EMERGENCY SALE:  NIB ACEBEAM K75 and w30.  PLEASE HELP ME

Ocelot · 2019-09-26T09:34:40.000Z

Hello BLF community,

Due to unexpected emergency hospitalization and a tsunami of medical bills, I am forced to sell my 2 most recent acquisitions, just arrived from Amazon a week ago...

MY 2 DREAM LIGHTS, the 1.5Mcd 2500 meter range dynamic duo from Acebeam, both 6500k BEAUTIFUL tint... the groundbreaking W30 LaserEmissionPhosphor light and the BLF GT KILLER Luminus SBT-90Gen2 K75. Both barely used, only opened boxes to check function and white wall Hunting... they are both NewInBox in perfect working condition, flawless and both WITH PREMIUM ACEBEAM OEM CELLS, 4x 3100mAh 18650s for the K75 and a stellar 5100mAh 21700 for the W30.

I am in a beyond desperate financial crisis situation and need immediate cash and cannot afford to wait the ten days required to get a full refund from Amazon, $260 for the W30 and $330 for the K75 that i paid.

PLEASE MESSAGE ME ASAP WITH AN OFFER. GOD BLESS AND THANKS....

Ocelot · 2019-09-26T15:51:50.000Z

BTW i have plenty of great pictures, but im a newbie that needs help... a how to for dummies on how to post images here....

AND STANDING OVATION AND CHEERS TO BLF MEMBER TRAILHUNTER FOR HIS OUTSTANDING WORK MODDING FW3As, adding auxiliary LEDs and swapping emitters... GO OSRAM WHITE FLAT !!!

MARIO YOU ARE A GENIUS AND FRIEND, A TRUE MENSCH... THANKS BILLIONS FOR YOUR HELP

THANKS AND GOD BLESS

(MEOW)

dealgrabber2002 · 2019-09-26T15:54:36.000Z

Hello Ocelot,

You better of getting refund from Amazon. Your lights are beautiful and pricey for most of us here. I don’t think you will able to sell them within 10 days. I really hope you do tho.

Sorry you’re in this predicament. Best of luck to you.

BlueSwordM · 2019-09-26T16:28:44.000Z

Yep, it would be much better financially to return the lights.

Amazon has historically been very nice for me, and has awarded refunds very quickly if shipped with a proof.

Hope everything goes well for you.

BlueSwordM · 2019-09-26T16:27:26.000Z

I can help you with the pictures.

Send a PM, and I’ll help you out as quickly as I can.

Ocelot · 2019-09-27T00:46:09.000Z

Many thanks Dealgrabber and BlueSword,

Thanks for the advice and perspective. I realize financially it world be best to return directly to Amazon, but my overriding concern is TIME. My present financial crisis is terrifying and unexpected. This is less a “sales” thread as a charitable appeal to our BLF community... Ten days (Amazon direct refund) is an eternity given my current circumstances. I also realize these are “Ferrari”-type (high end, highest performance) rather expensive lights that have a low probability of finding a buyer in our budget conscious community.. (I break a sweat myself when price tags enter triple digits...)

Reality is this was a long deferred “me to me” birthday present i had been saving a long time for, not to mention patiently waiting on the tech evolution of these exotic lights... Fate dealt me a CAT5 hurricane blow with the emergency hospitalizations and juggernaut of med bills. I know many, if not all, are very sympathetic to my cause, and i appreciate that... I’m just hoping to find that 1 in a 1000 that has the means to make me a reasonable offer and take the financial loss for immediate security in my situation.

BlueSword, sent you a PM requesting “dummy” tutelage on posting images... many thanks for your help!

Fiat Lux, and [meow]

BurningPlayd0h · 2019-09-27T01:54:02.000Z

Contact the hospital and ask them to put a temporary stop on your billing. After my recent surgery it was over a month until I had a majority of the bills, and even then they gave me a month stop to apply for their financial assistance program. Laws may be different in HI and IDK if you went to a for or non-profit hospital but its worth a try.

Check if they have any sort of financial assistance, the company that owned the hospital I went to wrote off a LARGE sum that my state insurance didn’t cover as it was a necessary procedure once I submitted my financials to them. You can also negotiate bills at many hospitals or set up a payment plan.

I don’t have the links to any resources out there but if you can buy yourself a little time to get those refunds from Amazon that’s probably your best bet. They have been VERY quick to offer refunds for me in the past, sometimes within less than a day of picking the item up from an Amazon locker.

Ocelot · 2019-09-27T01:57:02.000Z

Absolutely priceless advice and great many thanks BurningPlaydOh!!

Ocelot · 2019-09-27T02:26:54.000Z

Ocelot · 2019-09-27T06:37:02.000Z

The Acebeam K75 with its diamond gem Luminus SBT-90 Gen2 6500 Lumen LED....

Ive had an obsession with this juggernaut 9mm2 LED forEVER....

I mistakenly thought Now was my golden opportunity to actually own one...

