I am a member of Ali, however, I know that many people in USA and Europe avoid Ali because Ali does not use PayPal. Many individual dealers use it though.
I think that you can get many more orders if you use PayPal. People are used to it and trust it.
I have one rule when it comes to online shopping: Paypal only…
So if theres a paypal option, I would definately buy one (or maybe two), but if paypal isn’t possible, I’m out.
1. My thinking with the offer to pay a premium [with a few others] to fund a limited (10?) proving run.
2. I have already sent a PM indicating that I am in - but might a 50% Medium limit the runtime too much? … particularly with a 2% Low - at least that isn’t a firefly mode for these old eyes
The ~ 40 lumens (or 60L) presently available would seem to offer a reasonable runtime for both a 5.5 4.5Wh primary and a rechargeable with less than half that capacity.
3. I have just used my Visa to purchase some protected 10440 batteries from the AliExpress shop. With the protection circuit included, I understand their capacity is reduced to 350 mAh from 600 mAh. I hope the BLF Charger Special on order is satisfactory - I can recall minimum charging levels of 375 mA & 500 mA - perhaps I need the old version?