Huge Price Difference, I'm Confused... *Grr*

[State Of Zen]

I was looking at the innokin iTaste SVD to order. When I googled it to find the price, on fast tech it was $37.21, on myvaporstore dot com, it was listed for $99.95. This blew my mind! Any ideas why there would be that much difference? Here are the two links:

Innokin iTaste SVD

$37.21 INNOKIN iTaste SVD Telescoping Variable Voltage E-Cigarette Mod / Battery Compartment at FastTech - Worldwide Free Shipping

Granted, there are a few more things included with the more expensive one, but are those few things really worth the extra $63.00?

 

[SupplyDaddy]

MyVapeStore is probably selling it for at least the MSRP.. if they are an authorized distributor... (they give a 30 day warranty)

fasttech doesn't follow the same rules, they get it.. sell for a good price.. (FT only covers the same thing for 6 Months...)

MVS probably is covering the cost to get it to you in about 5 days.. where FT is gonna get it to you in about 14 days or less......

 

[State Of Zen]

So obviously FT is the way to go, in terms of price and warranty. Because of the increased shipping time, I'm guessing they ship from outside of the USA.?

 

[EmeraldLeo1982]

Yeah they ship from Guangdong, China. Free shipping though so can't complain too much personally. It's a fully legit product, they just get friends, relatives, shell companies, etc to buy it at cost from Innokin, then sell it for what they think it's worth and still make a profit.

Oh and my woman says to tell Stone Cold hi....lol

 

[Crazyinariz]

Fasttech is from china. I've ordered from them several times and have been quite pleased with their pricing. As was said before, the only downside I've encountered with them is the wait. I think my average time from ordered to delivered to Arizona is 14 days but even then, usually my order spends a week sitting in the San Francisco post office.

 

[BigBen2k]

Distributor pricing vs retail pricing.

 

[State Of Zen]

Oh and my woman says to tell Stone Cold hi....lol

What? LMAO!

 

[State Of Zen]

Fasttech is from china. I've ordered from them several times and have been quite pleased with their pricing. As was said before, the only downside I've encountered with them is the wait. I think my average time from ordered to delivered to Arizona is 14 days but even then, usually my order spends a week sitting in the San Francisco post office.

Ah, customs is always a major delay. Thanks.

 

[Dregnar]

Fasttech is fine for ordering mods (granted the downside is the wait time for shipping from China). But, do not order batteries from them. I don't know if it was the shipping or just poor quality battery (even though it was branded as a Panasonic), but on one of the batteries the button top was crooked and the other one was dented. So yeah, mods are OK, but never buying batteries from there again.

 

[Coastal Cowboy]

Fasttech is fine for ordering mods (granted the downside is the wait time for shipping from China). But, do not order batteries from them. I don't know if it was the shipping or just poor quality battery (even though it was branded as a Panasonic), but on one of the batteries the button top was crooked and the other one was dented. So yeah, mods are OK, but never buying batteries from there again.

Amen. FastTech batteries are junk. Buy and use at your own risk.

 

[Rymanjan]

Fast tech basically grabs the product off the assembly line down the street from their warehouse lol there is no middle man, little mark-up, no shipping costs, it's basically what you'd pay if you went to Hong Kong and were allowed to buy things right off the factory floor.

 

[retic1959]

Fasttech is fine for ordering mods (granted the downside is the wait time for shipping from China). But, do not order batteries from them. I don't know if it was the shipping or just poor quality battery (even though it was branded as a Panasonic), but on one of the batteries the button top was crooked and the other one was dented. So yeah, mods are OK, but never buying batteries from there again.

Must be the luck of the draw . I've gotten great results on batteries from fastech and total garbage from a local vendor . In some ways fastech might be easier to deal with I had to threaten to stop payment on my card to get results with a local vendor .

 

[Esmardur]

I cant really speak too highly of their RBA's either, well the Helios knockoff specifically.

I should edit this to say: This is not meant to be a reflection on Fasttech, as plenty of people have had good experiences. This was probably just the case with the one they sent me.

 

[szot]

I have had batteries from fastech for over 10 months now and they all work just fine...as does every product I have ever bought from them...and their warranty is the best around....they get a bad rep cuz ppl think paying more MUST be better..not true, especially since most all Ecig hardware is made in China anyways..and, I have bought batteries and other hardware from local BM shops for triple the price of fasttech, and they didn't last a week...U never know what U are getting from anyplace on any given day...just like cars, never buy one made on a Monday or a Friday, check the VIN....well same with Ecig hardware, ya just never know..but my experiences with fasttech have always been good so far...except for their no name juices..

 

[Evi|grin]

Any truth to Kangers statement about Fasttech. Kanger's website claims all Kangers sold at Fasttech are knock offs?

 

[Azmo]

This is where people need to pay attention. If the Fasttech site says that it's a Kanger, then it is a Kanger. You can't just buy something that says T3 or EVOD and expect it to be from Kanger. If it was, it would say "Kanger EVOD".

 

[OzarkTroutBum]

FastTech doesn't follow the same rules, they get it.. sell for a good price.. (FT only covers the same thing for 6 Months...)

I think I read that FastTech return warranty is 45 days? You should read the FAQ and the FastTech thread here before committing.

 

[retired1]

What many folks don't understand is what it takes for a vendor to get a product into the country.

First, there's usually a minimum order. Sometimes it's not a lot (10 items) sometimes it's more (50 items or more). Then there's shipping. That adds to the cost. Then there's duty and taxes for importing into the country. That also adds to the cost.

While there are some vendors that really jack up the prices, the biggest reason you see that huge disparity between Fast Tech and your local vendor is the additional costs that vendor incurs in bringing the product into the country.

 

[mandingo]

It's the difference between retail and wholesale, and waiting 2 weeks vs 3-5 days for your items.

 

[Train2]

I got the SVD from FastTech.
To California in 7 days flat (your mileage may vary).
It's a real, perfect Innokin SVD.
Innokin actually got mad at FastTech for selling under their set prices - but they still do it.
FastTech WILL sell clones, copies, and some crappy knockoffs - but they don't say it's a brand name if it's a fake.

I put together my own "kit" on FastTech - adding batteries and a charger.
Again - they have no-name batteries, but they also have the ones I got, which are some of the best.

SVD
Panasonic 18650PD

I was looking at the Innokin iTaste SVD to order. When I googled it to find the price, on Fast Tech it was $37.21, on myvaporstore dot com, it was listed for $99.95. This blew my mind! Any ideas why there would be that much difference? Here are the two links:

Innokin iTaste SVD

$37.21 INNOKIN iTaste SVD Telescoping Variable Voltage E-Cigarette Mod / Battery Compartment at FastTech - Worldwide Free Shipping

Granted, there are a few more things included with the more expensive one, but are those few things really worth the extra $63.00?