Hey picked these up, the price was good but not a steal. Have a feeling they are fake but would apreciate some expert help. The habanos heco en cuba is burned in and the factory code is stamped.
Need opinion if these are authentic.
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Looks like the barcode with the numbers has been removed. this is normal when sent by a vendor in a duty free zone.
With that said - they look 100% real to me.
gibbleguts
BoM april 09
Yes bar code removal is common for grey or parallel market cigars. you should not see it if you buy your cigars through primary market vendors.
Yes ! I never incountered the barcode removal until I moved to the United States. In Ireland CC are brutal. the Vat tax is choking:cryloud:
know your vendor!
this was a trial order to try to get to know the vendor. did my research seemed legit. What threw the red light up was cutting of the barcode. So now I'll follow up with the vendor and see what they say. thanks for the help.
don't know, on the mend right now so cant try em out. But where will i ever find a guinnea pig to try one for me.:glassesgr
gibbleguts
BoM april 09
I don't mean to throw up red flags with the bar code being cut off. The reason behind this is the parralell market. It does not mean they are fakes only that they were not sold to the country they are being sold from. Habanos does not support the big online shops out of switzerland so most of them source their cigars through other regions. The other regions that are suplying then cut the bar code off as that indentifies to what region the cigars were sold to. Habanos pulled a couple of distributorships last year and also arrested the vice president because of these issues. Main part to have concerns about is that the cigars were properly maintained during their long travels.
The other thing I was told while in havana was they are working on an updated version of the seal which will include a UV identifier so if this goes through you can expect to see cigars coming with most if not the entire seal removed.
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Looks all good if they are fakes somone put a lot of effort into packaging a cheaper box, which is unlikely. On a lighter note that Mr. Punch puppet logo thing creeps me out every time I see it. I don't even smoke punch because of that creepy little bastard.
gibbleguts
BoM april 09
When did you PM me as I am not sure I got it?
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Your not going to get a direct answer email Imo. You'll get some half arssed response trying to cover why they don't have the code still on. TRUST me. What A says is the gospel. How well were they kept during all those travels and how well were they kept before sold to you. Check all the tubes for mold. The problem isn't real or fake but storage as A said.
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