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 Update:
djtrance60005 April 30, 2002
(2)
djtrance60005
has pulled his head out far enough to respond:
You got that right, bro,
I work for the IT industry. About 1400 people depend upon
my business decisions, but according to you, it is nothing.
But unfortunately, I don't have a seven-figure income, just
a 5-figure. That's why I sell old junk that piles up around
the house, instead of throwing it away. Does it also bother
you? And I also have my home, my family, and pay my taxes,
and every April 15th, have to mail a check to IRS just like
other Americans? Does this also bother you? Does it also bother
you that I'm an immigrant who became a citizen and lives the
American dream?
People
like you don't make this country prosper. People like you
never have families or friends. You want to know why? Because
people like you are mad jealous losers to whom every one else's
success is a blow in a face. You are like a fungus that grows
on trees before they die. Because of people like you events
of Sept. 11th happened. People like you never change.
And
as for the selling, I will continue selling my stuff no matter
what you say or do. You haven't proved yet that I have a fake.
You are a fake. Like you said, if you don't like me, sue me.
Our
Response:
Al,
I would like to apologize for the delayed response, but that
comes with the territory when you have to wait for an open
computer here at the internet café. Maybe, you can
sell me some of your "old junk" around your house
to put a computer together.
Now
in response to your email, please try to convince someone
else of what you want to be when you grow up, not me - I don't
care. I have no problems with you making a living selling
used hardware from your house, there is no defined recipe
for living the American Dream.
Al, what proof would it take to convince you that your cigars
are counterfeit? An independent opinion, perhaps?
Cigar
Aficionado Article
Freddy
Kuzyk Article
Freddy's
Picture of Glass-Top Cohibas
Another
Article
Eopinions.com
Article
The
highly respected Rafael Bernardo
My question to you is why you think your cigars are authentic?
My challenge to you, which I am confident you will not accept,
is for you to show me proof that these are authentic.
[Rant
mode on]
The fact that you have already shown a propensity for lying,
that you are ignorant about the laws of our country, that
you know these cigars are counterfeit and, yet, still try
to take advantage of unsuspecting buyers, and the impudence
to advertise your pseudo-patriotic, bullshit by using the
horrific events of 9/11 to support your putrid existence and
worthless auction, not only defines who you are, it sickens
us that you were even allowed into this country.
[Rant mode off]
Habanos_R_US
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Update:
djtrance60005 April 30, 2002
(1)
djtrance60005
has pulled his head out far enough to respond:
"Yet another profound comment from
a buyer who is prohibited from bidding on my auctions. Their
web site is listing all possible variations of counterfeit
cigars in the section. Yet, it doesn't show mine. As for their
comments about me on their site, I can tell you that I can
trave anywhere in the world and conduct any sort of business
I want any time. The fact that your website is hosted for
free, shows that you don't even have any money, nor any will
to make money. You only screw up other people. These pictures
as well as personal info on my auction is my personal property.
I don't remember giving you permission to use it on your website
to conduct your business. Should I explain what copyright
infringement is?"
Our Response:
Apparentlydjtrance60005
is angered that we did not list his variation of counterfeit
cigars. But, had he pulled his head out a little further he
would have seen that we have focused quite heavily on the
glass-top Cohibas, which by reading his comments he admits
to them being counterfeit.
djtrance60005 comments
that he can trave(l) anywhere in the world and conduct any
sort of business he wants at any time. From his auction history
it looks like he is into selling low cost, used and remanufactured
computer hardware. But of course that would be wrong of us
to assume, since selling dusty hardware on eBay and Yahoo
would probably not require him to travel all over the world
to conduct his business and would also fall within the scope
of our 40 year trade embargo with Cuba. No - this man is much
more than that - I would say he is a seven-figure man, working
as a font-line I/T specialists for a large international mergers-and-aquisitions
conglomerate, with the ability to perform under pressure with
minimal management direction while communicating effectively
with executive "buyers" and, the wherewithal to
collaborate with diverse organizations from all over the world.
Yes - dat's our man.
Yes, this site is hosted for free. We would never spend a
dime (that we don't have) of our money for a web site to put
counterfeiters, like djtrance60005,
out of business. Hell, this computer isn't even mine, nor
is the internet connection. This is all being done from an
internet cafe, and I'm working of my internet time by doing
some light dusting. Doesn't it just piss you off that all
this can be done for free.
Finally, if your reading this djtrance60005,
as for your photos, personal info, copyright infringement,
yada, yada, yada...SUE ME. Just get in line with all the other
losers who can't sell their counterfeit auctions anymore.
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djtrance60005
has a glass-top Cohiba Esplendido box up on Yahoo Auction.
