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Old 10-08-2008, 12:13 PM   #1
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Maybe I'm missing something here. Why on earth do people bid more than retail for cigars on auctions? What I mean by retail is bidding more on cigar bid than the cigar can be purchased for at CI. Or bidding more on cigar auctioneer than the cigar can be purchased for at Famous. Also, in some cases you get free shipping from CI, Famous, and other sites. I just don't get it.
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Maybe I'm missing something here. Why on earth do people bid more than retail for cigars on auctions? What I mean by retail is bidding more on cigar bid than the cigar can be purchased for at CI. Or bidding more on cigar auctioneer than the cigar can be purchased for at Famous. Also, in some cases you get free shipping from CI, Famous, and other sites. I just don't get it.
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Because people get into a bidding war and want to prove who has the bigger balls.
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Old 10-08-2008, 12:37 PM   #4
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Because people get into a bidding war and want to prove who has the bigger balls.

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Because people get into a bidding war and want to prove who has the bigger balls.
and people need to stop that. ever since bon scott died, i've got the biggest balls of them all...
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I've noticed this to be a rather rampant condition. I think they just get caught up in bidding... Gotta have it! and don't check around first...
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I think a lot of people are comparing prices to their local B&M so it feels like a great savings even if, well, it's not.
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Never underestimate the stupidity of mankind.
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Maybe I'm missing something here. Why on earth do people bid more than retail for cigars on auctions? What I mean by retail is bidding more on cigar bid than the cigar can be purchased for at CI. Or bidding more on cigar auctioneer than the cigar can be purchased for at Famous. Also, in some cases you get free shipping from CI, Famous, and other sites. I just don't get it.
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Yep, thats the beauty of an auction, people get caught up in it and can't stop no matter how stupid it is!!
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It's those idiots that help the bottom line and keep the auctions going strong.
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There is a perfect example of this on CB right now. There is a 5 pack of Cubao #6s that has been bid up to $33. The 5 pack price on CI is $32!!! I know it is not much but it is crazy. For most stuff I figure I will go no more than about 70% of retail.
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There is a perfect example of this on CB right now. There is a 5 pack of Cubao #6s that has been bid up to $33. The 5 pack price on CI is $32!!! I know it is not much but it is crazy. For most stuff I figure I will go no more than about 70% of retail.
This one is a bit easier to understand.
If they already won something, they may be trying to take advantage of the shipping cost already factored in for their other winning (especially since the free shipping from CI is not as common knowledge).

It's the retail price + shipping price + some overage bids that completely baffle me (aka., anything ashton, padron, AF, etc...).

Sometimes I'm tempted to use those little comment fields in the bids to say "hey, these retail for $XXX!". But then I figure, screw it, let them waste their money.
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Are you telling that you would rather pay retail than win an auction by overbiding?

http://www.cigarbid.com/auction/lot.cfm?lotID=628049
http://www.cigarsinternational.com/p...m=CS-C9A&cat=3

I mean come on this guy can can take pride in thae fact that he bought 4 bundles of 2nds for $10 over reatail each.
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Are you telling that you would rather pay retail than win an auction by overbiding?

http://www.cigarbid.com/auction/lot.cfm?lotID=628049
http://www.cigarsinternational.com/p...m=CS-C9A&cat=3

I mean come on this guy can can take pride in thae fact that he bought 4 bundles of 2nds for $10 over reatail each.

I love the fact that one guy had a CBid guy next to his name which means he was willing to bid even higher!
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