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ceeceeisme

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How trustworthy is Vaporl? They have a mod I like but the price seems almost too good to be true.

I've ordered from them twice and both times had no problem. What is this deal that's too good to be true? :D
 

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There are a bunch of Chinese warehouse joints. Every one of them has done someone wrong somewhere along the line. fasttech, Gearbest, Vaporl, HealthCabin...

The good thing is that they all take PayPal, so you always have a route to getting a refund if the deal goes sideways.
 

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There are a bunch of Chinese warehouse joints. Every one of them has done someone wrong somewhere along the line. Fasttech, Gearbest, Vaporl, HealthCabin...

The good thing is that they all take PayPal, so you always have a route to getting a refund if the deal goes sideways.
Most of the problems usually have more to do with carelessness, than fraud, in my experience. Crappy packaging, wrong item shipped, and the always popular 2 month transit time. (Of course if you were actually paying the cost of the shipping it would cost you $150.00 to get that $3 item).:)
 
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I am having more problems right now with Wizard Labs. Ordered some flavors on Tuesday, Paypal emailed paid within the minute, but still no confirmation email 2 days later. Checked my account online, shows "waiting for fulfillment". Aren't we all?:D
EDIT: Just got email saying it has shipped. Yay! Of course, just like in China, shipped means they printed the label. But it is in progress.
 
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I've only ordered from China once and that was because the item I wanted was out of stock everywhere else. My problem with ordering from China is that you are saving a few dollars at the expense of waiting much longer for delivery and if you have an issue...try communicating with somebody on the other side of the world that speaks English not all that well. IMO, it isn't worth it. I'll pay the extra few bucks and get my items in a few days and be ok with that.
 

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I would rather just buy from a vendor that I know will normally ship my item and I probably won't have an issue with. The Paypal thing can take months to settle and get money back. A lot of hassle for a few dollars.

I regularly order hardware from Chinese companies because the prices are cheap. Haven't had a problem yet but only use about 4 different Chinese vendors.
 

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I would rather just buy from a vendor that I know will normally ship my item and I probably won't have an issue with. The Paypal thing can take months to settle and get money back. A lot of hassle for a few dollars.

I regularly order hardware from Chinese companies because the prices are cheap. Haven't had a problem yet but only use about 4 different Chinese vendors.
Everything I have ever ordered from China vendors has arrived, eventually.;) The Banggood, Gearbest, Fasttechs, are actually quite substantial players at this point, and are getting better at it all the time. I would have reservations about ordering large dollar stuff, but really, if you flirt with the female CS reps, they are always really nice, and go the extra mile to help resolve issues.:D They do not respond to anger or impatience very well.
 
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