Don't feel bad Johnny, I ordered the exact same deal - it came today with no battery. I e-mailed them so . . .
Foy
Today, I received the stainless steel Ultrafire C3 from lazerpoint for $5.52. Although I received the right item this time, I will think twice before ordering anything from the focalprice family. Read more about it here.
Today i got ...
20 Panasonic 18650's for $41 shipped from reverand jim .
I got a trustfire f23 from T-Mart for $11 http://www.tmart.com/TrustFire-F23-5W-120-Lumens-XPE-LED-Stainless-Steel-LED-Flashlight_p100944.html
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a Stainless steel C3 ultrafire from T-Mart for $10 and change http://www.tmart.com/UltraFire-5W-100-Lumens-Stainless-Steel-C3-CREE-Q5-1Mode-LED-Flashlight-Torch_p95610.html ...Not the first ultrafire SS C3 I ever ordered ..just the first one I ever recieved .:
I am impressed with T-marts speedy shipping and almost feel the need to appologize for initially wanting to slam these guys for having high prices when they first arrived on BLF ..Something made me pull back from blistering them with the obvious "you're prices are out of line "..Yep.. on some items that's true .but they are trying and they are offering Blf members and others , fair products at the prices that T-mart wants to offer them for ...My theory is .. their stuff ..their prices .
i'm glad i bought from them. i'll do it again
I just did the live chat thing too. "Vivian" said it would ship "in a few days."
This is how my 502B arrived:
The switch boot is paper thin.
Metal shavings all over the place, anno chipped everywhere, lens o-ring pulled out and look! You get 3 whole threads!
Ass-wipe quality and got the order wrong too. Way to go TMART.
epicfailFoy
That is the most disgusting 502 I've ever seen // it looks like it was hand painted ..I've Never seen that emitter
What is the emitter that has only two wires? Xpc?Mine has four wires. Looks like you got some worked over POS. some of those problems are just the way the 502 is. Short threads and super thin tail boot. The rest of it looks like problems with that individual light, like the bad finish and the metal filings. Give you a POS and then don’t even include the battery. Bad deal.
Did anyone get the battery? I didn’t
If lindt not really much...
Got my new SRM 710 and 763
Both are a bit stiff to open one handed.
Damn, Foy, that’s the worst light I’ve ever seen! My 502b looked nothing like that. Mine is actually pretty decent. I was actually impressed compared to was I was expecting to get. I have that same funky emitted in mine though and I can barely see the damn thing it’s so small. Thanks for the great pics as always.
Johnny
Isn't that just an XR-E? The XP-C only has one wire going to the die, while the XR-E has two. I think there are two other wires going to the silver part that don't show up in the picture.
I got the $5.63 deal for a 502B and I wasn't impressed with Tmart's version of that light, but it fixed up okay for the most part. You have to clean it up, work the threads, etc. I would have taken the $2 credit over the crappy unprotected 18650 battery they're going to send you. I also sanded out the anodizing/paint from the inside of the head for better heat transfer. Plus you have to use quite a bit of foil or strips to fill up the gap in a 502.
Glad to hear someone got an actual C3 from Lazerpoint. Wonder what my chances are? I'm still thinking not so good.
It does look like an XR-E but it just seems way smaller than usual to me. It could be just that I need to get my eyes checked badly. It sucks getting old. I actually had to take a close pic of it then blow it up really big just to see that it had two wires. The XP-C has one wire so it’s definitely not that. At first I assumed it was but was relieved it wasn’t. The beam pattern on the one I got was really nice. The threads are deep and clean and I have no complaints at all, really, except for the battery issue. The body is even thicker than expected and has pretty nice weight even without the battery. Anodization is even and chip free and external machining is really nice.
As for the $2 credit, I didn't want to be spending even more money to get something that I already paid for. To me that smacks of the old bait & switch fraud and I won't do it on principle. Give me what I paid for and nothing less. Period. But that's just me.
Hoping that today I finally get my L2m from KD or my 501A from Manafont!
Today I got my SRM 763 from DB! Two weeks shipping. I had ordered exactly the same thing in Februrary and spent the next 3 months resolving the no-show item and getting a refund. I'm not a knife person, but the 763 seems pretty decent. Just like everyone's descriptions and the videos. I was afraid it would be too small but it seems about right.
Also got my Skyray S-R5 P60 host. I love the looks of this thing, a distinctly art deco kind of sci-fi look. It seemed to be wrapped adequately by Manafont but has some signficant dings in one spot that really detract from it. I'll post a picture somewhere else later. I wonder if this is Skyray's way of marking the light IRREGULAR.
Lastly, I got my "stainless steel Ultrafire C3" from lazerpoint and got the stupid 12-led 3xaaa piece of garbage. Disappointing, but expected after hearing what others were getting. I wouldn't pay a nickle for a light like this because to me it is a waste of space. Hoping to get a full refund and then give it away. I can't imagine they'll want me to ship it back, but if they pay for it, I'll be happy to do so.
Ted - You are right; a new boot, some lube, TLC and this guy will then be a great knock-about in a tool box/glove compartment. I don't think I'll be doing business with Tmart anytime soon, however.
Foy
T3 warm white XM-L 20mm star from LED-Tech. Which is going out to Jacobhl on friday..... LED-Tech is insane a shoe-sized-box for 1 emitter (with free shipping for Germany)... but gotta love the next-day-arrival.
Where is the hearty smiley when you need it? 
Appears to be a Manafont package waiting for me at home. Should be my WF-501A host (all it could be at this time). W00t! My XM-L drop-in from Manafont has been getting lonely down on the work bench. 8)
Those 501As have become somewhat of an addiction for me I now own 7. I have 3 that run of regular CR123s with the low voltage Solarforce R5 drop in that live on the vehicles, no fear of heat damage from Lions. I have 2 XM-Ls one direct drive and one AK-47 driven and two more with regular R5s.
Hmm, personally, I think I'll be avoiding T-Mart from now on but that's just me.
As for what I got this week so far: I got another black 763 from DB in a white cardboard box with a small p-touch label (not in the usual SRM plastic packaging) and a 6261 that took forever to get here and that I'm not too crazy about. There's nothing wrong with it, really. It's just that I have large hands and while the 763 was pretty much love at first sight and almost immediately became one of my favorite EDC knives, I'm having a hard time liking the 6261. I'm sure it's a good knife and, objectively, there's nothing wrong with it. It's just not for me. What can I say? I'm spoiled. ;)
Also got a Bladetech Pro Hunter (haven't really had a chance to use it much but I had wanted one for the longest time and ergonomically, it's awesome), some batteries and a case of imported beer. It's been an interesting week so far. :D
Yeah, I am a big fan of 16340 sized lights. I’m pretty excited to get my hands on it when I get home. Really can’t wait for my L2m from KD to arrive!
If you have access to their factory sale.... 2-3 kilograms, maybe ;-)
I could have used 1 kilogram bags of Lindt chocolate as doorstops around Christmas.