Best / Most Trusted Place For Clone's

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JayC

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As the title says I am looking for the best online shop that is trusted and known
to have well made clones all at decent prices. Already got a Sentinel M16 clone
but it's made pretty cheaply (aka aluminum feels like threads will fall apart on me).
Looking to get a Kylin & Pisces Mech mod/s, or maybe a couple nemesis clones.

And yes I have looked at fasttech for the aforementioned items but rather not wait
2-4 weeks to get an upgrade as one will be a gift for someone soon.
Thanks in advance to anyone who replies.
 

dice57

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No matter where you buy or who makes a clone, one is always at the mercy of the qc gods. Purchase five of the exact same cloned anything, and be happy if 3 out of 5 are acceptable. quality control is always an issue. Hcigar seems to be the top dog, EHpro can be hit and miss, Tobeco, I stay away from. Their track record is 1 out 5 on acceptability for me.

Clone = gamble, unsecured investment risk.
Authentic = sure thing, a guaranteed winner. Works as stated, will provide years of quality vape. Best value is found in authentic gear imo.
 

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No matter where you buy or who makes a clone, one is always at the mercy of the qc gods. Purchase five of the exact same cloned anything, and be happy if 3 out of 5 are acceptable. quality control is always an issue. Hcigar seems to be the top dog, EHpro can be hit and miss, Tobeco, I stay away from. Their track record is 1 out 5 on acceptability for me.

Clone = gamble, unsecured investment risk.
Authentic = sure thing, a guaranteed winner. Works as stated, will provide years of quality vape. Best value is found in authentic gear imo.
+1 Agree I bought the Kayfun 3.1 real deal was expensive and took a month to arrive, but IMO worth every penny when compared to friends clones. That said I do own a few clones, it was what I could afford at the time. Some has been pretty good threading good finish good and function good. I am a Machinist Mechanic by trade so I know good threading fit and finish and such. I have also got some stuff that looks like it was beat together in a Croatian wood shed with fisher price tools. so I agree with what you are saying 100% but sometimes its the only option some folks have. I wish I had time to make some of this stuff I have a full machine shop in my garage and more tooling then one man should be allowed to have. Maybe if my workload lightens up this summer I'll get in there and make a couple Mech mods and RDA's to play with.
 

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The quality comes more from the manufacturer than the web site. As mentioned previously Hcigar has a reputation for building nice clones. If you get a no name clone there is no way to tell what it will be like. If you get a no name clone from a site where someone else got a good clone there is no guarantee they are still selling from the same manufacturer.

The best is to buy from B&M and take a look at what you are about to buy and decide if you think it is worth it.
 

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Yeah, now clones are being cloned, so some are using the term "Authentic Clone". which really cracks me up. My great clones are almost as good as their authentic brethren. I'll sometimes buy the clone of my authentic gear, just to see how it compares, and few lucky winners have been acquired that way.

My motto is, never judge authentic gear by a clone's perfromance. Do judge a clone by the quality of the Authentic.
 

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101vape.com has clones at great prices. Hciger's, EHPro's, Tobeco's....

here's a link to an Hcigar Nemesis clone: Nemesis Clone by Hcigar- stainless steel - 101 Vape

This^^^^ I constantly order from them and recommend it often. Good clones, great prices. I ordered my M-16 Sentinel there and it's been the most reliable and durable clone I have so far. Ive had no issues with anything needing to be fixed or worked on. I've had it outperform authentics as well.


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