[PART 2] Official BLF GT Group Buy thread. Closed, but Public sales open!

I think the problem list has been shrunk down to roughly 10 people that still have shipping problems/lost packages. The other 840 are fine. This means about 1.2% of the buyers still have not got their light.

There is a good chance 1.2% of the boxes you see in that picture above could get lost as well. This is just reality.

It sucks being in that small group, but how long do you want to wait before shipping out this next big batch of lights? A month? That is not very fair to these 375 people. It’s also not fair to Lumintop who need this influx of money. They can’t make a product and have it sit in a warehouse, it needs to get sold. This is how companies keep from going bankrupt. Producing and selling.

All the BLF team and the Lumintop people can do is be as fair as possible. Nothing is 100% fair, it is all a compromise.

It is also not a matter of treating “senior members” any special way. Everyone is treated the same.

I hope we can get that list of 10 people down to zero very soon.

I also think that if this was a group buy with $30 lights with free shipping, Lumintop probably wouldn’t be SO hesitant to resend a light that they thought was missing. Unfortunately these GT lights are very expensive and the shipping is also very expensive so they ARE hesitant to send out replacements until they can confirm it’s lost. I think we can all understand this. It’s quite possible some packages are just delayed.

As TA mentioned, the shipping process from China is very convoluted with them having to use forwarding companies and such. I certainly don’t understand it.

I still have faith that if the package trace shows its truly missing and not just delayed, Lumintop will send out a replacement light. They are not out to screw anyone over and they care about their customers.

I just wish the time frames were shorter and the communication better. :+1:

Yes, if the package trace comes back as a lost package they will reship them for sure (or in a rare case possibly refund if it is determined that shipping to that country is not possible).

They have already lost several thousand dollars on returned shipments, damaged / lost lights and the entire project at this point is still at a net loss for lumintop (with the latest sales it is possible they are just no breaking even).

It is pretty easy to understand why they are not just going to toss lights in the mail. That said, it is getting to the point of it being long enough for many of these people and they just need to accept they are lost and reship.

It is unknown at this point, in the past the packages were delivered before Neal even got the tracking numbers back through all the links int he chain.

Uh-oh. A GT showed up at my door today. Nothing good can come of this. :stuck_out_tongue:

After I’ve had a chance to test it outside in the dark, I’ll see if I can port some firmware to it.

… but I don’t plan to take it apart until I’ve had some giggles.

Was it shipped last week or this week as part of the current round of orders?

Or is this a much older order that has finally been delivered to your micro-asteroid in space? Lol

Ok Roger that!

Today I got the short tube for the BLF GT. ( bought separately )
Two sealing rings are mounted ! :+1:
She was sent from Germany.
Thank you Neal & M4D M4X & Texas_Ace and all the Users who have given their time for this project, also The Miller not forgotten. :+1:

What a big short tube. :person_facepalming:

I haven’t received mine yet… :frowning:

Help i can not answer normally, only quote works not Save and Preview…

That is a good question, I would contact the admin with the link on the left hand side of the page about that.

I can’t wait to see what you come up with.

I have had a few requests for Anduril on the MT09R’s I have been modding but I have never tried it myself yet. Is there a setup in the firmware for 2s and 4S lights? I think I am using the Q8 pinout, whatever the default FET+1 pinout in narsil is.

I’m confused on how the shipping thing works, once I get my pm I pay the fee then what are the next steps? I’d appreciate the help (I’m number 1508 so I should be in the next batch)

Once you get your PM it will give you all the instructions. It will basically give you the website and the password to the order page. Then you can add the items you want into your cart, such as the GT and maybe the carry bag or the short battery tube or batteries, etc… Then the payment is done through PayPal.

Since you are in the US it will automatically be shipped through DHL with no extra shipping fees. So once it leaves lumintop you would get it within 3 to 5 days most likely. (This is what it was in previous US orders)

I am guessing you did not watch the video in post #1? If you go to 1:35 you can see the ordering and checkout process.

Today, two BLF GTs arrived:

They’re a bit ridiculous though, at least inside of a city where there simply isn’t enough room for a mile-long beam. So here’s another shot of the twins next to some more practical lights:

Thanks for clairifying it

Would Samsung 30Qs be a good battery to use with this light?

I knew they were big, but holy cow, thats absurd LOL.
Hoping to go up on Skyline Pkwy by Enger tower and light up the grain elevators by the harbor when it shows up :smiley: