As much as I do love the Goliath V2, there have been some problems with it, as this thread shows. The one poster on the last page that was afraid to purchase it, as he was looking for ONE tank only, I personally feel might not have been thrilled with this V2. Had I been him, I would have held off for a different tank. This one might be the one. But now seeing that UD has brought this out, makes me think that they too did not do so well with it, as this really looks like an updated Goliath but perhaps the flaws on the V2 have been fixed on this.
Youde Goliath V2
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Authentic goliath V2 on sale from smog for only $15!!! I just grabbed one and a pack of the 30ml unicorn bottles and a UD heat sink adapter for $20 shipped to my door. Did not even need a second goliath v2 but at that price it was a no-brainer.
https://smogdistro.com/shop/goliath-v2-ud/
EDIT: After reading the last page it is also worth mentioning that i have never had any of the issues with the chamber unthreading trying to close/open the juice control. I simply lubed up all the o rings with juice when i got it and every time i am about to put a new build in i do the same. Honestly it is the best machined UD atty i own and at under $20 is by far the best dual coil bottom airflow atty on the market IMO. I own all the dual coil attys you can think of and to me the Gv2 produces the best vape quality and the quality/price ratio is fantastic. I will likely always have one in rotation due to the reliability i have experienced with mine.
https://smogdistro.com/shop/goliath-v2-ud/
EDIT: After reading the last page it is also worth mentioning that i have never had any of the issues with the chamber unthreading trying to close/open the juice control. I simply lubed up all the o rings with juice when i got it and every time i am about to put a new build in i do the same. Honestly it is the best machined UD atty i own and at under $20 is by far the best dual coil bottom airflow atty on the market IMO. I own all the dual coil attys you can think of and to me the Gv2 produces the best vape quality and the quality/price ratio is fantastic. I will likely always have one in rotation due to the reliability i have experienced with mine.
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What is this new tank people are speaking about? Replaced my V2 with a smok tfv4 dual cool build and love it.
http://www.efun.top/youde-ud-bellus.html This one. UDs take on the aromamizer design and super duper cheap to boot!
Also i personally vastly prefer the Gv2 to the tfv4 dual coil RBA. There would be nothing wrong with the tfv4s dual rba if they just went with a normal 2 post design but using lead trapping under 2 screws for a dual coil design is extremely outdated. Trying to trap 2 claptons under the thing was so infuriating that i wound up just going to a simple 2x twisted. The build deck of the goliath v2 is vastly better for me and incredibly simple to build on.
Yeah, I nabbed another Goliath v2 from Smog earlier as well. Like you say for the price it was a no brainer.
I've been using this for my Goliath v2 profile screen on my DNA200, feel free to use it if you like it.
Make of this as you choose
I have just had 3 orders from China all returned this past week, as have many others in one particular spot. Everyone's a bit angry. US Sanctions have just started against China for Chinese Hackers. It appears that this is causing a securtiy problem and packages are being returned.
(I am in Canada and others in the US so far, are experiencing problems as well)
US to hit Chinese hackers with sanctions (Financial Times - Septembre 2015)
The White House is preparing sanctions on Chinese individuals and companies as it tries to pressure Beijing to stop its alleged cyber theft of commercial and economic information from US organisations.
Three people familiar with the situation said the White House had created sanctions to tackle what President Barack Obama sees as a growing threat to US economic and security interests.
Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit Washington in September on his first state visit to the US. It is unclear whether the White House will unveil the sanctions before his visit, or wait until the Chinese leader has returned home.
The move comes as the US grows increasingly frustrated at what it sees as continuing Chinese efforts to steal commercial secrets. Mr Obama signed an executive order in April declaring a national emergency over cyber attacks, which “constitute an unusual and extraordinary threat” to the US.
One official said the US was pursuing a strategy that included diplomacy, trade tools, law enforcement and “imposing sanctions on individuals or entities that engage in certain significant, malicious cyber-enabled activities”.
Jim Lewis, a cyber expert at the Center for Strategic & International Studies, said the decision to punish China with sanctions reflected a new consensus within the Obama administration that previous measures, such as the indictment of Chinese military officers suspected of hacking, were ineffective.
Under the plan, which was reported by the Washington Post, the US will target Chinese people and entities involved in stealing commercial secrets as opposed to non-economic spying. But two people familiar with the matter said the trigger was the attack on the Office of Personnel Management in which the personal information of 25m government employees was stolen.
Frustration has been growing for years about cyber economic espionage and then the scale of the OPM attack was the straw that broke the camel’s back.
The FBI recently blamed China for a 53 per cent rise in economic espionage cases. This year the US charged three professors fromTianjin University and three other Chinese citizens with stealing technology. In 2014 the US indicted five Chinese military officers over cyber-related economic espionage.
