Yes, out of stock, and the 3500 as well. I talked to Hank and he said he did not know if he would be stocking these again. I have read elswhere (CPF, I think) that the manufacturer is not going to be producing anymore of these cells, which is a shame.
I just found Hi-Max branded protected 26650's from the same Ebay seller who carries the Hi-Max 18650's. Pretty steep at $27.50 + $7.00 shipping! Link here.
Thanks for the link, Garry. A quick Google search for Hi-Max Electronics and they do not show 26650 as one of their battery offerings, but their website could be out of date if these are relatively new. However, I have a source for H-Max, I'm going to check to see if these are indeed legit.
EDIT: Confirmed with Shane at Protacticalshop19 that Hi-Max does have these and the ones sold by pingyi.co.ltd are indeed real. I'll update the OP to reflect these in the Protected section. Shane also confirmed they use a Samsung core.
Thanks, kramer. I'm not seeing where the Trustfires that Pok tested were purchased. EDIT: Pok responded in other thread that origin of the cells is unknown. I would not consider the Trustfire 'brand' to be tested without knowing source of the tested cells. Too many fake TFs running around.
On DX, I'll change the description in the OP when DX changes the description in their product headline and wrapper. Many folks don't read down into the details....