[PART 1] Official BLF GT Group Buy thread. Group buy officially closed! Lights shipping.

[JasonWW]

@Sirius9

@JasonWW

Nvanlaar’s links.

Neal’s Paid/Shipping List for first 555 - Updated Dec 15

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There is something wrong with this list!
In my email to Neal I requested DHL shipping, that was mistakenly noted in this table as Registered,
I contacted Neal so he would correct that to DHL and he did that, there was one version of this table
with DHL shipping behind my name and now its again Registered.
:person_facepalming:

Here is the Google doc I think you mean.

Neal’s Paid/Shipping List for first 555 - Updated Dec 8

It shows you with dhl. I’m not sure what happened on the most current list. Neal will have to explain it.

[square74]

@JasonWW

@square74

Hello. Some days ago I wrote Email to Neal that I would like to change to DHL. But no answer yet. Are all DHL shippings are sent yet? Is it still possible to change shipping?
Thanks.

So far only usa orders up to the 550th paid order without batteries got shipping notifications. So your light will ship a bit later.

It’s unknown if Neal got to your email and made the change yet.

Thanks. Is Neal still back? Ich answered him on purchase / order Mail with changed subject in Mail to “shipping change to DHL”.

[JasonWW]

@square74

@JasonWW

@square74

Hello. Some days ago I wrote Email to Neal that I would like to change to DHL. But no answer yet. Are all DHL shippings are sent yet? Is it still possible to change shipping?
Thanks.

So far only usa orders up to the 550th paid order without batteries got shipping notifications. So your light will ship a bit later.

It’s unknown if Neal got to your email and made the change yet.

Thanks. Is Neal still back? Ich answered him on purchase / order Mail with changed subject in Mail to “shipping change to DHL”.

Yes, he is very busy right now. There was never a guarantee he would be able to change the shipping on an existing order. It all depended on if he was able to see your email before the light got shipped off. Maybe it will be changed, maybe not.

[square74]

@JasonWW

@square74

@JasonWW

@square74

Hello. Some days ago I wrote Email to Neal that I would like to change to DHL. But no answer yet. Are all DHL shippings are sent yet? Is it still possible to change shipping?
Thanks.

So far only usa orders up to the 550th paid order without batteries got shipping notifications. So your light will ship a bit later.

It’s unknown if Neal got to your email and made the change yet.

Thanks. Is Neal still back? Ich answered him on purchase / order Mail with changed subject in Mail to “shipping change to DHL”.

Yes, he is very busy right now. There was never a guarantee he would be able to change the shipping on an existing order. It all depended on if he was able to see your email before the light got shipped off. Maybe it will be changed, maybe not.

OK. You are right. I’ll wait and will see what happen.

[joel95ex]

@b1i1l1l1y1

@aggillator

Hey sorry to bother anyone but not hearing back from Neal. I paid quite some time ago but I’m not on the paid/shipping list. I’m #103 on the first list. Can anyone help?

Did you get email confirmation from paypal and Neal after making purchase?
Edit: I see that you did get confirmation emails. I would wait till the end of today to see if you get a tracking email from Neal or DHL.

same here… no msgs of any kind….

[JasonWW]

Nvanlaar’s links.

The Millers Original Group Buy List ending on Nov 11 and #1213

Coyotehawk’s Continuation of the Group Buy List, starting Nov 11 and #1214 - Updated Dec 22

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Neal’s Paid/Shipping List for first 555 - Updated Dec 15

Neal’s Paid/Shipping List for #556 to #1038 - Updated Dec 15.

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M4D M4X: For all people who want to let us know the value that should be declared on the parcels:
please take the BLF GT customs declaration survey

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Samsung 35E seem ideal, high mAh and good amps.
M4D M4X is doing a groupbuy, here: GROUPBUY: 8pcs Samsung 35E BUTTON TOP for the BLF GT

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Video of Drop Test
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[BVH]

@Asbestos

@RobertB

I need to blind my neighbors a half mile across the lake. I’m in

Yep, I have neighbors across the cove that may need to have their yard lit up. My $0.02 is as many batteries as will fit. but then again I spent a lot of time lugging around a big old lightbox with a Pb battery in it. There are lots of handheld flashlights, but not things
that makes people say “what the hell do you need THAT for?” is something different. Especially when the answer is “Because it’s badass”

Now THIS is a BadddAsss Blinder…

[Sirius9]

BTW, JasonWW, I also payd for 8 x samsung cells
It seems that if you want to do the job properly, you have to do it by yourself
and …. another email and PM to Neal :person_facepalming: :person_facepalming:

[SubSailorVet]

@BVH

@Asbestos

@RobertB

I need to blind my neighbors a half mile across the lake. I’m in

Yep, I have neighbors across the cove that may need to have their yard lit up. My $0.02 is as many batteries as will fit. but then again I spent a lot of time lugging around a big old lightbox with a Pb battery in it. There are lots of handheld flashlights, but not things
that makes people say “what the hell do you need THAT for?” is something different. Especially when the answer is “Because it’s badass”

Now THIS is a BadddAsss Blinder…

Now you’re talking!

