I paid $30 for mine, which came with a CW XRE 1.2A at the tail. Of course, that silly thing was instantly replaced with an XML 3A. The pill screws into the lights head, which is made of very thick aluminum and does a good job of heat sinking (better than a quality C8). If youre thinking about one, and have pills to swap in and out, buy it. You’ll never use a regular P60 host again and wonder why you ever did. Finish 8/10, design 8/10.
Also, if Hrvoje posts a deal or suggestion, its always been an extremely good one worth taking note of.
I just ran across this thread. The TF-R2 sounds pretty good, so I was searching around, and it looks like it’s basically not available anymore? The only place I found it was on Amazon, from a seller, and it was $80+, from China:
Thanks for reminding me… my GF snagged mine because she can run it in high mode continuously without overheating (XML 3 mode @3A). Looks like I might need to buy another!
I just tried and got the same result… sorry about that. Perhaps you could email customer service at a few shops to see if they can get one for you. Of all the flashlights I own, Id rate this in my top 10 choices for its robust design, heavy construction and great heat sinking. They weigh a good amount more than other lights of similar size and the pill screws directly into the head, not part of the battery tube. :bigsmile: IMO, well worth tracking one down if possible… if you own P60’s to swap.
I found sobuying through trial and error with google for you. Their order process seems a bit strange. Id guess that they probably didnt spend the money and time to put together a descent e-store site. As long as you used paypal, you should be protected. If it doesnt arrive within 45 days of ordering, you must file a pp dispute to retrieve your money (I usually dont go over 41 or 42). I’ll keep my fingers crossed that you get yours, but its looking pretty good right now.
Wow, you searched for me? I really appreciate that! As I said I tried for awhile, but didn’t get any real hits.
BTW, I did get an order accepted email and it’s showing and awaiting shipping now, so they seem to be moving along. I was a bit worried because of the disconnect between the order, and the completely separate payment via Paypal. I’m guessing they probably manually match up their incoming Paypal payments vs. orders, which is probably why it took so long to go from “Awaiting payment” to “Awaiting shipping”. I’ll give them the benefit of the doubt, and hopefully they’ll come through, and will post back here, if I can remember.
The thing that I’m mainly concerned about is that their inventory may also be manual, and they might not actually have them in stock :(…
That would definitely be a disappointment at this point, so I’ll post back here if I get an actual ship notice also, in case anyone else is interested.
I’m starting to feel like the proverbial “canary in the mine” now though :)…
Im glad to help out. As with the other links I posted earlier, all the other sites I found didnt have the light available after clicking their “buy now” icons. sobuying was the only one that seemed to actually work throughout the purchase process. I suspect you’ll probably get your light. But if not, you know what to do. Now I need to see if I can retrieve mine from my GF… and hope its still in good shape.
This order from sobuying.com is not looking too good. My order is still showing “Awaiting shipment” on their website, and I’ve sent/posted inquiries to their website several times, but have not heard anything back the last couple of days :(… I have a feeling, just a hunch, that they don’t actually have stock of the light :(…
Has anyone on BLF ever purchased anything from sobuying.com?
Ok, thanks. I’ll keep it in mind, as I already placed an order at sobuying.com, and want to see if that comes through. Thanks, and also thanks for starting this thread (awhile ago) :)!
I posted a thread earlier tonight (sorry I forgot where this thread was) asking for feedback on sobuying.com and on another seller (not of the TF-R2), and not much. The reason I posted is that while I’ve gotten a tracking # from sobuying.com, it still doesn’t work, and this is almost 2 week after placing my order (plus it felt like pulling teeth just to get A number (which doesn’t work)).
Also, as I mentioned on the other thread, the way they do the payment is strange…. you have to use Paypal “send money” to send to a person. I’m unsure if I’ll be able to do a dispute, but have asked Paypal, just in case.
I’ve also emailed, posted via their chat, posted via their website, with no response the last couple of days. It could be there’s a holiday, but not sure.
So, I’m still “crossing my fingers”, but not real confident. I’m also worried that they’ll eventually send me something, but that it might not be a “real” TF-R2.
That’s about where I am now with this. I’ll definitely post back here if it arrives, and if really is a TF-R2, but please don’t hold your breath… wouldn’t want to be responsible for someone suffocating :)…
Also, if anyone DOES find a source for the TF-R2 (or if anyone is interested in selling one), please let me know.
Thanks,
Jim
Edit: BTW, I happened to open a product suggestion at FastTech earlier tonight, to suggest/ask/beg them to source the TF-R2. The ticket # is Q0430SQFVS. I don’t know if you can access that, but if a bunch of people chime in, either with their own ticket or on that ticket, maybe FastTech might take a look at it.
Edit: Earlier I had made another post on their website, and I just got a response from them. They said that definitely the light was shipped, but that they couldn’t access the tracking # either, so they said that they’d check with China Post after their holiday, 5/1. Well, this is not BAD news at least. I’ll post back if I get updated, but please consider the FastTech suggestion.