to bid on cigars i know nothing about and bid by the foot? it takes 4 6" cigars to make 2', but only 3 8" cigars to make the same 2'.

just posing a question.

Sorry, Maybe its too late. What the hell are you talking about? Im confused, drunk, or tired.

Mag

It's simple if you keep the bidding to toros, robustos, and churchills. But in Canada bidding by the foot is confusing (metric system) as is purchasing them (conversion rates). But after looking into this I've found cigars by the centimater divide nicely into canadian currency. Therefore, the euro-dollar is the only currency to avoid. I hope this clears things up for you.

I think I understand ... Rick is telling us he considers a unit of measure when making his bids .... he's adding the length of the cigars to see how many feet of cigar smoking pleasure he gets per dollar spent ... by that reckoning, a 25ct box or bundle of 8" cigars would have 33.3% more smoking potential than a 25ct box or bundle of 6" cigars and would merit a similar increase in ones bid for them ... by that formula, if one is willing to bid, say $51 for the box/bundle of 6" smokes, one should be willing to bid $68 for the 8" smokes ...

I must confess that's a strategy I've not only never used, but one I've never considered ... it IS food for thought, though I don't think i'm likely to put it into practice ...

SteveS
you have got it except, as they say, you have the decimal in the wrong place. if rick is going to bid on a box of 25 cigars at $11.00 he would pick the 8 X 52, rather then the 6 x 50, and that's not even taking into consideration guage.

Rick

Dont you mean a box for $5. Dont start dreamin about those $11 boxes yet. They are way over your budjet! Hehe! :>)

Mag

I guess if you're bargain hunting it makes alot of sense. It's sort of like buying bulk generic food.

Rick, there's a box of El Productos on auciton for about two bucks. Do the math, it's the best deal.

Go to sleep already...Too late to figure out what the heck Rick is talking about..LOL

I think Rick buys his, from someplace like a rock quary, where a tractor scoops them up, & drops them in the back of your pick up truck!! Hehehe!!

Mag

Rick and I share in one thing. We are cheap bastids.

I have my share of good stuff, but the bulk of my humi filler runs .45-.50 per stick (and a lot of them are good cigars on lucky winning bids).

Must run the the tribal heritage eh Lantzman?

I gues this is Ricks way to wakeup the little EINSTEIN in us. Amen

I like bigger cigars also but if I don't know anything about the 'gar, I may start off with a smaller one. Like SteveS said "8" cigars would have 33.3% more smoking potential" BUT what if they are "dog rockets"?? I only smoke a few a week and have different sizes based on where and when I will smoke.
"The bigger the better" is not always for me.

Just my 2¢

Low

Quality not quantity. If I haven't tried something, I do my research, then bid. I don't perpetually blow smoke, so I don't need bulk. But, if you do, it makes sense.....especially dealing with cheapies.

Rick, you dunderhead. You need to bid by cubic inch! Factor in the diameter of the cigar or you could be taking a financial beating! For figurados, you will need to use Calculus 101, but you will be surprised by the hundreds of dollars you will stop being screwed out of if you make the effort!

You can get a large quantity of tobacco in cheap cigars but who knows what it will be like to smoke? This is all too confussing, and as usual Rick has created mayhem whether intentional or not! Way to go Rick........I am sure nobody will give you a run for the money if you elect to bid on Bad Frogs, Lone Wolves and other cigars from the animal kingdom!

Charlie

what elel said, sorta. for each bid i multiply the length of the cigar by the ring gauge to generate a dimensionless 'tobacco factor' describing the amount of tobacco per cigar. i can then take this 'tobacco factor' and compare it to other interesting lots up for bid. in this way i can determine how much i should bid for each lot so as to preserve a good smoke-to-price ratio.

furthermore, as elel pointed out, you need to factor in the diameter change for figurados or you will end up bidding for a bunch of tobacco that is not there! some figurados can be described by integral calculus but i find that some of the really extreme figurados can only be described approximately by a non-linear differential equation using a statistical 'best fit' method.

hope this helps, rick!

Wow--my girlfriend thinks I'm a dork just because I post on a cigar forum and look at cigars all day. Wait until she reads this!! Thanks for making me look good guys! Hahaha

Adam

You are welcome!!! Still do not understand the theory of cigar bulk in bidding, but will study it some more!

Charlie