Price Gouging

tomc3084 · 04-07-2010, 07:16 PM

Does Fuente care if authorized dealers gouge his products? Just curious since so many do it...I was just quoted by a website that 800+ for a box of 32 Petit Lanceros is retail HAH.....I told him my bm sells them for 12-13 he said thats how much they went for in the 90s...yeah right, I hate gougers!!How can you make a living off of someone elses misfortune?

floydpink · 04-07-2010, 07:21 PM

Nope, doesn't care.

bobarian · 04-07-2010, 07:30 PM

As has been said many times, a retailer is free to sell his goods at whatever price he feels. It is called CAPITALISM! If you dont like his price, then shop elsewhere.

Wolfgang · 04-07-2010, 07:31 PM

Ive got some gorilla fingers. $100/inch.

akumushi · 04-07-2010, 07:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Wolfgang

Ive got some gorilla fingers. $100/inch.

Them better be fingers off a real gorilla.

tomc3084 · 04-07-2010, 07:44 PM

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Originally Posted by wolfgang

ive got some gorilla fingers. $100/inch.

rofl!

wolfandwhisky · 04-07-2010, 08:02 PM

someone must be paying it... just like the $80 Opus sticks at the local resorts...

quantim0 · 04-07-2010, 08:08 PM

No such thing as price gouging. No one is forcing you to buy the product. You determine that it is not a price you are willing to pay and move on.

alwayslit · 04-07-2010, 08:14 PM

At that price they'll be sitting on them for a long while......LOL

ucubed · 04-07-2010, 08:15 PM

Well actually certain products...mainly Tatuaje, Illusione, and Padron are price protected...meaning if they catch you raising or even lowering prices you can lose your account....I'm not so sure if Fuente does it or not

mosesbotbol · 04-07-2010, 08:18 PM

Maybe your B&M is buying them grey market and paying too much wholesale?

Cigars are a tough business these days in USA for many B&M's.

MedicCook · 04-07-2010, 08:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Wolfgang

Ive got some gorilla fingers. $100/inch.

If someone only smokes 1 inch does the next person get a discount for the remaining inch's?

tomc3084 · 04-07-2010, 08:26 PM

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Originally Posted by ucubed

Well actually certain products...mainly Tatuaje, Illusione, and Padron are price protected...meaning if they catch you raising or even lowering prices you can lose your account....I'm not so sure if Fuente does it or not

This is what I mean, that's why I asked...

bobarian · 04-07-2010, 08:42 PM

Price protection only applies to vendors who are authorized dealers. In Fuente's case they have not added an OpusX vendor in several years. A shop may be a Fuente dealer and still have to buy OpusX on the secondary market. In this case price protection rules do not apply.

tomc3084 · 04-07-2010, 08:45 PM

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Originally Posted by bobarian

Price protection only applies to vendors who are authorized dealers. In Fuente's case they have not added an OpusX vendor in several years. A shop may be a Fuente dealer and still have to buy OpusX on the secondary market. In this case price protection rules do not apply.

makes sense, THANKS

mikey burr · 04-07-2010, 09:23 PM

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Originally Posted by bobarian

Price protection only applies to vendors who are authorized dealers. In Fuente's case they have not added an OpusX vendor in several years. A shop may be a Fuente dealer and still have to buy OpusX on the secondary market. In this case price protection rules do not apply.

wolfandwhisky · 04-07-2010, 09:26 PM

In the case of the Opus... I think a lot (all) of the online dealers buy their stock from the authorized B&Ms, and then sell them online... which then leads into bobarian's comment

duckmanco · 04-07-2010, 10:27 PM

this whole "price protecting" only seems to come about when the price is too low... when its well above msrp, well we don't seem to hear much about that. Complete and total BS, if a retailer can sell it for the price they set, let it happen, same goes for when the price is less than someone else's. JMO YMMV of course.

CigarNut · 04-08-2010, 08:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Wolfgang

Ive got some gorilla fingers. $100/inch.

You need to pass those along to Tom -- he likes them when his butt itches,,,

Volt · 04-08-2010, 08:11 AM

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Originally Posted by bobarian

As has been said many times, a retailer is free to sell his goods at whatever price he feels. It is called CAPITALISM! If you dont like his price, then shop elsewhere.

