Yup…they did it for themselves. Not allowing GB or discounts was basically shooting their own foot. They have very nice designs, but still quality control was rather average. If they don’t offer anything extraordinary for the premium price - it’s obvious that someone will do the same/similar lights, but cheaper.
I think that Convoy knows that - keeps very good and consistent quality, but still never raised the prices high enough to allow other party to jump in and take the piece of cake.
Please add me to the list for one, pending results from a review. I dunno why, but GearBest just raised the listed price of the UT02 to $66.51 and the Manker U21 to $86.49, while it's still $65 everywhere else.
Just got an answer to my unpublished question on the UT02 from GearBest in an email here is their so helpful reply:
Your original question is "Since the pictures show an impossibly designed light because there is no access to the reflector - smooth bezel, no retaining ring at the bezel, will the final product look anything like what you have rendered from the Manker U21 photos?"
Here is the answer from Our Customer service Team:
"Hello Tom, It has 7 Modes: 7 (Turbo - High - Mid1 - Mid2 - Low - Strobe - SOS). Thanks for your interest."
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We hope that the answer is helpful for you.
If you have any further questions, welcome to submit a ticket to our Support Center http://support.gearbest.com/.