Within the US, shipping shouldn’t be an issue. I wouldn’t mind spending a few dollars to ship a light along after a brief review if it helps get word out on the street to warn potential buyers away.
Once it’s been through the channels here, maybe the light could be shipped to a European POC who could then start the process overseas.
Unfortunately, the widespread marketing of this scam is working… I work with several uninitiated flashaholics who have asked me about this light, based on the Ads they are seeing online. I’ve pointed several of them to this forum, and showed them the actual light that is being advertised. Fortunately, I’m not aware of any who have actually purchased this light.
Can this G700 be bought with PayPal?
Let’s all order one and open dispute if that is the case. And while we are at it write reviews…
Dang credit card is needed and I do not want to give them the info.
Yeah I just checked it
Problem is my French is not good enough, sorry because I can create a virtual credit card with limited amount and exp date on our online bank environment.
If I could communicate in English I would order one paying like this so I could start a fight over it (like I do on AliExpress with great success)
If you go on their site & use their online chat you can ask if there is any other way of paying besides debit/credit card to which the reply is that if you don”t want to give your details online they will ring you so that you can give them over the phone.
If you ask any technical questions such as confirmation of the led in the light they cut off your chat J)
I would be happy to review it and pass it along to the next reviewer. Google should also put my legit review above the fake ones. Just putting the word “review” into the tagline usually puts me on page 1 of searches. And there’s my personal conundrum: just like others here, I wont give that scammer company any money. But I would pay the 6 bucks to ship it priority mail to the next reviewer in the queue.
Just saw this thread. It’s funny, my dad gave me a flashlight for Christmas, sort of an afterthought gift, and I saw it was cheap junk and said, “thanks Dad, that’s cool.” Then I put it in a box and the other day I happened to see it and pulled it out and it said G700 on the side and I cracked up.
Having said that, I’d be happy to give it away to someone if they want to review it. Paypal for the shipping it all I’d ask. I don’t have the box, only the light, but it is in pristine condition. You guys are welcome to it.
A guy claiming to be from Shadowhawk Tactical showed up in the /r/flashlight community on Reddit a day ago. He was hawking his X800 light, which looks just like this thing and all the rest. He offered to send a review unit to prove how good it is, but when approached to actually set that up he disappeared. His posting has now been deleted.
If you’re serious about giving away your review light I’d take it. Heck I’d pay the shipping for you to send it to me for review then I’d send it back to you. I already know I won’t want to keep it
It makes me sad when friends/family do this… I feel bad for them… :_(
What you need to do is take that light, put in a dedomed XP-G2, or something similar, bump up the current, and even JB-Weld pot if necessary, then next time you see your dad, talk about the flashlight, and how you were able to tweak it and make it “even better”, then show him the beam at night…
Smile, and appreciate the thought.
In the past month, I’ve have bought a Zebralight SC62, SC63w is on order, Fenix TK75vnQ, Nitecore TM16GT, Nitcore p12GT, Nitecore EC11, Nitecore tube, Nightcore HC30, Olight m22 warrior, Olight M3xs-ut, Olight S1, not to mention a new Xstar VC4 charger and multiple 18650 cells.
I say that to say, yes of course you can have this light for review, I was actually going to toss it or give it away. I’m not much on square beam, orange tailcap, 3aa lights myself.
PM me your shipping info and I’ll get you my paypal for the shipping. Shouldn’t be much at all. If you review it and turns out to be the best light ever made, I can always ask for it back!
Also be aware that if you see an adsense ad for these scams, you can click on a button in the corner of the ad and file a complaint form with Google about that particular ad. If enough people do that, maybe Google will pull it. Because the new X800 version of the scam seems to be getting more prevalent.
I like the new plan; I’ll pitch in $5. Looking forward to a good review / comparison.
On the topic of sending money, does anyone use an app called Cash? All mobile, requires a checking acct with debit card, allows you to send cash free (I. E. PayPal doesn’t take a cut!)
Paypal is free to send $ to family and friends, only costs when used to pay for a product or service.
You send it as personal/gift, from checking or pp balance, to avoid the fee.
Wow… that light is a joke. They (as in Shadowhawk Tactical themselves) told us on Reddit that the cells that are manufactured in Southern California but obviously that’s complete bullshit. I certainly thought the cells looked familiar and I found them… they’re exactly like the Ultrafire cells which everyone knows are crap.
OP, I wouldn’t even bother having everyone pitch in money to review this light. It’s a waste of money and time IMO. I pretty much called them out for trying to scam people with a piece of shit product.
For the record, the light is going under two names… the G700 and the X800. Links below…
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