Wow. I'll say you guys have more knowledge and experience I think than this person I got the 2 amp suggestion from. The concept of how VS and Lava can offer this is interesting and makes me wonder why Hcigar didn't do it. The new debate I'm in is kids mad because Hcigar won't allow this mod to be sold for less than $170 without voiding the warranty. I almost wonder if they have that policy because they forecast a rash of brass 510 replacements in their future lol.
Naw, has nothing to do with the brass 510, at all. It's all about A)protecting their authorized retailer's profit margins, and B) attempting to establish themselves as a premium product, which is hard to do with deep discounts. Cost-is-no-object or cost-isn't-the-
only-object buyers, when looking at two similar products, will almost
always prefer the more expensive one, because there has to be some reason it costs more, right? Bargain buyers just gonna buy the bargains, and usually get what they pay for
The competition at the bottom of the pile is
fierce, and the margins are
low, it's never a good place for a business to stake their claim unless they can't help it. HCigar
started down in that pit, they're trying to fight their way out of it, and they're going about it the right way. Time will tell if they pull it off.
Yihi does the same thing with the SX line. Apple does it. It works. People make money, the buyers
feel they've bought a higher quality, more desirable product, and the margins are high enough that the authorized, MAP (full price) retailers are (usually) willing to provide more customer service (easy replacement, etc).