04-07-2010, 07:16 PM	#1
tomc3084 Feeling at Home Join Date: Dec 2009 First Name: Tom Location: Baden, PA Posts: 710 Trading: (26)	Price Gouging Does Fuente care if authorized dealers gouge his products? Just curious since so many do it...I was just quoted by a website that 800+ for a box of 32 Petit Lanceros is retail HAH.....I told him my bm sells them for 12-13 he said thats how much they went for in the 90s...yeah right, I hate gougers!!How can you make a living off of someone elses misfortune?

04-07-2010, 07:21 PM	#2
floydpink crazy diamond Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Pete Location: Orlando Posts: 1,955 Trading: (17)	Re: Price Gouging Nope, doesn't care. __________________ "If we weren't all crazy we would go insane"

04-07-2010, 07:30 PM	#3
bobarian Cranky Habanophile Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Wine Country Posts: 8,869 Trading: (51)	Re: Price Gouging As has been said many times, a retailer is free to sell his goods at whatever price he feels. It is called CAPITALISM! If you dont like his price, then shop elsewhere.

04-07-2010, 07:31 PM	#4
Wolfgang Back from the dead Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Tampa, Fl Posts: 2,541 Trading: (14)	Re: Price Gouging Ive got some gorilla fingers. $100/inch. __________________ You probably wont remember that test you failed, but you'll never forget the girl you were with the night before, when you decided not to study.

04-07-2010, 08:02 PM	#7
wolfandwhisky Resident Whisky Addict Join Date: Mar 2010 First Name: Matt Location: Arizona Posts: 521 Trading: (4)	Re: Price Gouging someone must be paying it... just like the $80 Opus sticks at the local resorts...

04-07-2010, 08:08 PM	#8
quantim0 Feeling at Home Join Date: Jan 2010 First Name: Andrew Location: Palm Bay, Fl Posts: 528 Trading: (20)	Re: Price Gouging No such thing as price gouging. No one is forcing you to buy the product. You determine that it is not a price you are willing to pay and move on. __________________ All animals are equal, but some are more equal then others. -George Orwell

04-07-2010, 08:14 PM	#9
alwayslit Welcome to the madness Join Date: Jul 2009 First Name: Jim Location: DC/Tampa Posts: 487 Trading: (14)	Re: Price Gouging At that price they'll be sitting on them for a long while......LOL

04-07-2010, 08:15 PM	#10
ucubed Corona Cigars Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Kevin Location: Orlando/Gainesville Posts: 1,571 Trading: (15)	Re: Price Gouging Well actually certain products...mainly Tatuaje, Illusione, and Padron are price protected...meaning if they catch you raising or even lowering prices you can lose your account....I'm not so sure if Fuente does it or not __________________ All new Troop Support Auctions! What can you donate?

04-07-2010, 08:18 PM	#11
mosesbotbol That's a Corgi Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Moses Location: Boston Posts: 6,171 Trading: (6)	Re: Price Gouging Maybe your B&M is buying them grey market and paying too much wholesale? Cigars are a tough business these days in USA for many B&M's. __________________ Port Wine & Claret \| British Cars \| Welsh Corgi's

04-07-2010, 08:42 PM	#14
bobarian Cranky Habanophile Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Wine Country Posts: 8,869 Trading: (51)	Re: Price Gouging Price protection only applies to vendors who are authorized dealers. In Fuente's case they have not added an OpusX vendor in several years. A shop may be a Fuente dealer and still have to buy OpusX on the secondary market. In this case price protection rules do not apply.

04-07-2010, 09:26 PM	#17
wolfandwhisky Resident Whisky Addict Join Date: Mar 2010 First Name: Matt Location: Arizona Posts: 521 Trading: (4)	Re: Price Gouging In the case of the Opus... I think a lot (all) of the online dealers buy their stock from the authorized B&Ms, and then sell them online... which then leads into bobarian's comment

04-07-2010, 10:27 PM	#18
duckmanco Can't stop whats coming Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: that forsaken stretch of wood they call Whiskey Grove Posts: 404 Trading: (10)	Re: Price Gouging this whole "price protecting" only seems to come about when the price is too low... when its well above msrp, well we don't seem to hear much about that. Complete and total BS, if a retailer can sell it for the price they set, let it happen, same goes for when the price is less than someone else's. JMO YMMV of course. __________________ "...Ain't no dark till somethin' shines..."