Craigslist Humidor?..

oooo35980 · 02-12-2012, 12:48 PM

So I was on Craigslist earlier and I saw something that seems a bit too good to be true, for Hawaii at least.

http://honolulu.craigslist.org/oah/for/2846649207.html

I want to go by and take a look at it, can I get some tips on what to look out for, other than funky smells and obvious damage?

fencefixer · 02-12-2012, 01:00 PM

I would gently squish the cigars to see if they're dried out, check for mold and beetle holes, etc.

oooo35980 · 02-12-2012, 01:06 PM

I'll definitely be checking the cigars, I'm mostly interested in the Humidor though. A humidor full of cigars for 80 bucks kind of tells me they've been neglected in a garage or something. I can't see someone selling this setup that cheap unless maybe their doctor told them to stop smoking or they just discovered it in an attic. Could be wrong though.

ApexAZ · 02-12-2012, 01:43 PM

That humidor looks like my Bally glasstop, which I got for around $60. The picture is very bad, but it does look like there is a hydrated drymistat tube in there. Might be worth checking out for the cigars.

Edit: After looking again it might be a tubos. It's hard to see really. Maybe find out what cigars are in there first.

dwoodward · 02-12-2012, 01:44 PM

Looks like they have 2 humidifiers in there, should be alright if they kept them and didn't neglect them.

MurphysLaw · 02-12-2012, 01:47 PM

Less expensive glasstop humidors are notorious for leaks, that might be a decent one, hard to tell from the pics.

proguy747 · 02-12-2012, 01:48 PM

its Hawaii how dry could it get?

icehog3 · 02-12-2012, 01:49 PM

If the cigars are shot, that humidor certainly isn't worth $80, I would move along if the cigars show signs of neglect. He could have put those humidifiers in there recently or for the pictures.

BlkDrew · 02-12-2012, 01:55 PM

It is probably a wife selling her husband's cigars because of an argument haha

trendo · 02-12-2012, 01:56 PM

I live in maui, the current humidity in my house is 67 percent, I used a humidor without humidification for years. It looks like a good deal, but not unbelievable. Sometimes people give up smoking for various reasons, its worth checking out.

DaBear · 02-12-2012, 02:33 PM

Just ask to see it. I got my current humi off craigslist awhile back, got it for $60 with 20 Perdomo Frescos that had been kept in decent shape, haven't had any problems from the humi or the cigars(which I still have a few left of)

02-12-2012, 12:48 PM	#1
oooo35980 Feeling at Home Join Date: Mar 2011 First Name: Isaiah Location: Huntsville, AL Posts: 569 Trading: (3)	Craigslist Humidor?.. So I was on Craigslist earlier and I saw something that seems a bit too good to be true, for Hawaii at least. http://honolulu.craigslist.org/oah/for/2846649207.html I want to go by and take a look at it, can I get some tips on what to look out for, other than funky smells and obvious damage?

02-12-2012, 01:00 PM	#2
fencefixer Feeling at Home Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 544 Trading: (7)	Re: Craigslist Humidor?.. I would gently squish the cigars to see if they're dried out, check for mold and beetle holes, etc.

02-12-2012, 01:06 PM	#3
oooo35980 Feeling at Home Join Date: Mar 2011 First Name: Isaiah Location: Huntsville, AL Posts: 569 Trading: (3)	Re: Craigslist Humidor?.. I'll definitely be checking the cigars, I'm mostly interested in the Humidor though. A humidor full of cigars for 80 bucks kind of tells me they've been neglected in a garage or something. I can't see someone selling this setup that cheap unless maybe their doctor told them to stop smoking or they just discovered it in an attic. Could be wrong though.

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ApexAZ Wandering aimlessly Join Date: Oct 2011 First Name: Brian Location: Sonoran Desert Posts: 1,299 Trading: (10)	Re: Craigslist Humidor?.. That humidor looks like my Bally glasstop, which I got for around $60. The picture is very bad, but it does look like there is a hydrated drymistat tube in there. Might be worth checking out for the cigars. Edit: After looking again it might be a tubos. It's hard to see really. Maybe find out what cigars are in there first.

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dwoodward Gentlemen, you may smoke! Join Date: Jul 2010 First Name: Derrick Location: South Dakota Posts: 1,868 Trading: (26)	Re: Craigslist Humidor?.. Looks like they have 2 humidifiers in there, should be alright if they kept them and didn't neglect them.

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BlkDrew Rolling my own... Join Date: Dec 2009 First Name: Andrew Location: Rochester NY Posts: 807 Trading: (43)	Re: Craigslist Humidor?.. It is probably a wife selling her husband's cigars because of an argument haha

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trendo Still Watching My Back Join Date: Jan 2012 First Name: Troy Location: Maui Posts: 223 Trading: (16)	Re: Craigslist Humidor?.. I live in maui, the current humidity in my house is 67 percent, I used a humidor without humidification for years. It looks like a good deal, but not unbelievable. Sometimes people give up smoking for various reasons, its worth checking out.

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DaBear Have My Own Room Join Date: Sep 2010 First Name: Bear Location: Raleigh, NC(NC State) Posts: 2,010 Trading: (26)	Re: Craigslist Humidor?.. Just ask to see it. I got my current humi off craigslist awhile back, got it for $60 with 20 Perdomo Frescos that had been kept in decent shape, haven't had any problems from the humi or the cigars(which I still have a few left of)