Anyone else notice that quite few (don't know the exact percentage) of the brands that make it to cigarbid are described as mild or mild to medium in body and/or flavor?

I thought about it a bit and came to this conclusion. The trend over the last few years has been towards stronger cigars. So maybe these milder cigars lost their market so cigarbid was able to snap them up at a good price and pass it along to us.

I have no complaints because it gives me the chance to try brands I might have never seen. I probably have at least 25 bundles/boxes in the igloodor of these type of brands that probably won't get touched for at least another year. And of course the prices are great.

While I agree that cigar manufacturers are making a lot of powerful cigars these days, research does show that:

1) the majority of cigar smokers in the US still prefer mild over strong

2) even among those who enjoy stronger cigars, many actually buy mild most of the time.

From another Steve*R.

Cigar manufacturers are extremely hush-hush about the statistical sales of their brands and blends.

While I've never seen numbers, it's pretty well accepted that Macanudo remains the #1 selling cigar in the U.S., and, it, of course, is very mild. RyJ, Partagas, H.Upmann, Don Diego, and Montecristo in their mildest blends are also acclaimed best sellers.

CBid, it appears, has many closeouts which were made during the boom, but didn't sell, and have rested in warehouses for years. Brands like Colinas, 1876 Reserve, Costa Rican Especiales, Cumbres, Don Felo, Eladios,