i recently purchased directly from the developers greenleaf tech in china payed US $62 plus shipping which came to a total of AUS $96 dhl express shipping included in the price... the version i recieved was the latest version where the back lid is flush,no picture of vapegirl..i recommend the black colour... they have devaloped a dual 18650 version that goes up to 100 watt but its not for individual sale as yet. they are selling the dual at US$100 for 50 units atm... i have attached the price list in the pictures below you can contact fay at pioneer4you email:
fay@pioneer4you.com..i hope it helps its the cheapest and fastest way to get one i ordered and received in a week no waiting for silly pre orders
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The cheapest prices I've seen have been direct from manufacture in a group buy or co op with moq of fifty. Total cost for each unit with shipping included was about sixty five dollars. Would take around a month to get in hand from time of payment. I'd say that's the cheapest, certainly not the fastest.
Ordering one single unit direct from manufacture might be the fastest cheapest way to get one to Australia. In the states we'd be lucky to get it within two weeks through DHL, customs, and whatnot after it's been shipped from china, I reckon. If AU$96 equals about US$90 then it's close to the cheapest but that's not considering it might cost more to ship to US than to AU. US$79.99 plus a few bucks shipping remains cheaper with less headaches communicating with the manufacture. Right now, at this moment, I think the 79.99 option would also arrive faster. Heck, I made my silly pre order on 8/3 and USPS says it's due to arrive at my house tomorrow. Fifteen days from the time I payed to my doorstep would be hard to beat direct from manufacture, in my opinion.
I wonder how many silly pre orders were sent out before the manufacture started offering single units. I imagine the iPV3 will not be available for single unit purchase direct from manufacture until many large batches and or pre orders are fulfilled first.
Curious as to why you recommend the black color. Does it have any advantage over the silver color one? I ordered the black (charcoal gray) color myself. Does yours say check atomizer with nothing attached while pressing fire button? Also wondering if yours starts out at 50 watts from reset?