Yes I have had issues with cigars of the same make and different wrappers on more than 1 occasion. As for the split I am not willing to put out $45 on a stick that has no real feedback. I am in no way asking for a stick. If you looked you would see I don't have my address in my profile. Now we can just drop it. A HL maduro is not worth getting a headache over.
I'm having a hard time buying this. You said you have been enjoying ISOM for 5 years now and have been lurking CP for the last few months. Then you would know by now that we are going to ask questions when something like this happens. I get the fact you do not want to spend money on a cigar you know nothing about. Yet, what you stated in your Introduction post contradicts the statement of you not wanting to spend money on a cigar you know nothing about. As ISOM's are well known for their unreliable Quality Control. So as you will see, I just have a hard time believing this statement. Plus the added bonus that cigars are hand rolled generally and can have flaws in them. Whether known or not.
Secondly, you don't need your address in your profile to mooch. Example what me like the following:
I see this thread and look at your profile. Ok...no address. I may look at your Introduction thread for a name. Scored...I then do the following in a PM.
Hey RIck,
I have a Holy Lancero Maduro you can try so you don't need to spend $90 on unknowingly. Can I get your address please? I will get this out tomorrow.
Look forward to your response. etc, etc, etc.
But anyways...what I wonder about is who is willing to sell you the Holy Lancero Maduro as a all or nothing deal. I know any Cigar shop I've been in and a regular of, they would be willing to sell singles. So I don't see this as an option. Then that leads to either you know someone in person that is willing to sell them to you as a all or nothing deal or someone has posted this as a sale on a different cigar forum. Stuff isn't adding up in my mind. You join Oct 15th, 2010 and then start this thread on Oct 16th, 2010. Like mentioned before, your reactions to several posts does add more questions. I am curious as why this person that has 10 will only sell them as is or no deal. Many in the cigar world tend to buy 5'ers so that shouldn't be an issue. Can you explain more about why this is either you buy them all or you don't buy them at all?