Looking into a decent small zoomie for a laser build, I got a SK68 on AliExpress but it’s a total garbage clone with a plastic pill! A plastic pill!
Even the convoy battery packaging is a better light than this thing…
Do anyone have an old real SK68 with a metal pill in good shape and willing to sell cheap?
Any other suggestions?
Not necessarily cheap per se, but I have one of these on the way to mess around with
May be a decent host for a swap!
I remember some time ago they were selling SK68 XML2, that had aluminum pills. You can ask sellers if there’s still some in stock or if UV models have aluminum pills
Wankedun Chain First Store
Wankedun Chain Second Store
Thanks for the suggestions!
Trying the cheap one first, I know I should not believe of every image on listing but this looks like an aluminum pill:
Would these UltraFire ones be sufficient? UltraFire® SK68-X Rechargeable Mini Flashlight | 120 LM, Zoom, Type-C
Wow, $26 for a two-pack!
If it’s exactly what someone is looking for, it could be worth it, but otherwise… 
This metal thing is just to hold the LED, can’t see the pill from the picture
I still have a few of the good ones stashed away if you’re interested. I sold a few to a friend who gave them away for Christmas gifts . A couple years later he told me about buying a bunch cheaper online the next year and they were so bad even a know nothing noob knew they were just pure garbage. It was nice to hear him say how much better the ones I sold him were .
Noob praise for ones flashlight prowess is pretty rare so you need to bask in it while you can.
I’m probably using the term incorrectly, but it sounds like there has been an ens***tification of the SK68. 
once in a while, Costco stocks decent quality zoomies that are relatively affordable
I would love to get one or two, I’ll send you a PM!
For sure! There is no other word to describe the clone I got, it’s really really bad!
I’ll keep an eye on that, thanks!!
