Glad you wrote that preface, because the rest did come off as a bit hostile and defensive, especially for a thread in which you asked for suggestions on what people are ordering from other vendors that you don't carry.
That's why I wrote it, my writing style sucks..
But my response was explanatory, not hostile or defensive, at least in intent.
it's hard to convey my stance on things because it does not always coincide with my best interests (business wise) and I am pretty honest, sometimes too honest. If that rubs some the wrong way there is nothing I can do about it. I try to be as honest as possible and apologize for my writing style. I have a limited amount of time to read 100 emails a day and process orders, in addition I deal with hostile people on a daily basis and these who outright try to cheat me. Occasionally this causes me to delay responses and sometimes even write them poorly worded, it's the curse of stress and not having enough time to think I guess.
also, in my mind asking for suggestions does not preclude me from making comments, even if they are taken negatively, as long as they are truthful. I am not going to placate someone if it means any ambiguity in what I am saying. I don't go out of my way to be negative that's for sure. That's the last thing I want. If I said, ok, sure I'll try to get those, it would have been a lie. If I didn't tell you what I thought about the situation again, as bad as a lie (in my mind)
I am fully aware that I lack tact
I believe the Vision Mini Vivi Nova coils are compatible with the Vision Vivi Nova. Both appear to be quite popular and are available from dozens of retailers.
That maybe so but between the items themselves some are, some are not, there's the rub.
(BTW that would be nice if they were compatible because I do sell Vision Nova heads )
But if you have a Nova 2.5, then all heads after (so far) are compatible, if you have an earlier version, you are out of luck as they aren't made anymore and they are
not interchangeable. Also Vision came out with different versions within months (weeks) of each other leaving original purchasers wanting, exactly what you are talking about. Vision isn't immune to making new versions completely different from previous.
(in a weird sense, you could think of the DV Mini in this context.. kinda)
I cannot afford to carry different versions I am not madvapes size, not even close, I am already stretched way too thin. so I do the best I can and offer as much as I can.
As far as I can tell, the DV Mini Nova and coils are available from only one retailer, you. I don't expect a product to go forever without being orphaned, but having a sizable base of users and retailers can make a real difference in how quickly it happens.
This is incorrect, but it's not my place to say who carries what from who. I am one of the few who will tell you exactly what a product is, or isn't. (yes, tooting my own horn
) But there are others who carry the same mini I have because I bought one or two to test them when I was trying to figure out what "version" I was sent
...but it would be nice to have modestly lower prices from you on the most popular big name products in addition to rock bottom prices on off brand products.
Not sure what to tell you here, I
do carry popular big name products at lower prices, that's my gig
(giggety)
The DV "brand" is very small in scope, so far just the Mini's and some CE4/CE5's and I do carry the Vision in the CE4+ and the Vision Vivi Nova, you are focusing on one item, the Vision Mini Vivi Nova, I assure you most everything I carry is from OEM manufacturers. I have Vision CE4+. Vision 2.0, Vision Tox, Vision V6 and other items, the only one I do not carry is the Vision Mini. That is due to an issue we (max and I) had communicating, during that time I wanted to get the Mini but was unable to, so purchased it from another manufacturer. I found out after receipt that the heads were different so I either ate it, or sold it as it. I take a loss on enough "wrong" products so decided to put it out there and it has done exceedingly well.
I know a lot of people are under the impression that I have unlimited resources to invest but honestly I do not. I still do this all part time after a full time day job and keeping it all straight is quite the challenge so when a situation presents itself I need to take the course of least resistance
(haha pun intended).
The reason I even have another manufacturers version is an issue I ran into with Vision, he doesn't like the way I speak openly on my forums, I have paid for that openness with a bit of hostility, as it stands I get limited items. The Chinese are different, they consider any criticism as a personal attack, while we freely insult each other and then go have a beer.
Lesson learned but my openness will not change, regardless of outcome.
.. and that's a bit of an exaggeration.
Perhaps I should have prefaced...
originally
An exaggeration is a lie, and I do not lie. I am not going to try to toot my own horn but when I lower the price on things, others follow, is that a coincidence?, probably, but then again maybe not. The original price of the Mini Vivi was 5.00
(at least) more than what was being charged when it first came to my store. Now there are sets with heads and the pricing is all over the place.
The Vision Mini is available as a boxed set with 3 coils for under $8 from a well known Chinese retailer and with 1 coil for under $9 from a well known US retailer.
This is incorrect, at least the first part, it's
MUCH cheaper (wholesale). Also, there is only one valid seller of Vision and that is Max, from Vision. I get Max's price lists. Everyone else is a knockoff or a reseller (which I don't think he does much of) and no one in their right mind would sell an item that wholesales for 8.00 and sell it for 9.00 (even considering holding back two heads). Every single product you buy is marked up at least
100% Two years ago when I started Go-goUSA that figure was 200-300%
things are getting better at least.
as I said this isn't meant to be hostile whether you take it that way or not, my writing style is poor, can't be helped, I says what I feels and all that. I try to be as honest as possible and I am finding out more and more that it's probably not the way to go if I want to make everyone happy, but that's just me.
There was no disrespect or any hostility in anything I said to you, or in general, I am just trying to be as honest as possible.
One of these days I will figure out how to write properly
