Mine have the micro print. It starts about halfway up the sticker.
Are my "AW IMR's" authentic?
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Mine have the micro print. It starts about halfway up the sticker.
I'll have to contact the seller again (they have not replied to me as of yet and I guess now I know why) and request a refund. Isn't that against ebay rules selling items as genuine and not letting people know they are knockoffs? This pisses me off big time, I did this a couple years ago with an Apple charger and realized it was fake after buying it lol...
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Sorry to say, AW has looked at the link to the item & vendor you bought them from on Ebay. Over on the www.cpfmarketplace.forum. And says, (as was to be expected), they are indeed fakes. It's not my intention to tell people what to do.But your safety is worth more than what they cost. I'd dispose of them.
Can you fix the link you entered, it seems to be invalid, I need to include a link to this thread to the seller in case they insist they are genuine.
Sorry, I thought it worked. Here is the link to the last page on his thread where I asked him.
AW's LiIon Batteries Sales Thread *Part 12* - Page 135
RTD Vapor is an excellent source for genuine AW's. Here is a list of all authorized dealers that were provided by AW himself:
AW Batteries - Authorized Dealers - USA
BTW: secret PM links can be suspect, particularly if from eBay or Amazon, as we have learned in this community
Who posted a secret PM link? Anyways I just ordered me some real AW's from RTD, thanks guys...I gotta be more careful about this ..... I've contacted the ebay seller requesting a refund showing proof that what he's selling is fake. If he refuses I'll alert ebay and paypal to what he's doing and contact my cc company and do a chargeback.
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If the price is lower than high volume dealers- like RTD and ProVape, they have to be fake. Why would someone buy genuine batteries at retail, then sell at a loss on eBay?
Well you never know how someone gets items to sell, I've learned my lesson (I think
It didn't cost you a bundle to find out they were fakes. If anything this thread will keep people from buying batteries from Ebay and Amazon.
As pointed out already, they are indeed fakes... I knew at first glance as of Dec 2013 AW changed to the holographic sticker but the thing that stuck out most was the recycle symbol on the battery you listed was filled in black and the real AW is just an outline or the recycle symbol....
Very good detective work. I just checked all 4 of my AW IMR batteries from ProVape and you are correct about the recycle symbol. It is a outline and the picture shown on ebay is filled in with black. Thanks...
just got a nwe 18490 aw with the new warranty holo sticker and the original hollo sticker. I checked with my uv light and i know they are real but i keep seeing varying info on the max cont discharge and what is pulse discharge also, Thanks!
So the seller from eBay today finally replied to me after what 3 or 4 days now? She refunded my money and pulled the listing from eBay. She claims she's a victim as well.
Well you got a refund and she might be a victim. Her pulling the listing shows she is not looking for problems. Glad it worked out for you.
I agree, props to her, usually things don't turn out this way when this kind of situation happens.
I'm really happy for you.
You were very lucky though (getting a refund). Stay safe.
I haven't bought an AW lMR in a long time, but just went and checked the 3 I have left. They are the old red 200mah with black logo label with silver edges and no recycle symbol. Two of them I bought from Provape along with my Provari about 2 1/2 years ago. The other two came from Stormy's Vapor Cellar's local B&M earlier this year. They are all identical and the only way I can tell the older ones from the newer is the amount of handling wear on the ink from charging and inserting. I would say that Stormy's buys from a bona fide AW reseller for her store. She's been a vendor since 2009 and knows just about everyone in the business.
I tossed one a couple of months ago (one of the 2 1/2 year old ones) because it dropped from 4.2v to 3.6v in the battery storage box a few days after charging. Of the three that I have left one has worn ink and the other two are nice and legible. The worn one is the 2nd old one. They've been good batteries, that's for sure.
I haven't seen the new holographic label except in posts here on ECF and Google images.
I tossed one a couple of months ago (one of the 2 1/2 year old ones) because it dropped from 4.2v to 3.6v in the battery storage box a few days after charging. Of the three that I have left one has worn ink and the other two are nice and legible. The worn one is the 2nd old one. They've been good batteries, that's for sure.
I haven't seen the new holographic label except in posts here on ECF and Google images.
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I love when ECF members pull together to solve problems I love you guys and gals!
I got my authentic AW's today from RTD Vapor and all is good again, I think I'll use them from now on as they are only a two states from me. Ordered Friday night and received them today!
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