Scary to think about how many of those I've gifted. Had boxes of most on your list. Several boxes of some...
There are many Tat hos that had a lot more than me, but I did jump on the bandwagon early on. Early enough to score boxes of Cohetes, East and West Coast, T110, Porkchops (even had one given to me) and many others... Hell, i could walk in to my local and buy Easties and Westies all day long. I still remember calling Marvin in Hawaii or the guys at Empire begging to get what they had. To me, they were the first limited release cigar that I saw people chase. Hell, people didn't even chase after the Franks when they were first released. At least not to extent that they do now.
The value is completely subjective. Most of the new guys dont even know (or care) about some of his early single store releases. To me, the Tat CG from the jar was probably the most sought after followed by the Frank. Because he now released the blacks in some other sizes, the Frank seems to now be the one that people look for although that has faded as well.
In my opinion, the early reservas and verocu were the best, hands down. None of the monsters ever lived up to the hype. The Dracs and Tubos were the beginning of the end of the hunt for me. I felt that both were pushed out too early and Pete admitted to tripping over his ****** on both of these. Same goes for the 08 Verite line. It just didn't live up to the hype.
Although I dont hunt for them anymore, the only past "rare" Tats I would seek out are the the ones I listed above. Verocu, Noella and Regios Reserva, and the Cohete. I dont know what the blend of the Cohete was based on but it is/was fantastic.
Again, I am no expert on the subject but I did play the game back when Pete was beginning to peddle his wares. It was fun but I'm over it. I will smoke what I have left and enjoy the fond memories of the chase.
