And how long does everyone think Mike (OpticsHQ) is going to be able to continue this practice when people keep posting it on an open forum? Surefire has gotten rid of dealers in the past who sell below MSRP. What Mike does is great for all of us, but lets not ruin it for everyone. I've seen this posted a bunch of times in the past few days. Use your PM or e-mail to let others know about this or I guarantee it won't be around long.
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Wick makes an excellent point... I personally work for a Surefire Dealer, who does a LOT of military sales, however is having a hard time with online sales to non-military... We sell a LOT of surefire lights (I can recall shipping out something like 30 10X dominator's, plus 2 sets of spare bulbs, as the most recent order)
As a flashlight fanatic, and even bigger fan of Surefire, I like what certain dealers are doing by helping out CPF members... the dealer in question I have bought from previously, before my current job which feeds my Surefire needs now
I can honestly say, from the dealers perspective, I'd like to see places that discount bellow MSRP (direct violation of terms with SF BTW) stopped... but as a flashlight fanatic I LOVE that one dealer is willing to give us a break, and charge retail to anyone not on the in crowd (so to speak) I personally re-direct anyone I Know who needs a surefire to the dealer in question, as I can't do anything to help them out (even my close friends) And hope he can continue to help us flashlight crazies out...
Just keep that in mind, as there is always the possibility of Surefire dealers browsing the board, who will use posts as this to fuel complaints to Surefire and get them shut down....
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Highly reccomend the dealer in question FYI