Lord_Polymath · 2019-09-27T02:30:12.000Z

When you request a refund from amazon, they generally grant it as soon as your package is scanned in by the shipping company.

Bob_McBob · 2019-09-27T02:56:07.000Z

Lord_Polymath:

When you request a refund from amazon, they generally grant it as soon as your package is scanned in by the shipping company.

In my experience in Canada it depends on the value. A $100 item will usually get an immediate refund, but a $500 item won’t.

BurningPlayd0h · 2019-09-27T02:58:42.000Z

Bob_McBob:

Lord_Polymath:

When you request a refund from amazon, they generally grant it as soon as your package is scanned in by the shipping company.

In my experience in Canada it depends on the value. A $100 item will usually get an immediate refund, but a $500 item won’t.

At the risk of getting off topic… in Canada he wouldn’t be in this predicament at all.

BlueSwordM · 2019-09-27T03:15:37.000Z

Oof.

Ocelot · 2019-09-27T06:20:59.000Z

BurningPlayd0h:

Bob_McBob:

Lord_Polymath:

When you request a refund from amazon, they generally grant it as soon as your package is scanned in by the shipping company.

In my experience in Canada it depends on the value. A $100 item will usually get an immediate refund, but a $500 item won’t.

At the risk of getting off topic… in Canada he wouldn’t be in this predicament at all.

BurningPlaydOh, THUNDEROUS RIGHTEOUS CHEERS! Exactly, in with Canada’s healthcare system, I would be shielded from being bulldozed into bankruptcy by virtue of health problems... [off topic pardon granted]

Amazon’s current policy, which i find a bit Draconian, does seem to be affected by value, over $100 seems to be the threshold, although its never clearly stated... they DO say, a full credit can be issued immediately upon receipt at their facilities IN THE FORM OF AN AMAZON GIFT CARD ONLY, “store credit” equivalent. To actually restore the funds to my credit card, they reserve SEVEN DAYS AFTER RECEIPT of item... figure two days shipping, 7 days of the banking system making incremental profits off their mandatory “time delay”, and only then can i immediately wave goodbye to my money again to put out a forest fire of medical debt (sigh)...

I must say the lights themselves are an absolute dream come true in long range ultimate throw performance. I missed the boat on the original BLF GT, hospitalized during the BLF GT70. (70.2 LED) wave of popularity, with insufficient funds... I was going to auction my kidneys for a $700 Skylumen modded BLF GT With the Luminus SBT-90 [total pipe dream]....

Finally Acebeam makes the K75 (at full retail $330) less than half the price of a Skylumen SBT-90 modded BLF GT or Thrunite TN42 host. The lumen performance of the GT70 with the ultimate throw of the original BLF GT... 6300 lumens AND 1.5 Mcd, 2500 meter range! And a gorgeous neutral white tint, despite its CW spec...

These were meant to be long term keeper lights, the K75 to make up for years missing out on the BLF GT bandwagon... IMHO its exceptional performance is a total joy to behold, and thats ultimately why we’re all here...

Ocelot · 2019-09-27T06:33:55.000Z

Tinkleo:

I hope you can get out of the predicament as soon as possible.

Sincere thanks for your kind words, your sentiments are greatly appreciated.

Xandre · 2019-09-27T06:43:31.000Z

Sorry for my hard words
but you are to expensive.,
Better said you paid to much.

Just an example:
https://www.amazon.de/ACEBEAM-Taschenlampe-Meter-Superhelle-LED-Taschenlampe/dp/B07W1WB7MX

Somewhere else you get it more cheaper with coupon.

But good luck and the best for you and the family.

Regards Xandre

Lux-Perpetua · 2019-09-27T07:07:21.000Z

It's a shame that we live in a world where people are being financially stripped to their bones just to keep on living. Costs for medical treatment should be reasonable and affordable to everyone.

Have you tried calling Amazon's customer service (or being called by them)? Maybe they can do some kind of an exception if you explained them your situation? I'm afraid that indeed it will be difficult to sell something immediately unless offered for an unreasonable low price, which is not what you want and not what would really help you.

Anyway, best of wishes to you!

Yokiamy · 2019-09-27T07:30:11.000Z

Lux-Perpetua:

It’s a shame that we live in a world where people are being financially stripped to their bones just to keep on living. Costs for medical treatment should be reasonable and affordable to everyone.

Have you tried calling Amazon’s customer service (or being called by them)? Maybe they can do some kind of an exception if you explained them your situation? I’m afraid that indeed it will be difficult to sell something immediately unless offered for an unreasonable low price, which is not what you want and not what would really help you.

Anyway, best of wishes to you!

I couldn’t have said it better, exactly my idea.
I would love to have a W30, but 260 is too much for me

lampliter · 2019-09-27T15:11:36.000Z

Way back when; I was hit with an astronomical medical bill which I could not pay; I went to the billing clerk at the hospital and set up a payment plan; it worked.