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If I were in your situation I would make my own. Many on here do. If you don't have the tools or expertise to do so, I would find a local woodworker to make them for you rather than pay international shipping cost.
Maybe workup a trade deal. Make him a CBG in exchange for boxes.
Make a box...it's easy. 4 pieces of softwood for the sides, butt-jointed with glue and strapped together with 99p nylon hold-down strap to hold the joints while its drying, glue and pin on a thin ply back, screw on a ply top (use screws so you can take it apart to fit the neck and electrics, trim the edges when its dry - job done. Tools needed - saw, small hammer, screwdriver sandpaper. Time needed 15 minutes.
Cigar boxes are scarce as hen's teeth around here, so I rarely use them. I save what I do find for customer orders. For myself, I have been building my own boxes using a hand saw and a square.
I agree, if you need a plain box, just build one. If you dont like the soft and boring looking surface of plywood search on Ebay for wood veneer (true wood not this plastic crap). Or, with a little luck a local woodworker will give you some leftover veneer for free. The Box will look incredible, the surface will getting much harder and the best of all, you can easily cover a plain sanded butt joint. Veneering is super easy, add wood glue on the veneer and the box using a foam roll, wait until the glue starts getting clear then place it box, take an medium hot iron and press the veneer on the box. Seam the edges with a sharp cutter and Sandpaper and you´re done. I normally start making a simple frame using
cheap beech profile strips from the home improvement store (e.g. 40x6x1000mm). After gluing them together I use the frame as model to cut out the plywood for top and bottom.
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