Most distributors buy from various sources, whoever offers the lowest prices and cuts the best deals. Most of the time it's accomplished direct with manufacturers. Yet from time to time cigar dealers buy and sell amongst each other. If one gets a deal, it often gets horse-traded around to a couple other dealers too. With a few glaring exceptions, competitors are fairly collegial.

Hey, look at that... We got the "Big Guy" to post...

Don't usually see you posting... How are ya?? Planning another herf at CB???

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I've been hiding in a corner of the humidor, biting my fingernails and worrying who cwhilhelmi's "sources" are.
:)

keith - I figured it was as you described... I'm sure you would know the "source" that I'm talking about, you can email me if you like.

cpwilhelmi at hotmail dot com