Pipes and Pipe Tobacco Auction 24/7 all year

One thing that I can say about all of you who have participated in this discussion so far, is that you are all very intelligent, and respectful of differing opinions. I think that it's great that we can all share like this, and hopefully carry this into future discussions.

It is items for sale and violates the 100 post count as required by the Patch guidelines.

Items for sale pertains to items being sold by Forum members. That was not the case here. qmechanics was selling nothing.

Still no further posts from o.p. Bad form.

Shall we give him the benefit of the doubt?

Soooo ... put away my torches and pitchforks??

I just noticed he posted the exact same thing on PipesMag, but since he's participated at least a bit in other stuff there over the past few months I don't think he's a cbid shill.  

For the record I did reply to similar theories/theorists 😁 in my introduction post/thread.
Maybe something can be learned by these events? lol

PS Sorry I cannot respond to all the conspiratorial types but let me say in closing Yes!!!They are out there!!😁

Live and let live, We will find out if the bear Shat in the buckwheat soon enough. Besides I'm a curmudgeon and y'all put up with me.

Pistol Pete You are in the running .. My daughter is in the middle of toilet training and missed.So I have to go..

haebar
"Thanks for the info, Lee. I have purchased pipe tobacco and pipes there in the past. The shipping rates are what made me finally close my account with them. I had won a large quantity of tins and a pipe or two and they were going to charge me an outrageous amount for shipping, over $40. 
Once I got a new Peterson pipe there and when I received it, discovered that it had been smoked. That would have been okay had I known that I was paying for a used pipe. But they replaced it with a new one after I sent the used one back to them.
Is the pipes and pipe tobacco a separate section of the website now? I know that when I was using their site that you had to search for "pipe" to find the pipe stuff."

Hi Haebar,
I thank you for taking my post as intended and the polite conversation. I have used cigarbid (cbid) for years, largely for cigar purchases. When I was more active on cbid, there were few pipe & pipe tobacco related items for auction. Now not only do they have a section "Pipes and Pipe Tobacco" but offer 100-160 or so items a day (Depending on when the auctions end and start on a given day.). The short answer is yes😁. The question I ask in return is did cbid start selling this many pipe items when your account was active (I had been far less active for more than a year and stumbled onto the new section when I was running low on a few A.J. Fernandez cigars.)?

I agree the shipping cost is a problem and turn off. For those who do not know, cbid typically charges 5.99, 6.99 or so for the largest/heaviest pipe related item and adds 1.00 for each item after the first (I believe a five pack and single cigar categories ship for less after the initial charge.).

To counter the shipping issue and form a good price point,when I bid I take into account the shipping, regular prices online, online sale prices, past bidding trends, the discount I wish to receive, etc. and set my price accordingly. If I lose I wait for another auction. So far when I compare my total price (cost with shipping) to other stores prices for the same items w/o shipping (takes into account free shipping typically offered when the purchase is above a minimum amount.), I come up ahead (Typically 25-50% off the total); even with online stores' sales taken into account (This does not mean Smoking Pipes, Tobacco Pipes, Cup O'Joes, P&C and others do not have sales which compete with a product or two once in a while.). The key is to know one's product and the price one should set while being firm.

Cigarbid best serves those who enjoy a variety of smokes or are at least willing to try new things. With pipes and accessories, nice discounts are always there and require less planning. There are also a few good cigars that can increase your bottom line savings.

One thing that perplexed me is the used pipe you received. For the record that has never happened to me. Cigars international is the thrust behind cigarbid. With the company's volume of business, I believe an odd occurance or two is possible😀. Maybe the pipe suffered from a midnight smoke down by the warehouse in Bethlehem, PA USA or Dublin, Ireland😁?

I guess I should stop there. Crowds are probably gathering with pitch forks and fire.....chanting.....Burn him!!! Burn him!!!😁
Paranoia breeds paranoia!!!😁

What am I missing here?

OK then I'm in!

I don't think theres much worry of that from these parts.