I’ve noticed recently that the classifieds have some very new mods new in the box. It seems weird to me that you’d buy a recently released stubby x-Ray and then sell it without opening it. I’ve seen a few others like that.
Same, seems a bit suspicious. I'm assuming some people have access to retail shops where they can buy them at cost and then sell them at market price via forums.
It is kinda weird, maybe, maybe not.
Same seller has been listing many items that seem to have been used once (very low puffs) or not at all. He/she has been listing all the same gear over on VU as well. Also has a 100% rating in the VU classifieds. So I don't think anything funny is going on.
Acquiring mass produced Chinese manufactured gear at cost, maybe.
With the high-end gear there is no way he's buying those at cost. Zero chance. Like this listing for example:
New C4 Designs Fuse 21 1.5 DNA 100c Boro mod Need to sell asap
30 puffs on chip
$265 shipped priority by me need to sell asap
I'm fairly certain that mod was a Facebook group purchase. Like here, every high-end mod he/she has sold on VU has had either 28-30 puffs or was brand new. In a different listing for someone else, he/she mentioned being active in the Facebook B/S/T groups.
I have seen someone else who is always listing a ton of vape gear in the F.T.B BST group. His most current listing from 26 June has 49 items listed. Most of it is high-end gear. The guy is out of NYC and seems to have a decent reputation on FB.
So, who knows???