My favorite atomizer is the Manta v2 RDA. I've had one for a few months now, it's mounted on my day mod, and it's been hard at work ever since I got it. I've been thinking about getting me another one, to keep as a spare in case this one fails, because I really wouldn't want to be without one. But at 115 euros, that would be an expensive spare. So I decided not to order it unless / until my current one fails.
Today I went to a bar I didn't know, to have a drink with an old friend. As I was vaping and chatting with my friend, a voice behind me said "Well, what d'ya know, a vaper that doesn't use shit hardware for a change..." I turned around and saw this slightly bling-bling, slightly foul-mouthed, nice older gent using a limited edition Vapor Flask of some kind.
So of course, we struck up a conversation. He turned to be the owner of the joint, and he's completely into luxury vaping. And I do mean luxury: apparently he's loaded, and he sinks many thousands in expensive vape stuff every year. He produced a large padded aluminum flight case, opened it, and it was chock-full of ultra-expensive, exclusive mods and toppers I've never even heard of, that were all engraved, gilded, covered in rare wood or leather, numbered and whatnot. I'm not at all into collecting that sort of hardware, but... wow, amazing!
Looking into the case, I spotted a Manta v2 RDA. I told him "Oh, you like that RDA too?"
"Yeah, it's nice" he said.
Just in case, I ventured: "If you wanted to sell it, I might be interested..."
"Hell no! I like this here atomizer!"
So I forgot about it and we kept on chatting. About 20 minutes later, he went all quiet and thoughtful, picked up the Manta, looked at me and said "Alright. 70?"
I didn't hesitate much: "You've got yourself a deal."
So, I'm now the proud owner of barely used, second-hand Manta v2. I cleaned it, made sure the negative post was tight, replaced the original O-rings with looser ones, and it's now puff-puffing happily on my evening mod. Best of all, because the RDA wasn't bling enough for the guy, he had one of the airflow control rings decorated with a faux carbon fiber cover, which turns out to look rather okay on the Manta I keep on my black Vaporshark.
That ain't a bad day I reckon
Today I went to a bar I didn't know, to have a drink with an old friend. As I was vaping and chatting with my friend, a voice behind me said "Well, what d'ya know, a vaper that doesn't use shit hardware for a change..." I turned around and saw this slightly bling-bling, slightly foul-mouthed, nice older gent using a limited edition Vapor Flask of some kind.
So of course, we struck up a conversation. He turned to be the owner of the joint, and he's completely into luxury vaping. And I do mean luxury: apparently he's loaded, and he sinks many thousands in expensive vape stuff every year. He produced a large padded aluminum flight case, opened it, and it was chock-full of ultra-expensive, exclusive mods and toppers I've never even heard of, that were all engraved, gilded, covered in rare wood or leather, numbered and whatnot. I'm not at all into collecting that sort of hardware, but... wow, amazing!
Looking into the case, I spotted a Manta v2 RDA. I told him "Oh, you like that RDA too?"
"Yeah, it's nice" he said.
Just in case, I ventured: "If you wanted to sell it, I might be interested..."
"Hell no! I like this here atomizer!"
So I forgot about it and we kept on chatting. About 20 minutes later, he went all quiet and thoughtful, picked up the Manta, looked at me and said "Alright. 70?"
I didn't hesitate much: "You've got yourself a deal."
So, I'm now the proud owner of barely used, second-hand Manta v2. I cleaned it, made sure the negative post was tight, replaced the original O-rings with looser ones, and it's now puff-puffing happily on my evening mod. Best of all, because the RDA wasn't bling enough for the guy, he had one of the airflow control rings decorated with a faux carbon fiber cover, which turns out to look rather okay on the Manta I keep on my black Vaporshark.
That ain't a bad day I reckon
