Maduro Fuente Fuente opus x and opus sharks?

01-02-2010, 06:08 PM

I got a call from a local vendor that they had these so i stopped by after work to check them out. i had been looking for the opus sharks (found a few in st augustine and got what i could) so they called me to say they had them. i was kind of shocked when i got there. here is what they had....

Opus Sharks??

Maduro Fuente Fuente

the sharks were in bundles of 20, they also had a bundle of 10. the fuente fuentes were in packs of 12. i had my doubts so the owner gave me a buy back on them and i picked up one of each just to document them. they were not in their humidor but stored in a locker. he is a opus x dealer and gets regular shipments and deals a lot with the special sets from prometheus. i just really doubt these are real, he wanted 25$ each for them.

i have more pics but i can't post more than 5.

Thaplumbr · 01-02-2010, 07:19 PM

The single Opus shark i purchased from our local shop were in a box, and didnt come with the band on the foot

jerseystepup · 01-02-2010, 07:28 PM

the only thing that throws me off is the lack of gold embossing on the cello.... but who knows, these batches could have been a last minute decision?

RichardW · 01-02-2010, 07:56 PM

Apparently a rare Fuente release:

http://www.vitolas.net/thumbnails.php?album=1

Adriftpanda · 01-02-2010, 07:57 PM

Nice pick up. The maduro X is very very limited.

01-02-2010, 09:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Adriftpanda

Nice pick up. The maduro X is very very limited.

just to put it out there, i haven't really picked them up yet. i'm trying to verify their authenticity first. the sharks look exactly like the ones on vitolas, even the caps on them. they do look similar to the box release sharks i have. this is the box release opus shark

Sauer Grapes · 01-02-2010, 09:31 PM

Weird. They look legit, but that seems really odd.

Sauer Grapes · 01-02-2010, 09:32 PM

Did the sharks smell the same? As you know, Opus smell very unique.

01-02-2010, 09:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Sauer Grapes

Did the sharks smell the same? As you know, Opus smell very unique.

i have a cold and can't smell much of anything right now. once this clears up that would help. moki, on another site, said he thought they looked real.

he also had perfexcion x maduros. if these are real that would be great.

floydpink · 01-03-2010, 10:43 AM

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Originally Posted by barbourjay

i have a cold and can't smell much of anything right now. once this clears up that would help. moki, on another site, said he thought they looked real.

he also had perfexcion x maduros. if these are real that would be great.

Moki sighting?

Chemyst · 01-02-2010, 09:58 PM

Go to Tampa Sweethearts and ask them.
If they don't know, then nobody knows.

If you got them from Tampa Sweethearts
they are real.

Chemyst

01-02-2010, 10:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chemyst

Go to Tampa Sweethearts and ask them.
If they don't know, then nobody knows.

If you got them from Tampa Sweethearts
they are real.

Chemyst

nope, not from there. they wouldn't know either, i need to send this to a rep and have them check it out. gonna do that now.

T.G · 01-02-2010, 10:27 PM

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Originally Posted by barbourjay

the sharks were in bundles of 20, they also had a bundle of 10. the fuente fuentes were in packs of 12.

Something that kind of raises an eyebrow for me is the seemingly large quantity of these rather rare and HTF Opuses that this vendor has. The FFOX maduro which should be over 7 years old now, and was never officially released, the orig OX77, very limited release 7 and 5 years ago, yet this vendor seems to have at least 50 of the old Sharks and 24 of the FFOXM.

Unless Fuente is opening the doors to the humi-vault and having a clearance sale, these large quantities seem rather odd.

01-02-2010, 10:32 PM

i emailed drew newman. we shall see. moki from vitolas.net fame seems to think they look real.

maverickdrinker · 01-03-2010, 12:04 AM

very intriguing. I hope that they are real. Might be just a situation of someone who is looking to share something special with another fellow BOTL.

kelmac07 · 01-03-2010, 10:45 AM

Being the maduro whore I am...I gotta find one of each of these bad boys.

01-03-2010, 10:47 AM

so drew responded and sent it to the local FN rep to see what the deal is. hopefully i hear back soon.

Sauer Grapes · 01-03-2010, 10:53 AM

Hmmm... if they are real, you may have just lost your chance to buy them if you get the B&M in trouble.

01-03-2010, 11:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Sauer Grapes

Hmmm... if they are real, you may have just lost your chance to buy them if you get the B&M in trouble.

if they were real they wouldn't get in trouble

Nimbus · 01-03-2010, 01:23 PM

What is the verdict on these? Any word yet as to their authenticity?

