Did I recieve a fake EGO?

[Karmah]

I recently ordered an Ego from rocky mountain vapor, and received it in the mail today. I was looking for marks on it that most Ego's have. Such as at the top and such. Well I did not notice any of these markings on it. So I did a Google search and noticed people were selling fake Ego's on the internet. I was wondering if maybe I received one of these fakes they were talking about. Mine came with 2 bats, 2 attys, a usb charger, and wall charger.


Any help on this matter would be greatly appreciated as this is my first e-cig experience.

 

[Caddyman]

does yours look like the picture here?
JOYE EGO E-cigarette Starter Kit

 

[chrisl317]

I order from them all the time, they're a reputable supplier.

 

[Karmah]

No it does not look like that. I can't post pictures or links yet because I don't have enough post's. The e cig carry case doesn't have the Ego logo on it, and instead of there being one long and a short slot, there are 2 long slots to hold the 2 bats and attys.

 

[Trebor]

I have ordered from RMV over 14 times in the past year and have always received items exactly as said on the site. If it says Joye, you can be assured that it is Joye....just sit back and enjoy.

 

[Karmah]

It is supposed to say Joye somewhere on the packaging or product? Because the one I received does not say it anywhere.

 

[keyzygirl]

RMV is a reputable ECF supplier.I dont think they would make false claims.I have used them and they are decent honest people.

 

[Trebor]

Karmah....I think mine just said EGO on the box and I'm not sure mine came with a case but with a bag. Hope that helps.

 

[Karmah]

Yes the little black bag is what I was talking about, I just called it a case. It's advertised with an eGo logo on it. The one i received does not have it. I have been searching and there is a warning from janty and joye about fake eGo's saying that are unsafe. And I just want to make sure I received the real deal that I payed for, and it's safe to use.

 

[portguy]

The Joye eGo is unbranded. It is just like Caddyman posted. BUT there are some eGo's that look just the same and are not Joye.

The OEM Joye eGo box says "eGo" and so does the users manual. The bag is purposely unbranded sometimes.

The link posted looks like a true Joye eGo...but i have found a major manufacturer that shows that exact same picture and it is not Joye. It's Sailebao...and it is VERY good and less expensive.

 

[Drozd]

the fake is put out by bigfoot in korea...

looks like this: http://img28.imageshack.us/img28/8661/egocopy.jpg

heres the joye press release:
Electronic Cigarette, E-Cigarette, Elektronische Zigarette, Cartridge, eZigar

amd the thread on here about them: http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/general-e-smoking-discussion/105484-joye-ego-fakes.html

 

[Karmah]

That is exactly what mine looks like, without the bigfoot stuff next to it.

 

[Karmah]

It seems to be working fine though. I charged the battery and have been using it for the passed 2 hours. hardly put it down haha. But I just want to make sure i got the real deal and not a knock off, because that is what i was expecting to get.

 

[Drozd]

Hmm...odd...RMV is a really reputable company...and for it to be different from what he has pictured on his website seems particularly odd...I'd drop him a message and ask..

 

[Richie G]

I bought 3 Joye eGo sets. One from Janty, one from PS and one from Good Prophets. None of those sets shipped with the European plug that I'm seeing in the picture. (RMV's site)

Shoot Myshkin a PM or contact them through their site. They are straight shooters, no worries about a scam from RMV. There is always a chance that they (RMV or any other reputable supplier) may have been duped with a fake though.

A quick check would be to test for atty resistance. Joye's are in the 2.2 ohm range, SLB's are always higher.

 

[Karmah]

Yeah I saw lots of people say nothing but good things about them, so I decided to go through them. I did send them a message earlier, hopefully my fear of this being a knockoff will get settled. But that's what caught my attention when the package I received was not the one pictured on their site.

 

[radicaljd]

Yes the little black bag is what I was talking about, I just called it a case. It's advertised with an eGo logo on it. The one i received does not have it. I have been searching and there is a warning from janty and joye about fake eGo's saying that are unsafe. And I just want to make sure I received the real deal that I payed for, and it's safe to use.

The way it works is, Joyetech allows retailers to brand their own logos on the items. My eGo only has the NicotineNirvana logo, which is where I bought my eGo. Halonut, the ECF member who owns NicotineNirvana, has represented over and over that he sells only genuine Joyetech products, and based on the quality, I believe him.

Your vendor probably never designated a logo for Joyetech, so it simply has no logo. Maybe you can imprint your name there, instead of a logo

RadicalJD

 

[Daedalus]

Guys the bag isn't the important part, it's the plastic insert that the parts are in. TWO full length cutouts is, according to Janty, not made by them in any way shape or form.

There are quite a few suppliers selling these kits. They don't want us to know the truth, just look in the thread posted in the general forum and linked at the top of this page.

I'm sure some of those selling these thought they were getting "genuine" equipment from whoever they dealt with, but I highly doubt they're all that naive.

 

[radicaljd]

Guys the bag isn't the important part, it's the plastic insert that the parts are in. TWO full length cutouts is, according to Janty, not made by them in any way shape or form.

There are quite a few suppliers selling these kits. They don't want us to know the truth, just look in the thread posted in the general forum and linked at the top of this page.

I'm sure some of those selling these thought they were getting "genuine" equipment from whoever they dealt with, but I highly doubt they're all that naive.

Well, heck!.. It's not like Joyetech is Rolex. My eGo kit is working great, and that's all I care about!

RadicalJD

 

[JollyRogers]

The eGo sold by Rocky Mountain Vapor is an authentic Joye product, no question. There is no company logo on it is all, which is how I prefer it BTW.