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BamaBarks Offline
#1 Posted: Sat, Nov 3 2018, 10:31 AM EST
Joined: 11-02-2018
Posts: 6
Good morning.

My name is David Barksdale, retired CFO and restaurant/whisky bar owner. I am trying to help a family member trade for her late father's (my 1st cousin) somewhat substantial cigar and humidor collection. Everything from Cohibas & Partagas to Thompsons, I have pictures of everything and will be inventorying the collection early next week. All cigars properly stored in humidors in Gainsville, Florida, where the ambient humidity would help preclude any dry sticks. All trades backed by a no questions asked return policy.

A rookie to the site, would appreciate any input and advice on how to proceed.


Many thanks. Vaya con Dios. Cammina con Dio.


David H. Barksdale
Pensacola, Florida
[email protected]
Palama Offline
#2 Posted: Sat, Nov 3 2018, 11:46 AM EST
Joined: 02-05-2013
Posts: 23,680
BamaBarks wrote:
Good morning.

My name is David Barksdale, retired CFO and restaurant/whisky bar owner. I am trying to help a family member trade for her late father's (my 1st cousin) somewhat substantial cigar and humidor collection. Everything from Cohibas & Partagas to Thompsons, I have pictures of everything and will be inventorying the collection early next week. All cigars properly stored in humidors in Gainsville, Florida, where the ambient humidity would help preclude any dry sticks. All trades backed by a no questions asked return policy.

A rookie to the site, would appreciate any input and advice on how to proceed.


Many thanks. Vaya con Dios. Cammina con Dio.


David H. Barksdale
Pensacola, Florida
[email protected]


Should do this as a private sale where people PM or e-mail you.

And yah, a bit tough when you’re brand new to the site. If you are able to get this going, odds are you’d have to send first and trust that you’ll receive your payment once the items get there.
BamaBarks Offline
#3 Posted: Sat, Nov 3 2018, 12:15 PM EST
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Thank you sir. Learning by the hour from veterans like yourself. Believe that everything begins once I have an accurate inventory, with a trip accross the panhandle planned for the first of the week. While I acknowledge that trust is a primary issue, there also exist escrow services that hold any other remuneration in escrow until the buyer has received his goods and is satisfied.


Mahalo,


DHB
Pudding Mittens Offline
#4 Posted: Sat, Nov 3 2018, 12:32 PM EST
Joined: 08-15-2016
Posts: 1,291
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A brick-and-mortar cigar shop's lounge features socializing and conversation and is attached to, funded and run by the cigar shop, and is full of its customers.

This forum features socializing and conversation and is attached to, funded and run by CigarBid.com, and is full of its customers.

Would you go into the lounge of a brick-and-mortar cigar shop and announce to all its customers who are present that you have a bunch of cigars for sale and you want to take offers from those customers? Actually, by leaving a persistent post here, it's more like leaving a printed sign in the lounge saying this, for every customer who comes into the lounge to see, day after day.

How do you think the shop's management would view that?
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BamaBarks Offline
#5 Posted: Sat, Nov 3 2018, 12:35 PM EST
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Posts: 6
Apologies sir. If I knew then what I know now I would have done it differently. Akin to corkage at a restaurant perhaps which I understand only too well.

Many Thanks,

DHB
Pudding Mittens Offline
#6 Posted: Sat, Nov 3 2018, 12:51 PM EST
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I don't work for CigarBid, I was just pointing out that they may not like the idea.

Actually, you might find this interesting: I had to reconsider something similar, and it didn't even involve money.

I have a very large cigar collection, and I was considering telling my family that if I should die early and unexpectedly, they should periodically take chunks of my collection and drive around to area cigar shops and hand it all out to random guys in the shop lounges, and do that repeatedly until it's eventually all gone. Y'know, just an awesome thing to do, just shower random cigar guys with free stuff, because why not? Maybe it'd get me good karma in the afterlife, and it's just a really cool thing to do.

