51 days and counting for my two red S2+’s!!! 
If you did not own a S2+ yet, would you buy it or the BLF A6 as a cheaper 18650 backup light? I feel the A6 has a pretty low quality compared to the convoy but of course it has better components but i have doubts because of the low quality of the soldering, anodizing etc…
The Convoy seems to be better suited for the average user because it has low voltate warning at 3.0V which i think is much better as 2.8V. Dont know why they used 2.8V with the A6, i thought the battery protection circuit will kick in at 2.8V and that is not good.
I doubt that the majority of people use protected batteries in the A6 since it limits current draw and really isn’t needed with single cell lights that have low voltage protection. I have a number of Convoy S series lights as well as several A6’s and I use unprotected batteries in all of them.
Realistically there isn’t much difference between the 2 lights for backup use but I would go with the A6 because of the different modes. You should carry and use both lights for an extended period of time before depending on it. It’s not unknown for Convoy’s to have issues straight out of the box.
A few days ago I took delivery of my replacement Convoy S2+ sent to me by Gearbest. It is quite surprising the difference in feel between the fake and the real one. It is a shame it had to happen but at least Gearbest (eventually) sorted it out and sent me the goods I paid for.
Think my two red S2’s ended up in never-never land since it’s been 60 days since they were shipped. Just sent Gearbest a PM and I’m sure they will help me out again. I really want some real S2’s so I requested them to reship the order. I was gonna request they change one to blue but I better not push it!!!
Update: Just got a PM from them and they are reshipping my order.
i am still waiting since more then 2 month of a red convoy replacement which wasnt working and also fake alu pill…
i can recomend simon also the best service fast and very reliable never ever gearbest after i got all my stuff replaced and resend from them
I ordered an S2 in early August, just to see if I would actually get a real one. I didn’t use a BLF code to test them. I wanted to see if they would start to send real ones to anybody 
Here it is, over 2 months later and no S2, real or fake.
I did get an email though about a month ago from them confessing that they have been screwing up some and that they were sorry.
File a full refund through PayPal and order the S2 direct from Simon.
Just a quick update: GB reshipped my two lost red S2+’s and I received them in less then two weeks. I’m out of town on a hunting trip so I haven’t had a chance to see them yet. Still waiting for a C-8 that I fear has also vanished in the mail system. If I ever get the C-8, I’m gonna order a Lumintop tool from them. Gina seems to be pretty cool about helping us with any problems and I do like their prices. 
They’re real!!! The real ones are way brighter and have a much nicer/warmer tint. Gonna have to order me up a blue one next.
i got a red fake from them