The following is a list of 18650 cells distributors, in rough order of recommendation to purchase cells from.

The relative pricing for the MJ1s shows the relative costs of the distributors. If we were to go with another cell these prices can be used as a guide to find the cheapest supplier.

Distributor	Location	Ships From (at least for small orders)	Relative Pricing (price for 1000x MJ1, USD)	Relative Pricing (price for 1000x Sanyo GA, USD)	Relative Pricing (price for 1000x Sony VC7, USD)	Notes
Queen Battery	China	China	2.70			Ships from china, might be a hassle, but still much cheaper that the others
Battery Bro	California, USA	Hong Kong, China	3.24		N/A	Advertises easy customs and shipping procedures, no hidden fees
NKON	Netherlands, EU	Netherlands, EU	3.77			Taxes, imports, and VAT extra
IMR Batteries	Texas, USA	Texas, USA	4.00	4.10		Taxes, imports, and VAT extra. This is where we got the test cells for MSXIV
Li-ion Wholesale	Pennsylvania, USA	Pennsylvania, USA	4.73	4.14		Cells were bought from here for MSXII - large orders shipped from China?
Battery Junction	Connecticut, USA	Connecticut, USA	5.15 (possibly lower)			Taxes, imports, extra
Fast Tech	China	China	5.15 (possibly lower)			Not a specialized battery distributor
Voltaplex	Hong Kong, China	Hong Kong, China	3.90

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