[Majoroverkill]

WOW!!! Does it come it Titanium? :laughing: :laughing: Powered my eighteen hundred 26650 That is the bat signal light

[BVH]

@Majoroverkill

WOW!!! Does it come it Titanium? :laughing: :laughing: Powered my eighteen hundred 26650 That is the bat signal light

Well, sort of….The 60” mirror is plated in Rhodium……the “ium’s are the same.

[xCentrino]

I don’t see any tritium inserts, pshhhh. amateurs

[MAD777]

Well, I have solder boobed 8 Sony VTC6 batteries that I’ve had waiting for this monster. Got them all charged up today. Numbered them all with a Sharp, 1/8….8/8. My email & text did not state a delivery date, but I didn’t want to get caught with my batteries down!

[JasonWW]

@Sirius9

BTW, JasonWW, I also payed for 8 x samsung cells
It seems that if you want to do the job properly, you have to do it by yourself
and …. another email and PM to Neal :person_facepalming: :person_facepalming:

That Google doc from Dec 8th has this weird note next to your name
“first invoice: 1 x GT flashlight $33.99 - 8 x Samsung button top cells that you supply for GT $10”

I have no idea what that means other than you bought 1 light and 1 set of batteries. Yours seems like a pretty unusual situation for some reason.

Hopefully it will get sorted before you light ships.

[AlexGT]

@BVH

@Majoroverkill

WOW!!! Does it come it Titanium? :laughing: :laughing: Powered my eighteen hundred 26650 That is the bat signal light

Well, sort of….The 60” mirror is plated in Rhodium……the “ium’s are the same.

It needs a pocket clip… :partying_face:

[nfetterly]

@xCentrino

I don’t see any tritium inserts, pshhhh. amateurs

Now that one made me laugh!!

I’m just glad that BLF has these projects that take alot of coordination by folks and they end up making a low cost nice light that has limited appeal outside of people who have a flashlight problem…

[BVH]

Evidently, there’s a LOT of people with a flashlight problem…….

[WaylonJennings]

@mezzmen7

@xray291

it appears I may not have received an email with DHL tracking info. A check of my spam folder only revealed that hot Russian single women are interested in me…

suggestions?

Thanks

Suggestion is to see if the Russian women have any 18650s for sale

Would they be protected or unprotected. Better go with protection. :smiling_imp:

[WaylonJennings]

@MAD777

Well, I have solder boobed 8 Sony VTC6 batteries that I’ve had waiting for this monster. Got them all charged up today. Numbered them all with a Sharp, 1/8….8/8. My email & text did not state a delivery date, but I didn’t want to get caught with my batteries down!

Way to be prepared Mike, I knew you would be.

[AmericanEDC]

I’m just one of the hundreds of people who are content to 1) patiently wait, 2) really appreciate the work that was put into this, 3) will be super thrilled when it arrives, 4) isn’t looking for tracking, won’t be tracking, will just be surprised one day when it’s on my porch.

I’m nothing special: Number 847 on the order list. Number 137 on the paid list.

Guy, thanks for doing such a super job!!! I would NEVER, EVER complain so anything written below are just my observations and experience.

Some “next time” suggestions:

Keep an outside the forum spreadsheet going on Google Docs or whatever and have Hyperlink for this appear maybe at the top of the Original Post at all times to be referenced by participants. Also have it appear in the signature of all the organizers?

Use columns in the list for various milestones for each BLF profile. For example:

• Assign each profile a discrete ID number for all communications.

• Your order prioritization. I was number 847 somehow or other. Definitely not in the first 555 list.

• Number of units ordered, date ordered for each unit. Maybe add the post number where each order was placed?

• PM sent (or any other administrative milestones)

• A column for any needed information: address, phone, etc. and whether received from participant or still required.

• A paid or unpaid column

• Shipping method chosen

• Items on order such as batteries optioned for…

Participants could even report receipt of the item and people could see which people had received tracking or the actual units.

Whatever information you’re tracking can then easily be kept in one place and fully accessible by all participants at all times. Each column could even have an updated date at the top to let us know how current the data entry. We could see what you see. If I go to that spreadsheet and see that you are missing something, there could be a SINGLE email I send to with a single reference ID number assigned to me as a person/profile.

This thread is quite unwieldy, a mix of way too many subjects including product updates, complaints, the same questions asked over and over and over and over and confusing. I never knew where to look for things and so did quite a lot of searching (hard on a mobile device at times). I asked some stupid questions a couple times but it was clear I wasn’t the only person having difficulty finding my place in the order list or whether I was missing something or not.

I’m sure someone has thought about it. I’ve organized many group projects in this manner and though simple it’s hugely effective. Just post a single spreadsheet accessible to all and direct people there over and over and over until it sticks.

Thanks again from a really sideline nobody!