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Too low on the price can give the impression that the cigar is of lesser quality. Most human logic is that a $5 cigar simply can't be in the same league as an $8-14 cigar. However, if you look at the price as it leaves the rolling table and is sold to a distributor pays import fees and who then marks up the price for profit and then sells it to the local cigar shop who marks it up again. That $8-14 retail cigar began it's journey at less than $5 per cigar.
 
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Gdaddy said:
Too low on the price can give the impression that the cigar is of lesser quality. Most human logic is that a $5 cigar simply can't be in the same league as an $8-14 cigar. However, if you look at the price as it leaves the rolling table and is sold to a distributor pays import fees and who then marks up the price for profit and then sells it to the local cigar shop who marks it up again. That $8-14 retail cigar began it's journey at less than $5 per cigar.
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That's the beauty of blackmarket/pirate sales, I reckon. Sell it for $8 if possible. I reckon the supply/demand sweetspot on price is pretty dynamic, e.g. location dependent, etc.
 
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blisscigarco said:
That's the beauty of blackmarket/pirate sales, I reckon. Sell it for $8 if possible. I reckon the supply/demand sweetspot on price is pretty dynamic, e.g. location dependent, etc.
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It has a unique supply/demand caveat. You are the only supplier of your unique product. Only one way to you and if they want the product, they pay the price you set.
 
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blisscigarco said:
What does it cost we homerollers to make one super primo high-end cigar? Buck thirty-five. I document the details in my latest post here, in a post titled "What does the tobacco really cost," on March 1, 2018:
http://www.blisscigar.com/blend/
For $200 I get the leaf for 150 cigars. If I gave those away at 5 bucks a pop, I'd pocket $550 for a day's labor. It ain't lawyer money but it's also not Arby's night shift money.
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@blisscigarco Looks like something is up with your post :(

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I have some binder grade that i use as a wrapper in my main blend which i call the "Pink"
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Yes, me too. It's binder but a lot is wrapper quality.
I think LO is out of it now. (last I looked)

What I have is filler. I have some blends I use the EC filler in, but was wondering if anyone else uses it and how.
 
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Dominican56 said:
Yes, me too. It's binder but a lot is wrapper quality.
I think LO is out of it now. (last I looked)

What I have is filler. I have some blends I use the EC filler in, but was wondering if anyone else uses it and how.
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I use it in my cherry bomb blend. It goes well with criollo and corojo IMO. Slap some habano wrapper on it
 
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