So what do you charge to shower a device with praise and be "tight with the supply chain"?
Well now that the Christmas cheer is winding down I thought I'd address your insult that I must admit that I missed upon the first reading. I thought it was a language translation thing but then when I re-read it I realized that you said "how much do I charge to praise something".
Well that could have a short answer - something like "dude what a (insert words that rhyme with ducking sick here) thing to say".
It could have a funny answer like "my going rate is $13,000 and a beejay from the mod makers wife if I find her acceptable. if not $13,050)".
Then there is the answer that I, were I standing in your shoes, would find the most helpful with my apparent ignorance. Here is that answer:
I'd want someone to point out that in my ignorance I never realized that the mods being praised need no help selling. In fact, some are very difficult if not nearly impossible to obtain.
I'd also want someone to point out that no one is giving these mods away and in some cases the only way to get one is to pay flipper prices or to know someone who knows someone.
I'd like to someone to inform me that there is an entire squonking world outside of ECF where there are thousands of squonking vapers all around the world to interact with. That said, there are a handful squonk mod makers who's mods are praised for their durability, form and function that you will probably never hear talked about on ECF. But you will hear and see REOsmods discussed because they are world wide legend. I own two that will remain with me till I no longer take up space on this planet.
In my ignorance, I'd ask "why are the mods you praise not discussed on ECF?" Well the answer to that is because they (the modders) don't have a thread or a forum.
Additionally many people who have realized that there are much more user friendly, genre specific interfaces than a forum to discuss their vape, see a much broader spectrum of the squonk world and to interact with modders quite simply start to use ECF much less if at all.
In closing I'd want to know that the guy I just insulted pays for all his mods. Yep. Every single mother blanking one. I've gotten a few kick ayuss gift mods from Rob - one I have, one my mother has and one was sent to a friend in Brazil. I also sent him one of my personal grands.
There's been a few mods that I was given a discount on because I'm just a Vaping rockstar baby, yeah, signing breasts at vapecons, making huge YouTube cheese, reviewing every vape product ever made and rolling 157,000 subscribers deep. Yeah, I'm real special.
So yeah, I've learned that there are some killer, durable, extremely well made regulated mods that cost the same or less as the average "newer" breed of mechs do here on ECF. They come from Italy. I was fortunate to acquire my first one second hand for $425 about 2.5 months ago. And since I'm some "cool vape celebrity charging people to praise things" I just sold it to a dude we know both here and on FB for a handsome profit. Not. I sold it to him for less than I paid.
As I have all my gear.
I have since purchased three other Sunboxes - one second hand - the delrin E8 for 300, a brand new E8 for around 450 and a brand new E7 for around 350. The mod maker did gift me special doors cause remember, I'm just a freakin rockstar bro. He needs rockstar power to sell his mods. Not.
Then I realized that I like the feel of delrin so I took the proceeds from the one I raped that one guy for and bought the delrin SVA. These mods sell so fast that many never make it to our shores. But I have a friend on FB who has bought much product from the reseller and was able to get one which they are being kind enough to let me buy - at a discount.
So I decided that over the last three years I've dropped my mods twice. And I realize I like delrin. So I traded my red E8 for that delrin E7 in the pic. Yep the E8 costs about 150 more but I figure I've raped so many vapers I could afford to take a 150 loss for a plastic mod. Truth is, the CF kit and 1/15 SN make it worth about 100 more so I only lost 50 or so.
So the moral to this story is:
1. There is a whole world outside ECF.
2. I'm nobody.
3. If I'm anybody, it's because I have spent a bunch of my time and money trying to help others get a great vape. It would take a bunch of free $400 mods to scratch the surface of the costs of hardware, software, long nights and purchased gear that I have invested in myself but try to use what I learn to help others.
4. Try to be cool to others. Don't be a di ck. Being a Di ck will not get you far in life.
5. Don't hate. Ask yourself: what have I ever done to help another vaper or advance Vaping?
6. Don't be afraid to try out vape products that people you trust highly recommend.