BLUE...regarding the VR 5th Anny sale.

[grateful1]

At which national events were these differences noted?

"I have a few VR 5th Anniversario for sale - 1 Clasico, 1 Familiar, and 2 Famosos. (thes:e particular cigars have been sampled at several national herfs and were consistently judged as darker, richer, and sweeter than production VR's) In addition , i am including a 1999 VR Unicos for comparisons sake. $120 shipped. ck/mo"

Great price by the way.

Are these from the Humidor? I didn't know they had the Familiar.

Do you have photo's?


Wow...sold 4 minutes after I posted this!

If you bought these cigars...please PM me.

[AlohaStyle]

You are correct, there is no Familiar in the 5th Anniversary Humidor.  I hope the buyer knows what they are getting...

[grateful1]

[quote author=AlohaStyle link=topic=10087.msg55511#msg55511 date=1309366181]
You are correct, there is no Familiar in the 5th Anniversary Humidor.  I hope the buyer knows what they are getting...
[/quote]

It seems blue updated the sale and said it was actually the Maestro(sp).

That's cool, mistakes happen. Now about the national events.

Funny too how a sale in June of 2010 also listed a 'Familiar'...must be the same mistake.

[massphatness]

Just chiming in here as I'm the buyer.

Smoked one of these sticks with Blue at a PPP at last year's Shack Herf, and I have no worries as to their authenticity given that experience combined with the other transactions I've had with him. 

I've been fortunate enough to smoke a half dozen or so of these sticks over the past year and a half or so.  As such, I'm comfortable in knowing what I should be getting out of the cigars.  Should they not be as purported, I'm happy to report that experience, but I have little doubt that I'll need to do that.

As for the Familiar/Maestro thing ... I'm just going to chalk that up to human error.  I will say, however, that once he was made aware he had misidentified one of the vitolas, Blue did the following:

1.  PM'd me to inform me of his error

2.  Gave me the opportunity to back out of the deal without prejudice

I thanked him and dropped my check in the mail.

[Sandman]

Sounds like Blue is a stand up guy. Nicely handled.

[Addiction]

[quote author=grateful1 link=topic=10087.msg55505#msg55505 date=1309364386]
At which national events were these differences noted?

"I have a few VR 5th Anniversario for sale - 1 Clasico, 1 Familiar, and 2 Famosos. (thes:e particular cigars have been sampled at several national herfs and were consistently judged as darker, richer, and sweeter than production VR's) In addition , i am including a 1999 VR Unicos for comparisons sake. $120 shipped. ck/mo"

Great price by the way.

Are these from the Humidor? I didn't know they had the Familiar.

Do you have photo's?


Wow...sold 4 minutes after I posted this!

If you bought these cigars...please PM me.

[/quote]I've smoked these at Shack, I'd agree these are a significantly better than regular VRs which for the most part I dont really buy/.

[randomhero1090]

Sounds like a fantastic seller to me.

[TheLostGringo]

[quote author=massphatness link=topic=10087.msg55717#msg55717 date=1309520668]
Just chiming in here as I'm the buyer.

Smoked one of these sticks with Blue at a PPP at last year's Shack Herf, and I have no worries as to their authenticity given that experience combined with the other transactions I've had with him. 

I've been fortunate enough to smoke a half dozen or so of these sticks over the past year and a half or so.  As such, I'm comfortable in knowing what I should be getting out of the cigars.  Should they not be as purported, I'm happy to report that experience, but I have little doubt that I'll need to do that.

As for the Familiar/Maestro thing ... I'm just going to chalk that up to human error.  I will say, however, that once he was made aware he had misidentified one of the vitolas, Blue did the following:

1.  PM'd me to inform me of his error

2.  Gave me the opportunity to back out of the deal without prejudice

I thanked him and dropped my check in the mail.
[/quote]

Unfortunately I was not the buyer, but like Vin I have dealt with "Blue" many times and everything is always perfect.

[grateful1]

[quote author=massphatness link=topic=10087.msg55717#msg55717 date=1309520668]
Just chiming in here as I'm the buyer.

Smoked one of these sticks with Blue at a PPP at last year's Shack Herf, and I have no worries as to their authenticity given that experience combined with the other transactions I've had with him.  

I've been fortunate enough to smoke a half dozen or so of these sticks over the past year and a half or so.  As such, I'm comfortable in knowing what I should be getting out of the cigars.  Should they not be as purported, I'm happy to report that experience, but I have little doubt that I'll need to do that.

As for the Familiar/Maestro thing ... I'm just going to chalk that up to human error.  I will say, however, that once he was made aware he had misidentified one of the vitolas, Blue did the following:

1.  PM'd me to inform me of his error

2.  Gave me the opportunity to back out of the deal without prejudice

I thanked him and dropped my check in the mail.
[/quote]

Thanks for the update.!  :bigup:

@thelostgringo....don't burn a hole in that shirt with the ninfas!

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