Every cigar store ends up with stock that doesn’t move: an over-order, a vitola customers stopped asking for, or editions bought for a season that passed. Selling it frees up cash and space in the walk-in.
Decide what’s surplus
Run a report from your point-of-sale system showing stock that hasn’t sold in six or twelve months. That’s usually the starting list. Include discontinued lines and anything you’ve decided not to carry.
Prepare the stock list
A buyer will want, for each line: brand, vitola, box size, number of boxes, and whether they’re sealed. Add where the stock was sourced and how it has been stored. A spreadsheet export is ideal.
Check the paperwork first
Tobacco is regulated, and selling stock to another business can involve licensing, tax and transport rules where you are. Check what applies before you agree a sale, and keep the purchase invoices that show where the stock came from.
Selling the lot to one buyer
Selling surplus box by box through your own shelves is slow and ties up space. Selling the lot to one buyer is simpler: one review, one offer, one handover. The price reflects that the buyer takes everything that qualifies.
What a buyer looks at
- Authenticity and original packaging.
- Condition and the walk-in’s storage record.
- Provenance: where the stock was sourced.
- Whether the lines fit what the buyer’s own customers want.
If you’re selling because the business is closing, read what to consider when liquidating a cigar business. To have us review your stock, see cigar shop liquidation.
Have cigars to sell?
Tell us what you have. We’ll review it and tell you plainly whether it fits what we buy. There’s no obligation.
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