My fathers flashlight collection - HELP!

[ven]

We need to work out some way of getting you an independent valuation if you decide to sell the lights.
There's one that I'd walk a mile in tight shoes to buy, especially as it's in the UK. I could offer you what I'd pay for it, but how do you know that it's fair?
Please don't put them on Ebay as some of the less well known ones will not fetch their worth.
Hopefully the assembled brains here can work out solution.
P

+1
I want a video of this mile walk:laughing:

Also dont let SF sell them and take 50%, i know its the easy way but in short you could be paying them £2000...................exactly. If it takes even a week to sort out and advertise. You have earned a nice £2000 a week wage, just some food for thought.

 

[peter yetman]

+1
I want a video of this mile walk:laughing:

Only if you can guess the one I'd like.....





Cobby, I've Pm'd you with an idea.



Peter

 

[cobby22]

Only if you can guess the one I'd like.....





Cobby, I've Pm'd you with an idea.



Peter

Great idea Peter, have Pm'd you back.

 

[peter yetman]

OK, I've cropped out the pictures of the lights.
There may be duplicates or one or two missing, let me know.
If anyone who knows would like to post the image number and description, I'll do my best to update the captions.
The caption is at the bottom of the photo. There's 50 or so ohotos, and I've split them into multiposts.
Here we go.....

#1 Surefire 6P Looks like an Oveready version, probably bored and reanodised

#2 SF C2 BK

#3 SF Z2-S

#5 SF E2D lego?

#6 SF L1 (gen4) - color output ?

 

[peter yetman]

#7 OVEREADY / TORCHLAB BATTERY TUBE AND Z41 TAILCAP? 18650?

#8 Aleph19 Head + Aleph 123 Body + Aleph Standard Tailcap without switch

#9 JB Jet II?

#11 Aleph19 Head + Aleph 123 Body + Aleph SB (standard bald) Talicap

#12 Aleph1 Head + Aleph 123 Body + Aleph SB Tailcap

 

[peter yetman]

#13 Muyshondt (early Ion?)

#14 Fenix LD01 SS?

#15 Arc AAA (x2)

#16

#17 Vital Gear FB1

 

[peter yetman]

#18 Muyshondt Aeon?

#19 Photons International Ion?

#20 NovaTac (model?)

#21 NovaTac (model?)

#22 Aleph 2 Head + Aleph CR2 Body + Surefire Z61 Tailcap

 

[peter yetman]

#23 Surefire E1E/E2E Head + Aleph CR2 Body + Surefire Z57 Tailcap

#24 Doug Speck Fire~Fly III

#25 Doug Speck Fire~Fly III

#26 SF M6

#27 SF M3

 

[peter yetman]

#28 SF C3 HA Cryos lego

#29 SF U2 ?

#30 SF L1 (gen5? , color output?)

#31 SF parts / mod ?

#32 Surefire L1 Head + Surefire E2E Body + Aleph SB Tailcap

 

[peter yetman]

#33 Surefire E2D Head & Tailcap + Surefire E1E Body

#34 SF Defender mod / lego?

#35 Surefire L1 Head + Surefire E1E Body & Tailcap (Z52 Twisty without innards apparently)

#36 SF parts

#37 DereeLight DBS V3 (apsheric?)

 

[peter yetman]

#38 OVEREADY / TORCHLAB HEAD WASP OR V4?

#39 Aleph 3 Head + Aleph 2x123 Body + Aleph Bald Tailcap

#40 OVEREADY / TORCHLAB BATTERY TUBE AND TAIL

#41 SWM M30R

#42 OVEREADY WASP OR V4 HEAD TL65 BODY, TRIAD TAIL.

 

[peter yetman]

#43 early HDS with extension tube

#44 NovaTac with extension tube

#45 SF Moddoolar lego

#46 Aleph1 Head + Aleph 17500 Body + Aleph SB Tailcap

#47 SF AZ2

 

[peter yetman]

#48 SF C2 HA

#49 SF C2 BK

#50 SF (early) Z2 or Z2 qith OR Smoothie Bezel

#51 SF Z2

 

[peter yetman]

Ok Ladies and Gents, your task (if you wish to accept it) is to let Cobby know what the lights are. So please post what you think plus the number of the picture (the numbers are BELOW each photo). Cobby will then be able to look them up on the Marketplace and work out what they are worth.
Thank you,
P

 

[Eric242]

We would ideally like to sell the whole lot in one go as I think it would be too much work to try sell them individually...

Sorry to hear about your dad.

Selling them on ebay might be ok for the Surefires but not for the rest, especially the not well known lights as the Alephs and the Legos for example. Selling them as a lot isn´t a good idea either. I´m a 100% sure this would only work for someone who wants to make a profit of these and that profit would be better suited to help with your expences.

Good luck
Eric

 

[nbp]

So far so good everyone! Just a reminder going forward to keep in mind this is not a sales thread. Helping ID items is great! But it will not be permitted to become a place for folks to "claim" items. Also, if the OP is looking to begin selling any of these here, he will need a Supporter badge as archimedes pointed out before. They are available for just a few dollars. Thanks everyone!

 

[Fuchshp]

Hello Cobby

Your Dad really has a good taste. I have a feeling that one day you'll regret selling these lights.
Don't forget: those lights probably mean a lot to your dad!

Kind regards HP

 

[peter yetman]

Ok, I'll start the ball rolling..
#49, 50, 51 all Surefire Z2.
P

 

[aginthelaw]

Hello Cobby

Your Dad really has a good taste. I have a feeling that one day you'll regret selling these lights.
Don't forget: those lights probably mean a lot to your dad!

Kind regards HP

Talk like that will just get him started on obsessing with Flashlights. Obsessive traits are genetic aren't they? Makes me wonder what my family would do in a similar situation. Never a bad Time to start planning ahead. By the looks of things, I wouldn't be surprised if there are more here and there, that you might have overlooked so I'm sure there's more light in your future. I wish I had the ability to ease your burden just so you can sit back and enjoy the collection for a while until you WANT to sell not because you HAVE to.

In the meantime, I'll pray for you and your family.

 

[KITROBASKIN]

Surely the family could keep a few of these, but seems like most should be sold to help with expenses, as was said. How nice it would be if a cpf member purchased the bulk of this collection for ~85% of value to help a family in need.

I believe #8(?) is a Moddoolar slim 65 body once sold by oveready.com but out of stock for years. It is very desirable but not for a lot of people.