VAMO from vaporbreak.com

[Soberrider]

Yah, I'm not really concerned about it. I'll compare it to the one I'll get Monday from Vapor Alley just for the heck of it. I just need to stop buying luxury items now. If I ever need to defend myself while carrying it, at least it could have a dual purpose.

 

[crxess]

ok, got my SS vamo from vb today. I ordered on 3/26 and they claimed it shipped on 3/28. I ordered the main unit and 2 "vivi nova" v2 clearomizers. I decided not to do a hastle about a claim, the o-ring at the battery connection inside the unit was covering the connection and I got it mainly fixed myself but will have a person who has proper tools examine it and maybe fix it better.

The 2 vivi nova v2 clearomizers are knock-offs. The only part that is vivi nova is the clear tank section (plastic part) and the rest is an immitation. They did test fine with my electric tests (no shorts or anything) but they are not the oems (sorry for spelling) they claim to be (the 2.8 was reading at 2.4, the 2.4 was reading at 2.1 and the 1.8 was reading at 1.4 - which I think will be way too low for the Vamo - even an immitation; which this one is).

I will be checking to make sure it is stainless steel because it is a lighter in weight (by a small amount) than my gunmetal vamo. Glad it does have the gold spring for the battery cap and the vent hole is about the correct size and is perfectly centered.

I would really say, they seem to be selling immitation products so have it checked before using. When I go there, will not be using them as a supplier - found a much better supplier in Hong Kong and they have the real Vamo! They don't sell online and I discovered by my fiance and her family that they have very good pricing and do sell quality products. They also import so can get American made items from them also (at great deals).

Couple of corrections:
Vision is the original Vivi - several prducts list as vivi, even smoktech has a vivi tank
Those vivi's are also based on version1 so probable will be okay at best.
Vamo's are real, not imitations. Min gets a lot of factory seconds. A WHOLE LOT
Vamo should handle 1.4 ohm without issue. Mine works with a 1.2ohm mini-DID

I have had plenty of issues with VaporBreak, but all in all they do try to supply decent products at very affordable prices.
Buying in volume, I have lost about $30 in Dud products, but I have saved over $600 in price differences. Not a bad give and take

 

[nahoku]

Wow, I just learned that the CE mark on my Vamo from Vapor Break is fake. Here is the site with the real examples so you can compare.

What is CE Marking (CE mark)?

It would be interesting if any Vamo's here on ECF are real! Three of mine are apparently fake. Not surprised at all.

 

[Maka]

IS there such thing as a 'real' Vamo?

 

[nahoku]

According to what I've read here at ECF THIS is supposed to be the "real" manufacture.

 

[Soberrider]

Couple of corrections:
Vision is the original Vivi - several prducts list as vivi, even smoktech has a vivi tank
Those vivi's are also based on version1 so probable will be okay at best.
Vamo's are real, not imitations. Min gets a lot of factory seconds. A WHOLE LOT
Vamo should handle 1.4 ohm without issue. Mine works with a 1.2ohm mini-DID

I have had plenty of issues with VaporBreak, but all in all they do try to supply decent products at very affordable prices.
Buying in volume, I have lost about $30 in Dud products, but I have saved over $600 in price differences. Not a bad give and take

He would do potential buyers a big service by simply explaining some of what you share here. At least that way we would have a better understanding of the issues we run into when we order from him. People just want to know the truth and not be ignored with our questions. I don't think it's too much to ask the company to be more open. It's the question dodging and the lack of service that cause some of the trouble with VB. I say GET REAL, don't do things that make buyers suspicious. It's not that hard to figure out.

 

[NoLeak]

I decided to send vaporbreak a message about my two defective units out of an order of four vamos. I used their their website to send them a message on the 4th. It's now the 7th and I haven't had a reply of any kind other than an automated email confirming that my message was submitted.

 

[gjanderson]

The company may be the original company because it is in Hong Kong (where the Vamo is made); however, it shows only the version 1 not the version 2.

China and many asian markets do sell immitations/knock offs a lot. It is one thing that I was informed about so I can be aware when out in Malaysia. Even Asian products can be knock offs. I am usually not bothered by immitations or knock offs (even if they claim to be the actual item) as long as they are able to work nearly as good as the original.

Yes, I know vision is the maker of the vivi nova and I also know that many others carry their line of the vivi nova. Not all are advertised as actual vivi nova and these are. They may not say vision vivi nova v2. I just finished having them checked and they are just like the EGO tank clearomizer (vivi nova clones) so they are good.

 

[garyd]

I decided to send vaporbreak a message about my two defective units out of an order of four vamos. I used their their website to send them a message on the 4th. It's now the 7th and I haven't had a reply of any kind other than an automated email confirming that my message was submitted.

And you won't hear back from them because you told them you have a problem. If you had told them you were interested in buying items they would more than likely reply.

 

[Soberrider]

My Vamo does not have the eGo threading. I think that means its a version 1.

Nope, I was wrong. The threads are just in a position that won't allow me to use any of my eGo threaded clearomizers or my eGo Mega dual coil cartomizers.

