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Guys buy 10 packs of RA Grandes for $200, spend $40+ on 1966s but you try to sell an absolute classic discontinued cigar like the '02 Partagas lonsdale for $30 you get no takers. Makes no sense to me. The Party lonsdales from '02-03 are some of the best cigars made in the past 15 years. 11 years of age, classic shape and dabbed for the entire time. Who knows?  Maybe I just love them more than others.

Sell them as the "Tatuaje Frank Partagas '02s" -- Guarantee you'll get 17 pms in less than 5 minutes.

In all honesty though, some people hunt for big names, and can neglect some rare gems. We've all done it at times, but hell if I had the cash I'd pick 'em up. Sadly, too rich for my blood -- haha.

Personally $30 is tough for me to spend on A cigar, BUT to a lot of posers the second band or a Cohiba band =status. You have a plain old Partagas band on them. Dont agree just giving my .02 feel free to give me back change

Some of the best cigars that I have ever had were $6 - $10 aged habanos that were lovingly cared for.

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Some of the best cigars that I have ever had were $6 - $10 aged habanos that were lovingly cared for.
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^this

Personally, I don't consider aged Habanos to be worth the premium they sometimes command. Maybe a buck or two above current cost, but $30 for a Party Lonsdale? You're right, you would really have to LOVE that cigar. Seriously, that's a $10-12 cigar at best, unless it's from the 80s maybe.

Yep, I think it comes down to perceived value.  Psychologically, I think it's much easier for someone to buy a $35-$40 cigar at current value like the 1966 where prices/value can go still go up over the years vs an aged cigar that is 3 times the msrp.  I'm sure a lot of people realize that Party Lonsdale is a great cigar, but to some people that's 3 times what they should cost.  Versus paying msrp for an EL, Cohiba at that. 

Nothing against your sale as I almost bit, but I think there's some psychological/subconscious things at play when seeing the price of an aged cigar... some people can't handle the mark-up. 

Just my opinion... 

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Yep, I think it comes down to perceived value.  Psychologically, I think it's much easier for someone to buy a $35-$40 cigar at current value like the 1966 where prices/value can go still go up over the years vs an aged cigar that is 3 times the msrp.  I'm sure a lot of people realize that Party Lonsdale is a great cigar, but to some people that's 3 times what they should cost.  Versus paying msrp for an EL, Cohiba at that. 

Nothing against your sale as I almost bit, but I think there's some psychological/subconscious things at play when seeing the price of an aged cigar... some people can't handle the mark-up. 

Just my opinion... 
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Makes sense.

Yea, they'd probably turn their noses up at my '95 Lucis (very few left) but then again, I'm not selling. 

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Yep, I think it comes down to perceived value.  Psychologically, I think it's much easier for someone to buy a $35-$40 cigar at current value like the 1966 where prices/value can go still go up over the years vs an aged cigar that is 3 times the msrp.  I'm sure a lot of people realize that Party Lonsdale is a great cigar, but to some people that's 3 times what they should cost.  Versus paying msrp for an EL, Cohiba at that. 

Nothing against your sale as I almost bit, but I think there's some psychological/subconscious things at play when seeing the price of an aged cigar... some people can't handle the mark-up. 

Just my opinion... 
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Agree

Not many cigars I am looking to drop $30 a stick on.  I can enjoy life at a lower level.  The bigger issue is buying that kind of stuff here.  Way too many fakes and scumbags here.  I better know the person I am dealing with for that kind of coin.  It is too easy to fake dates.  Now if it was coing from some big Yankee fan in NJ via SI, I am in.  ;)