B.harrington.21 wrote:Newbie to cigar world. I have fell in love with it and spent a good amount at local B&M before someone suggested this website. Glad I found it even though I haven’t won anything yet as I’m still trying to figure it all out. Not really looking for singles as Colorado can get expensive with the stupid excise tax and looking to pick up samplers and 5 packs.
Any suggestions on best days to buy/bid? Or cigars to try?
It just occurred to me to mention the Tuesday Power Hour auction on CBid. They sometimes have a great deal that you can snag BUT my experience is that that particular auction gets a heckuva lot of over bidding. You might try checking prices on fivers you want to try at the sister site to CBid which is Cigars International (CI). It’s the same company. Shipping prices are the same so it stands to reason that you would not want to bid more here on CB than you’d have to pay at CI.
ALSO, there has been some great advice shared in the forums about overbidding. One way to prevent that is to begin with a ‘rule” to go by. Such as never paying more than 50% or 70% of listed MSRP (whatever % you’re comfortable with). If you do win a bid, you’re going to have to pay shipping. So, you may as well try to catch a bid on something else to reduce your overall shipping costs. You can also go to your account settings and choose a day of the week you want your orders shipped. This means everything you’ve purchased is shipped together in one box and that keeps shipping costs low. Singles are generally more expensive per cigar than a fiver or tenski, especially if you buy a single and it ships separately. Suddenly you’ve got a very overpriced cigar.
These thoughts are just my opinions and observations. Other, more experienced brothers here can help you more.