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The Flow Pro coils were the first subohm mesh coils I used and still a favorite. It looks like we cleaned them out of those deals.
Maybe more resellers will finally start moving out inventory before shipping dries up. Most of what I like is a couple generations behind the current products and I will be hunting!
I'm also hunting just tying up some odds and ends. If you don't mind if you happen to run across a Joyetech espion solo not the silk but the solo that takes a 21-700 for a ridiculously low price like $15 and you remember let me know if it's a US site I'm not really looking at Chinese manufacturers right now cuz of the shipping. It's no big deal if you can't remember and if there's anything that you would like me to keep an eye out for I'm happy to do so
I came across a text file on my PC from years ago that was a list of US vape shop URLs. Been checking each site, many of which are long gone and most of which I never heard of.
I'm 3/4 of the way through it but have yet to find a site that is having a real clearance sale. In fact, most aren't having any sales at all. The ones that have sales the prices are too high and 25% doesn't result in anything but a regular price online price, not a sale price by any means let alone a clearance price. Most of them have no notice of the cape mail ban.
Thing is, the vast majority of vape vendors on the list are also B&M shops. These have little incentive to dump inventory since they will still be in business after the vape mail ban since they can use LTL for getting inventory if UPS/Fedex/DHL refuse to deliver to them.
The only thing I can see these stores clearing out is older gear, they know won't move in a B&M store.
Places like VapeNW, who are owned by a wholesaler, would be the same IMHO. If the wholesale arm will still be in business, not much incentive to dump stock unless it's stock no B&M would buy for inventory.
Gonna go through the rest of the list but gotta take a break.
I'm 3/4 of the way through it but have yet to find a site that is having a real clearance sale. In fact, most aren't having any sales at all. The ones that have sales the prices are too high and 25% doesn't result in anything but a regular price online price, not a sale price by any means let alone a clearance price. Most of them have no notice of the cape mail ban.
Thing is, the vast majority of vape vendors on the list are also B&M shops. These have little incentive to dump inventory since they will still be in business after the vape mail ban since they can use LTL for getting inventory if UPS/Fedex/DHL refuse to deliver to them.
The only thing I can see these stores clearing out is older gear, they know won't move in a B&M store.
Places like VapeNW, who are owned by a wholesaler, would be the same IMHO. If the wholesale arm will still be in business, not much incentive to dump stock unless it's stock no B&M would buy for inventory.
Gonna go through the rest of the list but gotta take a break.
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Why would they .. ?? I'm sure business has been pretty darn good in the last 30-60 days ..
Yup, that too. What incentive do they have if sales are booming? However, you would think that if people were stocking up en masse, there would be a whole lot more "HELP I NEED TO FIND MORE..." threads here
I'm in the process of looking into converting this text file of URLs into bookmarks file so I can check them faster as we get closer to the actual USPS mail ban date. Found a script on GitHub, just have to learn how to use it.
I would say it's like Toilet Paper at the start of a pandemic .. the closer it gets to the shipping ban, the more folks are just going to buy whatever they can get ..
I would say it's like Toilet Paper at the start of a pandemic .. the closer it gets to the shipping ban, the more folks are just going to buy whatever they can get ..
One thing I think is a sure thing is that nic vendors are busy. Long order fulfillment times as well as PG and VG going in and out of stock. Right now, for instance, Heartland is out of stock on PG and therefore PG & 50/50 nic base again.Couple seeks ago they were out of both PG and VG and all nic base was out of stock. I think it was river supply and nude who were also out of PG based stock. Haven't been keeping watch on all of them, just Heartland and LNW. LNW seems to never be out any time I check them.
Garden of Eden says they're closing everything's 50% off. Avail didn't mention whether they were closing but they've got a moderate selection of things that are absolute dirt cheap. Tenacious TX was doing it going out of business sale a couple weeks back. Kennedy's going out of business. Squid industries going out of business. Both of them are having sales nothing like super cheap especially on the Kennedy side of things but they are reduced. Stevens wholesale has it going out of business sale couple others. I think 101 vape something similar to that is going out of business. There's been a few others a lot of them are just really old inventory anyway though so who knows.
