Today I received what I thought was a genuine MFLB, that I purchased off a seller on Amazon (
LINK). They made the claim it was the new 2011 "click lock" model. It arrived today. Tin looks legit. Charger looks legit, batteries. Build quality appears to be very high, on par with what I've read and seen in pictures. Every feature described on MF.com website is exact (with the exception of the "2011 lid locking mechanism", which is actually nice and works quite well). Did a quick charge on the batteries (they were done in 15 minutes), filled the trench, pushed in the battery (which also according to MF reps, felt exactly as they said it would, with the spacer in there). About 4 seconds, vapor forming. Wasn't used to the draw rate versus my VG Bat, so got a pretty harsh hit. But, about 30 seconds later, my medicinal Green Dragon had punched me in the head with the
OMG I'M @%#&$%! BLASTED, feeling. Needless to say I was quite pleased. Could even see the little LED light up in front of the trench.
It even performs exactly as wiki entry explains. Incredibly efficient. Very little visible vapor on exhale, but 30 seconds later... it hits you like a rock.
But when I was looking into more about the method to this delicious madness, I kept reading about serial numbers, beta testers needing them, warranty work... now I'm completely bummed out. I paid $119 for a knock-off? I don't care that it works as advertised. Its not the real thing. And what really gets me, is I'm typically highly anal about checking every angle. I'll research everything, until I'm positive that's what I want. How could I miss something so easy?
Anyways, I'm attaching a picture (it also appears to be inferior wood... pine versus ash) of where the serial number should be and also asking members and the manufacturer, what I should do? I'm assuming the seller knows, he's moving a knock-off, even though he references the manufacturer as Magic Flight.