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ECC BANS ALL CLONES FROM BEING SOLD

If it wasn't for clones I would of still been using my mvp. I could not and would not ever pay $300 for a metal tube. ECC and the no clone supporters aren't concerned about us getting off of the stinkies, their only concern is there bottom line. I think everyone should just afford what you can afford and don't worry what the next person is doing, cause its none of your f--king business what I do or do not buy with my money.
 
I like "Vape Repli-Con"

If anyone is serious, we may be able to start something. I'm in Long Beach, CA.

When I say serious, I do mean serious. I'll start looking for a site to have it, get prices and all.
 

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I stated I was willing to help put a show together in Oregon....I have around 15 pages of info printed up already lol. I think I am going to actually try and get a show together, its pretty damn cheap up here to rent large venues.
 

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I like "Vape Repli-Con"

If anyone is serious, we may be able to start something. I'm in Long Beach, CA.

When I say serious, I do mean serious. I'll start looking for a site to have it, get prices and all.
I'm near Irvine ... would MUCH rather attend something in LB than Ontari-puke anyway :D
 

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Maybe there should be a "clone only convention". People will come wanting to spend money!! Not sure I like the acronym tho
LOL... Held in Kansas... CoC, Kansas.. :)
 

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I think thats good they banned clones they are counterfiet products and they are stealing money from hardworking mod makers. Plz dont say price and complaining that they cost too much because in fact mods are a luxury if you cant afford it just save up i hate the fact that people complain that they are too expensive save up or make better career choices. #TeamAuthentic4Life
And what if you are a Disabled person, say a Disabled Vet that at one time fought for the freedom to choose, that cant make 'better career choices' due to the fact he cant work and lives on a Disabilty, takes care of a wife with cancer, a blind MIL, and 2 grandkids that lost their parents?

Fucking asshole...
 

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It not about which is better... It about one being a fucking ripoff of someone else's work. No logos or straight out design copy's fine.. No one would have this problem. To support or defend this ripoff commie slave labor practice in it current straight up stealing form is pure bullshit.

No morals
No ethics
The same mouth breathers that screw over their own mother for a dollar.....

That's what you clone lovers are, plain and simple.
And you're an idiot... So?
 

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You are not a hobbyist vapor. You are a cessation vaper. High end mods are more for collectors and hobbyist. Which is why people whine and complain. They want the high end mods but do not want to pay for it. It is occupy wall street all over again.
Well, thats not really true is it? Sure, we want something cheaper, but we only 'whine and cry' when we are told we are 'Immoral, dollar stealing, backstabbing, baby killing, mouth breathers' for buying something cheaper. You want the high-end Limited Edition stuff? Go for it.. Not hurting me one bit. But dont go judging me and calling me names because I cant.
 

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if you save your pennys and stop buying 55 mods from fasttech every week you can afford a nice authentic. its rewarding getting something very nice and compensating the person who designed and created the product.. I hate when people whine about being poor and can only afford clones its not an excuse its a cop out...

clones may save peoples lives but authentic's do it with style
See my reply to the other A-Hole above... I dont buy '55 clones a week'..
 

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Tyger said it best. A clone is when you copy an item and sell it as a clone. A Counterfeit is when you copy the product and try to sell it as an original. None of the vendors im aware of sell clones for original legit prices, and VJN clearly says "style, replica, or clone".
 

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Well, thats not really true is it? Sure, we want something cheaper, but we only 'whine and cry' when we are told we are 'Immoral, dollar stealing, backstabbing, baby killing, mouth breathers' for buying something cheaper. You want the high-end Limited Edition stuff? Go for it.. Not hurting me one bit. But dont go judging me and calling me names because I cant.

They are bored in life, they need a cause - a reason for being.
This is just one of a long list of "causes" that I'm sure they have been involved in over the years. When this one goes away - they will move on to something else that gives their life meaning.
 

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Why is VaporJoe giving away a Provari a week. Because they are authentic and fucking awesome. It gives clone mongers a chance to have an authentic and see how awesome they are. So I guess you would all snub your nose at a Provari??? Maybe Joe should drop it to a Vamo.
I'd sell it immediately :)
 

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The plot is completely lost. Metal tube, spring or magnets, threaded pins......that's all a mod is at the end of the day. I can purchase a milling machine and lathe, and with some VERY basic instruction...make a mod and give it a posh name, then sell it for 20X my cost in material and time....for no other purpose than to extract unreasonable sums of money from egomaniacs that require the validation sought in a product! I am willing to wager that the self esteem challenged that are posting derisive comments about clone owners drive mass produced automobiles and have homes filled with mass produced, reasonably priced products. HONESTLY, how many of you own Miele coffee makers? How many own Aston Martins? How many have $1000.00 pieces of art upon their walls??? The three things I just mentioned do fuck all different than their ordinary consumer counterparts. Shakespeare said it succinctly when he wrote "A rose by any other name, would smell as sweet". Here is a novel idea....do what thou whilst, and leave others to do as they choose...and demonstrate your eloquence by remaining silent, lest you fail to improve the silence. Spirited debate in it's course to expand knowledge and offer objective opinion is nice and all...but when it is reduced to ad hominems is just immature and serves no purpose than to weaken the argument as a whole.
 

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I would wager PAPAW that Joe gives away higher end products for the sole reason as to provide nice things to those that would otherwise be unable to buy them for themselves. Add to this that it is a very kind gesture, and certainly something you don't see on other forums. I would further guess that no one is here strictly for the free shit, as much as enjoying a forum run be a generous person who lets adults act in an adult way...despite the few that seek to turn it into something else entirely.
 

