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if they are from the same place they are probobly fake

I feel bad for you Brother...I'm trying to learn to tell the difference between real or fake CC. It's frustrating because of so make fakes. This is very sad.

Justin, soon you'll learn that you can't tell if a cigar is real by a couple of pictures. You might be able to tell a fake if the bands, box, whatever is really off, but you can never confirm they are real based solely on pictures.

I wish you the best. I know it is hard when its people you know (but maybe they don't know either). But its your hard earned money.

Aren't Monte No2s' torpedo tips a little more pronounced than that normally? That's what came to my head at first sight.

Jeez all you gotta do is smoke it.

If you got in on Belicoso finos group buy at that other board, they are definately fake.
Don G. was the supplier

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Originally posted by Graham T.:
Aren't Monte No2s' torpedo tips a little more pronounced than that normally? That's what came to my head at first sight.

The ones I have at home are more "pointy" for want of a better word.

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Originally posted by Graham T.:
Aren't Monte No2s' torpedo tips a little more pronounced than that normally? That's what came to my head at first sight.

tips schmips...hand rolled cigars have a natural variability in them. Tips, color, etc can be quite different one to another, but most boxes are packed with like looking cigars. If you get a box of 25 and they all look different, I'd be a bit suspicious. If they all looked the same, but your box as a whole looked different than my box, no big deal as long as length (absloutely) and ring gauge (mostly) were the same.

basing this reply solely on the fact that you have 2 other threads with pictures of blatant fakes and if you got these the same place as those then yea, these are fake...

Hard to tell my friend. i have gotten the same brands from multiple sources, and everything, including construction, bands & more importantly, taste has been consistant. Learn to recognize counterfeit bands from multiple internet sources. Try to recognize what the genuine bands look like. That one seems to be the first flag that should alert u. If bands look legit, then in all honesty, the only thing u have to go by is taste solely in itself.

BTW:
those look NOTHING like my monte #2s. those things are dsiplaying some major veinage. But even at that, doesn't really mean they are fakes. again, my Monte's look a lot more clean/smooth on the outer surface than those. i mean after all, it seems 2 out of your 3 look horrendous!!!! it may the pic/lighting, not sure, but they should be again, consistent.

good luck.

-FS

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Learn to recognize counterfeit bands from multiple internet sources.

I've gotten monte's from two different sources. The bands on the PE's looked a little darker. I'm about 90% sure on both of the sources. So, either bands are not necessarily a sure thing, they're fake, or the (I guess) the bands could change color over time through aging.

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the (I guess) the bands could change color over time through aging.

By the way, is this true? Does the ink lighten up over time in a properly sun-shielded humi?

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Originally posted by jiggedyjared:

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the (I guess) the bands could change color over time through aging.

By the way, is this true? Does the ink lighten up over time in a properly sun-shielded humi?

Hey man, good point. i was told by a couple of fellers on here thru personal e-amil, heck, even on the forum, that the shade of the labels may vary, even the cut, but i am talking about the lettering & the designs themselves on the label.

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Hey man, good point. i was told by a couple of fellers on here thru personal e-amil, heck, even on the forum, that the shade of the labels may vary, even the cut, but i am talking about the lettering & the designs themselves on the label.

True enough. Either way, just smoke the dang thing. If you already paid for it, worrying about its authenticity is just going to make it less enjoyable.

hey Justin

take it from someone who started here, looking for verification only to find that I too had Fauxhibas. So here's what I did, follow the recommended "freezing process, to insure you don't contaminate your other sticks.Then toss them in the Humi

then let these fakes sit for a while and burn one of them. Did you enjoy it? if so, keep them, if not , let them sit longer. My experience has been that my fauxhibas are way better than "not having anything to smoke".

then if you want to learn more, hang around here for awhile , it won't take long to find what your looking for.

once you do, then all the hupla will come into perspective, and you'll find that relaxing with any smoke is the goal, CC's are just one of many options.

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Originally posted by hsmunoz:
hey Justin

take it from someone who started here, looking for verification only to find that I too had Fauxhibas. So here's what I did, follow the recommended "freezing process, to insure you don't contaminate your other sticks.Then toss them in the Humi

then let these fakes sit for a while and burn one of them. Did you enjoy it? if so, keep them, if not , let them sit longer. My experience has been that my fauxhibas are way better than "not having anything to smoke".

then if you want to learn more, hang around here for awhile , it won't take long to find what your looking for.

once you do, then all the hupla will come into perspective, and you'll find that relaxing with any smoke is the goal, CC's are just one of many options.

fauxhibas?

This is a fake Monte.

When it's this fake, you don't smoke it. If it's too close to call, smoke it!

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Originally posted by JustinK2:

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Originally posted by Fedor Skywalker:

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Originally posted by hsmunoz:
hey Justin

take it from someone who started here, looking for verification only to find that I too had Fauxhibas. So here's what I did, follow the recommended "freezing process, to insure you don't contaminate your other sticks.Then toss them in the Humi

then let these fakes sit for a while and burn one of them. Did you enjoy it? if so, keep them, if not , let them sit longer. My experience has been that my fauxhibas are way better than "not having anything to smoke".

then if you want to learn more, hang around here for awhile , it won't take long to find what your looking for.

once you do, then all the hupla will come into perspective, and you'll find that relaxing with any smoke is the goal, CC's are just one of many options.

fauxhibas?

Main Entry: faux
Pronunciation: \ˈfō\
Function: adjective
Etymology: French, false

Faux = Fake
Cohiba= Cuban Cigar

FauxHibas= fake cuban cohibas

oh.....................................k.

thanks!