Post #110 on this page of the “Recommendations for a torch lighter with GVG?” thread mentions lighters available on eBay that look suspiciously like the Arc. (search eBay for "Ergonomic Butane Jet Torch" )

The deal is for 3 lighters for about $30 plus postage, for a total cost of about $39, or $13 each! Sounded almost too good to be true, but I couldn’t resist ordering. Here’s what I said in post #111:

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I ordered those lighters the same day you made this post, and got them today. As far as I can tell, they are identical to the Arc.

In the attached photo, one of the lighters is my trusty Arc, the other is one of the eBay lighters.
Anyhow, they look identical.

They both weigh the same (113g, filled). The switch is identical, the flame is identical. Identical in every way. Except for price: $40+ for the Arc when shipped to the US. $13 each for the eBay lighters. So now I have 4 “Arcs”.

Nice find!






(The lighter on the left is the Arc.)

Yeah, guess starting a thread about it is the way to go (good info needs to be shared)

I opened up my arc and broke it before I bought those copy (not sure if they are copy or made by the same manufacturer). It's a pretty simple object to make and I guess you are paying for the design when you are paying 40$ for an Arc. Those 3 lighters for the same price as one Arc is definitely a good deal!

My favorite lighter ever, now 1/3 of the regular price.

My bet is that they are made by the same manufacturer. In other words, they’re the same lighter. I could be wrong, but the identical appearance, weight, and operation makes me think they’re not knock-offs.

thank you for letting us know about it ChaoticMethod, and Gibran!!

damn, TurboFlame be hustlin big time!

you should include the brand name for this other "Arc" lighter (which is "Ergonomic Butane Jet Torch" ) in the OP, so that people can still look it up after the ebay posting times-out and gets deleted.

thanks for sharing china and ebay ftw!

This thing looks nice, great price too thanks for sharing.

here's a super cheap torch lighter i found on dealextreme. It's probably not very high quality like The Arch, but should serve it's function and there's not much to lose at this price. I ordered 2 just in case; heard it takes about a month to arrive.

$2.78 shipped.

http://www.dealextreme.c...0-c-butane-lighter-1320


Theres also a double torch lighter for like $5.50 below in the related that looks like higher quality.

These super cheap torch lighters can be found in most tobacco stores or chinese dollar stores here. They are really NOT worth the investment, even if they are that cheap. First of all, the flame can often be way too strong (and there's no way to regulate it). Since you dont want to break your GVG with a too-strong flame, please be careful. Secondly, they WILL break very easily, I've had some last from a few days to a couple of weeks. Thirdly, they are VERY unreliable. They may work well the first hour or day or two, but soon enough you will start clicking them to turn on and they wont, and maybe you'll have to do it 10 times before they do, or shake it, or pray for the lighter gods (and imagine how frustrating if you have taken your first dmt hit and just need that second final hit to finally breakthrough, and it fails on you).

But, since you already bought it, feel free to review it to us once it arrived. I hope you have found a unique amazing cheap good lighter, though I doubt it

PS, this is aimed at poster above, not at the arc clone

I don’t believe that the Arc “clone” is a clone. I think it is the same lighter made by the same manufacturer, and then sold under a variety of brand names.

yeah I didnt mean to imply it wasnt made by same manufacturer, was just the word I used to differentiate it from the lighter mentioned by poster above

Wow..... thanks so much for sharing this. Not that there is anything wrong with my arc at the moment but I had to jump on this when I read about it. I was already thinking about ordering a back up to have just incase. Now it looks like I'll have three back up lighters for the price of one!

Yeehaw! They're 12.99 on the us Ebay each. Thanks so much Gibran!

Bought the 3pack, thanks!

Me Too! YeeeeeeHaw!

Came in nicely as my lighter need to be changed...
Thanks for pointing out GIbran2 !

Just got mine in the mail today! I've gotta say these lighters are spot on replicas of the real thing. The one and only difference I noticed is when you look at the bottom near the refill hole. On my original Arc there is the turboflame logo with the registered trademark next to it. On these lighters there is a sticker in its place that says made in China instead.
I guess like Gibran said its probably the same original manufacturer as every other aspect is identical.
Definitely a good find!

I would recomend this one http://www.everyonedoesi...ack.cfm?iProductID=8960

That looks like a really cheap lighter. The Arc has a hefty metal case, looks nice, and works perfectly upside-down. Thanks for the link, but this thread is for those who have already looked at lots of lighters, have chosen the Arc, and don't want to pay $40 or more to have it shipped from the UK to the US.

Great, I just went for the two pack. Thanks guys.

but if person haven`t got much money and live in uk , it might be a good option

Well. Had them for a month and they still work well. Yours died within five minutes, but then again, I remember jbark's original arc lighter also died when he just received it, if i'm not wrong.

So I guess it's hard to say if they are crappier than the original ones or not.