Hello from M-VAPES new uk based vaping equipment and accessories

[mdhardy01]

All this trouble because I a couple of manufacturers
Like to see them take on fast tech


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[ossettbob]

The problem with this is.....are you the first of many ?????

 

[fay69]

The problem with this is.....are you the first of many ?????

Not the first bob, but I think the hardest hit so far

 

[Saracen]

I wonder if this has anything to do with PayPal and eBay becoming separate entities? And the recent legal challenges against clones. Let's face it before they did, if PayPal decided to enforce its "clone/copyright infringement" policy half the items on eBay would have to be removed.......... And I'm not just talking vaping. This way PayPal can enforce rules and eBay wouldn't be affected till much later.




Boz

 

[matt-lmr]

Well they have not shut our payments down yet! seems you can still make purchases, i have no idea how long this will last.
on a plus side we are looking at setting up another payment provider that is compatible with our store, this will take a while as we need to sort out a merchant account.
Peace matt

P.S. i will keep you all updated with any news as soon as i have it.
Peace

 

[matt-lmr]

Hi all, I have just checked our website and it now appears they have stopped the card payment services to us, so we can now no longer accept any form of online payment :-(

So whats next for M-vapes?

Well as you know we are still a business with lots of good products to sell and I am currently working very hard to find another payment processing company that will process online payments for us.

It seems alot of them will not provide services for companies that sell e-cigs and e-cig related products due to being age sensitive online payments.
Stripe
Autherize.net
and AIB Allied Irish Bank all will not provide services to companies that sell e-cig and related.

We are currently looking into sagepay and have applied so hopefully they will get back to me soon.


In the mean time you are more than welcome to email me [email protected] to place an order and we can sort out direct bank transfer or postal orders etc...

Peace Stressed Matt x

 

[matt-lmr]

Hi all little update for you,
I want to supply the following information because i believe that everyone should know what is happening, customers and other vendors as this ultimately affects us all.

As you know paypal say im breaking there acceptable use policy that basically states you cannot sell items that infringe copyright or trademark.

I explained that some of the products i sell are copies of items that are not copyright protected nor have trademarks or patents, as the companies that create the original mods most cannot afford to purchase such rights, the only one i know of that owns patents is gp paps.
I always check the original makers site (if they have one still) to see if they have copyright or patents or trademarks before i decide to list a copy of that item.

Also our stripe card payment processor said they can no longer provide there services to us, as the banks they use do not allow there services for companies that sell e-cigs and e-cig related products.

Upon further reading it would now appear that all major banks and banking institutions have been leant on by the goverment to put e-cig sales in the highest risk categories. thus making sellers of such products very difficult to get bank accounts and payment providers.


I sadly am the first of many and at the moment i am struggling to find a solution apart from send cash in the post lol.
It would genuinely and actually be easier to sell guns online here in the uk fact.


I am still trying very hard to contest paypal but i do not hold up much hope as they just seem to bend the rules to suit them.
For example fastech and paypal have teamed up to give german customers a 10% christmas promo! paypal germany are actually promoting fastech on there site! one rule for one and one rule for another it seems.

Secondly on the email reply i got about the first appeal i made against paypal they actually added a sentence to the acceptable use policy to back up and justify there action against me, however this sentence is not visible to anyone that signs up to paypal and clicks and reads paypals full terms and conditions and acceptable use policy.
It is disgusting big corporate behavior.
Oh and on top of that if you phone up more than three times by signing into your restricted account click need help click contact us click phone us, they automatically block you from phoning them and will not display there phone number.

But still as always
Peace Matt x

 

[blademansw]

Upon further reading it would now appear that all major banks and banking institutions have been leant on by the goverment to put e-cig sales in the highest risk categories. thus making sellers of such products very difficult to get bank accounts and payment providers.

Have you got documented proof of this governmental leaning? This sounds like someone in gov is on a crusade as I am not aware of any formal policy position to this effect.

 

[StuPot]

Oh that's bad news,

Would an offshore bank account be an option? It sounds a little extreme but if it's the only way to stop the big boys pinching your ball then surely it's an option.

I'm genuinely gutted, I know I could count on you guys to sell quality. Good luck Matt, I hope you find a solution.

 

[gregorycartoon]

Sorry to hear about this situation. I can't believe the situation you find yourself in. Good luck with sorting it out.