Passarounds usually take a long time - even when limiting the participation to 30 people. For example, the Pila GL3 passaround lasted around 18 months or so, IIRC (and the light
literally went around the world!). Before Powernoodle so eloquently dished out the rules for the Gladius passaround, I had relied solely on people's honesty and the CPF PM system for contact. Now I can actually call people if there's a delay; it's nice to have that ability. I've ran "a couple" of passarounds and have not had a loss yet. Sure, I've had to
a few customers, but in the end all's been well. Delays are commonplace, so a "3 day" review period really means 10-12 days per person (this includes transit time, etc.).
I usually PM or e-mail people when the light is on their way, and ask them again after a couple of days to send it or confirm sending it. I only share the address of the next person in line with the sender, and after the passaround is done I delete my lists with contact info.
You're the owner of the light, it's pretty much up to you to set the rules. Unless, of course, you want to delegate the decision-making entirely to the passaround coordinator. As P-noodle said, it's a big responsibility, and I do worry
a lot about the lights under my "custody".
A thought on international "legs" of passarounds: it can get complicated with different postal systems, tax regulations, customs, and comparatively high mailing costs (vs. CONUS only). Canada is not much of a problem, but sending lights elsewhere can get messy (as was the case with the Gladius and SF U2 passaround we're doing - the Gladius is still stuck somewhere in the US/UK customs/postal service limbo). :green:
Incidentally, I have not received anything in direct retribution for coordinating all the passarounds I've done.