The sanctions, the first under the executive order, are aimed at commercial espionage which the US argues is indefensible, as opposed to traditional espionage in which all countries, including America, engage.
However, Chinese officials view that argument as semantic, arguing that for a poorer country such as China, economic secrets translate directly to national security.
Yorgen Edholm, chief executive of Accellion, a private cloud company, described the step to impose sanctions as “extraordinary”, and said he was impressed that Mr Obama was taking cyber security seriously.
“I thought it would take a year or two and continue to get worse before [he spoke about sanctions], but the fact that it is happening now . . . is redefining how everybody should look at this,” he said.
I have just had 3 orders from China all returned this past week, as have many others in one particular spot. Everyone's a bit angry. US Sanctions have just started against China for Chinese Hackers. It appears that this is causing a securtiy problem and packages are being returned.
(I am in Canada and others in the US so far, are experiencing problems as well)
US to hit Chinese hackers with sanctions (Financial Times - Septembre 2015)
The White House is preparing sanctions on Chinese individuals and companies as it tries to pressure Beijing to stop its alleged cyber theft of commercial and economic information from US organisations.
Three people familiar with the situation said the White House had created sanctions to tackle what President Barack Obama sees as a growing threat to US economic and security interests.
Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit Washington in September on his first state visit to the US. It is unclear whether the White House will unveil the sanctions before his visit, or wait until the Chinese leader has returned home.
The move comes as the US grows increasingly frustrated at what it sees as continuing Chinese efforts to steal commercial secrets. Mr Obama signed an executive order in April declaring a national emergency over cyber attacks, which “constitute an unusual and extraordinary threat” to the US.
One official said the US was pursuing a strategy that included diplomacy, trade tools, law enforcement and “imposing sanctions on individuals or entities that engage in certain significant, malicious cyber-enabled activities”.
Jim Lewis, a cyber expert at the Center for Strategic & International Studies, said the decision to punish China with sanctions reflected a new consensus within the Obama administration that previous measures, such as the indictment of Chinese military officers suspected of hacking, were ineffective.
Under the plan, which was reported by the Washington Post, the US will target Chinese people and entities involved in stealing commercial secrets as opposed to non-economic spying. But two people familiar with the matter said the trigger was the attack on the Office of Personnel Management in which the personal information of 25m government employees was stolen.
Frustration has been growing for years about cyber economic espionage and then the scale of the OPM attack was the straw that broke the camel’s back.
The FBI recently blamed China for a 53 per cent rise in economic espionage cases. This year the US charged three professors fromTianjin University and three other Chinese citizens with stealing technology. In 2014 the US indicted five Chinese military officers over cyber-related economic espionage.
The sanctions, the first under the executive order, are aimed at commercial espionage which the US argues is indefensible, as opposed to traditional espionage in which all countries, including America, engage.
However, Chinese officials view that argument as semantic, arguing that for a poorer country such as China, economic secrets translate directly to national security.
Yorgen Edholm, chief executive of Accellion, a private cloud company, described the step to impose sanctions as “extraordinary”, and said he was impressed that Mr Obama was taking cyber security seriously.
“I thought it would take a year or two and continue to get worse before [he spoke about sanctions], but the fact that it is happening now . . . is redefining how everybody should look at this,” he said.
What a great deal I just pulled the trigger and got a couple. Thanks for the heads up.
YUP GOING to do the same if it really is $14.99?
That said. Packages in China are being turned back right now it appears. I have packages that come out weekly, sometimes 2-3-4 and all 3 of mine have been refused. Drip Tips. Nothing that can be seen as dangerous. One only has to look at the Fasttech Forums the past 2 days to see all of the ones being returned.
Obama has applied sanctions, according to the Financial Post, against china in an effort to force the government to stop their hacking. Yes, the irony is perhaps another story altogether but IF applying sanctions, it would make sense to hit them financially and not allow packaging out.....perhaps a negotiation tactic.
Anyhow, I bought from Best Gear as well and my package still sits there. There's almost no point right now in shipping out it appears? I'd be interested to know if any others ordering from China discover any problems with their orders being shipped over the next week or two.
Good to know this place, Smog is in LA
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My order with shipping came to 42 because of shipping to Canada. According to google currency converter it is 56 Canadian. Still a pretty good deal I'd say considering Canvape sells them for 49.
ETA oh and also that was for 2 of them.
Did you get free shipping? I have it in my cart ready to check out and they want $8 for shipping for one GV2, one TF-R2 deck, and a 5-pack of 30ml unicorn bottles, so pretty much about the same weight and volume as your order.
