want Opus X? Visit eBay!

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The Mum

Lowland Gorilla
An article written by: CigarCyclopedia.com

Want some Fuente Fuente Opus X cigars? A full box? No problem; try eBay.

Although the stated policy of the auction site is not to offer tobacco products for sale, it’s open season on Opus X. Over the past couple of weeks, 56 separate lots of Opus X cigars have sold on eBay, including:

• A full box of 29 Opus X Super Belicosos (5 1/2 inches by 52 ring gauge) drew 16 bids from a Las Vegas seller and ended with a final bid of $611.99. That’s an average of $21.10 per cigar, a nice increase over the $11.50 suggested retail price.

• A second box of Super Belicosos from the same seller earned 10 bids and a final total of $575.00, or $19.83 per cigar.

• A box of Opus X Robustos (5 1/4 x 50) drew six bids and a final price of $605.00 or $20.86; the suggested retail price is $10.50.

• A box of 32 Opus X Fuente Fuentes (5 5/8 x 46) collected nine bids and a hammer price of $511.00 or $15.97 each. The retail price? $9.00.

Oh, yes, there was a sale of a single cigar – an Opus X Chili Pepper with a curved, pointed head – in a cedar coffin that drew a final price of $52.99!

The Opus X line isn’t the only cigar which has become a favorite on eBay. A sealed box of 25 Partagas 150 Signature Series AA (7 1/2 x 49) drew nine bids and a $378.00 final bid and a box of 25 Partagas 150 Signature Series A (6 3/4 x 43) earned 17 bids and a final price of $280.00.

And it’s not over. We counted 18 Opus X lots currently on sale on eBay, including seven full boxes! How is this possible? Some enterprising seller found the key by promoting the cigar bands as collectible and, of course, their value is greatest while still attached to the cigars they represent. Since then, that’s the way they appear on eBay, to the delight of those who want to buy these cigars more than two at a time . . . if your retailer has any.
 
The Mum said:
How is this possible? Some enterprising seller found the key by promoting the cigar bands as collectible and, of course, their value is greatest while still attached to the cigars they represent. Since then, that’s the way they appear on eBay...
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It's only a matter of time before eBay shuts them down. It's a creative loophole but they'll catch on soon enough.

Its similar to how people sell tickets to a baseball game in states where the law prevents you from asking for more than face value. So to get around that they throw in a worthless baseball card or sticker.
 
Legitimate retailers and devoted cigar enthusiasts would have no problem selling Opus X through legitimate channels, so trying to circumvent eBay's prohibition on tobacco sales raises a red flag.
 
:tpd:

The problem here is those auctioning on eBay are likely not legitimate retailers and or devoted cigar enthusiasts but people looking to make a quick profit.

Most of us don't understand these sellers as we would rather sell our "extra" sticks to other cigar lovers in hopes they will enjoy them as much as we do. However there are those that would make a quick profit off these cigars rarity and peoples desire to own/get a box of them.
 
Don't forget that you officially buying the band,
so if they took the bands off and just put them on some yardgars.

Tough luck.
:c :tg
 
K Baz said:
:tpd:

The problem here is those auctioning on eBay are likely not legitimate retailers and or devoted cigar enthusiasts but people looking to make a quick profit.

Most of us don't understand these sellers as we would rather sell our "extra" sticks to other cigar lovers in hopes they will enjoy them as much as we do. However there are those that would make a quick profit off these cigars rarity and peoples desire to own/get a box of them.
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I saw a box of 10 Anejo #49's sell for like $290+ shipping. A fool and his money are easily parted.
 
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