I've had great experiences with Mike at GearUpEurope.com. He answered ALL my questions on the first query, offered sound INTELLIGENT advice, and gave me the best possible prices. See my recent purchase thread with him here. The package arrived with all contents in new condition... and at great prices.
Since Mike deals in ITP, (and we all want an EOS model) I asked him if he could cut some great deals for us. Guess what? He came through in flying colors. He also tests each light before it goes out the door to make sure it works.
There is a $4 flat shipping rate regardless of the order size. (Buy 1 or 10 lights and it still costs you only $4 to ship the entire order). The great prices far offset the shipping costs.
From Mike:
If your forum could drum up more than 10 purchases, I can lower the prices to the following:
ITP A3 Upgrade Edition (Black or Natural Gray and smaller quantity of Purple, Gold, Red, Blue available) $16
I'm already in for one of each. Thanks Mike!
Also, don't forget to check out the Clearance items at
www.gearupeurope.com. You can negotiate for several lights at once to save a few more dollars. Here's his entire reply in regard to my enquiry. Its worth reading because there are additional discounts and incentives mentioned.
Hi Keith,
I get that reaction a lot. I do a lot of camping and night hikes. People are always amazed at my lights but as soon as they hear that it costs more than $10 they are surprised. I think the modern LED lights are amazing pieces of technology. Sure, some are overpriced, but in the end you're paying for a quality piece of technology.
Regarding your price inquiries, I'll try my best to help you out.
First of all, I offer members of the Bushcraft UK forum a coupon code for an automatic 5% discount. The discount is good for the entire store, not just the flashlights. Here are the instructions:
You don't have to be a member to use the discount. Just read the link and follow the instructions.
Feel free to post this on your own forum, or send it to your friends - whatever you think is appropriate.
There really isn't much profit in the ITP A1, A2 and A3 lights. It sort of makes sense that a group buy didn't quite work out (on your last deal).
If your forum could drum up more than 10 purchases, I can lower the prices to the following:
ITP A1 (Black) $20
ITP A2 (Black) $19
ITP A3 Upgrade Edition (Black or Natural Gray and smaller quantity of Purple, Gold, Red, Blue available) $16
The unfortunate part of the deal is that I'll have to ask for $4 per package shipping. I'll ship anywhere in the world, but I can't do it for less than 4 bucks. I'll happily combine shipping of course.
If you or anyone is interested in asking for a special discount on any of the other lights I sell, clearance items or otherwise, please have them send me an email (just like you did):
sales@gearupeurope.com. I can't promise that I'll be able to offer the type of discount that you received, but I'm willing to consider reasonable offers, especially for larger volume orders.
I was speaking to my account manager at ITP today. I can get a fantastic deal on the following older lights if anyone is interested. The catch is that I have to order at least 10 otherwise there is no deal.
Olight T25 Q5 Tactical $30
ITP C7R or C7T $28
ITP C9R $28
ITP C10T $30
The same $4 shipping would apply to anywhere in the world.
And one final favor I wanted to ask you. If you are satisfied with the items you received from me, can you please login to your eBay account and leave some positive feedback for me? I want to build up my feedback rating because I may decide to sell some more items on eBay during the fall. Your feedback would really help me.
Thanks for your time,
Mike