Rating: [BG] BangGood.com

So far my experiences with BG were fine. Their products were as good or bad as others but their customer service were pretty good.
Just remember to set your expectation right. The products are probably not as advertised but you have to know what you should expect to get. Then you will not too disappointed.

But how do you know that the light in the picture is not junk? How much did you pay for it? I have $30 lights that have horrible tints and cut into my hand.

I added this to my earlier post:
EDIT: The reasons it is inferior are 1) cheap/sharp edges hurt my hand 2) counterfeit LED, 3) horrible red tint from counterfeit LED, 4) just plain junky compared to what was advertised. 5) distorted, rainbow lens.

It’s an $8 light. You have to spend a little more to get out of the crap zone. Over $12 that’s Convoy territory. A whole different product.

DanielM, you are completely missing the point that this is not a situation that is the buyer’s fault on any level. It’s a bait-and-switch scam.

Because I own the light in the picture! I bought it from Amazon for $17 with battery and charger. It’s an awesome light!
I identified it by picture. Then I was sent something inferior.

Are you sure the one you bought from Ebay does not have a counterfeit LED? I am pretty convinced all of this type of flashlights do. Can you share a picture if it has genuine Cree? I am interested.

You are correct, the Amazon one has a counterfeit LED too. But the real reason I went searching for a supplier other than Amazon was because I wanted it without the bad battery and charger. I bought good ones from mtnElectronics. I just wanted the bare flashlight to put a better battery in and add a good charger. I am on a quest to stock my life with good flashlights, so I needed 4 more.

Edit: added one more beef.
The reasons it is inferior compared to the one in their advertising picture I already own from Amazon are 1) cheap/sharp edges hurt my hand 2) counterfeit LED, 3) horrible red tint from counterfeit LED, 4) just plain junky compared to what was advertised. 5) distorted, rainbow lens.

Then, I would say just go to Ebay. I bought one for $6.50. Some of them are even cost less (around ~$6). I don’t know if they meet your standard or not but I think they are acceptable. However, don’t believe the number of Lumens that they claimed. I also believe they all have Lattice Bright instead Cree. I compared the one that I have with RB with a Genuine Cree T6 LED in another flashlight and they are pretty close.

You’re right, I have already went back to Amazon and purchased another 6 of them. Now I have a banggood nightmare to live though…

What a great troll post! So to summarize this… You ordered shit, got shit, but not the same shit that you expected. And now you are upset that not everybody else on the forum also are upset. :smiley:

I’ll go easy on you based on your profile picture. I have 2 great flashlights I bought from Amazon, I wanted more without the bad battery and charger, and banggood advertised the exact same. However they shipped me junk that doesn’t compare to what was advertised. And that irritated me. Now you are posting here blaming me for being a victim. If you check my join date you will see I am new to flashlights but I sure as hell know when I have been scammed.

If something is illustrated, that which is illustrated should be delivered.

If something is described, that which is described should be delivered.

It doesn’t matter if one pays 25 cents or 25 dollars, what is advertised in image or text should be delivered.

Turn the tables: what if one agrees to pay $13.50 for a product, and then, upon delivery, the buyer says, I’m going to only pay $11.35.

“Close enough,” right?

Are you kidding? For cheap flashlights, this will never happen. If you want to get what you said, you can always pay 5 - 10 times more.
This is not what I agreed with nor I think should be. However, that’s the reality.

Do you really want to know why it’s the reality? It’s because people tolerate it. If everyone was like me and insisted on getting what they were promised, sellers like this would be going broke paying for return shipping!

I don’t think it’s fair to attack Josh for buying a cheap flashlight and getting junk instead. The fact that it was cheap doesn’t justify the failure to deliver. The fact that what was advertised was ridiculous (1800 lumens) also doesn’t excuse the failure to deliver.

At this point, the focus shouldn’t be on criticizing the victim. It should be on managing the problem.

I look forward to seeing how Banggood’s customer service works in this situation.

They have probably done this to all 674 customers of this product in the past. Number 675 turned out to be the guy with some moral integrity. I’m trying to protect the next 675 customers. I really could care less about my money.

And that’s why I’m very pleased I can use PayPal. :slight_smile:

I imagine 90% of the claims of shifty & shady sellers about “being ripped off by PayPal Buyer Protection” involve cases just like this one: show something, deliver something else.

I paid less than $5.00 for the KD Buckle from Kaidomain. It was exactly as illustrated, and has threading rivaling my most expensive lights. Overall workmanship is excellent. I know it can be done, and doesn’t require four figures. Some choose to do something else.

That reminds me… I did use paypal :evil: