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Muskyboy?

I should make you splain that name first. But I'm actually a little bit afraid to find out.



The only thing I can think of is that the other bidders have bid on all the lots already. Otherwise, I think you're right, and any bid would be a winner.

Spose there are 10 lots. There may be only 3 bidders, but they've bid on everything. 5 lots here, 3 lots there, etc. Have you checked how many lots the others are bidding on?

A. A lot of people wait until the last second to bid (called "sniping") so they have a better chance of not being outbid, and

B. If the total of the list of bidders' "units" (the text in red print below the bidder names) does not equal the total lots available, then not all lots have been bid on and you are not bidding against other bidders. If the total does equal the total lots available, then you are now bidding against others for the same lots.

Post a link to a specific lot so we can see what you are talking about...

All I can say is that lots of guys here win lots of auctions for pretty low prices... I used to get some smoking deals back when I bid on stuff that CBid offered.

Not anymore. I did like some of their By A.J. Fernandez exclusives as well as the Boneshaker Tombstone cigars, but they just got too shady for me to deal with. Every discount offer was matched by an equal price increase to offset any discounts....

I spent quite a few nights with the auctions here at cbid during the past year. Bottom line is that putting in some time you can see some trends for night of the week and time of year. You will also see certain cigars get a lot of attention for several weeks after which the mayhem seems to settle a bit along with the prices.

I sure as hell wouldn't have any way to back up a claim of shill bidding. If the price isn't what you want to pay, move on.

Some fair/decent cigars seem forever popular and auction to auction prices don't fluctuate much. Still, if you are constantly poking around, you will occasionally see some go for cheap azz prices. These are sometimes auctions you chose not to bid on because ......well because that's the way it goes.

If you open up "All auctions" then select "ending soon" then select a brand, you'll see what's coming up that evening for something you want. Just put these in your watch list. Do that each day for a week or two or more and you can track what closed auctions go for in cigars you might like. You get a feel for how that cigar closes and that will set your expectation for what you want to bid. It should also give you a feeling as to whether or not you have any faith in how the auctions proceed

Interesting new occurance (at least new to me)...

https://www.cigarbid.com...-maduro-cigars/4823620/

High number of lots, but high starting bid on these... In regular (5 lots available) I have seen these recently go for $13.50/fiver...

Here there are 75 lots, but the starting bid is $17. For some reason, all the smaller lot auctions for these right now are all also at $17/fiver...

Is the fix in?

This is holiday season and there are a lot of large lots being offered at the moment.

Look at these more as a "buy it now" type of auction. They are around from time to time (different offerings) and they get traction from people who just want to pop in and buy. If there are other smaller lots of the same cigar during the auction period, they often go for less. Sometimes buying is about convenience and I'm sure cBid knows how to sell cigars.

A good number of folks don't "value" shop. At least not for every purchase they make.

haha, thanks for that 10 pack news. Makes the 5 pack thing seem like it must just be a typo?

I'll have to try and remember to tune in for the end of that 5-pack auction.