US Based BATTERY SUPPLY From BLF Member! (Update 11-3-12)

Is it possible to do pick-ups, as I am in the same city?

Hi Cone!

Thank you for your interest.

Frankly, we hadn’t planned on marketing the CR123A battery type. If a reasonable number of people are interested, we can probably bring them in – but only if we have adequate information to insure that the quality and consistency will be good.

Regarding your question about a bulk purchase, please send me a PM and we can discuss it.

Thank You and Best Regards,

Bob

Hello!

Thank you for your interest.

We’ve been working on this for quite a while but we felt we had to announce our plans with enough time to alter the initial overseas orders. We wanted to ask all the members for feedback regarding the type and quantity of batteries that they may need.

Assuming the prices and detailed specs look good to most of our members, we’ll be asking for estimates (but not commitments) for the quantities of each that they may want to order.

Soon we’ll be releasing the detailed specifications (particularly measurements) as well as the pricing structure but we want to make certain that we don’t make any promises that we can’t keep. By the way, we have already released much of the information for the unprotected cells and the rest of the information will be available soon.

Shipping is an important topic and we can explain that the pricing will be FOB Boston - but we have had quite a lot of experience shipping and expect to keep the cost down (below what you might expect). It becomes a “win-win” situation when we’re successful in doing so. I don’t think that there are many members living near us but if people are interested in reducing their net cost by picking up their batteries, we will certainly try to comply.

As discussed earlier, we will confirm the mix of available items only when the first shipment is on the way. Most important is our commitment not to accept any payments until the batteries are actually “in-house” here in the US. We’re determined to avoid any possibility of repeating the recent fiasco relating to the Panasonic NCR18650B 3400mAh batteries - where people actually sent in payments and ultimately received refunds – rather than the batteries that they were promised.

By the way, PayPal will be one of the acceptable forms of payment.

Again, thank you for your messages. I hope we’ve been able to answer some of your questions and that the information we’ll be providing shortly will cover the rest.

Best Regards,

Bob

If your prices are competitive count me in.Prices? How to order?

I’m in MA. Interested in ordering.

Definitely interested, 3100-3400mAh, but it all depends on pricing and shipping costs. Looking forward to seeing what you come up with.

I hope you do well. Good luck.

Good luck.

Subscribed.

Will you be shipping in the next two weeks? I’m probably going to order more KK IMR’s. Will your protected 14500 be IMR?

Hello!

US Based BATTERY SUPPLY to be offered by a BLF Member should be Arriving Soon!

Please refer to the OP for background information:

Here are a few things that we would like to make public:

1) We are expecting our FIRST ORDER in 7 to 14 days! In other words, assuming all goes according to plan, product should arrive here in Boston between the 11th and the 18th of this month.

2) There is still a very small time window during which we can add to (or subtract from) the first order – so PLEASE get in touch with your comments.

3) We will be posting PRICES for all of the batteries very shortly.

4) About PRICES:

A) Prices are FOB Boston

B) We will provide details regarding shipping costs

C) The shipping information should allow you to calculate the cost

to ship your order.

D) Please comment about the PRICES (when released). We would love to have your FEEDBACK – good or bad! Are reliable suppliers that you can trust asking less for the same batteries? Please tell us.

E) At the same time, please keep in mind the VALUE ADDED aspects of our operation.

F) We are LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS to CRITIQUE OUR PROPOSED PRICING STRUCTURE. Needless to say, the volunteers should be knowledgeable about most, if not all of the Lithium Battery sizes and types as well as most of the major brands and current MARKET PRICES (from reliable sellers). Please send PM if you are willing to help out and provide constructive positive and negative commentary. (Thank you in advance for your contribution.)

5) A few of the IMPORTANT VALUE ADDED FEATURES we hope you will take note of:

A) You will receive your product dramatically faster than ordering from China. We will work 5 days a week and (allowing for that fact and an occasional short excursion) you can expect response to your inquiries within 24 hours and you can expect shipment within 48 hours! Shipping time should range from only 1 to 3 days.

B) It will be packed professionally and shipped at the lowest available cost.

C) You will not have to worry about “what is actually underneath the shrink wrap of these batteries. We have a unique relationship direct with the manufacturer. There will be no middlemen. The product will come from the manufacturer to us and then to you.

D) The core cells are made by Panasonic and Sanyo in Japan and Samsung and LG in Korea. There will also be one (huge) Chinese manufacturer who will supply a small percentage of the items on offer. WE WILL SPECIFY the core cell and its manufacturer for each battery – no surprises, no used cells, no substitutes.

E) Most of the batteries we are offering for sale have already been reviewed by our own HKJ and we are arranging to make every product available to him for test. LINKS will be provided.

F) The Protected Batteries are the cells described above with the BEST PROTECTION CIRCUIT IN THE MARKET attached. They will carry the KEEPPOWER BRAND.

G) A CRITICAL POINT TO ENABLE YOU TO VALUE THESE BATTERIES: KEEPPOWER is a primary OEM manufacturer. They make the Protected Batteries for several well known and Very High Priced Suppliers. You have no doubt heard their names and I hope to be able to divulge them because you will see that you could be paying DOUBLE or more for some IDENTICAL cells if sold by the other suppliers under their own names!

6) As explained in the “Announcement”, we will not accept any form of payment until the batteries are here in our US Warehouse.

7) On the other hand, we would hope that people will make their preferences clear by making RESERVATIONS.

7a) A “RESERVATION” is an order without a payment or even a deposit. We would like to rely on “the honor system” because we do not want to be holding any of your funds without having the batteries in hand.

9) PayPal will be accepted when we begin to book actual orders.

10) Why are we asking you to book RESERVATIONS for the BATTERIES?

A) We will understand what your specific needs are.

B) We might have a chance to change the order to reflect your needs.

C) In a case where we will not have enough of a certain item to meet

Initial demand, we will be able to establish a PRIORITY LIST – THOSE

WHO RESERVE FIRST will have their FINAL ORDERS processed first.

I’d like to thank all of the many people who have wished us well. Decades of experience in wholesale and retail business has cautioned us to get involved in this venture with our “eyes open.” We’re aware that we stand to lose some of our investment at first and that there is always a learning curve, no matter how much planning one does or experience they have.

I hope that you’ll bear with us and provide us your support because we intend to make this venture a TRUE BENEFIT TO THE BLF. I feel indebted to the BLF for all that it has offered me to date – the interesting information, the fun and the friendships. It is my sincere hope that this will be one of the methods by which I can “pay back” to this organization and its fantastic membership.

Best Regards,

Bob

Bob,
Thanks for the update.
I’m holding off on purchasing good batteries until your’s come in so please let us know as soon as they are ready to roll.
Sign me up a a Beta tester.
Thanks and can’t wait!

Keith

I like this idea a lot. Batteries we know where came from is a good thing.

Thanks very much for your support ChiggerPepi and Muto.

Best Regards,

Bob

I look forward to seeing your prices. I am looking to buy some 3100 or 3400 Panasonic cells, probably protected.

When I see the prices I should be able to firm up qty.
Cheers,
Ford

Interested in seeing your propositions!

Im holding off on battery purchase until i see your
prices also . thanks for the update.

Lookin for:
2 x protected 26650
2 x 18650 3400mah protected

monanoke

RESERVATION for 6 x 18650 3400mAh Protected

I am very interested, definitely in if the price is reasonable.

Thanks,
Igor

It's a pleasure to have you onboard, Shishiga!

If those protected 26650’s are Sanyo or Panasonic inside, then I’m interested.