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ECC show, ECC rules. You want to not be judged as a clone vaper, than respect those that support authenticity.
Respect goes both ways...
 

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I love how both sides complain how the other spends their money. But the comments I see from clone buyers refer to me as a snob because I want authentic mods. Yet I have yet to see a proponent of authentics say something like that about clone buyers. Fine call me a snob because I have the money to buy an authentic. But I will keep my comments geared towards the problem with clones lol.
You are kidding, right? Never seen an Anti-Clone say anything bad about about clone buyers? Really? Are your filters tightened down that tight that you dont even see the remarks being made in this very thread?
 

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so this statement means that because flashlights have a tube and mechs have a tube then mechs stole their tube idea from flashlights? Are you high? And no intellectual property? Again, high? The creator of the Akuma mod holds all artistic rights to the design on the mod. That means intellectual property.
UM.. Mechs were made FROM flashlight tubes... remember?
 

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were in the hell do get off telling people what they can and can not buy we are in this to get people off smoking right Dumbazz you as save up for a luxury mod what are to while they save up smoke you know what i hate people complain about what other people do you don't have the right to tell any what they can or can't buy you say some of the dumb shit i have every seen in my life MAKE BETTER CAREER CHOICES HOW ABOUT THIS YOU SHUT YOU BIG DUMBAZZ MOUTH AND THIS TOO... FUCK # TEAMAUTHENTIC4LIFE i will buy what in the hell I WANT AND NO ONE WILL TELL IF I WANT TO BUY A CLONE OR A AUTHENTIC I WILL OK you Dumbazz
LMAO!! What? :D
 

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My rant last night about ECC and Vape Mania...




Fast Forward to about 41 minutes in.
 

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unrelated, how the hell did your vamo drop 15 feet?

were you up on a roof or ladder or something?

Ladder, painting cables stick to ceiling moldings. Kayfun also exploded and tank section threads ruined, bad times had by all.
 

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They can buy authentic's in their price range. Does a person on disability need a Glas? Do they need the newest and hottest authentics? No. They can buy what they can afford and be giving money to the modders. Live withen your means but do it respectfully. And most of the clone people dont just buy one mod most if not all of them have 10+ setups that are unnecessary just get a nice setup or two.
I dont own 10+.. Not even close.. Why dont you take your assumptions and do something productive besides insult?
 

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Why is it worse to copy the logo, in your opinion, than it is to copy the design and functionality of a mod?
Because a tube mod or even a box mod is something that was adapted from 100+ year old technology. A logo (should) be an original design (looking at you Nemesis...) and thus copyrighted. I have no problems calling for 'no logos'. The 'no China' snobs, however...
 

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This thread has degenerated down into personal insults and fecal matter references. Anybody wants to bet on when it'll sink to Godwin level?
 

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Because a tube mod or even a box mod is something that was adapted from 100+ year old technology. A logo (should) be an original design (looking at you Nemesis...) and thus copyrighted. I have no problems calling for 'no logos'. The 'no China' snobs, however...
Function should always follow form! If they made a mod called the "Coyote Turd Spectacular" and it had an engraved image of a squatting coyote.....and it vaped like a dream...I'd buy it. If they made a juice called "Homeless Hobbit Snot" and it tasted like dutch apple pie, I'd buy it.
Put either in a velvet lined box made from wood scavenged from the wreck of the HMS Bounty, and charge hundreds of dollars? Absolutely NO
 

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Yes. Unfortunately it's very low. I don't know how someone on a disability allowance manages on that? You would be exempt from paying tax over here if you only earned that much working. And probably would need a supplement from the government.
Same here... He's either part time and going to school, or, getting a lot more help that actually makes his 'income' a lot higher.
 

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so many factors on disability income. I am a 100% service connected disabled veteran (despite being in very good working order), and receive pay from both the Veterans Administration, and Social Security Disability...the two combined add up to $48,000 a year. I collect the maximum amount, but only represent the top 10% of disabled vets...some make considerably less. I am exempt from paying federal and state tax, and receive an annual personal property tax credit of $1100.00 (this is a Missouri law, and not all veterans are aware of it). So it truly varies.
 

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Really? You cannot patent a tube? Tell that to the oil industry and the hold Hughes Tool had for over a half a century on the industry. Just a tube used by the thousands to drill for oil and the only ones that could be used on the Hughes drill head were patented by Hughes. Or how about the patented tubes used in BMW fuel systems, the list is endless. Its called a Utility Patent, Issued for the invention of a new and useful process, machine, manufacture, or composition of matter, or a new and useful improvement thereof, it generally permits its owner to exclude others from making, using, or selling the invention for a period of up to twenty years from the date of patent application filing ++, subject to the payment of maintenance fees. Approximately 90% of the patent documents issued by the USPTO in recent years have been utility patents, also referred to as "patents for invention". If you are gong to mke statements of fact, make sure they are correct.
Um.. However, if I made a different drill head and sold it, they wouldn't have have to use the tubes from Hughes.. So what was the REAL patent that kept those tubes selling? A lot more went into selling those 'Hughes tubes' at the time, than simply the tube.. :)
 

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This thread has degenerated down into personal insults and fecal matter references. Anybody wants to bet on when it'll sink to Godwin level?
It already did.. UncleRJ did a 'poll' a few pages back ;)
 

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