I'm certainly not taking sides in any of this,but one thing I think gets thrown to the wayside during most passes is that it's not what comes back to the host, but the participants being able to get and try a cigar that they might not be able to drive to their B&M and buy to try. I totally agree with rarity/rarity, value/value/,ISOM/ISOM, because that's what CP has been built off of, but I think there has to be some kind of leniency in what is put and taken. For instance, if someone early in the pass put in a cigar that duplicates a cigar already in the pass, then in all good consciousness, you can't tell another member he can't put a duplicate in the pass. Once there are 2 dupes in there, use common sense and think about the guys down the line because then there may be 40 cigars left and 2 of them might have triplicates....that's uncalled for. Rarity is a subjective matter that can sometimes be determined by how often a certain cigar comes out and the dollar value that's placed on the put. For example. You shouldn't take a "shark" and put in a DCM #3 OR 4 because both are readily available while the Shark is hard to come by. To me a suitable trade for a shark would be an Opus that has an MSRP of at least $12. Granted you can't hardly find a Shark for MSRP, but that doesn't matter. In passes if a cigar has an MSRP, that is what you go by and nothing else. You have to make up for that with a certain rarity like an Opus that has limited production and only comes out a few times a year, but it doesn't matter if you see Sharks going for ~$20....you MUST go by the stated MSRP and work off of that. To me a good trade for a shark is a Perfecxion X, Petite Lancero, or Super Beli. With that trade, you've made up for any rarity value with a slight bump in dollar value. The ESG Churchill is a readily available cigar at just about any cigar shop and if the Padilla Salomon has a slightly higher value,then nothing should be wrong with that. If you're saying the Opus Super Beli has a rarity factor tagged to it, what cigar can be traded for it that also has a rarity factor and is also $12+ dollars that doesn't swing the tide towards the host in the end. I think Opus (unless it's a HTF) and rarity are way overrated and as long as you can make up for an Opus trade with a stick that MSRP's for 3-4 dollars more, it should be good or it's coming right back toyou. Like I said in a pm to Jeff, not being able to put a duplicate in a pass can really handcuff a pass participant because with me for instance,most of the NC's I have, are already in the pass and there are no ISOM's (which I have a great deal more singles of). I'm not trying to step on any toes here,but with this being a strictly Non Cuban pass, you have to have some sort of leniancy towards the pass participants or instead of being able to make 5-6 trades. they might only be able to make 2-3 and miss out on a cigar that they've really been wanting to try. JMHO