Surefire for Australians?

I'm from Australia and want to get a few Surefire lights. All the shops I seem to find online either don't ship to Oz at all or charge a fortune for shipping. I've found a couple Brick & Mortar stores here in Melbourne but they only had a few models and are very expensive too. Any other aussies here can tell me where to look? Cheers.

Ebay or BST

maxwellsmart said:

I'm from Australia and want to get a few Surefire lights. All the shops I seem to find online either don't ship to Oz at all or charge a fortune for shipping. I've found a couple Brick & Mortar stores here in Melbourne but they only had a few models and are very expensive too. Any other aussies here can tell me where to look? Cheers.

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If you ask the brick and mortar stores that stock Surefires to order the model you want, will they get it for you? They should have access to the entire Surefire product line. It never hurts to ask.

You could try:

LE Gear

Or if you wanted them even cheaper you could try using a service which gives you a US postal address, collects the mail & then on sends it to you.

I also believe that there was a CPF member doing similar on CPFM.

Maxwell...

Not a lot of luck here mate. We get ripped off big time.

http://www.jpt-australia.com/

These guys sell Surefire's. Not sure how the prices compare..

maxwellsmart said:

I'm from Australia and want to get a few Surefire lights. All the shops I seem to find online either don't ship to Oz at all or charge a fortune for shipping. I've found a couple Brick & Mortar stores here in Melbourne but they only had a few models and are very expensive too. Any other aussies here can tell me where to look? Cheers.

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I am sorry to hear again of something like this happening. I have hard time understanding why our friends and allies have to go through this crap. I do understand that your Country is a good trip, but I can't for the life of me figure out the red tape. I would deny China and others if I had an ounce of say, but I don't.
Thing going on here for several months are that the gun stores / ammunition companies are sold out in just about every caliber of weapons. Thank goodness I stockpiled my stuff here a few years ago.
Good luck getting your SureFires, that is the only flashlight I have on a few of my rifles.

Check on Ebay or just wait until the Aussie dollar gets close again to that of the US $$$.

I have purchased most of my Surefires and accessories on Ebay when the Aussie dollar was in the high .90US cents last year and saved a bucketload and also made the most of Paypal promos.

I will send you a PM with the Ebay seller details.

american lockpicker said:

Ebay or BST

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I agree. Many times if you ask, the seller may be willing to ship it overseas.

lukestephens777 said:

Maxwell...

Not a lot of luck here mate. We get ripped off big time.

http://www.jpt-australia.com/

These guys sell Surefire's. Not sure how the prices compare..

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I buy my new Surefires from LEGear. They have a local retail shop at Burleigh, Gold Coast.

Get a price from www.jpt-australia.com and then LEGear will beat that price! I bought 2 new 6P's for $80 each!

Personally, if I was after one of the dearer models such as a A2 or U2, I would bypass Australian dealers and just buy an immaculate used example on CPF MarketPlace - works for me!

Good luck,

jimmy1970 said:

I buy my new Surefires from LEGear. They have a local retail shop at Burleigh, Gold Coast.

Get a price from www.jpt-australia.com and then LEGear will beat that price! I bought 2 new 6P's for $80 each!

Personally, if I was after one of the dearer models such as a A2 or U2, I would bypass Australian dealers and just buy an immaculate used example on CPF MarketPlace - works for me!

Good luck,

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Did you purchase the regular incandescent 6P or the 6P LED? Curious that's all.

I'll keep my eyes peeled on cpf marketplace then. Thanks everyone

I've found US based vendors who will ship overseas if you ask. I also have a mailbox in California for those who won't.

Outdoors Fanatic said:

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Best Seinfeld episode ever!

I could imagine PK saying it to me: "No SF export for you!!"

jp2515 said:

Did you purchase the regular incandescent 6P or the 6P LED? Curious that's all.

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Just the regular incandescent 6P - I was purchasing these to use as hosts for Malkoffs.

jimmy1970 said:

Just the regular incandescent 6P - I was purchasing these to use as hosts for Malkoffs.

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Has anyone ever noticed that the 6PLED is actually shorter than the 6P Original in length? Interesting isn't it?

american lockpicker said:

Ebay or BST

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+ 1.

Bruce B said:

Has anyone ever noticed that the 6PLED is actually shorter than the 6P Original in length? Interesting isn't it?

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I didn't think they were a different length. My 6P incan & my 6p LED bodies are the same length.

James...

I was lucky enough to purchase one (back when our dollar was almost equal) still new in it's packet off a fellow flash-a-holic... the only thing I regret was I didn't buy 2!

+1 for watching the Buy/Sell/Trade forums in CPF's Marketplace :thumbsup:

Geee you really have to be quick to get anything in the marketplace. And I wish there wasn't so many members shipping within the US only.