EDIT: Pulled the trigger, figure I got the tank at a "normal" internet price, and the TF-R2 and bottles for free. Sad that shipping is half the price of the tank though.
EDIT TO THE EDIT: Looks like if I just wanted the GV2, it would have only been $4 shipping first class, but no first class option once the order goes over $20, just priority and priority express.
EDIT TO THE EDIT OF THE EDIT: Just realized that the $0.99 Goblin Mini replacement glass is also a Goliath V2 glass section.
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I paid $4.48 in shipping. First class. My order total was under $20 though as the 2 extras I got were only 99C each total was $21 and some change. I was going to get another pack of the bottles but adding them bumped the shipping price to $7.80 so I said screw it.
How did you order it? I tried, what option did you take for i didnt think I could get it here? All i saw were UPS type deliveries, so can you please tell me which one to choose for Canada? I am always unsure what to order for shipping...........I ordered a $99 item once for my Mac from Zagg in the US and when it came to my door, I was dinged for an extra $35 import duty tax and i gather they sent it by USPS or something...so i am never sure what option to take ;(
Lastly, I wasnt buying like this one year ago. IS this normal at this time? I just saw the Aspire Triton selling for $19.99 as well which surprised me, although i haven't any idea if its considered a good or bad atty....but surprised at all these great deals and wondering why?
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Just spoke to the guy at Smog and he said its fine to use the USPS mailing choice. I am just never clear on how much we are allowed before we are dinged with import duty tax.
If you or any other Canadians know, please let me know as I would rather just buy from the US
EDIT 2: Purchased, Thank you to the poster that first mentioned this deal!!!!
/still waiting on the new UD whatchamacallit to be sent one day soon though.
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Just spoke to the guy at Smog and he said its fine to use the USPS mailing choice. I am just never clear on how much we are allowed before we are dinged with import duty tax.
If you or any other Canadians know, please let me know as I would rather just buy from the US
EDIT 2: Purchased, Thank you to the poster that first mentioned this deal!!!!
/still waiting on the new UD whatchamacallit to be sent one day soon though.
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The smog closeout was simply because he was sick of having inventory sitting around. Can't say for other sites/deals.
Maybe I've just been lucky but I've never been dinged with duty tax. I've ordered a handful of stuff from the States. Recently I got a few hundred dollars of NHL memorabilia that was shipped from Florida and did not pay any duty taxes. I'm not sure what else to tell you, I live in Saskatchewan. I hope your not dinged, good luck.
ETA : Oh and yes I always just get it delivered by UPS.
From what I understand, I think, is that here in Ontario I am ok under $30. It all depends on how its sent. If it arrives by courier, I will be dinged. If it is just sent through regular mail, I won't be. I really do have to get around to actually clearing this up once and for all as I have been reluctant to move on other deals as i was unsure. But I believe I am ok on this one....i now have way too many attys.lol but looking forward to another one of these as well as the new one i purchased on a pre-order. Tomorrow will try to wrap this one using either Ni200 or T1. Up until now I have just been using regular kanthal......This thread has made me LOVE this Goliath again. The problem with owning too many tanks is that you tend to put some aside and forget about them and over the past week, since reading this thread, I have fallen in love with this one again, although it is not as able to be banged around, like a Lemo 2 or a Kanger subtank which would worry me if it were my only tank.........Thanks for your info regarding taxes/Saskatchewan/etc......no more buying after this new Goliath again, a new Goliath (whatever the latest one is called), another Goblin Mini and a 2nd Uwell Crown (not really even sure i am crazy about the Uwell)...lol
.........PLEASE no one mention any more good $20 deals
.........PLEASE no one mention any more good $20 deals
Don't forget about the UD Bellus.From what I understand, I think, is that here in Ontario I am ok under $30. It all depends on how its sent. If it arrives by courier, I will be dinged. If it is just sent through regular mail, I won't be. I really do have to get around to actually clearing this up once and for all as I have been reluctant to move on other deals as i was unsure. But I believe I am ok on this one....i now have way too many attys.lol but looking forward to another one of these as well as the new one i purchased on a pre-order. Tomorrow will try to wrap this one using either Ni200 or T1. Up until now I have just been using regular kanthal......This thread has made me LOVE this Goliath again. The problem with owning too many tanks is that you tend to put some aside and forget about them and over the past week, since reading this thread, I have fallen in love with this one again, although it is not as able to be banged around, like a Lemo 2 or a Kanger subtank which would worry me if it were my only tank.........Thanks for your info regarding taxes/Saskatchewan/etc......no more buying after this new Goliath again, a new Goliath (whatever the latest one is called), another Goblin Mini and a 2nd Uwell Crown (not really even sure i am crazy about the Uwell)...lol
.........PLEASE no one mention any more good $20 deals
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