Seems like Pete did a good job with getting the Face out this year

[sikk50]

Sooooo......how about them Tat Faces huh? Pretty available this year....

[Eleven]

Originally Posted by forgop

Got any stocks that you'll sell me at your cost even though it's going for 2-3X that? Or do you pull the trigger at what the going market rate is?

Cool story bro.


But we're talking about OUR community and cigars, not the stock market. I see what you're getting it, but you are looking at this as cigars for profit. We all go to whatever retailer we want for that in order to take care of that end of this market

When it comes to OUR community, there is the unwritten law of the Brotherhood. It's why we call each other BOTLs. Generally speaking we don't buy up supplies of cigars and then come here to try and Gordon Gecko our Brothers.

So selling cigars to our Brothers and selling stocks is Apples to Oranges.

[forgop]

Originally Posted by Kreth

True, but most members aren't jacking up prices either. Quite the contrary, most WTS threads are at or in some cases well below retail.
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In a lot of cases, people price below retail because that's what it takes to sell something. I don't know about you, but it's very rare for me to pay retail on any cigars. I can buy a lot of cigars for 20-30% below retail on virtually any regular production cigar out there. On the other hand, items of limited quantities will have higher demand, thus the price goes up.

I'm not going to play this game with all of these limited edition cigars. I'm not convinced these cigars are necessarily any better than any regular production cigars and refuse to participate in the whole waiting list or 1 cigar per person type of limit. Thus, whether it's Pete Johnson or anyone else, they can use their marketing to sucker in a lot of other people just because they make something of limited quantities with a cool looking box.

[s15driftking]

Originally Posted by forgop

There's no price policing here. If you don't like something at a particular price, don't buy. It's that simple.

I want pre-embargo 50-cent cuva cigars for fifty-cents or I'm not buying!!

[forgop]

Originally Posted by Eleven

Cool story bro.


But we're talking about OUR community and cigars, not the stock market. I see what you're getting it, but you are looking at this as cigars for profit. We all go to whatever retailer we want for that in order to take care of that end of this market

When it comes to OUR community, there is the unwritten law of the Brotherhood. It's why we call each other BOTLs. Generally speaking we don't buy up supplies of cigars and then come here to try and Gordon Gecko our Brothers.

So selling cigars to our Brothers and selling stocks is Apples to Oranges.

I'm not looking at it from just a profit standpoint. I'm just commenting that there are people (not saying this applies to anyone here) who like to sit on the sidelines and are only interested in something once demand is high and supply is gone. They just want to complain that they can't get in the game at the original price when everyone else went through the hassle trying to find their own stash.

I don't begrudge anyone for making a buck. If it's not a price I'm willing to pay, I just move on. What about the fools who participate in the black Friday sales and stand in line all night long to get some door buster price? Should I complain that I don't get the same price when I slept in until noon?

It's all about perceived value as well. If I buy a box of these cigars for $150 or whatever, maybe I really want to keep them, but for the right price, I might let them go. Remember-EVERYTHING is for sale.

[forgop]

Originally Posted by s15driftking

I want pre-embargo 50-cent cuva cigars for fifty-cents or I'm not buying!!

I should have complained when I was at Corona last month and saw the pre-embargo habanos for $150-$200. There's no way they paid that much for them 50 years ago.

[Kreth]

Originally Posted by forgop

I'm not going to play this game with all of these limited edition cigars. I'm not convinced these cigars are necessarily any better than any regular production cigars and refuse to participate in the whole waiting list or 1 cigar per person type of limit.

Agreed, but in my case it's because I'd rather not find a cigar I love, then not be able to get my hands on any more.
Having said that, it does seem like PJ did a good job of addressing issues from the last two years. The Faces seem to be much more readily available than the previous sticks.
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[elderboy02]

My butt itches...

[bobarian]

I like cake!

[Bill86]

Cake is good...

So the weather ...not bad here. 55 degrees at night.

So Pete...good guy he did good this year on getting them face boxes out right?

[jitzy]

Originally Posted by Kreth

True, but most members aren't jacking up prices either. Quite the contrary, most WTS threads are at or in some cases well below retail.
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Not for the Face seems theres some for sale way above MSRP

[MiamiE]

You're always going to have your piece of **** B&M's trying to gouge the customer. MSRP is $13 I believe. I have seen these all the way up to $22 a stick!

[forgop]

Originally Posted by MiamiE

You're always going to have your piece of **** B&M's trying to gouge the customer. MSRP is $13 I believe. I have seen these all the way up to $22 a stick!

Exactly. When people complain about seeing a higher price, sometimes they fail to understand that the person listing the cigars paid more than MSRP and may live in a state with much higher taxes than where they live. All of those things need to be considered.

[Pilon]

I paid $12.99 each for my two yesterday, grabbed some new skull and bones too. Plan on smoking one next weekend.

[icehog3]

Originally Posted by elderboy02

My butt itches...

My copyright lawyer will be in touch, Dan.

[s15driftking]

Originally Posted by bobarian

I like cake!

x2, no joke. i really love cake.

[pektel]

So are the face cigars any good? I've hardly smoked any tatuaje. I may smoke the new skull and bones if the vikes play well today...
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[cigarlvr]

Ok gents lets bring it back on topic of why I started the thread once again I think Pete made enough to go around this time and fairly easy to get and that was the intent of the thread not what others will do with it once they get it. I know he caught a lot of crap over the last two years and it is great to see he did listen to all the BOTL and I think came up with a good solution.

[elderboy02]

Originally Posted by icehog3

My copyright lawyer will be in touch, Dan.

Have your people contact my people. I won't speak without my attorney present officer

[Beklage]

Originally Posted by quantim0

Well, you can call it whatever you want, that doesn't make it true. You can keep your cradle to grave welfare state and associated riots, and I'll enjoy being responsible for my own decisions in life.

End thread hijack.

Gadsen