I am tag teamming on the upkeep of this with Bbunge so here goes
Background: This thread is designed to allow new members to get a good sampler of cigars from an experienced smoker. It also has the underlying intent of fostering the brotherhood whereas an experienced smoker provides mentorship and advice about which cigars are in (their) opinion the best out there. Listed below are “Some” specifics that will help us to get started. And lately it has been about the destruction of Noob's mailboxes. I am interested in feedback, especially if there is something that I did not clearly articulate.
Explanation: What is the Newbie Sampler?
A specific thread where a Newbie (or anybody new to CBid) can trade for a variety of Cigars. The experienced guy would help the Newbie decide which cigars best fits his tastes based upon the feedback from the Newbie and would tell the Newbie what he would want in return for the sampler. The Newbie would get the “experienced” guy what he wanted and the "experienced" guy would send the Newbie a nice package of assorted cigars. This includes having the Newbie purchase cigars for or from you.
Benefits: Why would I want to trade with these people?
1. First and foremost, time and money will be saved by the new person.
2. The new person will receive a large variety of smokes. All of which have been well maintained and are not dog rockets. This will save the Newbie time and money in the long run.
3. Mentoring from an experienced cigar smoker.
4. A start to a good trader rep on Cbid
Note: There are many more reasons but I wanted to keep this kind of brief.
Mechanics: How is the trade going to work?
There will be a list of experienced smokers that I will maintain on the Newbie sampler thread. A new person would post that they are interested in getting a sampler along with their email address. The experienced trader would post on the thread email sent and reply to the Newbie. The deal would then be handled between the two people and the experienced trader would update the thread by posting Newbie trade completed with (insert tag here).
This will allow everyone to see the progress of the Newbie thread.
If for some reason that trader is unable to accommodate the Newbie then the trader will post that he cannot meet the requirements and the next experienced trader in line would try to help the Newbie until the needs of the Newbie are met. Let's keep the status posted as well.
Summary: If the trade does not work out where both people are totally satisfied then either or both parties can contact me and I will do my best to make it right.
Todd dot Engle at NGC dot com – all vets please e-mail me so I have yours. If you know I have it don’t bother. Please stay in for a rotation of 3 noobs then you can decide if you still want to be in.
Vets on break:
Bbunge
drksdbubba
Current Line-Up
richokeeffe -
moonman - yalc
N1cksdad - odylic
4merfib - ds_patriot
wtjvj - hammerhead31
engletl - nickb218
hunter1127 - antihero
IUROX - niamat
ddsmokin - avitabile
samholmes - locoman610
If we get a bunch of noobs I would welcome more vets. Actually I welcome you now.
If I missed anyone sorry, e-mail me. vets please LMK if you need out or in.
noobs on deck:
joshuwaliu joshuwa_liu at yahoo.com
mmscoot vespa_lifestyle at hotmail.com
SullyR flyer750 at earthlink.net
esong47 esong47 at yahoo.com
JTokash jct154 at psu.edu
Texassdave dmcfather at kc.rr.com
lou2row lou2row at hotmail.com
Again if I have missed anything or anyone please feel free to email me
Todd
