Damn! I thought finally someone can beat Jason.
I almost forgot about this post.
My switch looked the same. When I removed the cover I found both leds were equal brightness. It’s just the weak output from the leds plus the thick silicone cover. Try rotating the cover and that should even out the light distribution.
Today I got email from Neal saying my GT will be shipped today 
:+1:
I hope this is true and my long awaited big toy 
will finally arrive.
I asked him to send me tracking number. I hope I will get it.
Shirley writes to me … 
Does this mean I can contact Leo directly regarding tracking number….? 
Drood, was your reply for me?
Thank you
Kind regards
No. Shirley writes to people interested in GT outside of BLF Group Buy. I’m in Group 1 and I’m still waiting. Maybe Lumintop is already selling GT at full cost … But who knows? Maybe Leo has tracking numbers …
So, if I’m not on the list, how does that affect things. Keep in mind, I didn’t even know about the details of the group buy. I was contacted by someone (don’t even remember who now) when I expressed interest in another forum. They sent me a link to purchase (mid to late December I believe) and to contact Neal. I emailed Neal and he said I had time to purchase as it was not closed yet and so I did that night. Neal emailed me the next day wanting my phone number for DHL to contact me and since then, nothing other than the confirmation from PayPal that the money had been transferred to Neal.
So, I guess the question is as I stated above. If I’m not on the actual list, but I paid the $200 (approx $150 for the light and the deal on the 8 batteries), how does that affect my time frame for delivery?
Texas_Ace said a few posts up (18874) that your light was shipped yesterday. I guess he has good info on this. So let’s see if you get a tracking number. Maybe we will get reports of people receiving their tracking numbers today.
(assumptions ahead)
I was assuming that he was assuming it shipped based on them being “the last 50” since I didn’t give any identification. Boots is just a user name I threw in yesterday when I registered here on BLF.
Technically I have a user name here but have no clue what I registered as long ago.
So, with him not having a way to know who I was, I thought he was just saying the last ones went out so I had to be in that 50.
So basically you were able to get in on the group buy without signing up and receiving any of the 1500 registered spots. You are a lucky man
I think you might fall in a different category since you are not on the BLF Group Buy List. Most likely Neal will have to answer your question or you’ll possibly just have to wait & see.
Apparently. I would have done so had I been aware that it was supposed to be done that way but at the time, I was not told that’s what I was supposed to do.
Over simplified…
Saw a YouTube video of the GT. Thought it was awesome. Mentioned that I would loved to have had it (thinking I had missed out). Was contacted by someone that told me how to purchase and sent me the li K to buy. I was told to email Neal first and make sure that it wasn’t too late. So, I emailed Neal and told him I was interested and he said I still had time. He told me what to do so I did. I was never told to go put my name on the list. My assumption after finding out about the list was that there were enough people shy of the max order that I was able to squeeze in. The money was pulled through PayPal within a day or two of Neal contacting me to confirm number and address.
Older guy? Am I missing something?
This is quite a mess. Sorry if I screwed anyone up. I was just doing what I was told to do.
Please fill out the survey link that is posted in the OP. We are using that to compile a list of issues for Neal to sort out.
That said your order should hopefully have shipped in this last 50 orders but it is possible it was lost in the shuffle. If that is the case then they will get it shipped out to you. You are still part of the GB even if not on the list since you orders when the GB was still open.
To be honest I didn’t realize the details of his situation at the time. I figured he was just on the list like everyone else. Seeing as he ordered directly through Neal it is still most likely the case that it was sent this week but there is also a chance the order got lost in the shuffle.
This is why I am so in favor of automation, it would eliminate issues like this.
Are you speaking of the survey that was emailed out from m4dm4x? If so, I filled it out the day it was sent out.
I just received an email from Neal. He said that Lumintop has stated mine was shipped out today.
Since mine is being sent via DHL, it’s hard telling how long it will take to receive it. I know of people elsewhere that rave about them but around here most have nothing but issue with them. Hopefully, they’ve improved in the few years since I last had something delivered by them.
Thank you for the information everyone. Sorry if anyone feels slighted by how I purchased. I didn’t intentionally do it in a way other than it was supposed to be done. I have never been involved in a group buy and quite honestly, probably never will again.
Live and learn.
Great, Neal is working his way through the list it seems. I have had some other reports of him dealing with issues as well. :+1:
Hopefully it all works out, in the US DHL is fantastic. I ordered some new Driver PCB’s on Monday from china and they are set to be delivered tomorrow!
This was a VERY chaotic time in the GB with hundreds and in some cases thousands of messages being sent a day about the GT. It was easy to misunderstand on both sides. I am sure Neal thought you were on the list but didn’t know how to buy and you just didn’t know what to do.
It is in the past, no reason to go any further with it now.