What flashlight is this (post 55)? I need more info.
err definitely not fake. :question:
He handles a lot of groupbuys on the forum. I’m not sure why he doesn’t give more info on these, but some of them are only available on TaoBao and he might be gauging our reactions to see if it is worth suggesting them to our usual stores.
In all honesty that explains that he isn’t “fake”, whatever that means.
Wow… ballsy comment 
I’m pretty sure anybody that’s been around for 3 years and has 3000+ posts isn’t fake.
Hey Freeme,
really curious about that DM40 you ordered - looks VERY much like the NiteCore EC4* series - do you know what emitter is installed in that? I could not read the taobao product page, even with google translate.
…eagerly awaiting your impressions of it.
Ray
Seriously?? Only 3 posts and you’re already being rude to longtime members??
Freeme, you dump a lot of interesting lighs upon us, please tell us 1 are they good and 2 (much more important 
) when dobyou have a code 
Not having your questions answered immediately does not give you the right to insult. And yes, calling someone “fake” is insulting.
But thank you for helping me so quickly see not to waste any more time on you.
Good day sir.
Freeme, do you have links to these lights? I am almost glad there are not any as they look too tempting.
Also how exactly do you pay for something on taobao without giving them your entire lifes information (which I refuse to do, SS number? um, no way is that happening, or I suppose there is no way for them to check the number, you could put in a fake one maybe?). There are a few things I have wanted to order from taobao but can’t figure out any options to actually pay for them.
Seriously, someone gave this a rudeness click? I must have missed where it was rude? Was it because it went a bit OT? Well I kinda figured others might be interested in the answer as well, guess not.
Freeme and others we have one for lift of lol! Did some one request this light? Any one planning on buying one to dissect?
You can purchase from Taobao using a third party. I recently ordered three lights from various sellers using bhiner.com, it went very smoothly. If you use this website, make sure you check the box on your profile to calculate shipping charges based on real weight only and not “volume weight”. The lights I ordered weighed only 400grams but were calculated at 1kg due to the size of the packages and the “volume weight” calculation method.
You make an initial payment to the agent, they order all of the products to one location, once they receive the items they photograph them (in my case they actually turned the lights on and showed them operational), and then request a second payment to cover shipping from them to you based upon the weights and volumes on the items. It is more complicated than aliexpress, but pretty doable once you figure it out.
I did not have to provide any personal info other than for payment. They might have even accepted paypal, I cannot recall.
Some info: Best Taobao Agent of 2023: My Picks and Why I Choose Them – HowToTao
nice find.
freeme said in post #51 that he had ordered one. If it is constructed well it’s a good deal, comes with a nice holster and a box. The included batteries might make shipping a hassle though.
What part of this needs further clarification?
Thanks, I will look into that. Do you remember off hand what kind of middle man fee you were charged?
Here is my order invoice with personal info removed: http://i.imgur.com/c91lDEj.png .
The service fee and domestic shipping was very reasonable. The shipping cost to Canada was higher than I expected but that was partly due to me accidentally choosing a more expensive shipping method.
More 4x 26650 flashlights.
How big is that Aspheric?
That looks like a very fun host.