Brad and I have been in communication over the past few weeks, and today I had a chance to meet up with him at his home. He has given me permission to post this on his behalf.
As a little background, he and his wife (Susan) discovered that she was terminally ill with cancer some time back, probably over a year. Fortunately, they did some of their bucket list trips/experiences during the following months, but she eventually lost her battle in early January '23.
What most people don't know is Brad was diagnosed with kidney cancer in September '22. Since then, the cancer spread to his brain. Despite aggressive radiation and chemo treatments, they were unable to completely eradicate it from his brain. Long story short, there is nothing else the doctors can do that would be meaningful in regards to quality and/or length of life. They won't tell him exactly how long he has, but he's trying to get his affairs in order.
Part of that is selling off his collection of cigars. I volunteered to help him with the sale since he is having trouble communicating.
This is not going to be a typical sale due to the timing/logistics. Please bear in mind that:
1) Neither Brad nor I want to have to price these cigars. He isn't looking for retail, but let's try not to offer $2/each for the Opus X. Not that any of you would. You all know their value, so we are going to assume any offers will be fair and reasonable.
2) Larger orders will be prioritized. There will also be more flexibility with pricing for large orders. If there is anyone that wants to buy it all, send an offer. Sorry guys, but we are trying to make this manageable with fewer, larger orders if at all possible.
3) Brad lives about an hour from me. This isn't a situation where I can pop over and ship cigars, look at something in particular if you have a question, etc.
4) I'm still trying to think through the cadence. My initial thought is I will take orders over the course of the week, consolidate, head over to Brad's on the weekend to package/ship that week's orders, and then rinse/repeat. Payment wouldn't be expected until cigars are ready to ship.
Images can be found here:
https://imgur.com/a/uV92rJuPlease PM me with your interest or questions.