TBH Asking for $40 especially on such an intrepid endeavor, is a bit overzealous.
The Sofirn Q8 retails Amazon for like $60. If we got this at group buy price for $60/ea, I would be quite happy. Considering the pure amount of new stuff shoved into this thing. If you got it to $50 for the group buy, itād be an excellent bargain, and Iād probably get 3 or 4 in that case.
indeed. If even the production sample is close to the prototype V1 or V2 i built, it will be far better than any of the many factory lanterns i tested, used & modded that costed twice as much. The majority interested will be ok with the price that Sofirn sets, i just turn & ignore the very few who seem to whine if they canāt get everything for close to nothing. I seen the same happen in the other BLF projects in the past by some of the same people. as the saying always goes we canāt please everyone no matter what we do.
It is not that I want the lantern to become too cheap, the final selling price is what it is, and knowing Sofirn probably good value.
The only thing that I try to say is: there is no need to decide for the manufacturer that the original intended price is too cheap. That is for Sofirn to decide, they know their costs, they know what profit they need, they will come up with a selling price. We do not have a clue so it sounds a bit early setting a different price from two years ago?
indeed, right now we still only have an estimate but no set price. were waiting for Sofirn to build a couple test units to send us to test & evaluate, (which i will do in a video) and then will likely get a price point form Sofirn for the production model if there are any changes or adjustments needed after testing a sample unit.
Honestly, Iāll pay good money for a great lantern. I donāt want price to dictate the direction this project takes. Compared to the $30-$60 lanterns on the market, this one looks to be hands down the best and by a wide margin, please keep up the good work for a solid, reliable, built like a tank lantern that flat out works.
I have 4 - $17 Zanflare T1 Lanterns that are ALL hands down better than the LT1ā¦ā¦ oh wait ā¦ā¦ā¦ the LT1 has even been created yet
Kidding aside, Im betting they will use the āhow much can we getā pricing modelā¦ā¦ not the āhow much did it cost usā or āthese guys did most of the work for usā models. There are probably some that are blessed with more money than me that may feel like the Latern is worth $100ā¦. but what someone else feels it is worth āto themā should not be a consideration for me or anyone else. That being said, my only prerequisite is that the lantern be of good quality and priced fairly āfor meā based on the actual cost to manufacture + āreasonable profitā.
For anyone interested, the Zanflare T1 Lanterns are again available for $17 w/codeā¦ā¦ā¦ and no, I am not comparing the two designs, but the T1s do a fantastic job providing a lot of light in a compact package(1-18650). They are available NOW and will make a good alternative until the LT1 is available.
Tell you what, your welcome to take it over to design & build one better, cheaper & faster if you want. I would be happy to hand over the reigns of this project to you if you want it & can offer something cheaper, better and quicker. It just gets a little boring & tiring having to clean the mud off the back of my head every time you seem to throw some at me when other or me arenāt looking. I have far more important financial, family & increasing health problems to deal with & worry about anyway honestly.
Calm down manā¦.I noticed you didnt quote my whole postā¦ maybe you didnt read it or think it was important. It was. Did you see the āall kidding asideā. Maybe you took offense at my Zanflare suggestion. None was meant. I personally like the Zanflare T1 very much and think it has gotten a bad rap because of your review for what ever reason. I agree the design could be better but what you reported was an exception. The T1 would be a good backup until the LT1 becomes something we can hold.
Like I said in my post (that you excluded), my only prerequisite for the LT1 is that it be of good quality and priced fairly āfor meā based on the actual cost to manufacture + āreasonable profitāā¦ā¦ā¦ Is something wrong with that?
As far as me taking overā¦ā¦ not a chance. I could not do what you have done and believe it or not I do appreciate ALL of your work. I really do and I didnt see anywhere in my post that I inferred anything different aside from mentioning that I dont have an LT1 yet.