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Welcome to a great addiction... assuming you have a closet or two to give up to it.... I have over 350 boxes, about 3/4 I've gotten free.
Here's my list of best sources for boxes...
Cigar Stores (the kind with walk-in humidors, that sell singles and therefore have left over boxes).... they usually want 1-5 dollars per box, but I have 3 stores that have been giving me boxes once they found out what I did with them. It doesn't hurt to build a wall hanger for the store to show gratitude... that pretty much sets you up..
then, family and friends and their friends.... once people found out about my new "hobby", they just started bringing me boxes... I get some really unique ones... last month a friend of a friend brought me 40 boxes including 17 cuban "embargo" boxes. Best thing, these are almost always F*R*E*E!!!
Flea markets, estate sales and yard sales.... here you will have to pay, but if you are interested in building on a "vintage" box without paying thru the nose... these are great.... BUT...if you don't see any cigar boxes, go ahead and ask...sometimes there's a stash hidden in the back that they will bring out.... and, carry a CBG with you, people will be more generous if they can see a CBG...
Last, very bottom EBAY.... this is only good if you are looking for a particular box and are willing to pay more in freight than the box is probably worth.
OH, check out the CigarBoxGuitarBuilders Yahoo forum... http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/CIGARBOXGUITARBUILDERS/. We've just started a "trading post" in the files section. If you are looking for something you might just find it there...
Hope that helps,
the best,
Wichita Sam
Greenbrick, I live in Greer, SC and will be back in my shop after Christmas. If you need some boxes to get you started just let me know...I have plenty of them to share.
-Slim
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