if shipping fee is not specified, they estimate the costs. So count on €40-50 extra. I asked Lumintop (Neal) to change the invoice to $15 for GT and $10 shipping. They don’t, so we pay.
During the first shipment of lights Neal/Lumintop started at the front of the paid list and worked their way back until they filled a pallet with USA/no battery/DHL lights. Same for the second shipment except for usa/battery/dhl. So priority was given to those early on the paid list to a certain degree. It’s not perfect, but it’s something I noticed. After that I stopped trying to figure out what list orders got shipped. It was too much work.
Since the first 555 people paid a week before everyone else, they should have been in the front half of the paid list. It’s unfortunate that registered mail shipments and “high shipping cost” countries got sent last. Still, I’m glad they started at the front of the paid list and not some random order.
Texas_Ace, SB and Scott are working on some type of fair way to send out the last batch of PM’s for these last 650 lights.
There only one option Jason, take care of the members who paid the first of December and have to wait till April, and we talk about members who believed in, and paid for this project months ago. The fact that members who choose registered mail were left aside is already very sad, but if you take your role as the blf team seriously, and I know you do, make Lumintop send the GT’s first to the members who are waiting in patience on their lights for a long time. I know you are eager to work with Lumintop in the future, but you represent the members that made you got the first 555 to start this project. My personal opinion is that it’s a shame that some of them are still waiting.
Keep in mind that the company making the reflectors said they can deliver all of them very quickly. This meant that all of these first 850 lights probably would have been shipped out as fast as lumintop could make them which would be within a few weeks. All lights could have been shipped out in December. So list orders and such would not even be that big a deal when they’re all shipping out fairly quickly.
Anyway, it’s a group buy, early production units, giant oversized lights, big boxes, heavy weights, The Miller left, etc… I guess it’s in peoples nature to get all emotional, but it’s just a flashlight. We should not get all worked up emotionally, especially since we are getting a great light at a great price.
BTW, I am still waiting for things I bought on Nov 11 in china at retail stores at retail prices. I try not to be bothered. I focus on other things.
I sure hope not, I plan on sending mine for that mod at some point.
What makes you think the price would be that high? He has lights in that range sure, but mostly these are lights that are 5-600$ to begin with and require mods where multiple leds are swapped, drivers are swapped,etc. which also raises the hours he has to spend modding.
I would expect the BLF GT with the mod would be around 600$.
The GT costs 250, the CFT-90 costs around 110 dollars iirc. I guess it would require a new driver? Not sure on that. But then it would still just be a driver and a single led swap.