New Tobacco Taxes in Effect?!?

[samcoffeeman]

Just came across this listing on eBay. Granted the tin is sealed and may be ancient but is it $4000 worth? Yikes. Only $500/oz!
Dunhill Standard Mixture Mild Duke Street

 

[jndyer]

What I find entertaining is that you also have to pay and additional $10 for shipping. You would think that spending $4000 for a tin of tobacco would qualify you for free shipping.

 

[mikestanley]

The problem with an ancient tin of that size is that it tends to go flat a week or so after opening in my experience. An equivalent amount in 2 oz tins? Yeah, it may very well be worth the money.

Mike S.

 

[Chasing Embers]

How old is that tin?

 

[mikestanley]

Old. 1960's probably. Maybe older.
Mike S.

 

[mcitinner1]

I would hope anyone that owned such a tin would be smart enough to never open it.

 

[woodsroad]

I see a market in counterfeit cutter top tins.

 

[okiebrad]

I see a market in counterfeit cutter top tins.

Yep. If this price is reached I can envision a bunch of, all of a sudden found, tins hitting the market.

 

[perdurabo]

Old blends going flat, yep, unfortunately this has been my experience. But that first bowl is excellent, but not for that price.

 

[anthonyrosenthal74]

I just don't get it. There are far better things to spend that kind of money on.

 

[mikestanley]

Well, there probably are but unless you've smoked an old cutter top Dunhill....it's pretty darned good.

Mike S.

 

[oldgeezersmoker]

They don't always go flat. My experience with cutter tops that are still soundly sealed was actually pretty good. That seller can come up with some very interesting stuff. I recently saw a picture of a glorious Charatan's cup and saucer Supreme that likely came from him.