I don’t follow up on what happened to Cellguy and MAP. All I know is NiWalker wont sell lights to his website. I contacted them after Cellguy wsas ban from selling the Vostro. I even ask Cellguys if they would sell me like 10 direcrly and he said they wont even talk to him anymore. He said he would ask for me anyways. I never heard back so I contacted Niwalker to become their dealer. They ask if I have anything to do with the website and I said I am just a modder who buy lights and I don’t know anything about is website. So they said OK they can sell it to me. I am interested in becoming a dealer with a variety of brands and not just Niwalker.
I dont have time to complain to any Dealer about anything so they can sell things to me instead of anyone eles. That’s ridiculous. So think before you accuse someone of what’s going on.
Niwalker wants to sell their lights to everyone and as much as possible. What good it is for their business to sell me a few to me and not someone eles?! However, They can’t sell to you if you violate their rules. Again, I don’t follow on what happened so i am not exactly sure how the rules was broken.
Hhmm, Wayne provided the GoingGear.com link when he revealed it, so he went thru that dealer most likely - interesting... Very different situation than dealing w/Niwalker direct. Probably $140-$150 or so cost for qty 15, sell for $200-$225 w/shipping, resistor mod and probably almost no cost for parts. Still, a fair deal for most guys not into modding. Wayne still has to take the risks
In almost any story, there is an aspect that is unknown to the majority. Something that got left out of the telling. And, many times, a crucial element to the play of things.
We don’t know the many specifics of this one. I have to agree with Ryan, it doesn’t look good on face value.
Vinh was going to help cellguy out, now he’s the one doing the deal? There’s obviously a lot missing in our story.
In all fairness, this debacle has nothing to do with you at all. So please don’t worry about yourself.
If you try to read several threads in this forum, this is all about the effects of MAP to flashlight buyers who just wanted to have a better deal for their money. It has been raging here every now and then, everytime the MAP policy comes into play.
Most of us here are just disappointed because several group buys had been cancelled, some dealers have been punished, all because of MAP policy which to some of us has deprived us of the opportunity to buy lights at a much lower price.
In fact, I was only minutes away from ordering with Cellguy’s GB and have it addressed to you for modding when Cellguy suddenly announced the cancellation. (What held me back was between the choice of LEDs!)
So go on with your whatever arrangement you have with any manufacturer and don’t worry about the discussions here, for it’s never directed towards you.