It was nothing to compare to the 30K$ fellow, except perhaps for the compulsive nature of the purchases. I started with an iTP A1 SS and then noticed the Q Mini 123 in Ti. Then I had to have the all of the Q Minis in Ti. Then in Al. Then the regular Quarks, the Turbo 123^2 in Al and Satin and of course the G5. While waiting for these to arrive I read about Peaks and found out that some come in Brass! Must resissssst...
Isn't it incredible the compulsions you get? I'm the same way... I got a G5 in a trade and it is nice! Great thrower with a real waker-upper strobe.
Then he comes out with more lights and the 1st thought is: Get one of each!! I put the emergency brake on that fast so the runaway train in my mind screeched to a juddering halt!
Rich
Yes, and I must be ever watchful. The lure of the copper & gold S12 almost got me - I ordered it from the .pl web site because the US site was sold out. It was only when they emailed me back asking for another 40 euros for courier shipping that I came to my senses and canceled the order. I'm starting to understand that flashaholism actually exists, for me at least.
I must have it too, having just purchased my fifth ultra-budget $2 'BLF Delight'! Must go and see a shrink before this gets out of control!!! 
LOL I think we all have it to a certain degree so I guess we'll be seeing each other at the shrink's office or where Don works. :bigsmile:
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I must have it too, having just purchased my fifth ultra-budget $2 'BLF Delight'! Must go and see a shrink before this gets out of control!!! 
WOW 2 bucks ??? ha ha ... you over paid ..You should have held out for the ones for 1.38... that is a newbie mistake if i ever heard one ....some people got no respect for money ...5 x.62= 3.10$ wasted .. time to get your priorities in check. Think of how much beer that could have bought.
Around here? A single bottle of ultra-budget. Seriously, this is a little insane.
Actually my latest purchase was US$1.28 + Postage: US$0.99 = US$2.27 for the ‘MXDL 3W LED AAA Battery Pen Flashlight Lamp Torch 7119’ that you recomended. (All this high finance talk is making my brain sore but my beer money is safe I think 
) Does your $1.38 include postage?
My KD C8 XM-L is the first and last LED "torch" I'll ever want. My TF R5-A3 is the last EDC I'll ever want. The only thing I really want to get to complete my *needs* is a headlight, and a bikelight with quickly/easily removable mount.
I'm going to upgrade my MiniMag and Brinkmann for use on my boat. And *maybe* the only other thing I'll add down the road is an LED flooder for camping and vehicle repair. Switching out any dead interior lights in vehicles, etc.
I'm glad in that I'm *completely* satisfied and actually happy in that I can have just one thing for a purpose (or multiple purposes) that isn't just more than adequate, but completely blows away anything else that anyone has (that i've seen so far) around here capable of usefulness for the task at hand... and that I paid a fraction of the price they did in many cases.
Believe it or not, my new bathroom lighting was NOT LED, by choice. :P 4x 10 watt CFL, in smoked bulbs, and it's actually borderline too bright at that. I'm glad it takes 2 minutes to come up to brightness in the morning. ;)
(p.s. sorry for the bump)
Thanks for the bump, I wouldn't take this too serious.
If someone has earned enough money, he or she may well spend it for whatever he or she likes. If it is tons of flashlights, then be it. To each their own...
Still, spending that amount on flashlights is indeed a bit loco. Blatant consumerism at its best.
I feel sorry for the guy to be honest.
He has thrown $30,000 towards lights and still isn't satisfied? I think he needs a new hobby.
New emitters come and go, there will always be a more powerful/efficient emitter around the corner. To think this guy has dumped this excessive amount of money in the space of 6 months, is just plain nuts.
There is zero jealously here with me, as I wrote in my first sentence; I just feel sorry for the guy.
6 McGizmo LS20's...... those don't have powerful emmiters. Those are CPF history, from one of the most brilliant custom makers on there. But he has multiple other hobbies: cars, boats, knifes...... yeah. And when you think about it, its a lot easier to blow 30k on cars.
Cars? That much can be blown on engines alone...
Exactly. So this guy thinks its small change to spend 30k on a bunch of flashlights.
I'd be embarrased - NOT because of my weath, NOT because I bought what I wanted, but for bragging about my extravagance in terms of dollars and cents. Such statements can be a view into the heart of the individual. If I were that wealthy, I hope that I'd at least be modest about it, and make charitable donations at least as much as the worth of my flashlight collection. $30K can be the difference between life and death for some people.
I think you guys are jelly of his collection-and its simply the time period that he amassed such a collection that is amazing-many others have similarly sized ones.
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I think you guys are jelly of his collection-and its simply the time period that he amassed such a collection that is amazing-many others have similarly sized ones.
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So we're "Jelly" huh...
Using Don and Fishinfool as my personal benchmarks for online congeniality, I'm going to demonstrate remarkable refrain and just say "Please, don't make assumptions...".
LOL You're way too nice Match.
It's a bunch of chunks of metal and circuitry that light up, 90%+ of which will likely never be used. I'd no more be jealous if the guy simply got $30,000 in $100 bills and set it on fire on his front lawn. At least you could use the latter to barbecue with.
Any particular reason you felt the need to make such a condascending comment?