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

Did the price go up on Amazon US?

I thought so too ?

Yep, it has. They told us it would be going up soon after the Group Buy ended IIRC.
And so it did. :wink:

I was told the deal was good until the end of October… maybe they just meant the code was good until then… :person_facepalming:

Hmmm… I don’t know anything about that. :frowning:
Maybe Sofirn or someone ‘in the know’ will chime in. Good luck.

58.8A, isn't that illegal

I assumed the Group Buy ended Sept 21 when Sofirn said it was ending that day. Sorry.

djozz started this thread on 9-1-2018, on the first page he stated…

“The set-up:
I will maintain an interest list in this OP for a limited amount of time (a few weeks?), being on the list will entitle you to buy the flashlight at the group buy price.
The lights can be purchased via the Sofirn aliexpress store or via their Amazon store (both US and DE), but the way to buy is different (I hope it will be easy enough for you, this is not something I have an influence on)
For the Amazon stores, Barry will PM you a promotion code that will get the price down to $39.99. Please indicate if you are planning to buy at Amazon, and US or DE.
For the aliexpress store, order the light but do not pay yet! Instead, while still in the unpaid order, leave a message with your BLF-name, Barry will check if you are on the interest list and will lower the price for you. Then (I hope it will be quick) “refresh the order” and finish paying.
Currently there is no limit on this group buy, if more are on the list than they have produced, they will make more.

When will the lights be available?
400 lights are already made, 300 of them will stay in China, 50 will be shipped to Amazon US, and 50 to Amazon DE. That sounds soon enough to me but when exactly the purchase can happen I don’t know. I guess they will show up in the stores and then either you have had your code (Amazon) or you can order and wait for the price-lowering (aliexpress).”

So, the few weeks is up and the Amazon lights have been sold. We tend to gobble up group buys around here, what with 26,530 members. :wink:


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Love this - Tell the truth - You have had this expression on you face more than once

klrman, it probably should be. More than a little scary, I have to admit.

shirnask, I can’t say if I’ve had that EXACT expression, but I know there’s been more than a few times it had to have been pretty close to that. lol I found that pic when ToyKeeper started calling me Dr. Frankendale… :person_facepalming:

No I thought we got a price of $39.99 or so, I paid 49.99 + sales tax. $56.26 total.

Can’t find the transaction via my Amazon account, but I can find the transaction by my AMEX statement.

Am I wrong, was the BLF price $39.99 or $49.99 ?

Assuming you put in their code before Sept 22, it should be 39.94.

49.xx was the price without the discount code.

The group buy was at $39.99, we got a code to use on Amazon to bring the price down. If ordering from AliExpress we were to put a note in the check-out page listing that we are a BLF member and our member name, wait for them to adjust the price, then finalize the order.

Edit: I think we bought up the available lights really quickly.

Well I got it wrong, I didn’t get the code until after that and purchased the Q8 on Sept 25th, oh well, I still like the light.

Haha. I can only dream about modding like you do. Right now, the biggest thing I've done is solder a replacement driver in my L6, but this Winter I will be reading many posts and will finally start to build something nice for myself. I have to start small and build on it all.

I saw some Q8s on Ebay for about $40.

I know nothing about the seller.
Edit : I just noticed $10 shipping . Never mind.

It was a PM reply to the code PM. I asked how long it would be good for (I had to wait until my next paycheck…). Was told End of October. The code still works, but the priced jumped by $20. Doh! ah well, can win em all I guess.

Did you use the code ? The code was for $39.95 , regardless of what the list price is . Try it, maybe still is $39.95.

I did. Nopers…

Oh well, that sucks. If you are patient, sales will probably crop up. My first Q8 was $46.