Over the past 7 weeks or so I probably made somewhere in the realm of 80+ orders (I have no clue, I am just
throwing that number out there as a wild guess)... Here are the issues I have encountered:
SCAM: 1 ebay order: (user:
buyoneworld): Coils priced too good to be true, like $1.75 / 5-pack for nautilus coils. I ordered 16 5-packs. Was given a fake tracking number, contacted the vendor about it and got no response. Checked his recent reviews and 40 complaints for fake tracking numbers, not shipping product, and also shipping empty boxes. Currently working with Paypal and Ebay for a refund. He did not have those negative reviews when I first ordered, so at some point after that he made the decision to start ripping people off.
SCAM: 1 order from
https://askvape.com, they also own a headshop
Online Head Shop | Smoke Cartel - Free Shipping on Bongs, Pipes & More - Had a couple of kits priced cheap, ordered 2 kits, days went by with no tracking info, contacted them via email, no reply, called them on the phone during business hours, no answer, left message. Then one day their site just went offline (it still is), so I had my credit card company charge it back. I certainly would not trust their headshop as they used the same mailing address and phone number.
DEFECTIVE ITEM: 1 order from fasttech, istick 30W. Took a couple days to respond to my return request, but things moved along once they did. I like that for defective items you just send in an image (or video) and did not have to deal with the hassle of shipping the item back, plus now I have parts!
MISSING PART: 1 order from vapenw. Took care of it immediately by giving me a gift card in the amount of the item. Got to keep the old item for parts!
OUT OF STOCK: 1 order from VapeMasterz, they contacted me immediately about the issue and had already refunded my purchase automatically.
So only 5 issues, 2 with bad outcomes and 3 with positive outcomes, 2 of which were very positive (fasttech and vapenw).