My first bid on devil's site

[calcmandan]

I just bid for a box of Hoyo De Monterrey Excalibur #1's maxxing at $70/box. Fingers crossed that I win.

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[FidelCastro]

Uh oh.....did somebody coach you in the ways of CBID...this site has claimed more souls than the Devils Mother and Father....put a cap on your account and read all you can about how to be smart when using this site as I know half a dozen brothers who now live on the streets.

[SoCal gunner]

Paging @Regiampiero

[Bruck]

Haha, yes there's a reason they call it the devil site
I'm coaching a friend on cigar aficionadodom, and told him about cbid. About a week later he said "F___ you very much!" and proceeded to enumerate all of his recent purchases, which pretty well exceeded the capacity of the humidor I gave him

[calcmandan]

I just want a box of cigars. So... My one humidor is empty.. Well, there's one cigar left. But that's empty to me.

But thanks for the warning. I have a budget and a plane to take care of. It's the spirit of this budget that I can get that box of excal #1's because retail is a killer.

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[AlanS]

Small Batch Cigar, go to their list of brands and find Scottys Corner everything is 40% off

[Nature]

Haha, yes there's a reason they call it the devil site
I'm coaching a friend on cigar aficionadodom, and told him about cbid. About a week later he said "F___ you very much!" and proceeded to enumerate all of his recent purchases, which pretty well exceeded the capacity of the humidor I gave him

Way to go, Bruce. That’s the way, enabling each other..

[mi000ke]

Dante said it best. "All hope abandon ye who enter here."
I'm sure he was talking about the Devil Site.

[SoCal gunner]

Small Batch Cigar, go to their list of brands and find Scottys Corner everything is 40% off

Until you list your address as California, then you get the privilege of a 64% tax.

But hey, there are Bums outside of CA

[CentralTimeSmoke]

There's certainly a science to CBid and you've already found the main component: maximum bids. Set them and forget them. And turn off email notifications. You'll get an email every time someone outbids you and you'll want to get into a war with them.

I set my shipping frequency to weekly and check in the day before my order is going to be processed. If I've only won a 5-pack, I'll round out my order with some stuff I know I can win, such as singles in the $3-5 range or budget 5-packs in the $10-20 range.

Also, be sure to read the descriptions of the products instead of just looking at the photos. I've seen singles of 5 Vegas Gold going for $20 because someone thinks they're bidding on a 5-pack. Don't be that guy!

If you learn the system, it can be very rewarding. I typically am able to buy all of my cigars at 30-40% off the Cigars International price. You can also take advantage of holidays--bids will be pretty sleepy on Thursday for example. And I've found that the Quickies section usually has the best deals because they're up for a much shorter time-frame than 5-packs or boxes, which have three days of bids.

Happy bidding!