Hey RZ,

Was that article in Forbes?????????????, if so, we thought we would be seeing more new newbies. Welcome

I left cbid a few months ago because of the very affliction you folks are now suffering. It did give me an opportunity to try several cigars before I bought boxes. It also introduced me to rookie, mr mean, coaco, crimmins, slim and the rest.

It also taught me there are a lot of really cheap, bad, really bad, extremely bad and down right horrible cigars that are available.

Haven't posted in a while but i did bid on a few boxes and samplers this week.

We need to get Rick to post that assortment he bought a couple of weeks ago for 140 bucks!!!!

Charlie :):):)

http://cigars.about.com/library/weekly/aa040101a.htm .

Deathray, thanks for the tip. I will definitely check it out. I was trying to go back and forth with cigar afficianado, but they didn't have everything that was up for bid.

How accurate are the product descriptions on CB generally?

product descriptions are OK, but just realize they are trying to sell you stuff. if it says "great outdoor smoke" or "poker smoke" or "yard smoke", run as fast as you can, that is salesmen jargon for dog rocket.

I usually stick with big brands, but there are a FEW really great boutique brands out there also. just know what retail price is.