The sad part is… that isn’t even unreasonable. Less-capable lights often sell for more than that. Some people made a pretty nice profit reselling the original BLF X6 for a higher price, and these will be even better.
Okay all, this is the position swap list from the first post all the way through to present.
Date
Post No
Type (Al/CuSS)
Requestor
From Pos
Approver
To Pos
Status (Pending/Approved/Rejected)
Updated (Y/N)
07/11/2015 - 15:41
62
CuSS
ahirshy
26
mizjif
13
Rejected
N
07/11/2015 - 15:41
62
Al
ahirshy
15
djozz
13
Approved
N
07/11/2015 - 16:09
66
CuSS
mattlward
29
LSX
19
Rejected
N
07/11/2015 - 16:09
66
CuSS
mattlward
29
Wrathbringer27
18
Rejected
N
07/11/2015 - 16:42
67
CuSS
abang.tegak
Blank
33
Prefill Desire
Y
07/11/2015 - 16:48
69
CuSS
ahirshy
Blank
31
Approved
Y
07/11/2015 - 21:01
88
Al
DanielM
25
Pregulla
22
Approved
Y
07/11/2015 - 21:55
91
CuSS
B42
Blank
42
Approved
Y
07/12/2015 - 05:41
102
CuSS
will34
14
Ulibar
28
Approved
Y
07/12/2015 - 11:33
112
Al
ahirshy
32
Nguyen
31
Approved
N
07/12/2015 - 16:34
130
Al
iron potato
39
Tinn44
34
Approved
N
07/12/2015 - 18:54
138
Al
nisse
Blank
100
Prefill Desire
N
07/13/2015 - 00:30
157
CuSS
jealous57
20
Sarge930
57
Pending (PM Aprv)
N
07/13/2015 - 04:26
162
CuSS
sonntag
62
Jmpaul320
55
Pending
N
07/13/2015 - 04:26
162
Al
sonntag
49
Jescereal
55
Pending
N
07/13/2015 - 17:53
178
Al
B42
52
Nisse
42
Pending
N
07/14/2015 - 18:52
193
Al
Nguyen
31
ahirshy
32
Approved
N
07/15/2015 - 00:29
205
Al
kst
Blank
58
Approved
Y
07/15/2015 - 03:16
217
Al
ReManG
7
djozz
13
Rejected
N
07/15/2015 - 21:12
235
Al
djozz
13
ahirshy
15
Approved
N
07/16/2015 - 09:07
252
Al
djozz
15
ReManG
7
Approved (PM Aprv)
N
07/22/2015 - 22:35
336
Al
Nguyen
80
Blank
81
Prefill Desire
N
07/26/2015 - 01:34
345
Al
xelario
Blank
88
Prefill Desire
Y
07/28/2015 - 14:44
373
Al
Tinn44
34
iron potato
39
Approved
N
Krono - To start off with you only need to update those with: Status = ‘Approved’ / Updated = ’N’.
After the first update it will only be a case of the new additions to this list which need updating.
All - if there are any above still with Status = ‘Pending’, and it had already been agreed by private PM only, please feel free to PM that individual again and kindly request they post a short Approval of the position swap on the thread for us to record. They could reference your original request post number, else simply which Al/CuSS list and what positions are being moved.
Any mistakes or omissions please let me know.
All position swaps should be discussed and agreed by PM first to help prevent unwanted spam in the thread. Then BOTH parties must post their request AND approval on the thread. I will then endeavour to update the swap list in this post every other evening.
Hope this is useful, please feedback if there is anything I can add or change to make it easier to track.
Yes, they actually are worth more than we paid. In fact, they were worth more already when we bought them. These lights will be even more so. The fact is that people in some parts of the world, such as here in the USA, are used to paying a lot and not getting a lot. Last I looked, Lowe’s had a 1000 lumen light for ~$60 or so. Well, we can buy 1000 lumen lights all the time for half that, and they look better and are better quality than those at Lowe’s. With these Group Buys, the idea is to get an even better deal than normal, by the power of buying in bulk. For the promise of hundreds of sales, the retailer and the manufacturer are willing to work with us to lower the price and/or upgrade the lights. I expect in general, a person could get over $250USD for the V2 Aluminum set, especially if they included a decent 4-cell charger and 2 IMR 18650’s and 2 IMR 14500’s. That is quick money. You could sell lots of sets that way, I’m sure. With the right set of circumstances, and the right buyer, you could get a whole lot more than that for it. There are people that regularly pay hundreds of dollars for one flashlight that won’t have the brightness or the features that the X6 V2 will have.
I understand the economy of flashlights and what you pay in the store for a light. I mean why is the BLF edition here worth more than the standard one? I’m not talking big picture stuff. I have this light and think it’s nice, but why were people flipping this particular light?
Compared to the original, it had a few upgrades, including a copper DTP MCPCB and top binned XM-L2 emitter. But, I think the reason people were flipping them had less to do with how they compared to the original, but more to do with how they compared to every-day lights that could be bought in stores. They weren’t being re-sold here, but in the real world, where people don’t know any better. :bigsmile:
If you talk anything up and are good at it, you can sell anything. There are a few “brands” like SK68s that get people to buy them for $50, just a regular light you can buy for $3 on sale. Higher price does not = better. At least if some people were selling the BLF lights for a bit more they were getting a good light for near its value rather than an OK light for minimum 10x the price with the SK68 light.
Aside from selling something that people do not know what we know....
Cost of base unit plus cost of additional parts
Can "I"do it without screwing it up (I originally felt that way and sometimes still do)
Wanting a light engraved as BLF Special Edition or Special Edition anything ...like in the automotive business "limited" "super sport" etc.
The X6-SE would easily cost $40 when you add the additional parts and then you would have to do it. The BLF A6 is very similar.
The SS K6v2 and the Cu K6 add a very custom dimension that goes into the hundreds for a one-off even the aluminum models with their limited availability will be a deal and a steal.
I shouldn’t be in your chart, that post was just asking to be added to the aluminum list for 2 sets in addition to the 3 Al/Cu sets. 66 and 67 just happened to be the numbers the list was at.