Cigarlady7 wrote:I was aware the Noob PIB did 5ers... Was thinking this one did too. I guess that's the difference.
This was the centerpiece of a noob's acceptance into the CBid family...
the newbie has to stick around awhile, play in the other trades to establish some credibility and goodwill...
then the ringmaster of the Noob Trade Thread (FGM ran this circus when I joined) will put the newbie on the list, to be paired with a "vet"...
a vet is a CBid BOTL who has been around for more than awhile, has been a newbie who was paired up with a vet, and knows the way around the block...
when paired up, the newbie PM the vet asking what types of cigars the vet prefers, and sends a fiver to the vet...
then the vet sends a bunch of cigars to the newb, cigars that the newb prolly hasn't tried and may like...the vet typically sends at least 3-4 times the number of cigars he receives from the newb, all as a gesture of generosity that defines CBid...there have been epic bombs sent by some very generous CBid vets over the years....my vet, BDrizzle, exploded a bomb of 30+ cigars on me...there have been some vets who sent 80+ cigars and some nice swag...
we should start a CBid Vet HOF to enshrine some of those epic gifts...