I can't imagine any right thinking person taking a look at those cigars and thinking they're really worth $45. Then again - I had a very dear and good friend, thinking he was truly doing me a special favor, hand me a Cohiba Esplendido that looked very much like what's in that box. He told me the person he bought it from was a very close friend and there was no way he'd sell him a fake Cuban. The best way I educated him was to light it up - suffer through the first two puffs - and then dissect the cigar for him. It was very obvious when I pointed out to him (and he agreed) that Cohiba has NEVER has made a short filler Esplindido...