A little clarification here........
I have bought many of the Perdomo over-runs, Milinario Mistakes and Cuban Cafe Rejects before. Sometimes they seem a little dry initially, but always respond well to some tim in the humidor. The particular bundle of over-run Figs I referenced were extremely dry, cracked and literally falling apart in the bundle. This is the first time I've seen this and wanted to bring it to CBid's attention - their quality control is usually quite high in my experience. As usual, they more than made up for the "problem".
The Perdomo Over-runs are not represented as seconds, but as excess stock. That being said, of all of them, the Fig's look like perfectly good cigars whose shape is imperfect. All the Torps, Robustos and Lanceros I've received have been pretty darn good looking sticks with little or no damage. Not bad for a bundled cigar - especially for the price point. Anyone who was in on the Holiday Sampler last month received a selection of these.
The Milinario "Mistakes" are not culled or sold as seconds - according to the blurb. All that I have received have been nicely made and bundled.
The Cuban Cafe Rejects I have received have also been nicely made, with visible defects being mostly spotted or unevenly colored wrappers. That would classify them as rejects. In my experience, I have not received any that were poorly constucted, chipped or cracked, and construction was excellent. They smoke beautifully, especially after some rest. This is true for all of the above. Don't even think of smoking them OTT - for the most part you will be disappointed.
Good feedback from all of you. Thanks.
The bottom line is still this: CBID Customer Service Rocks!
