Be Sure Your AW Batteries are Genuine - How to Tell
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I did not know this but have never worried about it because I buy from a good vendor. RTD Vapes. Great place. Thank you for posting this for all to know though. 
I didn't know all the little details about the new label Vwls, thanks! Great stuff 
Good info. I've seen other tutorials on identifying fakes from before the holographic labels, it's nice to be able to update/add to that knowledge
The best way to avoid counterfeits, of course, is to buy from reputable dealers. Most of the times I've been asked the question of "is my battery real?" have been from people that bought them on ebay or similar. You can find a list of authorized US distributors here, and a link in the sidebar there for authorized UK distributors
The best way to avoid counterfeits, of course, is to buy from reputable dealers. Most of the times I've been asked the question of "is my battery real?" have been from people that bought them on ebay or similar. You can find a list of authorized US distributors here, and a link in the sidebar there for authorized UK distributors
Good info. I've seen other tutorials on identifying fakes from before the holographic labels, it's nice to be able to update/add to that knowledge
The best way to avoid counterfeits, of course, is to buy from reputable dealers. Most of the times I've been asked the question of "is my battery real?" have been from people that bought them on ebay or similar. You can find a list of authorized US distributors here, and a link in the sidebar there for authorized UK distributors
Where did this information come from? Anyone can deal directly with AW and there is no secret method for doing it. As far as I know AW does not have an authorized dealer list ... so what gives?
I don't know the details about how that list was populated, sorry. I assume it is just a list of dealers who are confirmed to have sourced their batteries directly from AW. There is a note about contacting AW regarding vendors on another page of that site
Well I can tell you that list is at best incomplete. Buying from AW is basically a paypal transaction, there's no way he would necessarily know a payment comes from a certain business, if the purchasing account does not bear the business's name.
The above list is compiled by Rolygate, our ECF forum administrator and a world reknown authority on batteries.
Andrew Wan (AW) responds to inquiries at this forum CPFMarketplace.
Andrew Wan (AW) responds to inquiries at this forum CPFMarketplace.
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I'm relating firsthand information. Just about anyone and certainly any business can order genuine AW batteries directly from AW, there is no formal distributorship program or anything.
I get my AW IMR 18490's from ProVape, it's the recommended one for their premier mod (the ProVari), so it's safe to assume they would only carry genuine batteries.
It's unwise to purchase these at too low to be true prices on eBay, because it is too good to be true.
Would rather pay the extra couple of dollars & shipping for the genuine (& safe) product.
Cat
It's unwise to purchase these at too low to be true prices on eBay, because it is too good to be true.
Would rather pay the extra couple of dollars & shipping for the genuine (& safe) product.
Cat
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