QuotePETE314 - 2/8/2019 7:12 AM
Are you shooting for an Enabler Badge??? LOL
Because you doing a pretty good job of it...LOL
True, guilty as charged. How you been Peter, better I hope?
Quotejunglepete - 2/8/2019 8:04 AM
Good thread, thanks!
Thank you Mr. Jungle...
QuoteAdwinistrator - 2/8/2019 1:10 PM
Has anyone experienced issues with cigars ordered from CBid?
When I was ordering from them a lot, even higher quality sticks (Tatuaje, Dunbarton, Undercrown) would have issues. Cracking wrappers, poor burn, little flavor...
I have not had those type issues with cBid tobacco.
QuoteDeener27 - 2/9/2019 5:56 AM
My lone issue stemmed from a time when they were switching over their inventory management system and started losing everyone's orders.
I did have screwed up orders when they were changing their management platform software. It was a PITA for too damn long. I just went elsewhere for a long time, let them sort it out.
QuoteBrlesq - 2/10/2019 10:34 AM
I've had all kinds of bad experiences with CBid, so I no longer buy there except for a rare exceptional deal where I'm willing to take a risk (but I no longer bid on additional items, more on that below). The way they pack the cigars for shipping is atrocious. No Boveda and no bubble wrap so cigars just bounce around in a much-too-large box with an air pillow and get damaged.
But the biggest problem I have had with them (TWICE) is winning a bid on a rare item, then bidding on additional items to take advantage of shipper savings, only to be notified later that the rare item I won is "no longer available", but when I go to cancel the rest of the order (because I wouldn't have bid on anything else if I hadn't initially won the rare item), they tell me I bid and won on these other auctions and its a binding contract, but its NOT binding on them to fulfill the rare item that I won! Eventually they cancelled everything (both times) after I threatened to report them to the PA Attorney General for illegal bait and switch tactics, but it was a lot of hassle and lost time. Not worth it!
Kick their a$$ Bruce, bait and switch is bull$hit. They often do a $hitty job packing the parcels, I agree 100%. I've made them replace cigars many times due to damage en route.
QuotePETE314 - 2/11/2019 8:11 AM
I don't ever shop for the 'rare' and big ticket items on CBid. I find that there are too many guys out there that have too much money to spend that push those auctions through the roof too quickly.
I agree, but, there is usually a small time window every year, right after the first, where damn good deals can be had. Tame bidding, everyone is broke.