Some sellers are unaware that the cigars they are selling
actually counterfeits. djtrance60005
knows that these are counterfeits and tries to justify his
US$495 buy price as these are collectible cigars. He even
goes so far as to provide with you several links on his auction
to check out the prices of authentic Cohiba Esplendidos, "not
a cheap Dominican imitation", as are his cigars.
You
can also see that this guy is from Palatine, IL, yet he was
in Cuba three weeks ago on business. I would like to find
out what business he is in that enables him to conduct business
in Cuba.
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Update:
bubbajjj2000
May 24, 2002(2)
bubbajjj2000
has relisted his counterfeit boxes of Cohiba
Esplendidos and Cohiba
Robustos. In addition, he has added another auction of
Montecristo
No. 2 that he did not have listed the first time. It's
obvious that he purchased this counterfeit box from the same
source as it has the same type of very badly printed green
warranty seal that has been badly misplaced on the box.
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Update:
bubbajjj2000
May 5, 2002 (1)
He's finally got a couple of unsuspecting bidders to place
bids on his auctions. Hopefully, they will realize that these
are bogus boxes and retract their bids.
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bubbajjj2000
has two auctions running currently with over 6 days left on
both. One is for a counterfeit box of Cohiba Esplendidos,
the other for a box of Cohiba Robustos. Both, are very blatant
counterfeits.
I
am not sure who this mdphotocc,
after first I thought he was a shiller, someone who artificially
inflates the price of auctions by bidding on them, but in
the past week he placed bids
on six different counterfeit auctions from various vendors
winning three auctions for a total of US$650. Currently, he
is the highest bidder on two counterfeit auctions, thus far
totaling another US$450.
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Update:
hotlatinvideo
May 15, 2002 (1)
We asked this seller if he had any other boxes that he
would like to sell off eBay...guess what his response was?
hotlatinvideo
has pulled his head out far enough to respond:
From: "Paul Johnson" <fullamor@law.com>
Date: Tue, 14 May 2002 22:25:05 -0700
To: habanos_r_us@yahoo.com
Subject: your Cuban Cigar list from Simona
this is my cigar email address... we can communicate here
from now
on... here is what is currently available as requested...
Montecristo
A $350
Cohiba Piramides $350
@
$250
Cohiba
Esplendidos
H. Upmann Sir Winston
MC #2
Cohiba Robusto
Partagas Series D #4
Quay D'Orsay Imperiales
Hoyo DC
Cohiba Lanceros
RJ Churchill Tubos
plus
regular $30 shipping.
I
have more than one box of some of the above.
Sent
by Law Mail
hotlatinvideos
snared an unsuspecting victim with his auction
of faux Partagas Serie D's. From the pictures, the buyer should
have easily identified these as counterfeits cigars, taking
possesion of the cigars will not make him any more aware of
that fact, which is why he left positive feedback for the
seller. This is a good example of why we place little importance
on the seller's feedback rating.
In
an attempt to disassociate himself from our listing the seller
on our web site, he has changed his seller id to habanos4u.
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With
less than 1 day left, this auction hassnared
one unsuspecting bidder. Take at the photo on the top right.
The warranty seal should be placed closer to left edge of
lid. We have received additional photos from the buyer which
shows a couple of errors. First, it shows an invalid factory
code, EOT. Also, the red serial number on the warranty seal
is incorrect.
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Update:
April 30, 2002
We
just received an email from gabserv:
Hi,
I just want to say you something. **** THANK YOU ! ****
I checked you web sit and if all these infos are true (I'm
shure they are).... I own 3 conterfit cigars box ! :(
I really appreciate all your work to do this web site.
Anyway, I will advise the winner on my auction that my cigars
are not authentics.....
I would appreciate if you was sending me a mail before....
Of course I can't blame you on this ! :) hehe !
Thanks again !
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Update:
April
29, 2002
There
is another person on Yahoo who just put up an auction for
Cohiba Esplendidos using the same picture (RED FLAG). Check
it out. You would think that if this guy on Yahoo did steal
someone's picture that he would at least steal an authentic
Cohiba box picture.
eBay
auction | Yahoo
auction
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There's
about 1 day left on this counterfeit box of Cohiba Esplendidos,
which has 3 bids and is up to US$212. A box of these will
cost US$390 in Cuba from an authorized store location.
Take a look at the Habanos hallmarks on the back of the box.
They lack the definition and clarity of an authentic box.
The green warranty seal also lacks the color and the definition.
But, what really announces this box as a counterfeit is the
factory code on the back of the box. Take a look at the bottom
right picture, while it is a little difficult to make out
the entire code it is obvious that it is using the old "NIVELACUSO"
code, which was not used after 1998. It also shows that it
has the new warranty seal that was first used in 1999. If
this box were to be authentic it would have to have the old
warranty seal with the "NIVELACUSO" code.
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