magoo6541 Posted August 12, 2015 Posted August 12, 2015 Good thing you were able to get your money back. I also made the mistake of buying boxes without knowing enough about what to look for. In my case, they were from a collector with hundreds of boxes in a walk in humidor in his house. I assumed that being a large collector, I was safe and didn't look into things too much until I posted some pictures of boxes and people noticed some inconsistencies. Fortunately, I was also able to get my money back on that deal. As said above, check out cubancigarwebsite.com for information on what should be on a box and where. You should (almost) never buy boxes outside of trusted vendors. Some sites have buy/sell/trade forums and I have bought boxes from trusted individuals. That's really my only exception from buying outside of trusted vendors. Things that I see wrong: That generation of Cuban Warranty Seal on your box was only used from 2009-2010 You have 2 date codes on the bottom of your box Feb 14 and UTCC which is an old date code system used in 1999 only. And that's actually wrong, it should be CCUT (9903) = March 99 As said above, if it's from Spain, you should have an Altadis Seal as well. I don't recall any other Spanish sticker on there except for the health warning so the other sticker shouldn't be there I think. Vendido En Cuba stamp translates to Sold In Cuba. However that's not a stamp that is used by Habanos S.A. Wax paper is wrinkled and sticker looks wrong. And why is the knot in the ribbon on top? The knot is always on the bottom. I guess your friend could have taken the bundle out and looked at them but it should be on the bottom. Fortunately, it's just a lesson learned and wasn't an expensive lesson since you were refunded.
joeypots Posted August 12, 2015 Posted August 12, 2015 There is no varnish on the bottom of a Cohiba SLB 25 or 12 . The photo looks like it's varnished.
leftimatic Posted August 12, 2015 Posted August 12, 2015 I would love to buy here! Are there any trusted sellers who ship to the US? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk There is one I could think of for sure.
luv2fly Posted August 12, 2015 Posted August 12, 2015 The circle stamp is a dead giveaway to me. Have seen this on a lot of fakes. Welcome to FOH!
stunod Posted August 12, 2015 Posted August 12, 2015 Looks dodgy. The stamp font and sizee for the box code looks wrong. band font looks wrong too. X2. Dead giveaway . Don't need to look any further.
Habana Mike Posted August 13, 2015 Posted August 13, 2015 I would love to buy here! Are there any trusted sellers who ship to the US? Im sorry I didn't mean to insult anyone. I don't know what ccw is or how to search on this forum. I am using it through tapatalk which im trying to get used to. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Apologies if you took my comment the wrong way, it was just a general observation. And yes, wlelcome to FOH!
msm1771 Posted August 13, 2015 Author Posted August 13, 2015 Apologies if you took my comment the wrong way, it was just a general observation. And yes, wlelcome to FOH! No worries what so ever! Thank you! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
PapaDisco Posted August 13, 2015 Posted August 13, 2015 You said the stick tasted like a NC, did it also have that hard feel to it?
msm1771 Posted August 16, 2015 Author Posted August 16, 2015 You said the stick tasted like a NC, did it also have that hard feel to it? Yes absolutely Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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