E-cigarettes being sold online
Could a stranger invention be made!?!
ELECTRONIC cigarettes, which contain nicotine-flavored vapor, are being sold online despite being outlawed in Australia.
The devices, which look and taste similar to the real thing, are being sold on eBay for hundreds of dollars.
An eBay Australia spokesman said the website had a policy that prohibited the sale of tobacco products. He added that the relatively new devices may be included in this policy after an investigation.
E-cigarettes have attracted more attention since being demonstrated at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas last week.
They use battery-generated heat to create a flavoured vapour that users puff just like real smoke.
The devices – commonly from Chinese manufacturers such as Golden Dragon - even have tips that glow when the user inhales, simulating the ember of a real cigarette.
Yet this may not necessarily make e-cigarettes safer. While some devices can use flavoured capsules, they are mostly sold with nicotine.