Sofirn Q8 group buy (gb closed, but try PM to Sofirn for discount)

[Sillen]

GST / VAT

Goods and services tax - 10% was added to my order

[djozz]

@Sillen

GST / VAT

Goods and services tax - 10% was added to my order

So Aliexpress in China collects the GST, and then transfers the money to the Australian government?

[MRsDNF]

@djozz

@Sillen

GST / VAT

Goods and services tax - 10% was added to my order

So Aliexpress in China collects the GST, and then transfers the money to the Australian government?

Yes. Amazon US stopped selling to Australia for a short period when our government bought in the 10% GST on any online purchases. Amazon US now sell to us again and also collect the 10% GST on each sale.

[djozz]

@MRsDNF

@djozz

@Sillen

GST / VAT

Goods and services tax - 10% was added to my order

So Aliexpress in China collects the GST, and then transfers the money to the Australian government?

Yes. Amazon US stopped selling to Australia for a short period when our government bought in the 10% GST on any online purchases. Amazon US now sell to us again and also collect the 10% GST on each sale.

To that is an administrative burden for any foreign webshop, except the really small ones. I hope that delivery is faster because less packages have to be checked.

[Sillen]

@djozz

@MRsDNF

@djozz

@Sillen

GST / VAT

Goods and services tax - 10% was added to my order

So Aliexpress in China collects the GST, and then transfers the money to the Australian government?

Yes. Amazon US stopped selling to Australia for a short period when our government bought in the 10% GST on any online purchases. Amazon US now sell to us again and also collect the 10% GST on each sale.

To that is an administrative burden for any foreign webshop, except the really small ones. I hope that delivery is faster because less packages have to be checked.

GB are still tax free

[jigsaw]

interested Amazon US

[HONDARIDER]

@JasonWW

@Mikeadoo

I would like to use PayPal to buy mine. If I got to wait longer from Ali then that’s ok with me. Ali takes PayPal right?

Not normally. Since HONDARIDER did it, he must have asked the seller to use PayPal and they agreed.

Is this correct HONDARIDER?

When I logged in and reopened my cart on my Tablet it only gave me the option to use a credit card. I don’t exactly remember how I did it but I was able to close the pop up and select Pay Pal as the form of payment.

[Mikeadoo]

Hmmmm…… Ok thanks guys. Debit it is then

[djozz]

@Mikeadoo

Hmmmm…… Ok thanks guys. Debit it is then

Remarkable conclusion

[Alen]

Gold plated contacts in budget flashlights we would see!

[DB_Custom (Dale)]

I would like to purchase one Q8, from Amazon in the US please.

[shirnask]

@Mikeadoo

Hmmmm…… Ok thanks guys. Debit it is then

I have always used Paypal for the Sofirn store - where it shows payment method there should be an option “change” on the right side of the screen - pick that and you should see paypal option

[Mikeadoo]

Thanks shirnask! I’ll try that

[JasonWW]

@DB Custom

I would like to purchase one Q8, from Amazon in the US please.

If you post here you should be good to go. The front page list has not been updated since you first posted. Last name on list was from 9/4. You signed up 9/5.

We are still waiting for the Amazon coupon, so no big rush. I don’t even see it on Amazon US yet.

[DB_Custom (Dale)]

Cool, thanks Jason.
Just ordered a set of Samsung 25S cells for it.

[sleasys14]

interested amazon US

[djozz]

I updated the list. It contains interest in 126 lights now, of which 56 from Amazon US. So Sofirn may already send an extra batch eastward.

[gleamer]

@djozz

@huey18

I hope Sofirn will develop a battery carrier that accepts both button tops and flat tops.

Last thing I heard is that one of their engineers by accident reversed one battery in an unprotected prototype of the Q8 carrier and that scared the h*ll out of him. That is when they decided on physical reverse polarity protection and thus it will not work with flat tops. But it may well be a very easy mod to remove that protection.

But, as I understood, the 2-carrier,8batteries,8P battery tube is not finished yet, they are not satisfied on details and are still working on it.

Is the Sofirm Q8 has built in reverse protection? The battery I ordered are all unprotected samsung button top. I have flat top but still works with blf Q8. Sorry if this is mentioned somewhere. Thanks

[DB_Custom (Dale)]

There is a diode that keeps a reverse mounted cell from ruining the driver, but in this case one cell in backwards and three in forwards will cause you a much larger issue! The 4 cells are parallel, inserting one cell backwards could well cause you to learn a new dance…

All 4 cells in backwards should not hurt the driver, won’t work of course. Possibility of blowing the reverse protection diode though, in which case the driver wouldn’t work until the diode was replaced.

[HONDARIDER]

@shirnask

@Mikeadoo

Hmmmm…… Ok thanks guys. Debit it is then

I have always used Paypal for the Sofirn store - where it shows payment method there should be an option “change” on the right side of the screen - pick that and you should see paypal option

I just couldn’t remember how I got to PayPal when checking out. Knew there was a way.