510 Atty Shortage?

[skipjenkins]

I've been browsing around looking to get some replacement 510 attys and it seems that pretty much everyone on the ECF suppliers list is out of stock at the moment, at least in the US. Is this a result of the customs wierdness I've heard about or am I just looking at a bad time?

Thoughts?

 

[unsure]

I too noticed a shortage so I bought a couple of pks from Electronic Cigarettes & E-Liquid of Houston.

 

[Pete54]

The shortage is due to the 2 week long Chinese New Year. Everyone should be back in stock sometime this week .........I hope! What amazes me is that all these suppliers didn't know this info and stock up. If they did they'd be selling them by the truckloads! I won't get caught short next year.
Just a side note. The site listed above does NOT sell genuine Joye 510's. There is a difference in ohms and performance!

 

[LukeNM]

I looked all over yesterday too and all I could find was $9.99 and up...

$7 is my target price...

 

[Fudgey]

I have purchased atomizers from ecigsupply they say they are genuine. I test all mine when I receive them and have not had any doa.

 

[trailblazer6]

I looked all over yesterday too and all I could find was $9.99 and up...

$7 is my target price...

Good luck on that one. Best price here in the US I could find in stock was 8.34 each at a 3 pack.

 

[Valhalla1]

rockymountainvapor is where I always get my attys. They appear to be in stock too, genuine Joye510's $8 a pop with free shipping. 5 colors available. awesome

 

[sporkboy]

I too noticed a shortage so I bought a couple of pks from Electronic Cigarettes & E-Liquid of Houston.

I was just there today and picked up 2 new attys. His be-510 attys are vape very well and he offers a 6 month warranty. I believe he was starting to run low and only has black.

 

[Pete54]

I have purchased atomizers from ecigsupply they say they are genuine. I test all mine when I receive them and have not had any doa.

I did not say they weren't genuine. I said they weren't Joye brand. I also did not say they were not good. Different brands have different resistance and are more or less flood prone. I prefer Joye brand.

 

[OMB]

I was finding this same shortage. I did find attys at ecigsupply Friday, 3/11/10

 

[IMetalGearVaporXI~]

recent couple of batches I order sure are flood prone, I was just hoping someone would make an atty that has a reservoir or something.

 

[stubear62]

Yes, all shortages are due to the Chinese New Year. Also, a lot of the suppliers I talked to did know about china closing down for 2 wks, but they didn't relize the supply against the demand game. Seems like everytime china has a week off or longer, a lot of suppliers run out of atty's. LOL
The cheapest is Electronic Ash, but I haven't ordered from them and don't know if they are true Joye's or not.

 

[Fudgey]

Pete54
I was only letting the op know where the atomizers can be found at a good price and that the supplier says the are genuine Joye. I was not in any way contradicting you.

 

[cyberwolf]

HG has also been out of 510 attys for the past couple of weeks and just restocked. So the problem goes even futher up the supply chain. U.S. suppliers don't seem to be the only ones who didn't plan well for the Chinese New Year.

 

[Pete54]

Pete54
I was only letting the op know where the atomizers can be found at a good price and that the supplier says the are genuine Joye. I was not in any way contradicting you.

Didn't mean to come off like I was upset or anything. I really wasn't. Just trying to get good info out there to all. So you're saying that the supplier says that the BE 510 atty's are genuine Joye? I could be wrong but I think they are mistaken. I'll do some research on it. Also, the reason I (sort of) make a big deal about it is that some of the 510 "clones" have a higher resistance and produce, in my opinion, much less vapor and throat hit. A lot of folks just assume that if it says 510 that all atty's are the same.

 

[Fudgey]

Pete54
Let me know what you find out on that. I would definitely rather have the genuine prodcut. How can you tell if they are not?

 

[Lab]

510 | My Freedom Smokes has them.. they are listed for 9.95 but after the 40% off coupon code 1 will cost $5.97.. 5 of them $29.95--- $35.80 after shipping

 

[pinkbeckie88]

i bought some 510 attys from ecigsupply maybe last week, i got a couple in white, and they were around.. $8 i think, they work great, and i have not had any problems with either of them not near as many problems as i have had with my attys from my starter kit.

 

[gratefulbuddy]

All 510 atties I have received from ecigsupply have been genuine Joye. Or at least they look identical to the "genuine" joye atties from other suppliers and look nothing like SLB510 or BE510 atties. From what I have purchased, all three of these atties are unique. That is to say they can all be easily identified with the naked eye and there should be no confusion as to which style you receive. I will post some pics of all three side-by-side when I get home.

 

[Pete54]

Pete54
Let me know what you find out on that. I would definitely rather have the genuine prodcut. How can you tell if they are not?

Gratefulbuddy said he would post pics showing the difference. I know that the SLB brand has a round metallic washer surrounding the bridge if you look down the atty. They also seem to run over 3 ohms. I don't know much about BE atty's. A lot has to do with how you are using them. For instance, if you are using a 6v mod you might actually prefer the SLB atty because of the higher resistance. Some people, myself included, find 6v on a 2.3ohm atty to be a bit much. I use a SLB 4.5ohm High Voltage atty when vaping at 6v. This lowers the wattage down to what a 5v mod would deliver using a 2.3ohm atty. I find it perfect. However, when vaping at 3.7v I want the kick from a lower ohm atty.
After doing some research, I find that very few sites tell who the manufacturer of their atty's is. Usually if it's a Joye brand atty they say so. Because there are significant differences, it would be nice if we knew what we were buying BEFORE we bought it.