#FAKE LIGHTTABLE CIGAR SERIAL#
Since 2010, all Cuban Cigar boxes have had an individual barcode serial number, which can be used to trace the box back to the distributor it was originally supplied to.
When pressed theyĪdmitted that they purchased the cigars outside of the licensed distribution channel. Some world-renowned retailers have been caught selling fakes (notably Limited Editions). The Grey Market is the retail level sellers who have purchased stock from Parallel Market Suppliers. They either sell into the grey market (passing themselves off as legitimate parallel suppliers) or they sellĭirect to the final point-of-sale sellers: websites, brick and mortar stores, bars, clubs, street touts, cruise lines, vacation These operations involve massive quantities of fake cigars.
#FAKE LIGHTTABLE CIGAR PROFESSIONAL#
The possibility of fakes and there are no wholesale-level returns, and therefore no quality control.īlack Marketeers are professional criminal operations, generally originating from Central America,Ĭuba and Asia. Many retailers that parallel import areįor retailers, purchasing from a parallel supplier is generally cheaper, however there are two downsides: There is nothing wrong with parallel importing (other than being unauthorised), but it doesĭepend on the knowledge and scruples of both the parties involved. Many retailers purchase from both their authorised distributor and parallel supply sources. Traced directly back to the distributor/sub-distributor from where the cigars originated. Transactions, communications, and payment are normally done through third-party companies so that nothing can be The better discount they can get from their distributor. Sub-distributors sell product into the grey market to increase their own volume turnover, since the more stock they sell, Parallel suppliers are legitimate (but unauthorised) suppliers selling outside their region. Retailers can purchase from distributors, sub-distributors, parallel importers, parallel import themselves, Sub-distributors may have retail sales and/or wholesale to smaller the retailers (tobacconists, bars, clubs, These local distribution offices sell to sub-distributors and major retailers. grants single a licence to import and distribute their cigars for individual territories. Pre-production cigars, previously unrecorded cigars or releases, etc. Fakes are produced by large professional groups, individuals,Ĭigars that may be genuine but mistaken as fakes are: special factory productions, factory trials, There are good fakes and there are bad fakes. In this context, the term “cigar” includes the packaging.Ī fake is anything made to appear other than it actually is, and is intended to be passed off fraudulently One needs to understand what a fake cigar is, which cigars are faked, who fakes cigars, Enough negative indications should be sufficient to raise reasonable doubts. Luckily there are ways to prove that a cigar is or may be a fake.
Let’s be clear: There is no single or simple way to prove a cigar is genuine. Invariably incomplete, and therefore misleading.
#FAKE LIGHTTABLE CIGAR FULL#
Unfortunately, forums are full of well-intentioned advice, which (regrettably) is often wrong and is Is this a Genuine Cuban Cigar? How many times has this question been asked?
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