I would caution that you not add anything to your "cellar" with the notion that you are putting away money or are somehow making an investment that you will cash in on later. If you treat it as something purely for your own personal use and have a realistic grasp of how much you want to actually smoke, then you'll be on the right track, I suspect.
I see this excess hoarding (and it is genuine hoarding, not collecting) crop up in the forums from time to time and I think it is a state of mind that will get people in trouble if they are counting on it in any way as a reserve cash fund. Tobacco is a terrible investment choice! Terrible...
I would only put away what you can realistically smoke (or want to smoke) in a lifetime. Some people go absolutely bonkers, while telling themselves that they'll either cash out on a profit or worse, leave it to their kids.
I've been guilty of this and put away too much tobacco myself. I sold off a bunch of it because it was ridiculous to have so much. Just silly, and taking up space. Even though it was mostly aged, and high quality blends that are hard to get, AND I was selling them at cost or less just to get rid of them, it was still a pain in the ass. Most people just want a tin, or a small bag, or a little of this, a little of that. It cost me money to get rid of the tobacco I didn't want. And in that case, we're only talking about several pounds. Not dozens of pounds.
You will notice that some blends fetch very high prices in some places if they are hard to get or discontinued. This strategy is not effective if you have 100 tins of something that is "rare". Trying to sell those 100 tins is very hard indeed, because it's no longer that rare anymore. There is a limited market of people willing to pay very high prices for tins. You will quickly saturate the market and then it's not worth a damn anymore.
Or at least not worth your trouble, I would wager. I feel sorry for the children of some members who will be forced to part out endless orders of 1 or 3 tins of tobacco to claw back the thousands they've been "given" in a will of tobacco! Ha! They'll likely just toss it in the trash. It's just not worth he hassle.
Most pipe smokers are frugal. Cheap, even. Follow some of the "for sale" threads and you will soon see.
Just something to consider. No doubt some will disagree, but I just don't see it as a wise investment, if that idea EVER crosses your mind as you gaze upon your stash. That ain't no investment... I think that's just a tacked on excuse to the very real psychological issue of hoarding.
Of course, that doesn't mean everyone with a massive collection is a hoarder. Some will actually smoke it all! Or die trying. But I would say that hoarding, rather than collecting, is the dominate theme, for whatever reason. Careful about some of the advice you get there.
They're enablers!
I see this excess hoarding (and it is genuine hoarding, not collecting) crop up in the forums from time to time and I think it is a state of mind that will get people in trouble if they are counting on it in any way as a reserve cash fund. Tobacco is a terrible investment choice! Terrible...
I would only put away what you can realistically smoke (or want to smoke) in a lifetime. Some people go absolutely bonkers, while telling themselves that they'll either cash out on a profit or worse, leave it to their kids.
I've been guilty of this and put away too much tobacco myself. I sold off a bunch of it because it was ridiculous to have so much. Just silly, and taking up space. Even though it was mostly aged, and high quality blends that are hard to get, AND I was selling them at cost or less just to get rid of them, it was still a pain in the ass. Most people just want a tin, or a small bag, or a little of this, a little of that. It cost me money to get rid of the tobacco I didn't want. And in that case, we're only talking about several pounds. Not dozens of pounds.
You will notice that some blends fetch very high prices in some places if they are hard to get or discontinued. This strategy is not effective if you have 100 tins of something that is "rare". Trying to sell those 100 tins is very hard indeed, because it's no longer that rare anymore. There is a limited market of people willing to pay very high prices for tins. You will quickly saturate the market and then it's not worth a damn anymore.
Or at least not worth your trouble, I would wager. I feel sorry for the children of some members who will be forced to part out endless orders of 1 or 3 tins of tobacco to claw back the thousands they've been "given" in a will of tobacco! Ha! They'll likely just toss it in the trash. It's just not worth he hassle.
Most pipe smokers are frugal. Cheap, even. Follow some of the "for sale" threads and you will soon see.
Just something to consider. No doubt some will disagree, but I just don't see it as a wise investment, if that idea EVER crosses your mind as you gaze upon your stash. That ain't no investment... I think that's just a tacked on excuse to the very real psychological issue of hoarding.
Of course, that doesn't mean everyone with a massive collection is a hoarder. Some will actually smoke it all! Or die trying. But I would say that hoarding, rather than collecting, is the dominate theme, for whatever reason. Careful about some of the advice you get there.
They're enablers!
