That makes no sense and I'm sorry you feel that way about your own equipment. Perhaps they would be better off in the hands of someone who would actually appreciate them.
No one wants to pay as much as they do for authentics, and if you claim otherwise, you're lying. It makes me wonder if you sort of people would whine if you could no longer throw small fortunes at companies laughing all the way to the bank. Absolutely ridiculous that you'd even compare dumpster diving for food to buying a clone.
In some cases the clones are actually better. For example, a Penny mod clone has a lower voltage drop than the authentic. Clone atomizers often improve on the original design, improved airflow and better juicewells among other things.
If I didn't want to pay what I paid for genuine stuff I wouldn't have paid for it.
I certainly feel worst for buying the entire clone rig than spending substantially more for a single genesis.
It really isn't about how much the stuff costs to me, it isn't even if the clones work as well or better than the original. It's about having what I want.
Nobody lusts after clones, because clones are by their very nature copies of something.
The whole performance argument doesn't hold much water in these arguments simply because very few people are buying strictly based on performance. In our very vain society people purchase more on the aesthetic appeal of a product or its current popularity.
I'm as good an example as any for that, I very much like the look of genesis atomizers in particular ones with visible O-rings, so that's what I will happily spend lots of money on. Similarly I like clean looking tube mods, I'll spend a metric boatload there too to buy exactly what I want from the guy that designed it.
I could care less if you buy one just like mine, I'm not concerned about what you can or can not afford to buy.
So long as I am able to buy an authentic device that suits my fancy I will do so. And be very happy to own some item I feel will be treasured for a lifetime.
I will gladly give my clone stuff away as soon as my authentic rig is complete and in my hands, you see, I'm not a collector, I'm not particularly wealthy, I just like a few nice things and don't mind paying for them or waiting on them.
As for the dumpster diving comment, I'm pretty sure the food in Gordon Ramsey's dumpster is better than what I eat on a regular basis, but it isn't the same as paying for it and eating it in the restaurant. Which is the same as buying a 1:1 clone, you may well be getting something very good, it may well be exactly the same for all intents and purposes, but that's not the whole deal.
I just spoke with the guy who is making the stuff I ordered, I feel that is worth a great deal in and of itself. If for nothing else its just nice to be able to chat about where things are, how things are going, etc. Its highly personal.
That just doesn't exist with clones in this market. It isn't as if you are owner of some obsolete item in need of a replacement part that simply no longer exists and you contact an artisan to replicate that part; clones are churned out buy the thousands by someone you will never speak to.
There is no magic in that, its just like buying a carton of smokes. It is a very impersonal way of doing things, that in my opinion is very much what is wrong in today's world.
Maurice
