has anyone used this website
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They are legit, and I have one of their SVD's:
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/general-e-smoking-discussion/519401-fasttech-thread-all-fasttech-posts-part-2-a.html
Short story: They have stuff for (relatively) cheap, quality can sometimes be hit or miss (read the reviews AND the discussions, there's a lot of crap to sort through, but they can be helpful), and shipping is NOT fast compared to stateside vendors. I've been averaging about three weeks from order to mailbox for IN STOCK items.
If you order something that says "ships in X days", it's NOT in stock and they are relying on information from the manufacturer about resupply. Delays can often occur.
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/general-e-smoking-discussion/519401-fasttech-thread-all-fasttech-posts-part-2-a.html
Short story: They have stuff for (relatively) cheap, quality can sometimes be hit or miss (read the reviews AND the discussions, there's a lot of crap to sort through, but they can be helpful), and shipping is NOT fast compared to stateside vendors. I've been averaging about three weeks from order to mailbox for IN STOCK items.
If you order something that says "ships in X days", it's NOT in stock and they are relying on information from the manufacturer about resupply. Delays can often occur.
If it says "ships next day," it will indeed hit the post the next day. Then it has to clear customs, cross the ocean, clear customs again, and then go through usps. My average is about two weeks to Austin. Anything that says ships in two days, 2 weeks, etc, is anybody's guess. If you want both things that are next day, and 3 days, put them in separate orders. 
I have a fasttech SVD. Got it a year ago and it looks/works like it's brand new.
If you order from FT make sure you don't order batteries because it will slow your shipment down to a crawl. Order your batteries and charger stateside!
If you order from FT make sure you don't order batteries because it will slow your shipment down to a crawl. Order your batteries and charger stateside!
It's not guaranteed that you HAVE it the next day, it's guaranteed that it SHIPS the next day.
Ordered Kanger coils on 4/25, received coils on 5/07. 12 days from ordered to received. Not too bad, I'd say.
My last order took 8 days for delivery, but it was just for some Kayfun replacement m-tanks.
if your willing to pay a little extra for epacket, your order will in your country in no time. then it depends how fast your postal service delivers to your door.
Fasttech is a Chinese site, but doesn't exclusively send from china, they have logistics centers in Singapore and in some european countries.
Never had the problem mentioned above, when they wrote the next day they sent the next day, however it does take a long time with regular mail which is always free worldwide.
Most of their products are clones, some are very good, some are bad, but their innokin products are said to be originals.
Never had the problem mentioned above, when they wrote the next day they sent the next day, however it does take a long time with regular mail which is always free worldwide.
Most of their products are clones, some are very good, some are bad, but their innokin products are said to be originals.
Maybe this will help...
FT is a large reseller in Hong Kong, China.
When it says "Ships Next Day" or X number of days... that means FT does not have the item in their warehouse ready to ship. It means they anticipate having it available the next business day (excludes weekends and holidays).
Shipped only means they have packaged your order and prepared it to leave their shipping dock... Now here's where the long shipping journey/adventure begins.
The package is picked up by a transport company and delivered to the designated air-mail carrier (China Post, Hong Kong Post, Singapore Post, etc) local sorting facility in Hong Kong. This is where it's scanned and sorted by country to be delivered to. This is usually when the shipping status of "Acceptance" is assigned. This initial step can take a business day or two on average, but worst case I've seen can be weeks over certain holiday periods or "problem" incidents.
Next stop is the Hong Kong Air-Mail Center where the package first goes through Chinese Customs and then Air-Mail Security x-ray scanning/screening. This can take another day or two... or weeks if holidays or other problem incidents occur.
If your package successfully makes it this far without getting lost or returned by customs/security... batteries/e-liquids can be problematic at times. Then the package sits waiting for available space to be placed on an air-flight heading towards the destination country... in the US it would be ISC centers in Chicago, San Francisco, LA, NY, etc...
Add a day or two for the flight... but your package is on US soil and in the hands of US Customs. Until recently this had generally been a short 1-3 day processing then it moves to the USPS. ISC Chicago has been problematic recently... had a package sit there for 2 weeks recently.
Entering the USPS... delivery times vary depending on how far the package has to travel from the ISC location to your door step. Generally 2-5 business days if your local postal worker isn't busy going postal...
Hope this helps... FT sells some great gear at near wholesale pricing. Sometimes quality issues happen but their customer service will take care of issues... but expect about a month to resolve to resolve and some frustrating "communication" & cultural challenges getting things sorted out.
One thing to be careful of on the SVD (not fasttech..I got my SVD from there). There is an express kit which only contains the small tube. Another SVD kit contain both the long and short tube. you can purchase the long tube separate.. I think I saw it on fairy gift. I never bought it though... figured 11 bucks and 3 weeks shipping was too long for a "just to have piece".
The short tube works with the 350s through 650s. I believe the long tube is for aesthetics and stacking.
The short tube works with the 350s through 650s. I believe the long tube is for aesthetics and stacking.
I've never had the long tube for the SVD, I'm really not sure how that extra cm or two helps, I can double stack 18350's in mine without issue...
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