I saw a email that was allegedly from eight vape and it looked legit it looked like the stuff they sent but I didn't receive it myself saying that they have found alternative couriers in the continental US and will slowly start rolling that out as they cement their relationships with the curriers I assume. My local e-juice manufacturing place that sells countrywide and internationally says that they have 100% of Texas in Florida covered but they're working on getting shipping handled with other places. so it does seem to me that there are going to be places that are able to accommodate at least this mountain sizebump in the road or at least are going to make an effort
I saw a email that was allegedly from eight vape and it looked legit it looked like the stuff they sent but I didn't receive it myself saying that they have found alternative couriers in the continental US and will slowly start rolling that out as they cement their relationships with the curriers I assume. My local e-juice manufacturing place that sells countrywide and internationally says that they have 100% of Texas in Florida covered but they're working on getting shipping handled with other places. so it does seem to me that there are going to be places that are able to accommodate at least this mountain sizebump in the road or at least are going to make an effort
I can only shake my head at this madness - don't they realize they are killing a whole avenue of employment ?
There doesn't seem to be all that many serious vapers in the US. JUUL/Vuse type users & simple pod kit from a local shop type users may number in the millions but how many APV/TC/rebuildables/DIY types are there really?
They realize it. They don't care.
Well, I was hoping that St. Patty's Day might show us some decent sales but I haven't seen this to be the case on the vendors I'm watching. I gave up watching a whole bunch, only the ones I have a a possible personal interest in.
I guess the next possible sale date will be Easter (April 4), but that might be after the USPS ban goes into effect or dangerously close. And lots of vendors have expressed they will stop taking new orders on or before March 27.
Boy am I glad I came back to ECF in 2019
I did find a couple Going out of Business sales from a couple vendors I never heard of. But the base price is so high that even after 20-30% off the prices are still higher than the well-known stores or the same. Tack on shipping & the fact that they are unknown, you may as well just buy regular price from known vendors.
I guess the next possible sale date will be Easter (April 4), but that might be after the USPS ban goes into effect or dangerously close. And lots of vendors have expressed they will stop taking new orders on or before March 27.
Boy am I glad I came back to ECF in 2019
I did find a couple Going out of Business sales from a couple vendors I never heard of. But the base price is so high that even after 20-30% off the prices are still higher than the well-known stores or the same.
Tack on shipping & the fact that they are unknown, you may as well just buy regular price from known vendors.isn't that the weirdest phenomenon it makes you wonder how they were in business to begin with. I've seen sites that are actually higher than my local vape shop which is pretty crazy because they don't have anything newer than 4 years old nothing rebuildable or rare and they charge 200% of what I'm used to payingWell, I was hoping that St. Patty's Day might show us some decent sales but I haven't seen this to be the case on the vendors I'm watching. I gave up watching a whole bunch, only the ones I have a a possible personal interest in.
I guess the next possible sale date will be Easter (April 4), but that might be after the USPS ban goes into effect or dangerously close. And lots of vendors have expressed they will stop taking new orders on or before March 27.
Boy am I glad I came back to ECF in 2019
I did find a couple Going out of Business sales from a couple vendors I never heard of. But the base price is so high that even after 20-30% off the prices are still higher than the well-known stores or the same.
Many of these places I have come across seem to be primarily juice suppliers. So they must have made themselves a good enough customer base to survive on mostly juice sales over the years. Their hardware sales probably come mainly from their loyal juice customers who are willing to pay more out of convenience (buy in one place) and to help their juice vendor stay in business (vapers are really loyal to their juice brands like smokers are loyal to the cigarette brands). But for the deal seeker, no bueno.
That makes a lot of sense. And now that you mention it I think that's exactly what those sites that I saw that are like that primarily were juice related
There is really no incentive to discount heavily .. sales with the shipping ban pending are booming .. I've yet to see any real deals on anything ..
Yes, but there is one incentive. To get rid of inventory that you would otherwise be stuck with when you go out of business. This can have negative tax consequences.
But it could be their plan is to keep it for their own stash. Or even sell on the BM.
But it could be their plan is to keep it for their own stash. Or even sell on the BM.
You honestly think most small businesses toe the line with their taxes .. ??
That's neither here nor there as I nor you can't really say for certain how honest people are with their personal or business taxes. Therefore, I can only assume they do and make my argument centered around that.
But my OPINION (based on from what I have seen and experienced) is that most Americans are deathly afraid of both the IRS and their state's tax/revenue bureaus.
I have had several business ventures in my life. Towed the line in every one of them. I don't have the money to afford a proper tax attorney and I suspect most small business owners don't either.
Or a huge tax write-off due to the government killing off their business.
Protovapor said they are selling off everything and whatever is left is going in the trash.
NOTE: The see more actually works if you didn't know.
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