if the battery tube is 50mm as they say, i dont see how the driver could be. but also, they had gave me 55mm as the tail diameter, so i am not sure.
as scaru said, it wont be hard for the end user to add 4mm to the texaspyro driver. but also, texaspyro is in for two himself, so if it is 50mm, maybe he will make a small run for us
sucks. wasnt sure we would hit 50 pieces. about 48 hours later we are at 42 accounted for... and now they drop a shipping charge thats about 75% the cost of the light... i mean come on... we know better than that...
this is my current email to them regarding the shipping quote. im trying to be polite and make my point at the same time.
$40 for it may be a good deal, but no one has even seen this light before i posted this group buy. there is already limited knowledge on SupFire as it is.
i guess all i can say is we will wait for their response. but at the current quote i am out, as im sure most of you will be too.
all i can say is sorry for the false hope at this point
edit: the $11.26 or whatever was per 1-2 pieces shipped anywhere
Those “free shipping” deals have the shipping built into the price. I found the Jin Heng 12A dual-USB charger lights sell for around $25 from China without shipping. The “free shipping” raises the price to around $40. $25 for an SRK class light is really cheap. Even with the $11 shipping it is at or below what you can get an SRK for.
But, If they halve it again to 5 or 6 bucks to ship I would hope everyone would be happy with that. $33 shipped is still a damn good deal assuming the specs they quoted are accurate.
I think your email covers it well and does not seem over the line in any way.
They should’ve estimated shipped pricing from the start. We aren’t local duhhrrr. They probably didn’t realize quite what they were getting into… but if they want to increase brand visibility (in the States) it would be good for them to do this.
I think the suppliers/manufacturers don’t usually have much contact with the end customer, and therefore they are usually pretty ignorant about shipping options. The government apparently subsidizes shipping to foment trade, but I’m not sure if they offer that to everyone or just to certain companies with a certain tax status. So maybe you could ask Supfire if they would be willing to work with a reputable Chinese retail seller of our choice that does free shipping?
im sure they would. no one does anything for free these days. well some do, this group buy aint earning me nothing lol... but a retailer would charge something to the final cost.
i will wait for their response to my last email. if its not a positive response, i will explore other available options