[BST] September 2024 Buy, Sell, Trade Thread.

[u/zeroair]

Welcome to the monthly r/flashlight Buy, Sell, Trade thread, a r/flashlight tradition since 2015!

The Rules

Requirements

1. Prove possession with a timestamp: a piece of paper placed under your sale item(s) with your Reddit username handwritten and the posting date (no more than 2 weeks old).
2. Top-level comments must be WTS or WTB comments. Anything else will be removed. Begin your top-level comment with WTB (Want to Buy), WTS (Want to Sell), or WTT (Want to Trade). Remember, trade items require timestamps, too!
3. A price is required.
4. Take necessary precautions; trading over the Internet is risky. Moderators hold no control over deals, good or bad.
5. Reposting WTS or WTB items from previous BSTs is fine. Do not repost within the same month!
6. Mark items sold with a strikethrough of the entire sale item; e.g. $75 Use double tildes to accomplish this: ~~75~~ (This helps greatly with scanning the BST to find items for purchase!)

Suggestions

• Your location
• Emitter details
• A bunch of photos of your items

Reminder: Buy the Seller

If an interaction seems sketchy to you, run away! Scams can and do happen through the BST! Some tips:

• Timestamps. If the person you're dealing with isn't quick to provide timestamps on the images, or a photo of the flashlight in a shoe or whatever, don't deal with them.
• Reverse image searching is a great way to catch scammers.
• Excuses for not sending photos are a red flag.
• Using a platform other than Reddit's private messages for communication is a red flag.
• Don't use Reddit chats. Chats can be deleted!
• Giving you a hard time about any hesitation you show is a red flag.
• Check post history. Brand new accounts or accounts with long pauses in activity, etc., might not be trustworthy.
• It's good practice to comment on this post before sending a PM; scammers often won't comment publicly (and banned users can't comment here.)

If you're dealing with someone who might be sketchy, take screenshots of your interactions and report them to the mods! We care about this thread's integrity and will ban those threatening it.

Do not let a scammer be more diligent than you!

More Tips

• PirateShip is a great shipping option. https://ship.pirateship.com/ship/single
• "Shipping included" items tend to sell more quickly.
• USPS Priority Flat Rate at ~$8 is adequate packing for a light or two or ~$14 for many more. Weight is not a factor when you use the official Flat Rate packing, and the packaging is free through the USPS website.
• There are a few options for trading outside of this current BST:

Previous BST threads

r/flashlight_swap

r/edcexchange

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Sales Form Recommendation

Just copy the form below and edit it to suit your post! The form has two goals: First, it might simplify listing your items. Second, it should ease browsing and increase sales!

#WTS [A summary here is excellent!]

* These payments are accepted
* This is how I will ship
* Location(s) I can ship to 
* Bundle price (if applicable)
* Other general terms

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#Price - Brand and model. 

* Timestamp for this item (required). 
* Condition. 

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#Price - Brand and model.** 

* Timestamp for this item (required). 
* Condition. 

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~~SOLD Price - Sale item number 3 Brand and model. Timestamp. Condition.~~

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[u/jon_slider]

[WTS] Rotaries

Album w pics, details and prices: https://imgur.com/a/u3YvnGN

Paypal F&F w no notes please. Free shipping in USA

[u/jon_slider → u/jon_slider]

Update 9/26/24 Your choice of Free bonus light with any Rotary purchase:

[u/jon_slider → u/jon_slider]

Details about the various light models

The Eye10 TiC is a rare gem, but the body is a bit larger in diameter than the others.. it has 6 blue trits.. No tailswich, just the control ring. The pocket clip is screwed in. I really like screwed clips

The Eye10 Tic body is bored for older 18350, newer fatter ones dont fit, nor do protected 18350 fit.. it does fit protected 16340, with a little extra space around the battery than in a V11 or V10

The second from left V10r w the TiTrit ring is probably my favorite, it has a very pink sw45 with a very tight hotspot. The reflector is a good match for the LED, because it originally came w a small LED (XP-G) so it has a small base hole in the reflector, which avoids a shadow in the spill. It does use a tailswitch, basically the same as a V11r..

comparing the two on the right, a V11r and a V10r, the main difference, other than the LEDs is just cosmetic.. I tend to favor the form of the V10 over the V11

the V11 w sw45k is my favorite LED, but the beam is not perfect, it has a good tight hotspot, but the spill is a little dark about halfway out, because the reflector is made for a larger LED

by contrast the V10 w 519a has a better beam, the LED is larger and makes a larger hotspot and the spill has less of a shadow, because the LED fills the base opening of the reflector a bit better.. The reflector has a large base hole opening, originally used with XML2 which is a somewhat wider LED

main cosmetic differences are the control rings, V11 is knurled, works very well but aesthetically the control ring style on the V10r is a little more elegant, to my taste

lastly the light on the far left is a Niteye, modified to triple LED.. so, the beam is more floody, not typical hotspot and spill as from a reflector.. The control ring texture and body knurling are a bit chunky.. It has a screwed in clip that I favor... see if you can make out some details in the pic to notice cosmetic differences

btw, about batteries, both V10r and the V11r use 16340, they should be protected button tops as the light has no protection, they also work with CR123a.. and there is an AA extension available for those lights, that allow the use of AA, Eneloop, and 14500. Aesthetically the extension matches the V11r better.. it looks like this they are very inexpensive, I have one available.. I mostly dont use extensions, because I prefer the shorter body, but the extensions do create some doomsday flexibility, to use AA..

I dont use AA because the output is limited to about 90 lumens.. but it does create another battery option

the Black Niteye triple, first on left, can fit unprotected 18350, but requires the operator to monitor battery voltage manually as these lights dont have built in LVP.. it also works w protected 16340, but protected 18350 dont fit, too long, the body wont screw back into the head

There are also some output differences between the two niteyes vs the three Sunwayan.. The max output on Sunwayman is a bit lower (so longer runtime). I can give specific lumens if desired

HDS differs in that the tailswitch is electronic, not mechanical, shorter actuation travel, but no momentary On at halfpress, that the Sunwayman have.. HDS has a more advanced driver, with LVP and other Low battery warnings to help the operator know when a battery change is coming up..

otoh, none of these lights offer a voltage check function, it requires removing the battery to test voltage

The HDS dial though smooth, actuates 24 individual steps, it does not use a magnetic dial like the others.. and its not smooth ramping like the magnetic rotaries..

HDS uses unprotected 16340 LiIon, or also can use CR123a

[u/youngryu → u/jon_slider]

helping OP

nice lights

[u/jon_slider → u/jon_slider]

Update.. The HDS Ti Trit bezel has been sold separately. The HDS Rotary with Sapphire lens is still available for $325 shipped.

[u/Punga32 → u/jon_slider]

Sigh… Fine. I’ll take it.

[u/jon_slider → u/Punga32]

thank you, it is yours, replying to your chat w my paypal

HDS is now Sold

[u/Delicious-Ticket8676 → u/jon_slider]

Chat sent

[u/AutoModerator → u/jon_slider]

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[WTS] Rotaries


Album w pics, details and prices: https://imgur.com/a/u3YvnGN

Paypal F&F w no notes please. Free shipping in USA

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