deal alerts: @ ebay, all flashlights below $5

I like the colors!

Hugsby XP1 currently $4.38 shipped:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Hugsby-XP-1-1-AAA-CREE-XPE-R3-LED-120LM-Lamp-Clip-Mini-Penlight-Flashlight-Torch-/271843871111?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3f4b284987

$4.15 shipped for the 2xAAA version XP-2:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/CREE-XPE-R3-LED-1000-Lumen-Lamp-Clip-Mini-Flashlight-Torch-Penlight-AAA-OK-/281670168459?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4194d9af8b

or 5 XP-2s for $18.37:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/5pcs-CREE-XPE-R3-LED-1000LM-Lamp-Clip-Mini-Flashlight-Torch-Penlight-AAA-OK-/281670168541?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4194d9afdd

I was going to say that I found the XP-1 even cheaper at $3.78 but on closer inspection it doesnā€™t look quite right.
The switch cap is shiny and the clip is different.

I got 3 of these, and like them, except they are a little large to carry in my pocket compared to AAA lights. I really like the spacing.
Jerry

`bout this one?

less than $2

its $1.92AUD

not sure USD?

I ordered 3 of them for the mother in law (she has dementia and Alzheimers) because she keeps tearing apart and breaking all the lights I give her. :expressionless:

The price has went up from that seller now. Hereā€™s the cheapest price now.

300LM Black Durable LED Flashlight Portable Mini Flashlight Torch with Clip 66

C $3.62
Approximately US $2.88

Found a picture of what led it has.

I just received another one of those S5 copies, this time itā€™s labelled Vander on one side and OUTDOOR (quite nice actually) on the other. Quite a relief from Ultrafire and CREE.

Also, Vanderbilt graduates can rejoice that their university is popular enough :slight_smile:

Hereā€™s the one I bought from: But its price has gone up from $2.89 to $3.66.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Black-VENDER-CREE-Q5-1200-Lumens18650-LED-Flashlight-Lights-Torch-Free-shipping-/121643002545?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c527ceab1

Hereā€™s another link that still lists for $2.95. Should be the same but no guarantee:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Newest-Vander-CREE-Q5-1200-LM-18650-LED-Flashlight-Torch-3-Modes-black-/281724192679?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item41981207a7

The reason I am linking this is that it is a good host.

1. See the tailcap and its glorious screw-in tail. So much better than pressfit version thatā€™s plaguing 90% of cheap lights.
2. The pill isā€¦ SOLIDā€¦ for those solid-pill enthusiasts in here. :slight_smile:
3. The pill is also connected to body through screw-in washer, put this on tight enough and youā€™ll still have good direct thermal conductivity to body.
4. Itā€™s 3 bucks. Nice host and fresh branding for this price.

The driver and emitter is lame though. Bluish bottom end tint emitter, and cheap 3-mode driver. This is good for harvesting host only, and you have been warned. :bigsmile:

Not ebay, but $3.61 for Hugsby XP-1 is a great price

^ Shipping only $49.55.

EDIT: Now it says Free Shipping. Not sure what that was about.

EDIT2: It's free shipping for one unit, $49.55 shipping for 2 units.

shouldnā€™t it be XP -E R3? it says Q5

Iā€™m wondering if they started to rip off even the good cheap onesā€¦

Oh, itā€™s started all right but that one actually looks genuine. This one on the other handā€¦. :Sp

It says Q5 because much people (who bought this X2000 zoomie) know LEDs mainly by names like ā€œCreeā€ and ā€œQ5ā€ - without knowing what it even means.
Thatā€™s why a lot of sellers write ā€œQ5ā€ somewhere.

You are right, I was worried also about the other informations, since here on BLF, someone showed a XP-1 rip-off

btw seems the specs are totally wrong, or maybe are the photosā€¦.

$1.99 (Free Shipping)
http://www.ebay.com/itm/281756374862

This one is kind of a gamble but I just bought one (only two left).

Iā€™m not sure which flashlight is actually being sold since the item pictures show two different flashlights.

Also, the seller of this Vander flashlight accepted my offer of $2.75.

$2.75 - $2.95 (Free Shipping)
http://www.ebay.com/itm/281750725950

Thats a good deal :smiley: for me shipping is only 90.65 US$ FedEX or $ 137.69 DHL They are pulling this numbers out of their buts :expressionless:

I ordered the light from the second link about three weeks ago, and it arrived yesterday. This light is identical to the ā€œUltrafireā€ variant I reviewed previously:

It has the very-loose-fit drop-in pill, and the plastic reflector/lens combination and the same ā€œXP-Eā€ (counterfeit?) emitter. As Pulsar13 pointed out, a strong point of this light is that the tailcap has a removable/replaceable switch with a proper threaded retaining ring vs. the cheaper press-fit style. Also, as I mentioned somewhere I canā€™t find at the moment, the battery tube from this host is a good fit on a 501b host, if youā€™re looking for something a bit different.

Due to the poor heatsinking, I would only use this as a host for lower-power builds. My previous Ultrafire ended up as a host for an EDC-sized UV build, and it works very well for that. Keep the factory reflector, or replace with a 20 mm aluminum reflector, replace the plastic lens with glass, and swap in a 3535-sized UV emitter (purchased via eBay). Iā€™ll likely end up using the Vander host for the same purpose, but with the newer 365nm UV emitters I received at the same timeā€¦
8)

Some time ago Iā€™ve bought a similar cheap S5 copy from eBay in silver. It had the same loose pill. Iā€™ve searched for a replacement and found a pill with the matching threads at Kaidomain: http://www.kaidomain.com/product/details.S024126
Instead of the reflector Iā€™ve used a 30Ā° TIR together with a XML-2 and a 101-AK-A1 driver.
But there goes the barginā€¦ together with the new parts itā€™s a nice, working light but to be honest too expensive compared to other cheap hosts.

Thatā€™s a nice looking pill via KD:

ā€¦but you are rightā€¦ after ordering a $3 light and a $3.30 pill, youā€™re better off ordering the C20 host for $6.87 + BLF discount. Then you have a quality light with a good switch and a brass pill to work with.

UltraFire AT-007
$3.61 (Free Shipping)

I have been tempted to buy one of these flashlights for a while now and so far, this is the lowest price I have seen.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/361352256422

Pregulla wrote:

Not ebay, but $3.61 for Hugsby XP-1 is a great price

I love that Hugsby and a good deal so I ordered one (not 2). Aliexpress sent me email warning that the buyer protection was about to run out on the purchase. So I opened a claim and said please wait as long as possible for the package to arrive. Next day I was refunded. Aliexpress said the vendor could not produce tracking information.

Anyone else that bought from this vendor may want to see how much time they have left to open a dispute.