MrPerfecto
Well-Known Member
"You must be a contributing member in good standing for the previous four months to post a sale in these forums. "Want To Buy" posts are allowed, but are at the discretion of the membership and the seller. New members asking for hard-to-find cigars is considered rude and not within the spirit of these forums. New members or inactive members may be asked to send funds before shipping. Exceptions may be allowed. Contact Rod via PM for questions."
“So let me get this straight — new members are allowed to post ‘Want to Buy’ threads… but only if they’re asking for cigars nobody is actually looking for?
You can ask for common sticks, but if you ask for something rare, it’s considered ‘rude’?
That’s a strange rule for a cigar-trading forum.
The whole point of a buy/sell community is that people look for hard-to-find cigars. Nobody joins a forum hoping to track down mass-market smokes you can grab at any gas station or online shop. Limiting new people from asking about rare cigars defeats the purpose of a marketplace.
If the concern is protecting established members from scammers, that’s understandable — but that risk exists whether someone is asking for Partagás Shorts or a Cohiba 2014 Reserva. The value doesn’t change the principle.
A better rule would be:
judge people on their behavior, not the rarity of the cigar they ask about.
If someone is legit, respectful, and willing to send funds first (as the rules say), then why should it matter what cigar they’re looking for?
Right now the policy reads less like protection and more like gatekeeping.”
“So let me get this straight — new members are allowed to post ‘Want to Buy’ threads… but only if they’re asking for cigars nobody is actually looking for?
You can ask for common sticks, but if you ask for something rare, it’s considered ‘rude’?
That’s a strange rule for a cigar-trading forum.
The whole point of a buy/sell community is that people look for hard-to-find cigars. Nobody joins a forum hoping to track down mass-market smokes you can grab at any gas station or online shop. Limiting new people from asking about rare cigars defeats the purpose of a marketplace.
If the concern is protecting established members from scammers, that’s understandable — but that risk exists whether someone is asking for Partagás Shorts or a Cohiba 2014 Reserva. The value doesn’t change the principle.
A better rule would be:
judge people on their behavior, not the rarity of the cigar they ask about.
If someone is legit, respectful, and willing to send funds first (as the rules say), then why should it matter what cigar they’re looking for?
Right now the policy reads less like protection and more like gatekeeping.”
