*BLF LT1 Lantern Project) (updated Nov,17,2020)

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:+1:

I think someone said Sofirn would need to associate the username with email address or last name but that is unnecessary.
They’re already associating BLF username with unique Amazon code which they are sending to BLF users as private messages.
So only thing they need to change is the approval method of Ebay and AliExpress purchases.
Instead of user telling them their BLF username, user needs to tell them their unique Amazon code.

And if they want to prevent double dipping then obviously after user completes Ebay or AE purchase they need to deactivate that code on Amazon and mark it as used in their list.

Not perfect but probably good enough for this group buy.

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Yes, clearly that is one way to control things. A central database would be the most efficient means of doing this but even manual controls would work assuming everyone is in the same location and working off the same lists.

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Anyone know what point we are at?

What number are we at for who has and who hasn't been sent codes.

Or who has ebayed or not?

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Unknown at this time, as Barry or Sofirn has not indicated to us if all of the first batch has been ordered (or codes/messages sent out for all of them) as of yet.

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Just ordered mine with batteries through the Amazon AU store with coupon code, thanks to the team for putting in this massive effort to make undoubtedly the best LED lantern money can buy.

Hopefully the drama in the last few days won’t affect my order.

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Will the second batch be different than the first?
I already ordered 1 (of 2 on the list#193&#361) trough ebay (is in shipping) but also have another code for amazon.de. But I would like to purchase a green colored version 2 for the groupbuy price and have someone above #500 get theirs sooner. Is that an option?

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I got my code but it doesn’t work

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If your code has a “x” in it, try typing it out - sometimes the “x” is problemattic in a copy-paste.

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Good idea.

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If we are still under 3000 I’d like to be added for two more units please. Total of 4.
Thanks.

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It works thank you

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I added you and the interest list is currently at 2,903.

Even though we’ve had some unfortunately things happen in the batch 1 buy I’d be really really surprised if everyone didn’t get the lanterns they signed up for.

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annnnnnnnnnnnnd 4 hours later I get shipping notice :smiley: :+1:

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so i just wait for the second batch and wait PM from Sofirn and then make the purchase on AE? still confuse here. #980.

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Would like to buy 1 lantern when available.

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As I said in an earlier post, people that use eBay or AliExpress should have to provide the Amazon discount link/code that they received in their PM in order to receive the discount for each LT1. A few of us did try to warn about cheaters.

I don’t understand why so much focus has been placed upon deleting Alex’ posts and quotes of said posts, as surely everyone immediately sees how to do what he did. I’ve gone back to one of my earlier posts to delete my own mention, as apparently we should not discuss the entirely obvious flaws in the prior system. Surely anyone here can figure out how to game a system with a public GB list and no confirmation codes.

Our only hope here was honesty and it worked quite well for the most part; there are always a few buttholes that have nothing better to do than to lie, cheat, and steal.

I don’t understand how deleting a user’s entire post history and all descriptions of his cheat is helpful at all. You can’t, and shouldn’t, hide information. Leave the cheater’s posts for everyone to see, block the cheater’s account (which he can easily replace and thus reappear under a different name), and, most importantly, improve the system that was so easily thwarted.

With all of that said, it’s hard to believe that this person openly admitted his cheat as he was obviously taking other people’s lanterns and seemed to know it. The audacity of “I didn’t want to wait in line, so I cheated” is incredible. Why would anyone be so selfish?

I sincerely hope that this person’s LT1’s get crushed flat during transit, if he gets them at all. There will always be a few worthless a**holes in any group this large. In ancient times, folks like this probably wound up as lion bait :wink: .

And to those who are worried that the Group Buy is threatened or ruined, please take a deep breath. There are many people both here and at Sofirn who are committed to making this work, so grab your towel and…

Thanks again to everyone who is still working hard to pull this off! Your volunteer effort is appreciated!

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Question: what type of plastic is the diffuser made from? Thank you.

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I tried to order it on ebay and sent some price offer several times since the weekend. But there was no answer. How to order it now?

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At the moment purchasing from eBay and Aliexpress is suspended. Sofirn has taken immediate countermeasures to prevent fraudulent ordering from non-groupbuy customers. They are very sorry for the inconvenience and will do their very best to resolve that situation as quickly and conveniently as possible. Sofirn promised that eventually everyone on the groupbuy list will get their lantern(s) for the groupbuy price, no matter what happened during the past hours because some [censored] thought they need to cheat and f***k up this groupbuy.

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Relax. Why would any half decent person try to cheat when there is still space available on the group buy list?