Fuente Fuente Opus X Forbidden X + 1 for raffle, to benefit the American Red Cross

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One Fuente Fuente Opus X Forbidden X and one Partagas Lusitanias, for raffle, to benefit the American Red Cross.



Who can enter:

Entry in this raffle is open to all registered members of Club Stogie, CigarPass.com, and CigarSmokers.com whose join date is on or before Saturday, September 24th, 2005. One entry per member please.

How to enter:

PM me and I'll enter your name in the list below and assign you a number between 1 and 44, your assigned ticket number, or you can pick your own number if you like, so long as it's not already taken.. I will add your name to the list of entrants along with your ticket number.

Send a bank check or money order in the amount of $10 made payable to the American Red Cross to the address in my profile. No cash or personal checks, please.

When I receive your money order, I will update your entry in the list of entrants to show the date of the postmark on the envelope. I must receive your money order by Saturday, October 8th, otherwise you will be disqualified from the prize draw. All money orders received will be forwarded to the American Red Cross as soon as they are received.

The winning ticket number will be decided based on the Texas State Lottery drawing for October 8th. The drawing occurs at 10:12pm Central Time. You can check the winning numbers after the drawing has taken place on the Texas State Lottery website, http://www.txlottery.org/.

If only one assigned ticket number appears in the list of Texas State Lottery winning numbers, then that is the winning ticket number.

If two or more assigned ticket number appears in the list of Texas State Lottery winning numbers, then the prize will go to whoever had their earliest post mark on their envelope.

If no assigned ticket number appears in the list of Texas State Lottery winning numbers for Saturday, October 8th, we'll roll over to Monday's drawing, and so on until an assigned number appears.

I will mail the prize to the winner on the first work day following the day the winner is decided, priority mail with DC and post the DC here. At my discretion or at the winners request, I may require signature for delivery.

FAQ:

Q: Why are you doing this?

A: The short answer is that I said last week I was going to do it, so I'm doing it. A slightly longer answer is that one of these cigars was (long story short) a gift for my birthday and the other is one I have been saving for a special occasion. My birthday was last Saturday and Hurricane Rita made it a very special occasion.

As it turned out, the timing for the raffle is less than ideal, but, notwithstanding a suggestion that I go back on my word, I don't really see that as an option. So my attitude is just to get 'er done.

Q: Why shouldn’t I just cut out the middle man and make a donation directly to the Red Cross?

A: http://www.redcross.org.

Q: How do I know you’re not just going to pocket the money yourself?

A: Checks and money orders made payable to the American Red Cross can only be cashed or deposited by that organization. Please make sure that your check or money order is made payable to the American Red Cross.

Q: How do I know the cigars are what you say they are?

A: The person who gifted me the Opus X and I have had our personal differences, but there's never been a question about his integrity or the quality of his collection. In addition, the band, the sealed glass tube, etc, would make this a very difficult item to fake. I purchased the other cigar, a Partagas Salamone, in good faith from what I believe to be a reputable source. It looks great and smells great--to me, anyway. I have no doubts about its authenticity. But dumb newbies like me get ripped off all the time, right? So can we just consider it to be a bonus mystery cigar which may turn out to be a real treat? If you don't want to take a chance on it, I'll happily send you just the Opus X and dispose of the other cigar for you myself. Very happily, in fact.

Q: How do I know I have a fair chance of winning?

A: I've thought through the process of deciding the winner and it seems pretty bullet-proof to me. If anyone has any suggestions how to improve it, maybe you could pm me or post here.

Q: What if my money order gets lost in the mail?

A: The US Post Office does an amazing job in my opinion, but items do occasionally get lost in the mail. If you want to make sure that your envelope arrives safely, get a delivery confirmation at the Post Office: it costs $0.30. I can not be held responsible for money orders I do not receive.

Q: What if more than 44 people want to enter?

A: I will randomly assign every entrant a second number between 1 and 44. This will not substantially change the way the winner is decided.

Q: I already entered on the another site / the last time you posted this.

A: If you don't see your name on the list below, please pm me asap

Any other questions? PM me!

Thanks for your interest!

So far we have two entrants.
Each entrant has a 50% chance of winning.
Next entrant will have a 33% chance of winning.

14 / justinphilly (Club Stogie) / (mo not yet received)
27 / disilluzion (Club Stogie) / (mo not yet received)