C-Bid deals?

[MajorCaptSilly]

I had strayed away from C-Bid for the last several months because nearly everything I wanted was going at or more than MSRP. I happened to log in on Sunday and saw a box of 5 Vegas Miami Churchills at $46.00 under the Quickies tab and a winning bid of $46.00. I put in a bid of $49.00 and won it! That's less than 50% off MSRP! Anybody else getting deals again?

MCS

[cbsmokin]

I banned myself from the site a long time ago. Maybe that's why you are getting better deals.

[yitlin]

Oh man, that is a great deal. I suppose I should "thank" you for reigniting my interest in that site...

[tenbaseg]

It's been very hit or miss lately. You have to snipe out good deals and more often than not, you get out bid. I avoid the specials that they email out. Those go for way too much.

I've also had some luck on Friday nights when less people may be siting at their PC.

[RJK18]

I made me first deal with the devil on sunday, and picked up a box of La Aurora 100 anos preferidos for $235. MSRP $400.

[Kreth]

I scored a 5er of Man O' War figurados a while back for $21 (CI's regular price is $45). I check the Quickies every time I login there. Some of them are great deals.

[eber]

I have gotten some pretty good deals on there, my most recent was a box of LFD L200 Oscuro for $52 (about 50% less than what they go for on CI)

[Totemic]

I made me first deal with the devil on sunday, and picked up a box of La Aurora 100 anos preferidos for $235. MSRP $400.

I stopped using the MSRP as a guage since virtually no online retailer ever sells any cigar for MSRP. Instead, the gauge is based on the lowest price from a half dozen retailers that I frequent.

Other than CI specific blends like 5 Vegas, in almost every case, the winning price is usually about the same as what I can get from another retailer or (more often than not) higher.

For example:

http://www.cigarbid.com/auction/lot.cfm?lotID=768311
JdN Antano Churchills. Current winning bid is $79. And if CBid pattern holds true to form, 20 mins before that auction closes, we should see a bunch of bids coming in, driving the price higher.

vs.

http://www.atlanticcigar.com/joydenican19.html#section1
Atlantic Cigars. Box of JdN Antano Churchill is $79.50.

I've long since stopped bothering with CBid. I have a list of vendors that I trust, and I keep a list of prices of different blends I like from these vendors. When I need to restock, I just walk down that list.

[bigloo]

I have not scored anything on CBID for a long time. All the stuff I want popular so the prices routinely rise above what you can get with a little online detective work. Monster on the other hand is tearing my wallet apart. I miss the old days of Cbid though.

[G G]

I have not scored anything on CBID for a long time. All the stuff I want popular so the prices routinely rise above what you can get with a little online detective work. Monster on the other hand is tearing my wallet apart. I miss the old days of Cbid though.
:tpd:Haven't bought a lot from monster but what i have bought was nice.

[bvilchez]

My wife secretly created an account on cbid and won me a Verona 3000 cpacity cabinet humi for $250.

I always get outbid on what I want.

[Smokin Gator]

I usually watch and pick up a box of the 5 Vegas toros whenever I am getting low for around $45-50. Another steal IMO is getting a box (of 50) of the DPG Blue corona gordas in the $150 range. They are my favorite blue and at $3 a stick cannot be beat IMO. Other than those two I don't even bother anymore.

[SmokinCozy]

I stopped using the MSRP as a guage since virtually no online retailer ever sells any cigar for MSRP. Instead, the gauge is based on the lowest price from a half dozen retailers that I frequent.

Other than CI specific blends like 5 Vegas, in almost every case, the winning price is usually about the same as what I can get from another retailer or (more often than not) higher.

For example:

http://www.cigarbid.com/auction/lot.cfm?lotID=768311
JdN Antano Churchills. Current winning bid is $79. And if CBid pattern holds true to form, 20 mins before that auction closes, we should see a bunch of bids coming in, driving the price higher.

vs.

http://www.atlanticcigar.com/joydenican19.html#section1
Atlantic Cigars. Box of JdN Antano Churchill is $79.50.

I've long since stopped bothering with CBid. I have a list of vendors that I trust, and I keep a list of prices of different blends I like from these vendors. When I need to restock, I just walk down that list.

