I am about to become a reseller and have a few questions

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Jim Davis

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That depends on many factors. Sometimes the item itself is defective and will crap out early. If the user doesn't top off the cart often enough, the atty will burn hotter and crap out early. If the user doesn't drain the atty at night, it can gunk up and crap out early.

Myself, I get a week or two out of an atty, seldom longer. I vape heavily, but drain at night and top off frequently. YMMV

My RN4081's go for at least a month or longer, with heavy vaping. I don't do a thing to them. At night it goes in a drawer so the cat dosen't get it, and in the morning I just start vaping.
 

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Ok, so let me get this straight, I am going to order 100 e901s


I am going to ask for 2 /3 shipments

1 shipment will have all atomizers, and I should have them label it as? Atomizers?

2nd shipment of batteries, and have them label it batteries?

Sounds like to me, I will get the batteries for sure! I guess I could always sell just battiers, lol.

Seriously though, two shipments, 1 atomizers, 1 batteries.

Sounds good to you guys?

I don't think you'll have any trouble, as long as it's not kits with filled carts included.

Smoking Everywhere's shipments were seized, it seems, on the basis of the e-liquid in the carts, according to the FDA documents filed in their lawsuit -- but there were boxes of atomizers included in the shipment that were seized only by association (i.e. part of the shipment). They weren't listed on the FDA's notices to SE as banned items.

100 atomisers and 100 batteries shipped separately, aren't very large packages, and should make it through OK.

And Ruyan/Heaven Gifts is a good guy. I've ordered from him, as a private customer, not a dealer, and he's extremely efficient and concientious.
 

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For 901s, just go to Sailebao directly. Why bother going through a reseller if you are going to buy from China?

Almost all ecig factories are in Shenzhen but RD is from Shanghai. Imagine contacting them for big amounts of replacements. They would have them shipped to Shanghai and then to you. They sell so many brands but produces none of them. They are less likely to feel responsible towards a particular brand.

The manufacturer would at least feel like they have to protect the reputation of their brand. My 2 cents.
 

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For 901s, just go to Sailebao directly. Why bother going through a reseller if you are going to buy from China?

Almost all ecig factories are in Shenzhen but RD is from Shanghai. Imagine contacting them for big amounts of replacements. They would have them shipped to Shanghai and then to you. They sell so many brands but produces none of them. They are less likely to feel responsible towards a particular brand.

The manufacturer would at least feel like they have to protect the reputation of their brand. My 2 cents.

Sailebao is one of the companies on the FDA blacklist...
 

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My other option is become a Smoking Everywhere distributor. They are at all the malls. They charge $150.00 for their kits, talk about MARKUP. Did you know if you buy 500 kits from them you get them for $30.00 a piece. If I order from Ruyan direct, he quoted me 2150, shipping included for 100.

2150 / 100 = $21.50 -ruyandirect.com
15,000 / 500 = 30.00 -smokingeverywhere.com

I don't want to betray my 901's, I heard smoking everywheres e-cigs suck. But if it is 100% guranteed. Sounds like maybe I should just bite the bullet and order from smokingevery.com.

Opinions anyone?


Not to burst your bubble but I ordered from Smoking everywhere on may 1st before I found this forum. I'm still waiting for. I've ordered from Wayne twice and both orders have arrived before the smoking everywhere was shipped.

When I called Smoking everywhere on the 20th and asked them to cancel my order (it had not shipped yet) they told no refunds and then hung up on me...

I think your chances are better with the Chinese, customs, and the FDA.
 

eplanet

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Isn't "e-cigarettes" in general on the blacklist?

Most ecig/ chinese companies use shipping agents now. Their company name will not even appear on the bill.

Yes, but there are several manufacturer's on the FDA list, so it is almost a sure thing the package will be stopped...

SE is out of stock due to their shipments being seized...
 

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Yes, but there are several manufacturer's on the FDA list, so it is almost a sure thing the package will be stopped...

SE is out of stock due to their shipments being seized...

They will not be shipped using the manufacturer name. It will be listed as the shipping agent's name. As for product manufacturer, it will be from the same manufacturer no matter who one buys from.
 

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I'm sucking, and i'm tasting something, but there's no smoke!

In that case... You might want to check exactly what it is you are sucking on. Open mouth and insert ____. Usually that would be a foot. Though I'm not so sure in this case, haha.

Sorry, just couldn't let that slip by without a witty comeback. You have to admit you left yourself wide open with that one. :lol: Ok, Ok, Ok, I'll stop now.

On to more serious matters... I don't see a problem with the OP asking the questions. As far markups and other biz talk I think we all have a good idea what the majority of suppliers are paying for their goods and could give a close estimate of what their markup is.

He's certainly not a narc. There's so much info in these forums already that a covert agent wouldn't really need to ask questions especially in an open thread. Now if all of a sudden suppliers starts getting more personal questions ask via PM then that would be the time to worry about someone's intentions.
 
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