Ok, what do you want for Nov group buy from Dinodirect (updated 1st GB for 2012!!)

i just bought a 502b with xml for like $10.79, so that price wouldnt interest me.

i just looked to see what an rc-c6 cost at dd and dx. dd is 24.69, dx is 13.16. dino really does need a reality check in the price department if they think a rc-c6 retails at almost $50...

that said, how about the budget light be an rc-c6 or rc-c8 for about $10

i would ask for the uf-2100 again, but its been done already, the same reason i think we shouldnt do a headlight this time around again

I can buy the aluminum ITP A3 EOS for $18.66 shipped from Amazon right now in red, blue, or purple.

Can also get the Stainless Steel version from LightJunction for $34.95 shipped at any time.

You really need to do better than that. As for the 502B with an XR-E Q3 I highly doubt anyone will want that one.

Summer seems to be working too many other forums and group deals. He has not offered us a realistic group buy. If the only buys he offers are late for xmas, under powered, old style, AND over priced I'll need to make my next purchase elsewhere.

               After receiving fake Trustfire flames that say protected on the bar code.They are unprotected garbage.I would buy from Manafont or some reputable seller.Dino is a sleazy company that doesn't deserve our business.</p>

yeah, this whole battery scheme is an outrage. the are going to end up retiring in the hamptons on the money they are making by sending us unprotected batteries... crooks

Yup...moving swiftly along. (Also the other forums seem to be getting much better prices than us)

Summer,

Thanks for the group buy offer. But with the knowledge in this forum, the price you offer will discourage members here more about DD. Maybe just not do the group buy and get our hopes up. Thanks for all the help here to resolve our problems. We do not might paying a little bit higher price for good service. Just not premium price for budget products. We get good service from you. The only problem is the DD price. Anyway, I think I spend the most money at DD the last couple months than other site because of the price and your service. But seem that will change. Just my $.02

I found A2 SS @ebay for $22+6 (intl. shipping). And, Summer, check these offer OC has made last year :p (and by the way, they send items from USA if I remember well)

I paid 17.50 for my ITP A3 EOS from going gear.

I think the good deals from the dino are over.

Hello, thanks all guys here for your comment and suggestions. Well, i promise the price of these three lights are the lowest we can give to you. There might be some other stores have these lights at a lower price, but there might be some difference on our purchasing from the suppliers. I have reported to our product center to try to get the items at a much lower price, then we can also offer you a better price in the future.

And for the batteries problem, we sincerely appologize to the members here. I have told our product center to check the items more carefully after we get from the suppliers. If there are any other members who got the wrong ones, please directly contact with our online customer service, then they will give you a reasonable price. Or you can contact with me to solve your problem. For the wrong ones, we will give you a full refund or gift card.

About group buys.

I haven´t participated in many of them but aren´t they supposed to work like:

-Some seller want´s to sell a big quantity and/or do a good PR.

-Seller decides some popular item to be sold as group buy to get a large number of people interested over the net.

-Seller usually presses the price down, trusting that the large amount of sale is covering the diminishing profit.

Can´t find much sense in doing "group-buys" for regular price +20% or am I just missing something?

Group buys are only interesting to us, when they offer a substantial benefit over current market situation like: better price, better features, included accessories. Summer ... you can check your prices first for yourself before offering the items to us at sites like: ngshopping.com, ebay.com, other dealers .... that way you get a good impression what items/prices would qualify for a group buy. The Fenix E21/ UF2100 /UF H2/ITP SA1/Sunwayman V10A were great deals and worthy of a group buy and we are a little bit spoiled by your generous 20% coupon from the past.

I think the lights from your Jetbeam line-up, which are already under $60 would make nice candidates:

http://www.dinodirect.com/se-jetbeam-minprice-0-maxprice-60.00-6011Grid/currency-USD.html

Well if it's good people will buy. If not, they won't.

If the price is good people will post here and say it is a great deal. If it's not, people will post it's a crappy deal.

That is what forums are for. Viva BLF!

Well, the deal now as it is planned is just a waste of summers and our time and space on BLF. I think the main aspect for group buys for the seller is the positive advertisement effect. When a seller raises our hopes and then crushes them.... it will be remembered in a negative way. Same goes for bad products. If I would be a seller, I would look for a low-medium priced popular premium light (less chance of QA issues), were I normally have a wide profit margin and offer that one for less than my competitors. So you can make sure that your customers are satisfied, the sellers will be thought of in a positive way and you have the positive advertisement effect. Every time I pick up my E21, I think "what a great light and what a great deal on DD it was... and look at their website for similar deals on high quality products.."

While we are talking high quality products.... BTW:

ITP A3 EOS Standard Mini Keychain Flashlight(1*AAA) for $22.94 after coupon (valid till tomorrow ~18 h left)

(should be the old 1-mode XP-E Q5 version... nice deal anyway)

JETBeam BA10 CREE XP-G R5 LED 12LM/160LM 2-Mode $28.38

Be carefull!! The itp you wrote is single mode!! not the upgraded (3 mode)

I have beaten you by 1 minute .... ;-)

Hello, Sorry for the batteries problem again, we sincerely appologize to the members here. I have asked our suppliers to check the items again. If there are any other members who got the wrong ones, please directly contact with our online customer service, or you can contact with me to solve your problem,and we will give you a full refund.

We are glad to receive your comment and suggestions. Here is another choice for all of you. UltraFire UF-2100 and the link is

http://www.dinodirect.com/led-flashlight-super-bright-1000lm-5mode-cree-t6.html the price is 22.99$ and the GB price is 17.93$

22%OFF, I hope you can give me your honesty advice, thanks.

3 mode with a soldering iron will get you 5 mode. 3 mode with "2011XMAS1ST" coupon is $15.89

not trying to sound rude, but you gotta be able to beat your own price in a group buy

Here’s what I think the problem is. A one or two time Group Buy with a great discount gets a dealer good PR and future business with a better profit margin.



A Group Buy every month at a great price is just costing the dealer money if the discount is great. DD gave the great discounts early on and now the Group Buys are turning to DD’s advantage. They are now being used to get large orders at little disocunt.



It’s also wasting a lot of time and space on BLF. Maybe it would be better if the Group Buys weren’t an every month type of affair but rather were just held when a product some along that can be offered at a great discount?



The same thing is happening at Focalprice. That Group Buy isn’t getting off the ground because there are no big discounts.


Hello, thanks for the suggestions. I promise the price of this product is the lowest we can give to you.I have tried my best, if there is no interests in it, the Nov GB will be suspended. But I will keep on doing the work for it, and when we have the suited lights, we will start the GB in the future. Thanks again to all of you.