Yes i am retiring from this game hahaha… I am guessing you also have a massive collection?
where do you store them? I am thinking of making a perspex case for my x5 and x6
Also we should rename this notsobudgetlightforum lol!!!
I have something over 135 lights. Not exactly sure.
I AM sure that I have 7 Sinners. 
Olight S10, custom by Everett. 5 emitters, MELD firmware. Could not say no. $150
TM16gt is my most expensive, so far.
my most expensive was my coast… what is it? the 1000 lumen coast zoomy, with like 9xAA ?? hp550? THAT sucker… for me it was expensive… had to be in the 60 to 70 dollar range.
spent about that on a reflectored light, before i learned to buy from china. but it was cool… 2x18650 pack included, recharges from the light, usb charging port, and, its a powerbank too… machining and anodizing SEEM really nice to me? but, i am no expert on the matter.
to get me to spend THAT much on a light again? the prospective light better eat an apple and sh!t a fruit salad, i mean, this is budget lights after all, lol…
My most expensive is a Supfire M6 (stock model because i wanted to mod it myself, but never have yet). When i can ever afford to my most expensive will be the Lumintop SD75.
Is it meant to be good? looks expensive for the specs you get?
Spent close to $300 on an HID light, seven or eight years ago.
More recently, the most expensive flashlight that I bought was the Nitecore TM16GT (price not disclosed because of MAP).
However, the individual purchases quickly add up. From August, when I re-started this hobby, until now; flashlight purchases have run $1600 - about half of which I’ve recouped by selling or trading them. Flashlight related items (batteries, chargers, holsters, hosts, drivers, filters, lenses, LED’s, reflectors, springs, soldering tools, supplies and accessories) have run an additional $800.
About as much as I used to spend on golf.
Much less than I used to spend on collecting watches or antiquarian books. }
The Unique fire 1401 cost me $49,99 but did arrive DOA, Gearbest send me a new one (not in :() for $20 so $69,99 for a working and a host is most expensive.
I think my most expensive, IIRC, was a Meteor plus batteries. Not sure if it counts as over $200 because of the batteries.
I’d love to get some of (or even just one of) the four-digit custom premium lights like one made of mokune gane, but they’re just too expensive.
Yup, that was my most expensive purchase too.
I’m looking forward to buying a Noctigon Meteor soon.
For me $50 is my reasonable limit for the light. It gives good output and quality, while it does not ruin the home budget.
I spent in the past something like $60 on two lights, but now I would rather not do that. Unless it’s really extraordinary…but noing above $60 for sure.
I have a Surefire (BLF what?) 6p led that I bored out meself for 18650, then bought a EDC+ X60L3 Nichia 219 triple P60 drop in when they were available. Then a McClicky switch and brass retaining ring. Grand total around $160ish. Kind of cool but so outclassed by other less expensive lights.
If I knew then what I know now kind of a thing I suppose. Idk if this should count here anyway because it’s made up of different parts, but the Surefire alone is more than I’ve ever spent on an individual light IIRC.
That light wouldn’t be one made from Mokume would it?
I have numerous lights in the $300 range but I still haven’t brought myself to drop enough money to buy a Tain Hyperlux or even a Tain Nova.
Why yes, yes it would!
Sometimes the original purchase price is only part of it, start adding tritium vials and listen to the bling bling add up… I even bought an exotic piece of leather to make a carry holster for the Mokume light, should be here today…
haha I thought it might be!
I got a quote for one but with everything added to it I just couldn’t justify it at the moment. Would love to get one in the future.
$499 for custom light from electrolumens and $300-350 for some of my Lambda lights.