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Post by trailboss on Jun 5, 2022 10:18:09 GMT -5
I just read about this site on the Peterson pipe notes. From the newsletter: “ Also important: I met the dynamic couple operating a new site, Tinbids.com. There were far more vintage tins at the show than I’ve seen before, but there’s a problem Tinbids is seeking to solve for all of us: what to do with those tins that we’re not interested in anymore but don’t have decades of age on them? Pipestud is a great source for selling the old stuff (at least for those with deep pockets), but if you’re like me you’ve got a stack that you’d just like to make back your money. So when I got home earlier this week I put up two tins, just as a test. As of this writing, they both have bids. While the platform isn’t very robust yet, Tinbids works pretty much like eBay. Put up a few photos, a short description and a price (after registering), then wait for bids. They charge a consignment fee of 8 1/2 % (same as eBay) plus .99 for each listing. When you ship the tins, PayPal sends your money. Cool. Maybe it’s too soon for a full-fledged endorsement, but I’m really hoping this works out, for all of us.” tinbids.com/ |
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Post by Ronv69 on Jun 5, 2022 11:05:06 GMT -5
Thanks. I signed up.
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Post by trailboss on Jun 5, 2022 11:50:39 GMT -5
I hope they are wildly successful. The cost of selling is a lot more attractive than the lone other option for a seller. And the product doesn't have to ship twice, which one shipment is paid for by the seller, and an opportunity to get lost/damaged. Smart on their part also, they don't have to warehouse the stuff inevitably ending in having to get commercial property. I hope the credit card companies do not blackball them in their selectivity on who they deem engaging in reprehensible behavior. They seem to get their jollies out of doing so. |
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Post by cigrmaster on Jun 5, 2022 14:27:55 GMT -5
Thanks for the heads up. We can never have enough sources to sell our tobacco. I signed up and plan on checking the site daily.
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Post by trailboss on Jun 5, 2022 14:45:01 GMT -5
I am watching all of the auctions, it will be interesting to see the realized prices.
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Post by cigrmaster on Jun 5, 2022 15:11:42 GMT -5
I am watching all of the auctions, it will be interesting to see the realized prices. I hope they get all the money for their tins. I noticed there is a reserve on one of the tins. i wonder if all of the listings have a reserve? I haven't bid on anything with a reserve on it in over a decade. |
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Post by trailboss on Jun 5, 2022 16:42:29 GMT -5
Some do some don’t, I don’t blame a seller putting a reserve on it. If I were a seller, I wouldn’t want something to sell for less than what I paid for a tin, especially unobtainable tobacco.
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Post by terrapinflyer on Jun 5, 2022 19:00:54 GMT -5
I am watching all of the auctions, it will be interesting to see the realized prices. I'm not buying or selling currently, but it wiĺl be interesting to see where the market bears. |
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Post by trailboss on Jun 5, 2022 19:19:58 GMT -5
I am watching all of the auctions, it will be interesting to see the realized prices. I'm not buying or selling currently, but it wiĺl be interesting to see where the market bears. It might be cheap entertainment from watching the sales on Pipestud by saying Damn! |
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Post by Legend Lover on Jun 6, 2022 9:07:01 GMT -5
It's great that you can do that in USA. I'm also interested in how much the tins are going for. There are some expensive items there.
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Post by sperrytops on Jun 6, 2022 11:07:10 GMT -5
Sounds promising. I'm going to check it out.
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Post by johnlawitzke on Jun 6, 2022 18:55:06 GMT -5
Thanks for pointing out the site!!!
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Post by Gypo on Jun 6, 2022 19:22:54 GMT -5
It is terrible and you should not bid on stuff I like. He He
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Post by trailboss on Jun 6, 2022 19:39:20 GMT -5
It's great that you can do that in USA. I'm also interested in how much the tins are going for. There are some expensive items there. When I registered, and put in my location, I did notice that the UK was an option to check. Not sure how that plays out on purchasing or selling though. |
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Post by Zach on Jun 6, 2022 19:48:35 GMT -5
There's a bag of Peacehaven already bid up to $355 for an 8 ounce bag from Mr Blandings. I've met and traded with him in person at the NASPC show.