 

[NickSteel]

Worked and lived in South East Asia for years. The concept of "original" is a western thing. When I read posts about bogus "CE" labels, etc., I am very amused. It's like someone being shocked that their $30 Gucci is a knock-off. Everything from China is a potential "knock-off", as there's no way to determine originals from copies when you order. Westerners just have a different mind set. For example, in Indonesia, I was curious about burned out lamp bulbs selling for a couple cents each. Found out that people bought them to exchange with good bulbs at work and then sold the good bulbs. So when buying from Chinese companies (as I do too), be aware that it's not like shopping at Sears or Radio Shack. Sometimes you do ok, sometimes you don't.

 

[NatashaR]

HMMMM... I did not buy my VAMO from VB, but per the CE marking website, the CE marking on my VAMO does not appear to be auth. Not sure what I think about this, right at the moment!

 

[crxess]

No ce markings on my Vamo, but I know it is original. Purchased in coop before they ever hit the US.
Just so you know - VaporBreak sells Riva batteries as EGO - Min is clueless, or thinks we are.

Good luck on replacements. You will need to return the defects and wait for .............ever.............to get replacements.
He never replaced my (2) DOA red 650mah EGO(riva) Batteries and never accepted responsibility for totally screwed up e-liquids. i.e. wrong juice and not flavored at all.<Bootleg Dekang/Hangsen>

 

[NickSteel]

HMMMM... I did not buy my VAMO from VB, but per the CE marking website, the CE marking on my VAMO does not appear to be auth. Not sure what I think about this, right at the moment!

Just compared the CE Logos on my SS from Ocean Vapor with a gunmetal from Exhalevapor. I can't tell if they're "approved", but the CE logos appear the same to me. I'll compare the SS from VB when it arrives. Really don't care one way or the other, but would be very surprised if any vaping device actually conforms to any "European Conformity" directives. Both my Vamos perform fine for me, so I'm ok with them.

I didn't chance ordering other stuff from VB, only the Vamo, and won't really know until I receive the thing.

 

[nahoku]

All three of my Vamo's came from US vendors. None of the CE labels have the dimensions of the authentic label. Also, each one is machined differently at the top (flat vs rounded over). It doesn't matter to me either whether or not it's an authentic Vamo or an imitation as long as it works as it should.

 

[Light Seeker]

It doesn't matter to me either whether or not it's an authentic Vamo or an imitation as long as it works as it should.

Precisely. The batteries & charger I use with it cost more than the mod, rather silly to look at a $26 tube and be dismayed that it may not be not an original imho.

 

[NatashaR]

Precisely. The batteries & charger I use with it cost more than the mod, rather silly to look at a $26 tube and be dismayed that it may not be not an original imho.

And where does one get a VAMO for $26? I paid more than 2X that for mine.

And if it's SOLD as AUTH, I expect it to BE auth... without regard to the price. But IMO that holds true for ANYTHING I buy.

 

[Lhartman89]

And where does one get a VAMO for $26? I paid more than 2X that for mine.


And if it's SOLD as AUTH, I expect it to BE auth... without regard to the price. But IMO that holds true for ANYTHING I buy.

From Vapor Break. You have to make an account and be logged in to get the $26 price.

 

[Soberrider]

The only real reason I wonder about authenticity has to do with what makes it work, its heart. In other words, the circuit board/electronics and wiring. But I don't know how Chinese manufacturing behind the scenes really works. Those parts may all be from the same manufacturer, or may not. Who knows. Mine seems ok though.

 

[n4sdaq]

The only real reason I wonder about authenticity has to do with what makes it work, its heart. In other words, the circuit board/electronics and wiring. But I don't know how Chinese manufacturing behind the scenes really works. Those parts may all be from the same manufacturer, or may not. Who knows. Mine seems ok though.

Well, from what I understand, Chinese manufacturers commonly use the same factory as the "original" maker of a product, and they just kind of pickup where the first producer left off. They don't really even change anything sometimes. Key word is sometimes.

Other times, they may be forced to make some minor changes to their products due to tooling changes or constraints, and this would explain what some have been saying here where one of their Vamos has a more rounded top, and the other has a flatter top. Again, these are minor changes, and are only cosmetic.

With that logic, the circuit boards inside the Vamos are likely exactly the same. Obviously, I'm just speculating at all of this, but from what I've gathered from here and ECR, that's what can and does happen in China. Correct me anyone if I'm wrong, but I believe there are two companies (that we know of) making Vamos in China right now. They're probably 99% identical, so it doesn't really matter which one we get (at least not to me).

And like some have said here, as long as it performs as a Vamo should, then who cares who made it. Authenticity of a Chinese product has always been somewhat of a joke anyway.


I guess the true test would be for those who have two obviously different Vamos to crack them both open and put the circuit boards side by side. I would wager they're identical, or nearly identical.


Cheers!


EDIT: And if anyone is wondering, I still haven't received my Vamo from VB yet. If it doesn't come tomorrow, I'm going to try to get my money back from VB first, if they won't do it same day, then I'm going to escalate the PP dispute to a claim and get PP to force the refund.