I used to buy them at MSRP when I had the chance and thought it was a good deal. Unfortunately, I told a couple of folks about the place and now they sell out before I can get to them. To me, they are worth msrp or $1 - 2 over on some sizes. Love Affair and xXx have been wonderful.
Opus X - Worth the price?
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blind2reason
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I believe my question is being distorted a tad bit, while the title is "Opus X - Worth the Price" my main inquiry is to whether the high price is due to it being a higher quality smoke or just a limited quantity. You could argue that there is a correlation between the two, which I wont contest, but my main intent is to identify why markups are occurring on certain sites. I'm still feeling out the cigar world, and this is one of my first posts, I won't be following the cookie cutter template that you've layed out for future posts because I will have this experience I can apply when pricing out other brands.
I do appreciate all of the feedback! I am learning lots and am working at becoming a smarter buyer and reading through these posts has taught me a lot.
Thanks!
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One of the main reasons you see the markup on Opus X on some sites is simply that they aren't authorized Opus X accounts, they can't get Opus cigars from Fuente and so they get their cigars from other shops and end up marking them up.
Authorized Fuente Opus X accounts aren't supposed to sell the cigars at over MSRP (state tax notwithstanding).
His official Fuente authorized BB. Sort of his batphone with a direct connection to Carlito. :grin:
Who would have ever guessed that you and I would think they were worth it.
Shocker!
A PL at my B&M is $23....you do the math. At that price, NO not worth it. At MSRP, you bet your ass they are worth it.
Don't forget tobacco tax.
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IMHO Ive found that not only is the price spike due to, as was stated, that quite a few places buy boxes and resell them. But on top of that I feel that a bit of the mark up can be attributed to the fact that everyone hears that Opus is the go to cigar. So like Abercrombie, its higher priced for the name.
http://columbus.craigslist.org/clt/2259772914.html This cracks me up.
http://columbus.craigslist.org/clt/2259772914.html This cracks me up.
Batphone?? I thought Mike owned the whole farm!:grin:
gibbleguts
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I love opus. Most sizes and shapes work me at certain times. No cigar is worth the price to every one. It is a personal choice and for some it will work and others it won't. We can list everyones favourite cigar and some one will hate it and think it isn't worth the money.
The Opus X is a very good cigar. The Petit Lancero is one of my favorites. The one thing that I always tell people is your going to spend about $12 or so on the smoke, then your going to smoke it and say why did I spend $12 on this. Smoke it in 1.5 or more years and then you say thats why I spent $12 on this. I also tell people to buy at least two and smoke on now then age one so that you can see how far the cigar comes in 1.5 + years.