Free tool

Bid ceiling calculator

Decide what a cigar is worth to you, then bid with a clear head. Enter your price per cigar and see the most to bid on each box or pack, with fees and shipping already taken out.

Shipping

You’re already winning something this shipping period, so this lot only adds $0.25 (single), $0.50 (5-pack) or $1.00 (box, sampler) in shipping, as CigarBid’s Shipping Savings Program works.

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Pack of 5 
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Box of 10 
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Box of 20 
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Box of 25 
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How it works

Your budget for a lot is your price per cigar × the number of cigars. We take off the shipping, then the buyer fee, and what’s left is your max bid.

max bid = (price × cigars − shipping) ÷ (1 + fee %)

Fees and shipping start at the site’s defaults; open “Fees & shipping” to change them for your order.

Bidding tips

  • Set your max before the last minutes and stick to it. Bids jump near the close.
  • On multi-unit lots the top bidders each win one unit and everyone pays the lowest winning bid, so bidding your true max rarely costs you more.
  • Compare per-cigar prices across pack sizes: a 5-pack and a box of 20 can be very different deals.