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Hi Gents,
whilst on my daily search for classified ads for cheap cigars, i came across a box that i was gonna buy. Looks quite authentic with all the stickers looking real in the picture.
I was gonna ask him what kid of bag he got the box of cigars in (the famous Duty Free or LCDH one) as well as the box code. But stopped myself short.
Take a looksies and tel me what's wrong with the three pictures. Too lazy to search it up? ugh.. fine:
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Tell me what's wrong with it (it's actually pretty difficult!)
1. Box colour is a TAD too light for Cohiba cabinets.
2. The stickers are just a wee bit off. normally, the green "dollar bill" stickers and MINSAP stickers wouldn't split when the box opens up like in picture number 2. It should remain as one dollar bill until you tamper with the sticker (shouldn't happen when simply opening the box).
The same goes with the MINSAP sticker: shouldn't break.
If you're curious to what a real box comparison looks like, here's an actual real ad for a box of Siglo IIs: http://toronto.en.craigslist.ca/tor/clt/4303456774.html
He knows what he's doing when he takes a picture of the Habanos.com sticker thing. For $330, that's too expensive for me. I've seen this ad fall from $400 to now $330 and hope that he'll drop it even further.
Back on topic. These fake boxes are really getting more and more pro. If these stickers were placed on by someone who actually knew what they were doing, the only thing that would give these away would be the box colour.. And that's very surprising.
I really miss the days where fake cigars used to ONLY be esplendidos and maduro 5s. those boxes where so easy to tell whether or not they're fake.. These would've probably tricked me if it was my 2nd or 3rd box buy!!
DISCLAIMER:
Now, keep in mind that i take the chance of buying possible fakes on Craigslist and Kijiji. But after the 15th+ box (lost track somewhere), you basically get a sixth sense on what is real and what isn't. Especially that "dollar bill" sticker.
I still highly recommend staying away from local classified ads despite the fact that i do it.
whilst on my daily search for classified ads for cheap cigars, i came across a box that i was gonna buy. Looks quite authentic with all the stickers looking real in the picture.
I was gonna ask him what kid of bag he got the box of cigars in (the famous Duty Free or LCDH one) as well as the box code. But stopped myself short.
Take a looksies and tel me what's wrong with the three pictures. Too lazy to search it up? ugh.. fine:
Temp1.jpg
Temp2.jpg
Temp3.jpg
Tell me what's wrong with it (it's actually pretty difficult!)
1. Box colour is a TAD too light for Cohiba cabinets.
2. The stickers are just a wee bit off. normally, the green "dollar bill" stickers and MINSAP stickers wouldn't split when the box opens up like in picture number 2. It should remain as one dollar bill until you tamper with the sticker (shouldn't happen when simply opening the box).
The same goes with the MINSAP sticker: shouldn't break.
If you're curious to what a real box comparison looks like, here's an actual real ad for a box of Siglo IIs: http://toronto.en.craigslist.ca/tor/clt/4303456774.html
He knows what he's doing when he takes a picture of the Habanos.com sticker thing. For $330, that's too expensive for me. I've seen this ad fall from $400 to now $330 and hope that he'll drop it even further.
Back on topic. These fake boxes are really getting more and more pro. If these stickers were placed on by someone who actually knew what they were doing, the only thing that would give these away would be the box colour.. And that's very surprising.
I really miss the days where fake cigars used to ONLY be esplendidos and maduro 5s. those boxes where so easy to tell whether or not they're fake.. These would've probably tricked me if it was my 2nd or 3rd box buy!!
DISCLAIMER:
Now, keep in mind that i take the chance of buying possible fakes on Craigslist and Kijiji. But after the 15th+ box (lost track somewhere), you basically get a sixth sense on what is real and what isn't. Especially that "dollar bill" sticker.
I still highly recommend staying away from local classified ads despite the fact that i do it.
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