I soon realized that while a few shop owners would think it's a cool idea and would look the other way, most of them would be annoyed or outright pissed off, even though money wouldn't be involved! It'd still potentially hurt their sales.
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BamaBarks Offline
#7 Posted: Sat, Nov 3 2018, 1:02 PM EST
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Was actually thinking that Cigar Bid was akin to www.Winebid.com, wherein individuals buy and sell wine everyday. Rookie mistake.
Palama Offline
#8 Posted: Sat, Nov 3 2018, 1:13 PM EST
Joined: 02-05-2013
Posts: 23,680
BamaBarks wrote:
Thank you sir. Learning by the hour from veterans like yourself. Believe that everything begins once I have an accurate inventory, with a trip accross the panhandle planned for the first of the week. While I acknowledge that trust is a primary issue, there also exist escrow services that hold any other remuneration in escrow until the buyer has received his goods and is satisfied.


Mahalo,


DHB


Aloha David;

Good catch...you either recognized the facade of the building or checked out my profile. Whistle

Either which way, yup, here in Hawaii.

I like how you changed your original verbiage, although you didn’t have to delete your original message and post up a new thread, coulda just edited it. But putting this as a “trade” makes it a little more palpable to the moderators...I think / hope. “Wallet candelas” and “pocket lint” are a couple of euphemisms I’ve seen for the “trade” that you ultimately want to accomplish.

Good luck in your efforts to help.
99cobra2881 Offline
#9 Posted: Sat, Nov 3 2018, 1:17 PM EST
Joined: 11-19-2013
Posts: 2,472
Pudding Mittens wrote:
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A brick-and-mortar cigar shop's lounge features socializing and conversation and is attached to, funded and run by the cigar shop, and is full of its customers.

This forum features socializing and conversation and is attached to, funded and run by CigarBid.com, and is full of its customers.

Would you go into the lounge of a brick-and-mortar cigar shop and announce to all its customers who are present that you have a bunch of cigars for sale and you want to take offers from those customers? Actually, by leaving a persistent post here, it's more like leaving a printed sign in the lounge saying this, for every customer who comes into the lounge to see, day after day.

How do you think the shop's management would view that?
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Pot meet kettle much? If I recall you were one of the main promoters and posters on the Chief Cool Arrow sale from the other online cigar place that’s a competitor to this establishment and that was allowed by the mods as that thread is still active. So how is that different from this? About the only thing the OP could’ve done differently is to post this in the trades section but noops are gonna noop.
Pudding Mittens Offline
#10 Posted: Sat, Nov 3 2018, 3:37 PM EST
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Posts: 1,291
99cobra2881 wrote:
Pot meet kettle much? If I recall you were one of the main promoters and posters on the Chief Cool Arrow sale from the other online cigar place that’s a competitor to this establishment and that was allowed by the mods as that thread is still active. So how is that different from this? About the only thing the OP could’ve done differently is to post this in the trades section but noops are gonna noop.

Compare apples and oranges much?

I wasn't trying to sell the cigars myself like this guy was, I was merely pointing to an online sale. Also, while I hinted, I never actually mentioned the competitor's name, thus complying with all applicable forum rules.

That's WHY the mods allowed it, and WHY the thread's still there, unchanged and undeleted, weeks later.

Very, very different from an open solicitation and attempt to personally sell cigars directly to forum members oneself.
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99cobra2881 Offline
#11 Posted: Sun, Nov 4 2018, 8:00 AM EST
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Both are cigars that aren’t being sold by Cbid. Anyways atleast you took it upon yourself to be the self appointed Cbid moderator to post big soap box rants when noops do noop stuff. Carry on.
Pudding Mittens Offline
#12 Posted: Sun, Nov 4 2018, 11:02 AM EST
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99cobra2881 wrote:
Both are cigars that aren’t being sold by Cbid.

One is allowed under forum rules, and the other is not. But yeah, you're right in the big picture!

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Anyways atleast you took it upon yourself to be the self appointed Cbid moderator to post big soap box rants

What else am I supposed to do here? It's been pretty boring lately. You guys need to liven it up a bit!
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tonygraz Offline
#13 Posted: Sun, Nov 4 2018, 12:38 PM EST
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Maybe it's the long boring posts made regularly by some individuals.
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