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Expert: - 3/31/2011


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Hello,
I have an unopened box of La Tropical cigars, belonging to my grandad, and would like to sell them for him, however I'm not sure what they are worth or where they should be sold. He has kept them for a long time (not sure how long as he has memory problems)tied up in brown paper in a trunk in the attic. They have not been opened. I'd really appreciate your advice.
Many thanks
Heather

Answer
Tropical is Jamaican
Inexpensive cigar back then.
In the attic would be the same as leaving a bottle of wine in the attic, not good.
Someone might buy it as a collectible and restore it which would take years if you did not open the box.
Put it on ebay for $100 as a collectible?
I saw a box go at Christies auction for around $140.

Mike

M J Robbins

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Retailer of cigars and acc. since 1979. Cigars - I've smoked most including Cubans. Humidors- Testing humidors all the time. Selling humidors for 30 years. Pipes - I imported Briar and Meerschaum also repaired them in the 1980's. Lighters- Zippo distributor 30 years, expert in repair of old and new lighters although I haven't repaired an antique lighter in 15 years. Repaired thousands of butane lighters.

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30 years importing and selling retail and wholesale Pipes lighters,cigars and humidors. Designed and developed the only state of the art refirgerated mobile cigar humidor and the largest mobile cigar store in the USA. Repaired 50,000 pipes and lighters in the last 30 years. BR>
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