pennzy
(pennzy)
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After reading about incidents where defective lights were asked to be returned for refund, but it was cost prohibitive ,I asked Pay Pal about their ” return shipping is on us ” policy. Here is their response:
Dear Customer,
Thank you for contacting us.
Please be advised that our service covers international returns. Be aware that the maximum refund amount per claim is $30.00.
Should you require further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Thank you.
PayPal & TELUS International
While this does not probably cover the full cost, it may make it affordable and it may make returns feasible.
That would cover a single flashlight without any tracking or knowing if it will actually arrive. Better double that for tracking and guaranteed delivery. Maybe more depending on weight.
pennzy
(pennzy)
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You are correct and import fees are another factor that may still make it too costly . I just figure on a high end purchase it my be an option . Hopefully we never need to find out.
Mark_M
(Mark M)
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When I needed to send something back, I figured out how much it would be to send my Astrolux MF02 back to China it was $92 dollars with USPS (by far the cheapest option I found). UPS wanted $157 dollars. The flashlight cost $86. So if I sent back the flashlight it would have been $92 - $30 = $62, if I was refunded the full amount of my purchase it would have been $24 dollars that I would have received back or about 73% of my original transaction amount lost. So unless the light was pretty expensive (as you mention) it wouldn’t really be worth it. I would hate to see how much it would cost to send something like the BLF GT70 back…
Ronin42
(Ronin42)
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Where do you think we get our lights to mod from? 
Mark_M
(Mark M)
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If it is because a Chinese seller like Banggood sent a defective light, then you are out money regardless. Even if I do enjoy modding lights it is still a bad transaction.
pennzy
(pennzy)
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I feel for you but that thread got closed.