01-02-2010, 06:08 PM	#1
barbourjay Guest Posts: n/a	Maduro Fuente Fuente opus x and opus sharks? I got a call from a local vendor that they had these so i stopped by after work to check them out. i had been looking for the opus sharks (found a few in st augustine and got what i could) so they called me to say they had them. i was kind of shocked when i got there. here is what they had.... Opus Sharks?? Maduro Fuente Fuente the sharks were in bundles of 20, they also had a bundle of 10. the fuente fuentes were in packs of 12. i had my doubts so the owner gave me a buy back on them and i picked up one of each just to document them. they were not in their humidor but stored in a locker. he is a opus x dealer and gets regular shipments and deals a lot with the special sets from prometheus. i just really doubt these are real, he wanted 25$ each for them. i have more pics but i can't post more than 5.

01-02-2010, 07:19 PM	#2
Thaplumbr Feeling at Home Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Leroy Location: Jacksonville Arkansas Posts: 585 Trading: (58)	Re: Maduro Fuente Fuente opus x and opus sharks? The single Opus shark i purchased from our local shop were in a box, and didnt come with the band on the foot __________________ Proud to be a TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS FAN!!

01-02-2010, 07:28 PM	#3
jerseystepup L-I-V-I-N Join Date: Jun 2009 First Name: Randy Location: New Jersey Posts: 774 Trading: (9)	Re: Maduro Fuente Fuente opus x and opus sharks? the only thing that throws me off is the lack of gold embossing on the cello.... but who knows, these batches could have been a last minute decision?

01-02-2010, 07:56 PM	#4
RichardW Committed Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: PNW Posts: 993 Trading: (10)	Re: Maduro Fuente Fuente opus x and opus sharks? Apparently a rare Fuente release: http://www.vitolas.net/thumbnails.php?album=1 __________________ "Those are my principles, and if you don't like them ... well, I have others", Groucho Marx

01-02-2010, 07:57 PM	#5
Adriftpanda Peter's Daddy Join Date: May 2009 First Name: Huy Location: No one wants me Posts: 10,313 Trading: (74)	Re: Maduro Fuente Fuente opus x and opus sharks? Nice pick up. The maduro X is very very limited. __________________ Who eats plantains when they can eat placenta.

01-02-2010, 09:31 PM	#7
Sauer Grapes Snatchin' yo people up Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 2,235 Trading: (44)	Re: Maduro Fuente Fuente opus x and opus sharks? Weird. They look legit, but that seems really odd.

01-02-2010, 09:32 PM	#8
Sauer Grapes Snatchin' yo people up Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 2,235 Trading: (44)	Re: Maduro Fuente Fuente opus x and opus sharks? Did the sharks smell the same? As you know, Opus smell very unique.

01-02-2010, 09:58 PM	#11
Chemyst Doin Time on Planet Earth Join Date: Feb 2009 First Name: Ken Location: So. Jersey Posts: 392 Trading: (7)	Re: Maduro Fuente Fuente opus x and opus sharks? Go to Tampa Sweethearts and ask them. If they don't know, then nobody knows. If you got them from Tampa Sweethearts they are real. Chemyst

01-02-2010, 10:32 PM	#14
barbourjay Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Maduro Fuente Fuente opus x and opus sharks? i emailed drew newman. we shall see. moki from vitolas.net fame seems to think they look real.

01-03-2010, 12:04 AM	#15
maverickdrinker I'm nuts for the place Join Date: Nov 2008 First Name: art Location: Toronto, Ontario Posts: 2,590 Trading: (15)	Re: Maduro Fuente Fuente opus x and opus sharks? very intriguing. I hope that they are real. Might be just a situation of someone who is looking to share something special with another fellow BOTL.

01-03-2010, 10:45 AM	#16
kelmac07 Resident Maduro Whore!! Join Date: Apr 2009 First Name: Mac Location: Newport News, VA Posts: 27,322 Trading: (218)	Re: Maduro Fuente Fuente opus x and opus sharks? Being the maduro whore I am...I gotta find one of each of these bad boys. __________________ Dom in the MLB thread "I could probably get you to wear a Yankee hat for a Maduro!"

01-03-2010, 10:47 AM	#17
barbourjay Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Maduro Fuente Fuente opus x and opus sharks? so drew responded and sent it to the local FN rep to see what the deal is. hopefully i hear back soon.

01-03-2010, 10:53 AM	#18
Sauer Grapes Snatchin' yo people up Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 2,235 Trading: (44)	Re: Maduro Fuente Fuente opus x and opus sharks? Hmmm... if they are real, you may have just lost your chance to buy them if you get the B&M in trouble.

01-03-2010, 01:23 PM	#20
Nimbus ... Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: J Posts: 523 Trading: (7)	Re: Maduro Fuente Fuente opus x and opus sharks? What is the verdict on these? Any word yet as to their authenticity?