Padron Not available on Auction Sites??

[JollyRogers]

Has anyone else noticed that Padron Cigars seem to have been pulled down from the auction sites, CBid and Cigar Auctioneer? Anyone know why this may be? Maybe Trish can chime in.

Thanks!

[WNYTONY]

I noticed there have been less and less on CA lately. Now they don't even show as a future auction in my watchlist.
That sucks.

[Billb1960]

CBid has some right now

[JollyRogers]

CBid has some right now

Seems it's just a single fiver of the 40th anniversary editions. None of the x000's or various others, they used to have quite a large selection and it seems to have all but disappeared in the last week or two.

[OldSkoolTarHeel]

A while back didn't Fuente say that the auction sites couldn't sell their products for less than a certain price? If you notice, a lot of the Opus and higher end Fuentes on CBid are not actually auctions, but QuickBuy's?

It's possible that they, Padron, was no longer willing to let people pay so little for their product, just like Fuente was.

[JollyRogers]

A while back didn't Fuente say that the auction sites couldn't sell their products for less than a certain price? If you notice, a lot of the Opus and higher end Fuentes on CBid are not actually auctions, but QuickBuy's?

It's possible that they, Padron, was no longer willing to let people pay so little for their product, just like Fuente was.

This is along the lines of what I was thinking...was this possibly driven by the brand or is it simply a matter of stock

[DLtoker]

I noticed that yesterday as well. They typically sold for just under what they could be had for on the sites anyway though... Unless if maybe I'm missing something?

[OldSkoolTarHeel]

I noticed that yesterday as well. They typically sold for just under what they could be had for on the sites anyway though... Unless if maybe I'm missing something?

I noticed that the lesser amounts, singles and fivers, sold for just under what they can be had for. The boxes though are a different story I believe. I recently purchased a box of 64 Diplomatico Maduros from Small Batch using one of their 20% off coupons. Score, right? Wrong. Within five days another box of the same cigar was won at auction for close to 40% off retail.

[Cigars4Troops]

believe someone from the site mentioned this:

"Sorry to be the bearer of bad news but we are no longer auctioning Padron cigars. This is due to Minimum Advertised Pricing (MAP). We are trying to negotiate the possibility of Quick Buy purchases only."

[JollyRogers]

believe someone from the site mentioned this:

"Sorry to be the bearer of bad news but we are no longer auctioning Padron cigars. This is due to Minimum Advertised Pricing (MAP). We are trying to negotiate the possibility of Quick Buy purchases only."

Well that is very sad news...but along the lines of what I thought might be going on. Hopefully things change and they will bring back some Padron goodness...at least maybe the lower tier offerings.