tomtop_w - Ebay seller [Recommended]

The light needs some tweaking. I always got a green turning ring never gray and i would have liked that. Anyway, heatsinking is poor, lack of thermal goop (at least on my samples). Better to improve heatsinking yourself if you manage to accomplish that. A bit crude finished but overall just a tiny improvement would be needed it to be very decent. on AAA it would probably last. On a decent li-ion probably not, at least on high. Mine drew quite over 1A. The led will eventually fail from massive overheating. To all owners try to hearsink it better if you can. I left it alon as AAA only... perhaps with a 700ma driver li-ion would be suitable...

Sounds like a dead battery, I assume you tested with some others and a 18650?

Good seller tho, I have at least 3 items from them, all quick and work well.

So we still don't know if the TomTop version is three modes then? I actually doubt it somehow, but I have one on order so I guess I'll find out when it arrives.

The light I linked in the first post has three modes, high-low-strobe. I have no idea about the Sipik clones, haven't received those yet but I suspect they are one mode.

I've tested the light with three different 18650s and also with 3 x AAA.

I received a Sipik clone from them. It is only one mode. I used AW 14500.

+1 for tomtop_w. Mine took 3 weeks to arrive, but I received the flashlight that was pictured.

I recommend them as well. Even though I haven't received my product yet, I've had very good email correspondence with them and "Mike" says to let him know if I don't receive my light at which time he'll make things right.

(I've contacted them about my tracking number showing "no such package exists".)

-Garry

Received my $6 light. It works, and delivery was very quick considering it came from china and it was over the holidays. +1 for the seller.

Garry, I think you and I are in the same boat. Our stories match exactly down to the day paypal notified us of a refund.

The tracking number Tomtop emailed to me was bogus as well. The tracking number shown on my ebay "recent purchases" like yours shows the lights in Chicago since the 9th.

At this point I am convinced that I wont receive the 3 lights from TomTop. I did however receive the refund from Paypal so nothing is lost

Why wouldn't you receive them? If they are truly in Chicago, shouldn't we still expect them?

BTW, dthrckt's story matches ours too I believe.

-Garry
(Still waitin')

I ordered two Sipik clones on 12/17 and received them today...pretty fast shipping I'd say. Very happy with the quality, might order another.

+1 Ordered a pair on 12/17 also. Last tracking results indicate processed in Shanghai, China and nothing more.. apparently not dispatched to USA or no record of such. Post office gives same results.

Can someone recommend another good Ebay seller...I was all set to order this light from TomTop, BUT he doesnt ship to Canada...:(

This seller: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/330560956221?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649

I've made four seperate purchases of these lights. All good, no problems. Last purchase took ten days to arrive.

I ordered one from TomTop on 7th Dec, since when I've heard nothing.

I've ordered from Tomtop, they are alright, had about a dozen different orders and they were all Good lights with no issues.

He's been going since @2004 on ebay.

take 3-4 weeks to UK.

I too recommend 365digital.

But I also think tomtop are OK despite the strange problems over the peak Christmas period.

I too recommend 365digital. (Note that these are the single mode versions)

But I also think tomtop_w are OK despite the strange problems over the peak Christmas period.

Well, my TomTop 68, ordered on Dec 7th, never arrived. However, after swapping a few emails they refunded me in full a few days ago. I think this is very fair of them, considering the non-arrival is unlikely to be their fault. Also, of course, they refunded me purely on trust; after all, for all they know I could be lying and have the torch in front of me.

Anyway, I left them nice feedback, and promised that if the awol torch ever does actually show up in the future I'll repay the refund. Disappointing that I never got the light to compare with my others, but on their behaviour I'd have to recommend TomTop as a seller, at least on this showing.

Yep, I give TomTop high marks too. My second order of 2 more units was placed same as yours in Dec. Guess they were held up in customs. but I finally got em. \

I'll NEVER order during the Holiday Rush or Chinese New Year again,,,til next time. ... NOT !

Strange. I ordered from Tomtop twice in December (those sipik sk68 clones) and they were both shipped to me in Vancouver in about 2 weeks. Maybe try to order directly from their website instead of their ebay store-front?