________________ diamonds/guns

01-10-2010, 10:49 AM	#5
marge796 It Just Doesn’t Matter!!! Join Date: Feb 2009 First Name: Chris Location: Topeka KS Posts: 1,624 Trading: (28)	Re: Conterfeit? The ones I ran into when I was in Kirkuk at FOB Warrior were all fakes. If you can get up to Dahuk in Kurdistan they have a great cigar shop that has the real deal. Or so I've been told. Chris..... __________________ “Don’t talk to me about naval tradition. It’s nothing but rum, sodomy and the lash.” -Sir Winston Churchill

01-10-2010, 10:51 AM	#6
PuffdaMagic Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Conterfeit? thanks for the input...ill see if i can get some good lighting and take a good picture of it

01-10-2010, 10:54 AM	#7
markem Bunion Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Mark Location: Second Star on the Right Posts: 22,622 Trading: (47)	Re: Conterfeit? This website, http://www.cubancigarwebsite.com/, will have good information for you. __________________ I refuse to belong to any organization that would have me as a member. ~ Groucho Marx

01-10-2010, 11:04 AM	#9
pnoon YNWA Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Peter Location: San Diego Posts: 29,919 Trading: (20)	Re: Conterfeit? Remember, as with any thread in this or any other forum, feedback comes from people with various levels of knowledge and experience on the subject matter. __________________ Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are. -John Wooden

01-10-2010, 11:11 AM	#10
PuffdaMagic Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Conterfeit? Its crazy how its almost so similar even from the band and especially the box it came from. I need to go back and take pictures of the box and post it here