[GB-Closed!] Supfire m6 triple - CLOSED!

if its $30 w/shipping. That costs about 10% of Nitecore’s TM10 to 26 ($200-$500+) series.

bad news guys...

this literally made my day... horrible that is...

here is my response...

sorry guys... hope they change their mind.

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...

i think fastech would be more able to get them to do a custom run... money talks. i dont have the money up front.

they had just replied with an $11.24 shipping quote... i still think that will kill the deal. that brings it up to $40, give or take some change...

Ahhhhhh blower.

Don’t really know if they can do better than $11… If they could get it down to $35 shipped I would still be in for sure.

Will take one if around $30 inclusive shipping.

They went from $21 to $11? I’d question (them) why they even bothered with the $21 quote in the 1st place.

Edit: BTW, was that $11 for any/all countries, or just for, say, U.S.?

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.

Who knows how they went from 21 to 11…………

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?

If they did that, wouldn’t the retail seller want something for their effort/profit?

Yes, possibly. But if they simply raised the price a dollar or two they could make a nice profit on 50 to 75 pieces.

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

Interesting point. Would it be inappropriate to see if established vendors will stock (and ship) this?

johnny mac already put a product request in to fasttech right at the beginning of the group buy... so no harm now at this point i guess

Maybe we could just tell the retailer, "Hey, this will be good publicity." Maybe we could ask one of the underdogs like LightCastle or something. And let them tack on $1 per piece, they'll even turn a handy little profit too.

You’ve already earned my gratitude for the effort on this deal thus far. Isn’t that earning enough for you :)???

maybe, but i will wait to see what supfires reply is before i go that route.

i took a $25 chance on the SRM (Sky Ray Mystery), and that was a disappointment. $30 or right around there seemed like a safe gamble on this one, but $40 is pushing it even for me. there is limited info on supfire as it is...