I have an LB XP-E and it looks much different than this one, the two tiny rectangles in the corners are placed diffenently. I’l try to make a close up pic of the fake.
It’s likely LB has been “throwing wrenches” into their LED designs, (meaning they are making them with slight differences even for the same type/model,) to possibly throw off people who are suspecting their operations with this large fake Cree scam from easily identifying their fake leds from the real ones.
Everything about that ebay ad is a scam. ( seller has no feedback, the photos don’t add up, (photos of zoomie beamshots for a reflector-based light) the LED is obvious LB, and comes with a ridiculous claim of 5800mah 18650 cell, all for only $6.52.
Ebay is a place nowadays where 90 % or more of the products you buy are fakes, copies, scams, rip-offs, re-brands, etc. unless your familiar with a honest seller that you have bought from before.
Now that Ebay is a place of full fake products, why don’t you guys buy products from other electronics distributor? As we know, eBay is not professional at this filed.
I agree with Dimking, the sellers matter most.
A few good aspects of buying from Ebay compare to other stores often mentioned on this forum:
Ebay’s shipping has been quite reliable and relatively fast to me. Ebay’s sellers seemed more concerned about their own reputation than some of these often mentioned on this forum. It is easier to get refund from a seller for a non-satisfactory product. If comparing a good Ebay seller to GB, I would 200% in favor of a good Ebay seller. After the fiasco with the lost shipment and etc, I would never buy from them again. So far, I haven’t had such problem from Ebay sellers yet. I actually like and trust FastTech. However, I haven’t receiver two of their packages for over 40 days with free shipping. I’d only buy from them with a tracking number even that means costing more. Ebay’s shipping is reliable and fast over 95% of my orders. For the rest of the 5%, get refund or replacement is very simple and easily done.
There are a lot of fake products on ebay and you can easily tell. However, GB, BG and DX are not much better. Again, one need make sure who you are dealing with when buying from Ebay, the same as from anywhere else and one need to set correct expectations.
I have one of those too, i believe its just another variation from LB or an equivalent. The one i have has a horrible tint and not very efficient, about the same as an incandescent bulb for output vs. Amp draw. Less than 100 lumens and suck over an amp & a half at that.
Here is what 2012topdeal replied to me:
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Dear thedimking,
dear friend.
you can compare with it with cree xpg2 led, if it is not the same, i will refund for you.
our item is 100% orginal cree xpg2 led .
can you send a picture which you get it?
eileen
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The last phrase remained enigmatic to me, (I don’t think the problem here is that English is not my mother tongue)
but I sent them the side-by-side picture and gave them a link to this thread.
If they follow with what they said, I think it’s o.k. However, its still a hassle.
I just noticed lck_led_com raised the price of XP-G2 s2 twice recently. I don’t see a reason to buy this from them again at this price. Their LEDs seem genuine but their price gets less and less attractive.