Underworld Of Vaporizer Scams
Don’t ever get scammed again buying a vaporizer. Is the price of a vaporizer to good to be true? Is the price knocked down way below the competitive prices you see on authoritative vaporizer stores? Chances are you have a fake vaporizer in your eye and if you don’t read this article, you could fall into the vaporizer scam like many people have already.
There are a lot of fakes out there and they mainly comes off of 3rd party marketplaces like eBay, Alibaba, Amazon, Rakuten, Groupon. You need to steer clear of these websites as the manufacturers aren’t allowed to give you a warranty when you buy off these sites. Even if your item is authentic, you lose anyways,
How to Tell if it is a scam?
Well many chinesse companies have mastered the art of replicating a vaporizer. The biggest sign is that they don’t and can’t offer a manufacturers warranty. Even if they had a warranty, you’d still have to know where to send the vaporizer, if you have to send it back to China, you’ve been scammed. Chinesse people replicate many designer products, vaporizers are becoming a big hit. Any company that gets their products from China is a scam. No popular name brand vaporizer was ever made in China. Most of them are made in the US & Canada. A big popular power house in the vaporizer industry is Storz & Bickel, they make the world renowned Volcano Vaporizer.
How To Spot a fake vaporizer?
Lets use Pax for an example, since there is a surge in counterfeit goods from manufacturers in China. There are many people online, complaining about different fake vaporizers. We’re going to show you how to spot a fake vaporizer.
It’s hard to tell from this picture but the Authentic box has a little more shade on the white.
It’s easier to tell fake from authentic here. The real one has groves indented in the plastic case the vaporizer lays in
When you open the box, you can really tell if it is fake with the low quality case the vaporizer rests in when it first comes in the box. But there are many other ways to tell if it is fake or not.
Here you could easily spot the fake from real. The Real pax vaporizer has higher quality texture. It also has the Pax logo on the back as the fake one doesn’t.
book let and cleaning kit! Has a color difference on the booklet… The copy does not come with pipe cleaners or lube
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- You could tell from the outline of the font
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- Font is more prominent
This is the biggest giveaway. The Fake one uses Light Blue for low settings, Purple for Medium Settings, Red / pinkfor High Settings. The Real one uses Yellow for low settings, Orange for medium Settings & Red for High Settings for the LED indicator lights.
Spotting the real from fake can be difficult, if you know what to look for it isn’t. Always make sure their is a serial number with a manufacturers warranty. Look for the Logo differences as well as the indicator lights. The finish of the frames are different quality. You can tell the low quality texture from the high quality.
Warning For These Marketplaces
eBay, Rakuten, Amazon, Groupon, Etsy, Alibaba all sell fake vaporizers
We understand you’re always trying to look for the best deal. The truth is, when you’re looking for a good deal, there’s always a predator out there waiting to rip you off claiming you’re getting an authentic item. The truth is, none of these manufacturers will give you a warranty if you buy from one of these marketplaces.
Atmos Warranty Policy
Here is a picture of Atmos warranty policy
As you can verify this by going to the Atmos Warranty Policy Page, you’ll see this company will not allow any type of 3rd party marketplace to request a warranty. They will simply tell you that your unit isn’t authentic and if it is broken, you’re out of luck.
Grenco Science Warranty Policy
Grenco Science Warranty Policy Bans all sales from 3rd party marketplaces
Grenco Science has the same rules, you simply cannot register your product if you buy from a 3rd party marketplace and this rule goes with any manufacturer. Steer clear of all the fake vaporizers even though the price may be enticing to buy it. In the end, your vaporizer might not work 6 months from now and when you try to place a warranty claim, you’re out of luck.
