Yep. I’m in the first 555 and I paid for mine before the December 31st deadline and I have no response and no tracking info though I paid and selected DHL shipping and no batteries . I emailed Neal last week but got no response. I know he’s got a lot on his plate though. I sure would like some kind of update though. I don’t even know where else to inquire.
Trying to follow this thread is nearly impossible.
I’m just now hearing that we are getting 4000K emmiters.
Edit:
Ok, it took a bit but I just found TA’s review of the emitter and he explained most of the reasoning so I get it. I just wish I knew before now but the lumen numbers sound good so that’s a bonus. I know from my work with Convoy just how hard it is to find neutral emitters in good bins in big quantities. Nearly impossible most of the time really. Much respect for all the hard work put in on this one. Sorry to lodge a complaint before even getting the light. Sure would like some update on when mine will ship though! Edit #2:
I removed my grumbling about the “too warm” emitter after finally finding the reason listed by TA and realizing my venting didn’t add anything of value. Hopefully the shipping delay means I’ll be getting a really nice reflector.
It seems the alternate method I presented above is unpopular with a few. So be it….
I totally agree with the idea M4DM4X presents above. “limit future group buys to 150 to 250 units…”
First of all…. This was about Future Group Buys, NOT the GT.
Second… NOT complaining about the few constant continual complainers at all. Just pointing out there is no use for it after the point was made. It would change nothing.
Third, NO mention of “banning” anyone was made.
It was an alternative to M4DMAX’s suggestion to limit Future Group Buys. One that would not impact the vast majority of participants by limiting the number involved.
It would simply remove the extremely small number of people who were not happy campers.
Fourth, since you mentioned it; the GT Group Buy would have occurred just fine. The tiny down payment was securing a GT for an unheard of low price… nothing more. Despite false hopes of preferred arrival times…. it was to secure a preferred price… that is all.
There are plenty of people who would have been more than happy to pay this measly down payment to secure the preferred price.
So again… the best advice was given by TA, as well as what Pöbel wrote… quoted below.
When you paid, did you get your normal confirmation from Paypal? A lot of folks, but not all, got auto generated emails from Neal listing the details of their purchase, asking to confirm their phone number and thanking them for their purchase. I’m not sure why everyone didn’t get one. No matter, people that did not get this email still got their light delivered.
I am not sure either although my guess is it has something to do with customs. They mentioned having to get a new permit to ship lithium batteries, maybe this is what they were talking about.
Could also be cheaper or more reliable to use Fedex to the UK as well, hard to say. As long as they are shipping and arriving, that is all that matters.
When you have hundreds of messages a day, you simply don’t have time to answer them all. Been there, done that.
You have to scan them and find the ones that you can actually do something about or provide new information to and prioritize those.
Basic status checks and the like make up a large portion of the messages both he and I are getting and there is simply nothing else we can tell you in most cases besides lights are shipping each week.
So, I’ve been looking at the GT and wondering…. I have a couple of friends that like to camp out, one of them loves doing it in ridiculously cold weather. If the GT were modified to the XHP-70.2, could it not be used as an emergency rations heater? I mean, remove the bezel and lens, set the reflector aside, put a SS bowl in the head and fill it with soup or whatever, turn the light on for about 10 minutes, voila! Steaming Chef Boyardee Lasagna! (or Ravioli or whatever)
Yes, I got confirmation of payment and the auto-generated email from Neal and I responded with congratulations to him on his wedding and my info. I haven’t heard a thing since. I sent a follow-up to that email 9 days ago asking if there was any update. No response to that email either.
Just posting to tell that fully agree with pommie’s remarks about teacher’s post that is shelving us dedicated GT buyers and supporters as ‘whiners that should be excluded from the buy’. pommie worded what I was thinking but was I too :weary: to write it down.
(or Ravioli or whatever)