C.I.'s "MAKE ME AN OFFER"-JOKE or LEGIT?

I am putting this idea out to all forums I hit daily. Keeping it brief, I have placed bid after bid on cigar after cigar only to have them deny my bid as COLD.

What P.O.'s me is my bid's rise all the way up to the daily C.I. price for that cigar and are still kicked back. The reason, from what they say in the intro, for posting these cigars is to deal away over stocks, old inventory, that they WANT to part with BELOW C.I.'s already low prices. After two dozen rejected bid it seems to me this is just a crock of SHI^!

I sent them two boldly worded notes saying if they have no intention of giving me at least $5 below the C.I. price to cover shipping why post hundreds of SUPPOSED cigars to sell with NO INTENTION of doing so. I also asked if they believe the customer to be a stupid idiot, who spends hours going over 400 FALSE SALE OFFERS, with C.I.'s intention of having them submit 3 bids that will be rejected, hoping by then they want the stick so bad they will just go to C.I. and buy it?.

Any comments from anyone that has tried this MMAO would be appreciated, weather your bids were successful (maybe you could tell me what to do) or just dozens of rejects. Thanks, Rich H.