Re: Opinions on these online vendors??

On Sat, 31 Dec 2005 06:49:35 GMT, Hutch <champboat@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>On Sat, 31 Dec 2005 06:22:57 GMT, TimL <timlassiter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>wrote:
>
>>On Sat, 31 Dec 2005 06:19:11 GMT, Hutch <champboat@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>>On Sat, 31 Dec 2005 05:59:09 GMT, Miss Elaine Eos
>>><Misc@*your-shoes*PlayNaked.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>In article <1136001488.743270.124190@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
>>>> "cubaholic" <jgell29481@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> a few irrefutable truths:
>>>>> [...] (3) buying a 4-year old box of
>>>>> RASS, for a premium over one 6-months old, is irresponsible
>>>>
>>>>Are you saying that it is irresponsible to pay more for box of 4 yr old
>>>>RASS than one pays for a 6 mo old box of RASS...?
>>>>
>>>>Could you explain to an impressionable n00b, such as myself?
>>>
>>>Don't bother Ted. The question is moot. I just checked 7 vendors that
>>>I deal with (or have dealt with in the last 18 months). Not a single
>>>one of them charges a premium for '01 stock. Gellman is posting out of
>>>his ass....several have guessed his motive :)
>>
>>Which is promoting a vendor who is selling only new cigars.
>
>That remains to be seen, but I'd place even money that that will be
>the case :)
>
>> I'd like
>>to see anyone beat COH prices.....that would be something to see.
>
>The market is becoming more and more competitive the last couple
>years. I doubt that anyone will beat COH either (or by much), but it
>won't surprise me too much if someone does. All it will take is a
>location that is tax/duty-free,

Which COH is.

> and a willingness to forego the standard mark-up.

>What will be interesting to see is how the new guy's
>inventory is (variety and completeness), the quality of the product,
>and the condition of the cigars.

Agreed. I was once assuming that the vendor in question was
established but after reading the asinine comments about buying aged
cigars I know he's not.

>He's currently touting 48 hour shipping, but that's no big deal.
>Several vendors that I already use >have been accomplishing
>that for years, and besides, I long ago stopped giving a ***
>about a few extra days.

Agree again. I don't care about intact either. Preferred...but not
important enough to get what I want.

>
>Another thing that I wonder is, does this new guy realize yet what a
>mistake having Gellman as his "advance man" really is ? :)

Yeah...Gellyman has all of us in training at the moment.
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TimL
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