:tpd:

[Cigary]

I have a list of favorite cigars that I regularly bid on this site. I use CHIMP plus I have scoured all other resources for those cigars I buy on a regular basis. If you know going in what pricing you want that is half the battle. I usually score 50% of my favorites twice a month which is a net gain of 50 cigars every other week and I never go over my budget of $150 a month. That is the same price for a therapist for one session. I feel much better with my cigars and a glass of Drambuie and am saving about $800 a month not going to see a quack about my cigar issues.

[RJK18]

I stopped using the MSRP as a guage since virtually no online retailer ever sells any cigar for MSRP. Instead, the gauge is based on the lowest price from a half dozen retailers that I frequent.

Other than CI specific blends like 5 Vegas, in almost every case, the winning price is usually about the same as what I can get from another retailer or (more often than not) higher.

For example:

http://www.cigarbid.com/auction/lot.cfm?lotID=768311
JdN Antano Churchills. Current winning bid is $79. And if CBid pattern holds true to form, 20 mins before that auction closes, we should see a bunch of bids coming in, driving the price higher.

vs.

http://www.atlanticcigar.com/joydenican19.html#section1
Atlantic Cigars. Box of JdN Antano Churchill is $79.50.

I've long since stopped bothering with CBid. I have a list of vendors that I trust, and I keep a list of prices of different blends I like from these vendors. When I need to restock, I just walk down that list.



I agree. I was paying $20 bucks apiece for these smokes at most B&M's by me. So $9 apiece seemed like a bargain. The $235 beat most prices I found on the net and I know CB/CI has always done right by me.

[Steelergar]

I just bought some fivers of Graycliff 1666 pirates for $5.00 a stick, Mi barrio for 7.00 a stick, DPG blue for $3.00 a stick, Padilla Miami $4.00 a stick and padilla 1932 for just under $5.00 a stick.

[Ahbroody]

:tpd:Haven't bought a lot from monster but what i have bought was nice.

yup me to, but have picked up a few nice things from ci. I think im too lazy for the c-bid

[smokin5]

I've rarely popped in there lately, as in the last few months, everything I was interested in was running much higher than they used to go for.:(
Don't know if more people are bidding stupid, or if CI is hiring more shills. Either way, not scored anything there in so long, I've stopped bidding & now just look out for killer deals elsewhere (Joe Cigar, Cigar Monster, JR, etc.)

[Col. Kurtz]

I haven't been on C-bid much lately either. I got turned off with the prices around S-CHIP time.


Now, if there were a CC-Bid, I'd be in trouble. :ss

[bowhnter]

I always be sure if I am bidding on and win, that I plan to win 3-4 items at the right price so the shipping savings comes into play. I use the weekly ship option, so I bid early enough that if I win I have time to find other deals thought the week.

[sboyajian]

I have a list of favorite cigars that I regularly bid on this site. I use CHIMP plus I have scoured all other resources for those cigars I buy on a regular basis. If you know going in what pricing you want that is half the battle. I usually score 50% of my favorites twice a month which is a net gain of 50 cigars every other week and I never go over my budget of $150 a month. That is the same price for a therapist for one session. I feel much better with my cigars and a glass of Drambuie and am saving about $800 a month not going to see a quack about my cigar issues.

But I like ducks.

[dannysguitar]

I got a 5er of ITC 10th for $13 plus shipping. Not so bad...

[Starscream]

I haven't been since school got out (no paycheck over the summer), but have not needed to go there lately, thanks to you and your goons, Scott.:D I don't have room for any new orders.

[Dunkel]

I had a good weekend of savings at c-bid. I picked up 5- 5 packs of different cigars that catalog price would have been $71.61, but I got them for $37. These are prices before shipping. I haven't received my invoice yet but usually shipping for 25 cigars is $5.95. I did pretty good I think. :tu

[Kreth]

Definitely. Nice score, Doug. :tu
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[Bubba - NJ]

Last week I won a box(25) of Padilla Habanos Toro for $55.00 . That box sells for $118.00 to $130.00 on a few other sites I just checked . The box of 20 sells for $60.00 on CI . I got a really good deal . $271.00 for a Verona , WOW ! :tu

[Kreth]

Just scored two 5ers of smokes that I've been wanting to try:
Tierra del Sol
Nestor Reserve Maduro
$22 + shipping :ss
Missed snagging a 5er of Cu-Avana Intenso. Auction was open when I viewed the lot, but had closed in the time it took me to submit a bid.
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[WyGuy]

The other day I got a box of Padilla Signature 1932 robustos for $91+shipping, not to bad if you ask me considering CI is selling them at $270.

[MrOneEyedBoh]

nice buys fellas.