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

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...

is that quote in USD or yen? you might want to double check they meant USD and not some Chinese currency. if its over $40 then im for sure out. ill just buy the new product that FT offers for $37. $30 is perfect and you are right, anything over this will kill the GB

$40 period is not for me. there is not enough known about supfire. what little i have heard is mostly positive, but that is not much.

yes, i would prefer a 26650 SRK at this price point

Thanks for trying to do this. I’m not surprised though on the shipping. I have bought in bulk from China many times over the years and it seems that they always shoot good prices and then stupid high shipping. $11 to ship individually is actually about the best price I have seen, most of the time they won’t even consider giving that kind of a break.

they quoted something like $98 for 50 pieces shipped fedex 5-8 days i think. i figured thats $2 a light, maybe a couple dollars more...

But they would’ve all come in one big box probably. Less handling, less work (tracking, billing, etc.) for them. I don’t think you can directly compare that to individual shipments.

Plus, there’d be customs on top of that to get it in-country, which presumably would be on-us.