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Post by trailboss on Jun 6, 2022 19:57:17 GMT -5
There's a bag of Peacehaven already bid up to $355 for an 8 ounce bag from Mr Blandings. I've met and traded with him in person at the NASPC show. At them prices, Mr. Blandings might be building a new dream house. |
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Post by Zach on Jun 6, 2022 20:05:25 GMT -5
There's a bag of Peacehaven already bid up to $355 for an 8 ounce bag from Mr Blandings. I've met and traded with him in person at the NASPC show. At them prices, Mr. Blandings might be building a new dream house. He has a massive cellar! I think well over 1k pounds. But I'm somewhat speculating based on a conversation from five years back and assuming he's added much more.
In fact now that I'm paying attention, most of these listings are his, lol.
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Post by Ronv69 on Jun 6, 2022 20:23:44 GMT -5
At them prices, Mr. Blandings might be building a new dream house. He has a massive cellar! I think well over 1k pounds. But I'm somewhat speculating based on a conversation from five years back and assuming he's added much more.
In fact now that I'm paying attention, most of these listings are his, lol.
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Post by Zach on Jun 6, 2022 20:31:58 GMT -5
He has a massive cellar! I think well over 1k pounds. But I'm somewhat speculating based on a conversation from five years back and assuming he's added much more.
In fact now that I'm paying attention, most of these listings are his, lol.
Have you looked under his tobacco cellar? It's in a vault, and underneath the tins legend has it anyway is $100 billion dollars in $100 bills. |
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Post by johnlawitzke on Jun 6, 2022 20:56:39 GMT -5
There's a bag of Peacehaven already bid up to $355 for an 8 ounce bag from Mr Blandings. I've met and traded with him in person at the NASPC show. But it is a cream colored bag though. 🤪 I just saw Michael in Chicago. |
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Post by trailboss on Jun 6, 2022 21:29:52 GMT -5
“ In fact now that I'm paying attention, most of these listings are his, lol.” Where is the sellers info at… I am sure I am missing the obvious. Z***nIs going to get that Peacehaven, come hell or high water.  |
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Post by Zach on Jun 6, 2022 22:05:46 GMT -5
Up in the header at the top of your browser, it should show "Auction #yyyy [Seller's account name]"
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Post by trailboss on Jun 6, 2022 22:12:27 GMT -5
I am not seeing it on the mobile version… which isn’t surprising, often the mobile version doesn’t have all the bells and whistles.
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Post by trailboss on Jul 15, 2022 22:18:51 GMT -5
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Post by roadsdiverged on Jul 16, 2022 20:39:01 GMT -5
Wow!!! I just like the tin. If anyone has and empty, I'd gladly make a trade for it. Same with Pelican. |
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Post by Zach on Jul 17, 2022 14:57:10 GMT -5
Seems Mr. Blandings is still cashing in his entire cellar on that site. Seems he's sold 50-100 tins at well over $5k...
I see he's now listing tins of the newly released C&D Anthology. I get selling the real aged tins and making a pretty penny but that's just purely scalping at the point that you're buying brand new tin releases to auction.
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Post by trailboss on Jul 17, 2022 17:49:19 GMT -5
As the old saying goes…”The market determines what a product is worth, and what others decide to pay for it” Not a whole lot of arm twisting going on…I guess he could offer it up for what the sticker price is on the back, but that would be pretty foolish. More power to those willing to pay for unobtainium. As far as currently available tobacco goes, Pipestud was selling the same Vintage Syrian tins for quadruple? the price when it was still available at Smokingpipes. “A fool and his money are soon parted” thebriarpatchforum.com/thread/3034/wow-consignments |
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Post by Zach on Jul 17, 2022 18:19:07 GMT -5
To be clear, I'm not faulting selling the old tins. I don't care if he sells 1994 tins for $500, go for it. I'm mostly pointing at selling the just sold out Anthology right away, as it's pretty easy to buy 100 tins of it and turn around and auction it if that was your intention. Once it's all sold out...
To prevent the scalping, I sort of wish C&D would/could up their Small batch releases to something like 25k, or 50k tins. Make it just a little less limited and then hopefully it'd be available for a couple months before it's all gone.
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Post by trailboss on Jul 17, 2022 18:30:11 GMT -5
I hear you, but when it is still available as the case was with Vintage Syrian…it is on the consumer to educate themselves.
I guess that as Pipestud says, international buyers are still saving money buying on the secondary market, the seller and pioestud can make a few coins and the buyer is still getting it cheaper than on the primary market.
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Post by terrapinflyer on Jul 18, 2022 11:43:29 GMT -5
Wow!!! I just like the tin. If anyone has and empty, I'd gladly make a trade for it. Same with Pelican. I have a lone tin of Pelican from the Germain era. I'll keep you in mind if I ever pop it. |
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