SD Sorry but you have quite a few fakes there and Im not kidding. Im sorry to give you bad news. If you look in particular to the sublimes and DC cohibas the contruction of the boxes are fake also the clasp on the sublimes is wrong. There are other things suspect too.
Bob
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I'm afraid I have to agree with cigar smoke. Several boxes are obvious counterfeits. The others, unless they come from some other legitimate sources, are guilty by association.
Sorry to be the second bearer of bad news.
If you would be willing to tell us the box codes that correspond with each of the warranty seal serial numbers, i might be able to tell you for sure which are fugazi. Photos of the box codes on the bottoms of the boxes and the Habanos insert would also be helpful.
Wilkey
Well if ther are fake, good thing I joined CP so I don't waste any more of my money. Live and learn for me guy's. I am just glad that you pointed it out now instead of my sending out something that I thought was legit and pissing off a BOTL.
Ginseng - The girl with the cigar in your sig line is "HOT"! :love: :whistling:
I have gotten most of the boxes from Mexico. But the pictures fo the Cohiba's came straight from the mother land
If you have time Ginseng, I would be more than happy to shoot you some photo's of any angle of the box or I can post them.
Thanks for the help.
Yikes. I cringe every time I hear that unless the statement includes the phrase "...from a La Casa del Habano authorized Habanos dealer..."
If you wouldn't mind, here are my suggestions as to the type of shots you want to take. In both cases, use bright ambient illumination or use a flash but with the camera angled relative to the object you're photographing so that you don't get that blown out white area where the flash reflects directly back into the camera lens. Use a macro setting if your camera has one. Do not post or send photos unless they are as sharp as the examples below. Even in a decent photo, tt's really difficult noting anything but the grossest and most obvious of details and a fuzzy photo can make it impossible. Also, please make sure the white balance is set properly so that the colors are true. The color of the seal and the box codes can be important in distinguishing real from counterfeit.
1. The Warranty Seal - The key details are the microprinting at the top and bottom of the seal and the eight-digit alphanumeric seal serial number.
2. The Box Factory and Date Code - The key details are the stamped elements and the three-digit factory code, three-letter month, and the two-digit year.
Wilkey
