Choosing your supplying agents
In choosing who to work with in the collection business a lot need to put into consideration; the knowledge and the eye of the agent to identify value cigar accessories, the ability to bargain, his background, ease of delivering them without damage and the much you can trust them.
This business is very risky and you can lose your money very easily, so you should counter check the information given about the item before authorizing the purchase. The agent should assist you on this on his size and authenticate the item and its value.
The agent’s location is also important in relation to the product he identifies. It would be worthless to chase an item like Cuban in America where as you can get it from Cuban as long as your collections are not based in the US. Most of the antique humidors can be easily be found in Central America, Spain, USA and some of the European countries where cigars have been smoke for centuries but not places where cigars are looked at as evils for any years.
The ability to trust the agent with your money and item is also important. He should have a clean record so that all your dealing can be clean. A gent who would send you contraband cigars is not to be trusted. He should also be someone who looks out for opportunities of disposing you collected item at a higher price than you acquired it
