Any of them any good/reputable?

Would you buy cigars this way?

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cigarbid.com, they're real good.

I'd love to try cbid but they don't ship to Canada. Anyone know of a similar site that does?

As a guy who mostly purchases 5 Packs and Samplers I'd say the bulk of my cigars come from Cigar Bid and/or Cigar Auctioneer.

JR's also has an auction page, but personally I don't like their set up. The 5 Packs and Samplers a few and far between.......and I don't care for their selection either. But that's just me. Check them out. Perhaps you will like them.

I'm not sure if JR's or Cigar Auctioneer ship to Canada.

Trying2Relax:

I hope you don't mind, but let me give you a little friendly advice about these auctions sites.

The keys to having fun with a place like CBid are discipline and knowledge.

Know what the going rate is for the cigars you want. It never ceases to amaze me to see people placing bids on smokes for a lot more money than they can buy them at regular retail!

If do you decide to bid on something set your Auto-Bid for the highest price you're comfortable with AND THEN FORGET IT!!!

Unless you really want something bad DON'T get yourself into a bidding war. As many will agree these auction sites can be somewhat addictive. You'll go broke trying to out bid other guys.

Set your Auto-Bid and leave it alone. If you win you win and if you lose you have to have the disipline to let it go............the odds are that same cigar you're looking for will be up for bids again in about 24 hours.

Have fun!

Good advice Eugene, thank you.

Eugene is correct. The same product ends up on the sites over and over. If you loose the auction, just bid on the next one. Also, pay attention to the ending times/date. If you want something wait until the last hour to place your bid. It isn't like ebay where a billion people are paying attention.

Also, cigarbid is great for stuff that people don't pay attention too, but terrible for good or hyped product. If you really want a god of fire cigar, it will run you over $30 a stick on cbid. You can buy them all day at $25/stick from jack schwartz.

Samplers and boxes can provide great values. I have purchased full boxes of product for 25% of retail, and it is no problem to get product for 50% of retail. No one talks about the new Viejo from RyJ. They are a steal on cbid, and I bet once people figure out its a good cigar it will be more expensive.

What Eugene said. Also remember that some folks are unfortunate enough to live in states that have a high "sin tax" on tobacco products. They can out bid those of us that have low or no tobacco taxes at all and still get a bargin, compared to the cigar store down at the mall. So we should not belittle someone willing to pay $25 for a cigar that we can get for $10 at our store.

I try to set my bids at 60% of the retail, and letting the shipping reflect the sales tax.

I haven't had much sucess lately.

I use cigarauctioneer...to me, it has a much easier lay-out than cigarbid...I've ordered from them a dozen or so times and have alwasy been satisfied...

The advice already offered is the best around. The only thing I may add is that I use the "watch list"...if you lose a bid and have it flagged, you can set the email notification to let you know when it is up for bid again...I've gotten some great deals...I also get a good chuckle to see what some people are willing to pay for some things.

In all honesty, I'm hoping that I have different tastes than you do...the last thing I need is another bidder after my loot!

jag

I have a cigarbid.com addiction! I just recently got a 20 cigar samplier and a few 5 packs! Now it's time to lay off cigarbid or I'm going to need a new humidor or tupperdor.

I agree with cigarbid.com, and with the "set a max bid and leave it alone"!

Warning: Cigarbid is addictive! It's as bad as, or worse than crack!!!!! Take my word on it!!!!

Thanks for the replies. I have looked at both places mentioned and cigarbid seems to have the best selection and it appears you can sometimes get great prices, not always, but sometimes.

Thanks all.

Cigarbid all the time. But don't go over your price. Be patient, good things come to those who wait.