Generally Speaking.....

[Da Klugs]

Almost everyone here is a true brother/sister of the leaf. Almost is not 100%. In buying or selling heartache can occur for "he who ships first" based upon finding out you are dealing with an exception to your insulated view of our circle of trust here.

Generally speaking, sellers who have built experience and trust here should require any buyer to send payment first. Buyers should look beyond the numbers to ensure that there is a diverse experience vs all with one or 2 folks when choosing to accept this liability.

Generally speaking, if you are a new seller here it is not unreasonable for buyers who have built credibility here to ask for you to ship first. Accepting this risk is part of the process of becoming trustworthy to many here and the same words of caution apply to your decisions.

Cigar Asylum is not the guarantor of transactions here other than failure to satisfy obligations is grounds for being removed from the forum.

Use common sense, ask questions and don't let zeal overcome a natural level of caution that should be exercised in any financial transaction.