Received mine yesterday.
Let me preface the following with : I don’t own a 980L or a TB-D7.
This is my impression based on what I have read here at BLF , can physically see
and to other lights I have on hand…… Y.M.M.V…
Shipping time was acceptable (less than 2 weeks ) and the light was well packaged.
Tracking number came at no additional cost…
The threads are good, and everything was at least moderately lubed.
Finish is very nice, and everything fits as it should. The one thing that disliked was the knurling. I.M.O it should have been deeper, but the cuts were clean and confined to the appropriate areas. The o-rings were where they should be , none were undersized or torn. 
I compared it with Foy’s review of his UF980L
Many of the things Foy reported are present in this light.
Driver is different , 5 mode vs 3 and has no branding on the back. There’s a spring soldered to the driver and a retaining ring.
I took it out last night a little after midnight for some playtime and even without a “top notch” cell it put out a massive amount of light. There’s 2 street light in my area and both are far enough away that they don’t contribute much to the yard. This one easily bested any p60 lights I have. And posed some serious competition for my TK35 clone.
I’ll rule that a draw, because I really like that one.
The idea that this light that was nearly half as much , ” beat it ” wouldn’t please
me very much.
final impression :
It’s not a exact copy of the 980L, but it’s a very well made light.
The light output is excellent , I.M.O it was well worth the price.