Caviar and Ebay/Costco

From what I read, a 2 ounce jar of beluga caviar at Costco sells for $55.

The Ebay offers are about the same price for a 4 ounce jar.

Well, I went ahead and bought some beluga caviar from Costco. $55 for two ounces. It comes in a jar which is sealed in a plastic container as well. I'll post a tasting note after we open it.

In my quest for beluga caviar, I searched high and low. Our local Crown liquor store was selling Russian beluga for $144 for 2 ounces. My local Publix supermarket had Russian beluga for $90 for 2 ounces, and Iranian beluga for $100 for 2 ounces. The internet ranged in prices from extraordinarily high to questionably low. I was concerned about some of the web-sites I found, where there was no information on the seller's location or phone numbers. Other internet sites were very trustworthy, of course. But even the lowest prices on the internet were no better than Costco (except for Ebay - which I suspect is grey market).

So, in the end, there was nothing that could touch Costco's price (and I was not about to buy any from Ebay).

Rothko -

Did you buy this in store or over their website? (Just curious!)

Have a great new year!

Mona lisa vito,

Good to hear from you. Hope all is well.

I bought the caviar from the store in North Palm Beach. I don't think that you can purchase caviar from the Costco website (I checked the site and could not find it).

The store had about 5 or 6 jars of beluga left. I know that they turn the stuff over fairly quickly, as the North Palm store didn't have caviar a week or so ago.

We got this deal last week -- 2 ounces for $55 at Costco. Opened it yesterday -- and while it was passable caviar, I was dissapointed with the texture. With good beluga, I beleive each egg should pop in your mouth as it releases its little burst of flavor. While the flavor was decent, I thought this Beluga was too... mushy.
What did others think? Rothko?

The eggs could have been firmer. The caviar was also a bit more salty that I prefer.

I guess that in the end you get what you pay for.

Be glad you guys didn't opt for the 55-gallon drum.

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I got one ounce of the Crown Beluga at a ridiculous price, but it was for a family celebration. No complaints about the quality. It was preceeded by four ounces of Crown's American sturgeon caviar. We served the caviar accompanied by Champagne (nv Roederer Brut, followed by a 1996 Fleur de Champagne), on plain crackers with creme fraiche.

Just one more sip.

If you ever want to get any quantity of the stuff, PM LCC over on VC. He's 'connected'.

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My very first post on vinocellar was to him about getting some caviar.

D'oh!

'scuse the oopsie.

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