I have bought 8 pairs of these new 5's along with the new LG HG2 3000maH 20amps and they are all 100% legit, I've compared them to the 5's I already own, even skinned one down to read the factory print under the wrapper and well what else is there to say except I've been using these for better than 7 years and I do know a fake over legit.
Is Vapor DNA a trusted vendor? , Or Ed at Sun Vapers, and the best price of all of them is Ginger Vapers,
I can say at least two of those vendors have been in this business for a very long time but are just ripping people with their prices.
And it's not old stock and their not clones I've gotten quit a few of them and I've been buying these since before they became scarce after the Japan earthquake.
They are back and in production and if you won't believe VaperDNA or Sun Vaper at least, then I guess it will never matter and by the way they arrive at 3.5v which is absolutely spot on, always.. I'm not new at this..
http://www.vapordna.com/Sony-VTC5-18650-30A-2600-mAh-IMR-Battery-p/ac0025.htm This is a burn for sure..!!
http://www.sun-vapers.com/buy/sony-us18650vtc5-2500mah/ This is also a burn and Ed should know better..!
And the next vendor is awesome and his price is the best of them all and I wrote the review for him for his batteries, just compare the prices, I've told this vendor that he's actually under pricing his product but his style is to gain customers not rip off customers,
https://gingervaper.com/product/sony-vtc5-us18650vtc5-30a-li-ion-high-drain-battery/
And the newly released LG HG2's are 20 amp awesome batteries and Ginger Vapers price beats all of the above,
https://gingervaper.com/product/lg-hg2-inr18650hg2-30a-inr-high-drain-battery/
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